Much preferred the previous draft setup. But if they are going to keep it de-centralized, I really hope they remove the cringey aspects of this year’s draft. Get rid of the video call with the team immediately after being drafted. No more celebrity draft announcers. No big button to press for trades. If they want it de-centralized then keep it simple - Bettman announces the pick, the player comes up and puts the jersey on and takes a picture. Then they walk off and can do interviews with broadcasters. Some might say this takes the entertainment out of it but, if they’re going with de-centralized, then this is all I care to see. Everything else the NHL tried to do to make it entertaining just came off as awkward and it really slowed down the draft to a crawl.
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