The 2024 NHL draft noticed many groups choose gamers who’ve immediately jumped to the highest of their prospect pipelines. And for the San Jose Sharks, not solely did they get a brand new top-six middle in Macklin Celebrini, however a long-term power-play quarterback and minutes-eating defenseman in Sam Dickinson.
In the meantime, the Utah Hockey Membership introduced in two new veteran defensemen in trades — Mikhail Sergachev and John Marino — whereas the goalie carousel continued spinning, with Logan Thompson and Akira Schmid discovering new properties.
With free company set to start at midday ET on Monday, what else have been executives and different NHL insiders discussing in Las Vegas? This is the newest buzz, organising the subsequent wave of trades and a pivotal free agent market: