2019 NHL Draft: First round open thread
Can’t make the safe pick if you don’t have a pick!
With no first-round pick (as of now), this first round of the 2019 NHL Entry Draft might be a bit of a bummer for Sharks fans — especially watching the Anaheim Ducks use the Sharks’ original pick, thanks to a trade with the Buffalo Sabres. Still, we’re here to judge the mistakes of the rest of the league as a top prospect inevitably falls too far down and a projected third rounder gets taken in the top ten.
How to watch
Start time: 8 p.m. EDT / 5 p.m. PDT
Location: Rogers Arena, Vancouver, British Columbia
TV: NBCSN (USA), Sportsnet, TVA Sports (Canada)
Draft Order
- New Jersey Devils*
- New York Rangers**
- Chicago Blackhawks***
- Colorado Avalanche (via Ottawa Senators)
- Los Angeles Kings
- Detroit Red Wings
- Buffalo Sabres
- Edmonton Oilers
- Anaheim Ducks
- Vancouver Canucks
- Philadelphia Flyers
- Minnesota Wild
- Florida Panthers
- Arizona Coyotes
- Montreal Canadiens
- Colorado Avalanche
- Vegas Golden Knights
- Dallas Stars
- Ottawa Senators (via Columbus Blue Jackets)
- Winnipeg Jets
- Pittsburgh Penguins
- Los Angeles Kings (via Toronto Maple Leafs)
- New York Islanders
- Nashville Predators
- Washington Capitals
- Calgary Flames
- Tampa Bay Lightning
- Carolina Hurricanes
- Anaheim Ducks (via San Jose Sharks by way of Buffalo Sabres)
- Boston Bruins
- Buffalo Sabres (via St. Louis Blues)
* won first overall draft lottery
** won second overall draft lottery
*** won third overall draft lottery