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calculoso · 12-06-2023, 09:22 AM

I learned in this article on the Score that this 2024 draft will be the last huge event. They will go to dispersed/ virtual drafts after. I don’t know if this has been brought up separately and I missed it, or if it is new info:

https://www.thescore.com/nhl/news/2785537
“It'll also mark the final draft before decentralizing, Dreger adds. Each team's key front office members have typically attended the NHL draft, but after 2024, it'll operate similarly to the NFL draft, where each team makes its picks from a remote war room.”

This is disappointing to me. While it will definitely save on costs, we soon wont have the “x is crossing the draft floor” drama and suspense that we’ve had in the past. Plus the experience for the draftees in the first/second round will be worse.

12-06-2023, 09:22 AM	#172
calculoso Franchise Player Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Ontario Exp:	I learned in this article on the Score that this 2024 draft will be the last huge event. They will go to dispersed/ virtual drafts after. I don’t know if this has been brought up separately and I missed it, or if it is new info: https://www.thescore.com/nhl/news/2785537 “It'll also mark the final draft before decentralizing, Dreger adds. Each team's key front office members have typically attended the NHL draft, but after 2024, it'll operate similarly to the NFL draft, where each team makes its picks from a remote war room.” This is disappointing to me. While it will definitely save on costs, we soon wont have the “x is crossing the draft floor” drama and suspense that we’ve had in the past. Plus the experience for the draftees in the first/second round will be worse.