The first round of the 2022 NHL Draft was completed last night, and the Dallas Stars took Lian Bichsel when they picked 18th overall. It matched Defending Big D’s pick for them at the same spot of the SB Nation mock draft, so three stars for the crew here that helped me make that choice (I am nothing without you.)
But the real fireworks were in the trades that were made. The Central Division featured heavily, though the Stars were pretty mum on the trade front. Here’s a recap of everything we saw go down yesterday as we wait for rounds two through seven to get underway today at 10 AM CDT on NHL Network:
- Alexander Georgiev was acquired by the Colorado Avalanche from the New York Rangers in return for their 2022 third and fifth round picks and a 2023 third round pick.