VANCOUVER B次元官网网址� The 2019 NHL draft wrapped up in Vancouver on Saturday, June 22, and the host Canucks substantially beefed up their future prospects. The team added Russian right-winger Vasily Podkolzin with the 10th overall pick on Friday, then drafted left-wingers Nils Hoglander (40), Ethan Keppen (122) and Aidan Mcdonough (195), right-wingers Karl Plasek (175) and Jack Malone (180), centres Carson Focht (132) and Arvid Costmar (215) and goalie Arturs Silovs (156) on Saturday.

The Director of Amateur Scouting, Judd Brackett, breaks down Vancouver's picks and mindset at the .

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The Canucks also made a splash Saturday, acquiring forward J.T. Miller from the Tampa Bay Lightning.

The Canucks sent goalie Marek Mazanec to Tampa with a 2019 third-round draft pick and a 2020 conditional selection. If Vancouver is involved in the 2020 draft lottery, the pick will become a first-rounder for 2021.

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B次元官网网址淛.T. Miller is an experienced and versatile offensive contributor,B次元官网网址� Canucks general manager Jim Benning said in a statement. B次元官网网址淭his deal is about acquiring a player who can have an immediate impact in our top-six forward group for term.B次元官网网址�

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Nicolas Robertson has long wanted to wear the Toronto Maple Leafs logo on his chest.

The 18-year-old finally pulled on a Leafs jersey with his name emblazoned on the back on Saturday after Toronto picked him 53rd overall at the NHL draft.

B次元官网网址淚t was definitely exciting,B次元官网网址� Robertson said. B次元官网网址漈oronto was kind of one of the places I wanted to go to and to be their first pick in (this yearB次元官网网址檚) draft is something special.B次元官网网址�

The southern California-born forward moved to the Toronto area with his mom when he was 14 to play hockey, and he knows the cityB次元官网网址檚 passion for sports well and hopes he can add to the franchiseB次元官网网址檚 storied history.

Robertson spent last year playing for the Ontario Hockey LeagueB次元官网网址檚 Peterborough Petes, tallying 27 goals and 28 assists in 54 games.

HeB次元官网网址檚 hoping to one day bring that offensive prowess to the Leafs.

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The Leafs also selected defencemen Mikko Kokkonen (84th), Michael Koster (146th) and Kalle Loponen (204th), and centres Mikhail Abramov (115th) and Nicholas Abruzzese (124th).

Shane Pinto was the first prospect to hear his name called in Vancouver on Saturday. The 18-year-old centre from Franklin Square, N.Y., was taken 32nd overall by the Ottawa Senators.

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Pinto had 59 points in 56 games with the U.S. Hockey LeagueB次元官网网址檚 Tri-City Storm last season.

He was OttawaB次元官网网址檚 second pick of the draft, coming after the franchise took Finnish defenceman Lassi Thomson 19th overall. The Sens also picked up goalie Mads Sogaard (37th), centres Viktor Lodin (94th) and Mark Kastelic (125th), and defenceman Maxence Guenette (187th).

The Montreal Canadiens picked up a multi-talented blue-liner on Saturday, taking Jayden Struble 46th overall.

Hailing from Cumberland, R.I., the 18-year-old spent the last two years playing high school hockey.

But StrubleB次元官网网址檚 also had success in other sports and played first base in the Little League World Series when he was 12.

Playing basketball, baseball and lacrosse growing up helped the teen develop into a well-rounded athlete, but his first love has always been hockey.

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The Habs also took right-winger Cole Caufield (15th), left-wingers Rhett Pitlick (131st) and Rafael Harvey-Pinard (201st), centre Arsen Khisamutdinov (170th), defencemen Mattias Norlinder (64th), Gianni Fairbrother (77th), Jacob Leguerrier (126th) and Kieran Ruscheinski (206th), and goalie Frederik Nissen Dichow (138th).

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The Edmonton Oilers added centre Raphael Lavoie to their prospect pool with the 38th selection on Saturday.

The 19-year-old native of Chambly, Que., won a Memorial Cup with the Halifax Mooseheads of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League last month and put up 32 points in the playoff run.

Lavoie said heB次元官网网址檚 looking forward to joining some of the worldB次元官网网址檚 best hockey players in Edmonton and wants to work on his B次元官网网址渆xplosionB次元官网网址� to better fit in with the squad.

B次元官网网址淚f I want to be able to skate with (Connor) McDavid, I need to be a lot faster,B次元官网网址� he said.

The Oilers also took Swedish defenceman Philip Broberg (eighth), goalie Ilya Konovalov (85th), right-winger Matej Blumel (100th), centre Tomas Mazura (162nd) and centre Maxim Denezhkin (193rd).

Finnish defenceman Ville Heinola joined the Winnipeg Jets franchise with the 20th pick on Friday. The Jets then added defenceman Simon Lundmakr (51), centres Henri Nikkanen (113) and Harrison Blaisdell (134), and goalie Logan Neaton (144) on Saturday.

