Draft weekend is upon us! Two days from now, more than 200 players will have their rights selected by NHL teams with the hopes of lifting Lord Stanley's Cup in the future. Teams will draft those players hoping they become key cogs on a contending team. There is plenty of intrigue heading into Friday night's first round (7 p.m. ET, ESPN/ESPN+) outside of the first pick -- the Celebrini name bar is all but stitched to the back of a San Jose Sharks jersey.
With Matvei Michkov coming over to North America sooner than expected, surely that bodes well for Ivan Demidov's hopes of going second overall?