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2018 NHL Entry Draft Live Thread: First Round

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We’re gonna liveblog this bad boy. I’ve done some work on trying to guess at who the Capitals will be taking at #31 today, if they indeed still own that pick when it comes on the clock. You can check that out below.

Forwards – Defensemen

Other than that, let’s see what kind of craziness the NHL has for us tonight.

Picks

1. Buffalo Sabres – Rasmus Dahlin, LHD
2. Carolina Hurricanes – Andrei Svechnikov, RW
3. Montreal Canadiens – Jesperi Kotkaniemi, C
4. Ottawa Senators – Brady Tkachuk, LW
5. Arizona Coyotes – Barrett Hayton, C
6. Detroit Red Wings – Filip Zadina, RW
7. Vancouver Canucks – Quinton Hughes, LHD
8. Chicago Blackhawks – Adam Boqvist, RHD
9. New York Rangers – Vitali Kravtsov, RW
10. Edmonton Oilers – Evan Bouchard, RHD
11. New York Islanders – Oliver Wahlstrom, RW
12. New York Islanders – Noah Dobson, RHD
13. Dallas Stars – Ty Dellandrea, C
14. Philadelphia Flyers – Joel Farabee, LW
15. Florida Panthers – Grigori Denisenko, LW
16. Colorado Avalanche – Martin Kaut, RW
17. New Jersey Devils – Ty Smith, LHD
18. Columbus Blue Jackets – Liam Foudy, C
19. Philadelphia Flyers – Jay O’Brien, C
20. Los Angeles Kings – Rasmus Kupari, C
21. San Jose Sharks – Ryan Merkley, RHD
22. New York Rangers – K’Andre Miller, LHD
23. Anaheim Ducks – Isac Lundestrom, C
24. Minnesota Wild – Filip Johansson, RHD
25. St. Louis Blues – Dominik Bokk, RW
26. Ottawa Senators – Jacob Bernard-Docker, RHD
27. Chicago Blackhawks – Nicolas Beaudin, LHD
28. New York Rangers – Nils Lundkvist, RHD
29. Toronto Maple Leafs – Rasmus Sandin, LHD
30. Detroit Red Wings – Joe Veleno, C
31. Washington Capitals – Alexander Alexeyev, LHD

Pre-Draft

Huge Caps news.

First Round

Sabres go no brainer.

Hurricanes get their guy.

Canadiens make the first interesting pick of the draft.

The tire fire in Ottawa has gone American in the first round.

Coyotes are the first team to get a little creative with their selection.

Red Wings get a bit of a steal here.

Another American to a Canadian team.

The Blackhawks take the second Swede of the night.

Rangers go a little off the board with a Russian winger. Some very good defensemen are falling.

Oilers get one of those defensemen.

Islanders go goal scoring winger.

Isles go again and grab another of the slipping defensemen.

First player mentioned in my forwards prospects post is taken by the Stars.

I admittedly do not know much about the players going this high, but hey Farabee to the Flyers.

DENISENKO.

Kaut goes to the Caps trade partner of today, the Avalanche.

Last of the real top class defensemen off the board at #17.

First player off the board that I actually highlighted.

Second player off the board that I actually highlighted.

Another Finnish center off the board.

Sharks take the risk and bite on Merkley.

First trade during the draft!

Rangers jump up a couple picks to take Miller.

Anaheim takes a Swiss army knife type player. Versatile.

Wild go way off the board.

Another trade, this time from Toronto!

Bokk finally goes at #25.

A little off the board again.

Another one of my highlighted defensemen goes to Chicago at #27.

Young defensemen that played against men in the SHL last season.

Defensemen run continues.

Veleno FINALLY goes.

Possible explanation for the quiet trade day.

Caps take the exact guy I wanted.

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