Each week we will take an in-depth look at one young member of the organization, while providing an overview on performances over the last seven days of players below the NHL level. This includes players at the junior (CHL, USHL, etc.) and collegiate (NCAA) levels, as well as professional (AHL, ECHL) ranks.
While it takes years to properly evaluate the impact of a given draft class on an NHL organization, there is good reason that Marc Bergevin and Trevor Timmins’ 2016 selections drew initial rave reviews. Their third selection (in the fourth round, at 100th overall) was a blue-liner from the defending Memorial Cup champions who had seen a defensive teammate go some 95 picks earlier.