Talking Hockey Sense Episode 12: NHL Draft Lottery Special -- Q&A with Chris

It’s been an exciting week with the NHL Draft Lottery being drawn, so I wanted to make sure Talking Hockey Sense reflected that renewed excitement around the draft. Episode 12 is a little different with no guest, but I turned the podcast after to the listeners and the readers of this site to ask me anything about the 2021 NHL Draft.

I was almost overwhelmed by the number of questions I got through Twitter and email. There were also so many insightful, interesting questions that allowed me to cover a ton of different topics.

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Among the questions answered in this week’s episode:

• If Buffalo picks Owen Power No. 1, should they consider letting him go back to Michigan for another year?

• Is there any chance Buffalo takes Matty Beniers? Does his injury at the World Championship affect his draft stock?

• Is there any chance the Seattle Kraken pick a goaltender with the No. 2 pick?

• Who are some of your favorite players in the USHL not in the NTDP or with the Chicago Steel?

• Who are some players that could credibly go in the third round or later that you like?

• There were also a lot of questions about specific players like Logan Stankoven, Matthew Coronato, Zachary L’Heureux, Jesper Wallstedt, Sebastian Cossa and many, many more.

Thanks to all the readers who submitted questions. And a huge, huge thank you to all of the new subscribers to Hockey Sense. This was one of the biggest weeks of subscriber growth since I launched the site. It must be draft season!

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