One significant NHL offseason hurdle has been cleared.
But many remain between now and the arrival of the regular season in October.
Each of the league's 32 teams took steps toward their respective futures in Montreal with two days of selections at the annual entry draft.
More than 200 players heard their names called at the Bell Centre, and they'll work their way into the new organizations as executives and coaches prep for the next task at hand, the onset of free agency on Wednesday.
The B/R hockey team got together again to assess where each team stands now that the picks are made and the countdown toward next season has begun in earnest.