Jakob Pelletier, a left-winger from Quebec City, was scooped up 26th overall by the Calgary Flames, who also took centres Ilya Nikolaev (88) and Joshua Nodler (150), left-winger Lucas Feuk (116), and goalie Dustin Wolf (214).

TRADES

Ray Shero knew heB次元官网网址檇 be leaving the West Coast with star centre Jack Hughes.

The New Jersey Devils general manager was less sure about his other big target until Saturday morning.

After selecting Hughes with the first pick in the NHL draft Friday night, Shero swung a big trade moments before the second round got underway, acquiring defenceman P.K. Subban from the Nashville Predators.

B次元官网网址淭hose were two good days for us,B次元官网网址� Shero said. B次元官网网址淲e added some marquee (players) and talent.B次元官网网址�

The trade was just one of a bevy of moves by GMs after a lot of chatter and not much movement over the previous 24 hours.

The Toronto Maple Leafs also got in on the action, dealing veteran winger Patrick Marleau to the Carolina Hurricanes.

Nashville and Toronto each got a measure of salary cap relief in the swaps.

The Subban deal, which saw the Devils give up two depth blue-liners and two second-round picks, marks the second time in three years the 2013 Norris Trophy winner has been traded after Nashville acquired him from the Montreal Canadiens for Shea Weber in the summer of 2016.

B次元官网网址淚B次元官网网址檝e always been a huge fan of P.K. Subban,B次元官网网址� Shero said. B次元官网网址淗eB次元官网网址檚 a competitor. His legacy in terms of off-ice stuff is well-known, but on the ice heB次元官网网址檚 a competitor and he wants to win.

B次元官网网址淚 love the fact he hasnB次元官网网址檛 won a Cup yet. HeB次元官网网址檚 hungry for that and so are we.B次元官网网址�

- I love you! Thank you to the team, teammates, fans and community for embracing me over the past three years. Ready for this next chapter... are you ready for the Subbanator? 馃槇鈽濔煆筐煈�

B次元官网网址� P.K. Subban (@PKSubban1)

SubbanB次元官网网址檚 contract carries an average annual value of US$9 million over the next three seasons. Predators GM David Poile B次元官网网址� who has a stable of stud defencemen in Roman Josi, Mattias Ekholm and Ryan Ellis B次元官网网址� said the move will help him to bolster his teamB次元官网网址檚 forward group.

Nashville now has just over $68 million committed to its roster for the 2019-20 season. The salary cap ceiling for the 2019-20 season was announced at $81.5 million Saturday evening.

B次元官网网址淭hereB次元官网网址檚 a lot of teams that are under pressure cap-wise, and they were one of them,B次元官网网址� Shero said. B次元官网网址�(Poile) was into some different things. I didnB次元官网网址檛 know if it was going to come back around or not.B次元官网网址�

Subban posted a goodbye message on his Instagram on Saturday, thanking the Predators fans, staff and his teammates.

B次元官网网址淚B次元官网网址檓 not going to be a stranger. IB次元官网网址檒l be in and out of Nashville and IB次元官网网址檒l be thinking of you guys,B次元官网网址� he said, before adding a message to supporters of his new team: B次元官网网址淎re you ready for the Subbanator? B次元官网网址楥ause IB次元官网网址檓 ready to go!B次元官网网址�

Toronto, meanwhile, had been looking to get MarleauB次元官网网址檚 US$6.25-million cap hit off the books as the club endeavours to re-sign Mitch Marner and fellow pending restricted free agent forward Kasperi Kapanen and Andreas Johnsson.

To get the deal done, Leafs GM Kyle Dubas had to sweeten the pot by including a conditional first-round pick and a seventh-round selection in 2020 for a sixth-rounder next year. If the first-round selection falls in the top-10, Toronto will instead send Carolina its 2021 first-rounder.

The Leafs now have roughly $61.5 million committed to 16 roster players next season.

Marleau issued a statement via his wife ChristinaB次元官网网址檚 Twitter account moments after the trade was announced, thanking the Leafs and their fans.

B次元官网网址淚t was an honour to play with the iconic Maple Leaf on my jersey, and to be a part of Leaf nation,B次元官网网址� Marleau wrote. B次元官网网址淭here are so many incredible experiences we had while in Toronto, things my boys will remember and cherish for their entire lives.

B次元官网网址淏ut the very best I will take away from my time there are the people that we all met.B次元官网网址�

Marleau also singled out a pair of young teammates B次元官网网址� Marner and Auston Matthews B次元官网网址� in the post.

B次元官网网址淵ou will always have a spot at our dinner table and extra sticks in our hockey room,B次元官网网址� he added. B次元官网网址淚B次元官网网址檒l miss seeing you at the rink everyday. Never forget how good you guys are.B次元官网网址�

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