[Sylvanfan]

Only partially related to this thread, but for players who were 16-18 when the Pandemic first took hold, I wonder if a lot of these guys have been hindered pretty harshly by this.

Given how many picks in this draft got traded, I wonder if NHL teams who had hoped that 2022 draft would be better are maybe a bit disappointed with how some of these draft eligible players are looking this year. Having lost some pretty significant development over the past 2 years I do wonder if it's set some Junior aged guys in Canada back.

Hopefully for a guy like Zary who missed time, and now was injured he can get himself back on track next year. Wheras a guy like Coronato has had two full seasons these past two years. With 7 years until these guys are UFA, players who need 3-4 years after the draft and 3 pro years to be ready don't have the value to teams they once did. Hopefully one more year and Coronato can go pro, and by the second year of his ELC he's in the NHL.