After months of speculation surrounding the Vancouver Canucks, they drafted centre Elias Pettersson with the fifth-overall selection in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. There was much talk of general manager Jim Benning trading up or trading down before the selection, but the Canucks stayed put to make this pick.
Needless to say, the trade winds were blowing and the phones were ringing. Big names like Artemi Panarin, Niklas Hjalmarsson, and Derek Stepan were all on the move today.
Even the Canucks were talking with the Vegas Golden Knights immediately before the draft.