1390 THE FAN » NHL Draft http://1390thefan.com Tue, 21 May 2013 19:28:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Wild Expected to Take Talent Over Need In NHL Draft http://1390thefan.com/wild-expected-to-take-talent-over-need-in-nhl-draft/ http://1390thefan.com/wild-expected-to-take-talent-over-need-in-nhl-draft/#comments Thu, 21 Jun 2012 13:35:50 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://1390thefan.com/?p=71020 The Minnesota Wild have the 7th overall pick in the NHL draft Friday night. Wild assistant General Manager Brent Flahr says the Wild will draft the best talent available and not for need. The first overall pick is expected to be Russian right wing Nail Yakupov. Edmonton will pick first. The first round of the draft will take place Friday night with rounds 2-7 to take place on Saturday. Minnesota has one pick in each round.

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]]> http://1390thefan.com/wild-expected-to-take-talent-over-need-in-nhl-draft/feed/ 0 Getty Images MN Wild to Pick #7 http://1390thefan.com/mn-wild-to-pick-7/ http://1390thefan.com/mn-wild-to-pick-7/#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2012 12:29:28 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://1390thefan.com/?p=57328 The Minnesota Wild did not win the NHL draft lottery Tuesday night. Edmonton won the lottery for a 3rd straight season. The Wild had a 4.7% chance of moving up to as high as #3 in the NHL draft. The draft is considered defenseman heavy in the top ten of the first round.

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