Good morning Oilers fans and happy Draft Day!

1ST ROUND DRAFT PICKS

1) New Jersey Devils - Jack Hughes
2) New York Rangers - Kaapo Kakko
3) Chicago Blackhawks - Kirby Dach
4) Colorado Avalanche - Bowen Byram
5) LA Kings - Alex Turcotte
6) Detroit Red Wings - Moritz Seider
7) Buffalo Sabres - Dylan Cozens
8) Edmonton Oilers - Philip Broberg
9) Anaheim Ducks - Trevor Zegras
10) Vancouver Canucks - Vasili Podkolzin
11) Arizona Coyotes - Victor Soderstrom
12) Minnesota Wild - Matthew Boldy
13) Florida Panthers - Spencer Knight
14) Philadelphia Flyers - Cam York
15) Montreal Canadiens - Cole Caufield
16) Colorado Avalanche - Alex Newhook
17) Vegas Golden Knights - Peyton Krebs
18) Dallas Stars - Thomas Harley
19) Ottawa Senators - Lassi Thomson
20) Winnipeg Jets - Ville Heinola
21) Pittsburgh Penguins - Samuel Poulin
22) LA Kings - Tobias Bjornfot
23) New York Islanders - Simon Holmstrom
24) Nashville Predators - Philip Tomasino
25) Washington Capitals - Connor McMichael
26) Calgary Flames - Jakob Pelletier
27) Tampa Bay Lightning - Nolan Foote
28) Carolina Hurricanes - Ryan Suzuki
29) Anaheim Ducks - Brayden Tracey
30) Boston Bruins - John Beecher
31) Buffalo Sabres - Ryan Johnson


TRADES AND UPDATES GOING HERE

- Per Dustin Nielson, Edmonton pick is in play to trade down as low as 14th.

- It looks like Toronto is about to make an announcement about a Kapanen extension. Good for the Leafs, bad for everyone else.

- All still quiet on the Western Front. Getting the sense it is going to be a quiet day for Edmonton. Tomorrow could be very different.

- More rumblings that the Oilers will select Broberg if he falls to them at 8. My sources are telling me that is not the case and Edmonton will be going after one of three forwards.

- It looks like the Oilers will not be giving qualifying offers to Ty Rattie or Tobias Rieder... that should not surprise anyone.

- Sam Cosentino of Sportsnet seems pretty confident that the Blackhawks will be selecting centre Kirby Dach at #3. Does Colorado pass on Turcotte if he falls to them?

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ORIGINAL POST

The table has been set for what should be a fun day. Edmonton currently holds the #8 spot in the NHL draft and unless something big changes, we should see them make that pick. The first two picks are consensus, with Hughes and Kakko going 1 and 2 respectively but after that things could go bananas.

Chicago may select consensus third overall defenseman Bowen Byram but it seems likely they could go with Alex Turcotte. If they pass on Turcotte, will Chicago take him? Will another team try and trade up to acquire him?

Right now I still have big winger Matthew Boldy going to Edmonton but it could also be small speedy winger Cole Caufield or strong two way centre Dylan Cozens. It is unlikely but the offensive and dynamic Kirby Dach could even end up in Edmonton's lap.

Will Jesse Puljujarvi be moved this weekend? Ken Holland certainly seems fine to play chicken with the disgruntled winger. With this information in hand, Holland may try to add to his forward ranks this weekend too. Kapanen is the big fish the Oilers should pursue closely followed by Nikolaj Ehlers.

It should make for a fun day and stick around here for all the updates!

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