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With the 40th overall pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, the New York Rangers picked Christian Thomas of the Oshawa Generals in the CHL. The 18-year old right wing is the son of former 400 goal scorer Steve Thomas, and the Rangers hope goals are in his jeans. In his first season with the Generals, he scored 41 goals and had 66 points in 64, something that grabbed the attention of ...

Five days ago, when I wrote about five players the Islanders could be eying at number five, I had joked that they should select Nino Niederreiter for the simple fact that he has a great hockey name and a perfect nickname "El Nino"—I never would've imagined that they would actually select him. Niederreiter was a player, in my opinion that the Islanders should pick because he best fits their style of ...

The first round of the NHL draft took place Friday night, and it was more than obvious that Taylor Hall and Tyler Seguin would go No. 1 and 2 in the draft, and they did. The question now was who was going to be the No. 3 overall selection by the Florida Panthers? I would have guessed that they would have picked Cam Fowler, but when I was following the draft on ...

Welcome to day two of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. Today, Bleacher Report will be live blogging insight, analysis and entertainment from rounds two through seven of the draft. Rounds two through seven can be viewed live on the NHL Network beginning at 1pm Eastern, 12pm Central and 10am Pacific. This blog is intended to be interactive, please comment below and I will reply to your questions or comments. Enjoy the ...

As always is the case for the National Hockey League's captor of the President's Trophy, given annually to the top regular season club, the Washington Capitals and general manager George McPhee had to wait a while in Los Angeles' famed Staples Center before making their first selection at 26th overall in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. Three-and-a-half hours passed, McPhee watching the NHL's other general managers add new toys to their respective ...

The first player selected at the 2010 NHL Entry Draft in Los Angeles last night was right wing Taylor Hall, the newest player to receive their Edmonton Oilers jersey. That pick, at least, was expected. The second player selected at the draft, this time by the Boston Bruins, was center Tyler Seguin. That choice was also relatively easy to predict. The third player chosen was Erik Gudbranson, who's now a member of the rebuilding Florida ...

It’s not often that bitter instate rivals strike a deal, but last night that changed for the Philadelphia Flyers and the Pittsburgh Penguins as TSN announced a deal between the two clubs. The Philadelphia Flyers acquired the exclusive negotiating rights to former Nashville Predators defenseman Dan Hamhuis for defenseman Ryan Parent and a conditional draft choice on June 19, only to find they could not get Hamhuis signed to a deal. The ...

Unless Brian Burke gets his socks knocked off by a trade offer on day two of the draft, Tomas Kaberle will still be wearing a Toronto Maple Leafs jersey come July 1. This is completely opposite of what I was thinking 24 hours ago. I actually said to a friend that if Kaberle was still a Leaf by the end of the day, I'd be pissed. Then it hit me. Brian ...

This draft should prove to be a very deep, and very rewarding draft for many teams. Not all players can instantly jump into the league and tear it up, but this year more than most we could see numerous players make the jump right into the big league. With stellar forwards, big hulking defenseman and even some sensational goalies, this draft brings the complete package. Whatever a team needs they ...

As expected, the Edmonton Oilers used the number one pick to select Taylor Hall , while the Boston Bruins selected Tyler Seguin with the second overall pick. Hall, who won back-to-back Memorial Cups and Memorial Cup MVP’s, gives the Oilers a very talented, offensive-minded forward who should bring a certain amount of respect back to the floundering Oilers franchise. In Seguin, the Bruins get a player ...