The Blackhawks never seem to have to make very many moves in the offseason to stay competitive. A good reason why is because of how well they draft. Even in a draft class that was considered weak this year, Chicago made good use of its nine picks, fortifying prospect depth with the selections of two centres, four wingers, two defensemen and a goaltender.
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By the looks of it, Gentile is a solid stash player for Houston. As long as he can develop some sense of how to play defense, he may be able to someday turn out some good minutes in the NBA.
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As a Western Hockey League rookie, the dynamite Russian winger led all freshmen in goals, assists and points and was easily Saskatoon’s leading regular season point scorer with 28 goals, 50 assists and 78 points.
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Now that the 2014 NBA Draft is complete, it’s time to analyze things and offer up grades for each team. We’ll start with the Eastern Conference.
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The 2014 NHL Entry Draft is over and with the league well into the offseason and free agency, it’s time to see how they did. Today, we’ll kick it off with part one of the Atlantic Division.
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We would define this as the prototypical “solid if not spectacular” draft class for Cleveland, with more substance than flash. There is plenty of upside with many of the Indians’ top choices, especially Zimmer and Sheffield. Cleveland did not overload on pitching as some teams had a tendency to, but it need make no apologies.
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The 2014 Major League Baseball Draft is officially in our rear-view mirror, but the time to analyze is just beginning. It may take years for the picture to fully come into focus, but why not break down the picks now? That’s what we’re here for, less than a month after the fact. We examine now, division-by-division, each team’s draft class and hand out grades for their selections.
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