

This is the fourth time in the past five years the Devils have drafted a defenseman in the first round after Luke Hughes (2021), Shakir Mukhamadullin (2020) and Ty Smith (2018).
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He had six points in eight games at the world championship, and played three seasons as a pro in Slovakia. Nemec is a right-handed defenseman who was considered one of the "plug-and-play" options in the top 10 for his NHL-readiness. That's back-to-back Slovaks in the top two picks, and they were 2022 Olympic teammates. How he fits: With Slafkovsky off the board, the Devils passed over centers Wright and Logan Cooley to select puck-moving defenseman Nemec. But his ceiling is high - high enough, it seems, for the Canadiens to opt not to do the Wright thing. As one draft observer told me recently, he has "all the tools without the toolbox" at the moment. This is a pick about what Slafkovsky can become, not for what he is. He's not going to run over anybody despite his size it's his speed that makes him exceptional. The 6-3 winger made a spectacular impression in international play at the Beijing Winter Olympics and the world championships. But in the end, it's the Slovakian winger who goes first overall. Fans of teams looking to tank tweeted #PainForShane. 1 pick for years leading up to this draft. How he fits: Shane Wright was the de facto No.

It was an historic night for Slovakia, as players from that country went first and second overall, with Juraj Slafkovsky being selected by the Montreal Canadiens, and Simon Nemec going to the New Jersey Devils. The first night of the draft got off to an exciting start, as the Ottawa Senators acquired winger Alex DeBrincat from the Chicago Blackhawks for the No. 225, this page will be your home for tracking every selection, including notes on team fit for the 32 players taken in the first round from Kristen Shilton and Greg Wyshynski. From the first round all the way to pick No. Continued abuse of our services will cause your IP address to be blocked indefinitely.The 2022 NHL draft is complete. Please fill out the CAPTCHA below and then click the button to indicate that you agree to these terms. If you wish to be unblocked, you must agree that you will take immediate steps to rectify this issue. If you do not understand what is causing this behavior, please contact us here. If you promise to stop (by clicking the Agree button below), we'll unblock your connection for now, but we will immediately re-block it if we detect additional bad behavior.

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