Saturday, June 27, 2015

Draft Day 1: Lehner, Jones on the move

Day one of the NHL draft started out with two goaltenders moving to new clubs. As expected, the Ottawa Senators sent Robin Lehner to the Buffalo Sabres along with David Legwand for the 21st overall pick. This is a great move for Buffalo Sabres who had Chad Johnson and Anders Lindback on the roster. Neither of them performed well last season and a change was expected. This is equally great for Lehner who has a ton of upside and should be getting his first job as the unquestioned number one goalie. The second trade involved a big name: Milan Lucic. The Los Angeles Kings sent their first round pick (No. 13) along with Martin Jones and defenseman prospect Colin Miller to the Boston Bruins for Lucic. This will give the Kings a strong, bruising forward who fits the bill as a typical Kings player. The pick gave the Bruins 13, 14, 15 after they made a trade earlier in the day with the Calgary Flames for number 15. There was some talk that Jones was looking to go where he could contend for the starting job, but that unfortunately will not be the case in Boston where 2014 Vezina Trophy winner Tuukka Rask doesn't miss many starts outside of a back to back. Look for more trades on Day 2 of the Draft. The Canucks are reported to be shopping Eddie Lack and Jacob Markstrom and the Rangers are looking to unload Cam Talbot.

No comments:

Post a Comment