NHL Trade Talk Podcast – Ep. 30: The 2023 NHL Draft Review

This episode was all about the 2023 NHL Entry Draft. Brooke and Jim are back to dive into the top picks, including Connor Bedard going to the Chicago Blackhawks, whether the Anaheim Ducks went off the board taking Leo Carlsson, and what to make of Matvei Michkov falling to the Philadelphia Flyers. Did he orchestrate his way there and was it a gamble by the Flyers to take him at No. 7?

We talk about the Arizona Coyotes going off the board, the lack of trades in the first round, and some of the more emotional moments, including the consistent appreciation for former Nashville Predators’ GM David Poile and the Columbus Blue Jackets who made a trade so they could take Tyler Peddle.

NHL Draft 2023 Results Round 1

1. Chicago Blackhawks – Conor Bedard 
2. Anaheim Ducks – Leo Carlsson 
3. Columbus Blue Jackets – Adam Fantilli
4. San Jose Sharks – Will Smith 
5. Montreal Canadiens – David Reinbacher
6. Arizona Coyotes – Dmitri Simashev
7. Philadelphia Flyers – Matvey Michkov
8. Washington Capitals – Ryan Leonard
9. Detroit Red Wings – Nate Danielson 
10. St Louis Blues – Dalibor Dvosky
11. Vancouver Canucks – Tom Willander
12. Arizona Coyotes – Daniil But
13. Buffalo Sabres – Zach Benson 
14. Pittsburgh Penguins – Braden Yager
15. Nashville Predators – Mathew Wood
16. Calgary Flames – Samuel Honzek 
17. Detroit Red Wings – Axel Sandin Pellika
18. Winnipeg Jets – Colby Barlow
19. Chicago Blackhawks – Oliver Moore
20. Seattle Kraken – Eduard Sale
21. Minnesota Wild – Charlie Stramel
22. Philadelphia Flyers – Oliver Bonk
23. New York Rangers – Gabe Perreault
24. Nashville Predators – Tanner Molendyk
25. St Louis Blues – Otto Stenberg
26. San Jose Sharks – Quentin Musty
27. Colorado Avalanche – Calum Ritchie
28. Toronto Maple Leafs – Easton Cowan
29. St Louis Blues – Theo Lindstein
30. Carolina Hurricanes – Bradley Nadeu
31. Colorado Avalanche – Mikhail Gulyayev
32. Vegas Golden Knights – David Edstrom