Nashville News & Notes
Poile Talks Free Agency, Offseason Plans as Preds Finish Draft | Nashville Predators
We should know more both about Mike Fisher’s future and Ryan Ellis’s injury status this next week.
IceRays Goalie Tomas Vomacka Drafted By Nashville Predators | KiiiTV.com
For the record, I am never going to be able to write the diacritics on his name properly.
Nashville Predators take UND forward Grant Mismash in second round of NHL Draft | Grand Forks Herald
He was the only UND player taken this draft year, although several commits were drafted last year.
Farrance Drafted by Predators | TWC News
Nugget from this: Scott Nichol is a family friend of the Farrances.
Predators not interested in trading defense to improve roster | The Tennessean
Poile said he’d be looking in free agency, but he also said there wasn’t much there.
Around Hockey
Minnesota Wild name Bob Woods as an assistant coach | USA Today
The Preds still have an assistant coach vacancy, although reportedly Laviolette interviewed three candidates in Chicago.
Treliving: Flames paid price in Hamonic deal, but ‘you can never have enough top d-men’ | ProHockeyTalk
But you can certainly pay too much for them.
Winners and Losers of NHL Draft 2017 | Puck Daddy
The green room was the worst idea ever.
Leafs stick with plan through draft — TSN
I’m shocked that Lou Lamoriello stuck with a plan.
13 NHL Draft takeaways: Rumours, trades, signings, surprises – Sportsnet.ca
“There is no subtle way to trade away the guy who beat out Connor McDavid for the 2016 Calder Trophy.”
Central Division Draft Grades: Stars, Blues earn top marks | theScore.com
There do not appear to be any sort of explanation for these grades.