While the Expansion Draft is on-going, NHL schedules for 2017-18 are pending, 2016-17 NHL Awards are to be handed out, and new uniforms are to be unveiled, the biggest event this week is the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. The New Jersey Devils will be selecting first overall for the first time since the Devils moved from Colorado. It’s a big pick and with the draft less than a week away, the excitement is building up.
Earlier in the month, we at SB Nation came together for our annual community mock draft. After discussion with the six other writers who have been making prospect profiles this year, we narrowly voted Nico Hischier as our selection in this year’s mock draft.