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31 Thoughts: When will the 2021 NHL Entry Draft take place? - Sportsnet

23. There were reports out of Russia last week about Chicago and Detroit chasing soon-to-be 27-year-old right winger Damir Zhafyarov from KHL Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod. They might be the most aggressive, but aren’t the only ones. He’s third in league scoring, with 59 points in 56 games.

The whole intro is about Yzerman and the ideas about moving the draft, but don’t miss this. We could possibly grab a 27-year old free agent!

Around the NHL

10 stunning photos from the NHL Outdoors at Lake Tahoe weekend - USA Today

This is the single least-stunning photo from the group and it’s still pretty cool.