The 2021 NHL Draft is done. After the marathon second day that caused a lot of heavy eyelids all the way through multiple rounds of endless names and hectic searching where those players are playing next season, it’s time to just watch these guys develop.
For the Minnesota Wild, their draft class is headlined by some elite top-tier talent that fell into their lap — for a second year in a row — and a lot of mobile defenseman that probably watch Jared Spurgeon game tape as homework every single night. It was certainly an interesting crop of young players to go over and look at as a whole, so let’s not waste any time delving into what we think of these picks.