During last year's draft, Steve Yzerman was very flexible at the draft table, moving both up and down while targeting specific players at specific spots. Might we see that again at the 2015 NHL Entry draft?
The 2015 NHL Entry Draft gets underway later today at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida. Day 1 will cover the first round; tomorrow will cover Rounds 2-7.
What can we predict the Tampa Bay Lightning will do based on the knowledge we have from past drafts and their current situation?
What we know
First off, the Tampa Bay Lightning, by virtue of a bunch of wheeling and dealing over the past 18 months, hold 9 selections total in the draft, but just one today (28th overall, a pick originally belonging to the New York Rangers, from the Ryan Callahan-Martin St.