With the draft coming up, it’s worth taking a look back at some of the times when teams really got their pick right. Today we will dive into the Blue Jackets’ draft history and when they really nailed it in the later rounds of the selection process. A draft gem is a player who is selected later on and performs at a level that far exceeds the expectations associated with that position.
That they had three first-round picks last year and have more first-rounders this year gives their “reset” a chance to set. Kekalainen is holding the No. and the No.
The next thought is making the forward and defense corps bigger and harder to play against. While no movement has happened to further that idea on the backend, Thursday saw the addition of a piece to the Blue Jackets front end that will add some grit to their forward corps. Mathieu Olivier was brought in for a 4th round pick from the Nashville Predators.
No | Player | Pos |
---|---|---|
39 | C | |
5 | D | |
22 | D | |
52 | RW | |
48 | D | |
75 | D | |
30 | G | |
94 | ||
61 | D | |
28 | RW | |
77 | D | |
27 | D | |
56 | LW | |
53 | D | |
25 | C | |
59 | LW | |
32 | D | |
68 | D | |
17 | C | |
31 | G | |
17 | C | |
21 | C | |
64 | RW | |
49 | C | |
19 | RW | |
54 | LW | |
63 | C | |
23 | C | |
44 | D | |
24 | LW | |
60 | G | |
4 | D | |
37 | LW | |
15 | LW | |
94 | D | |
D | ||
38 | C | |
13 | LW | |
33 | G | |
57 | RW | |
82 | D | |
54 | D | |
70 | G | |
46 | D | |
7 | C | |
29 | RW | |
83 | C | |
76 | D | |
43 | D | |
46 | LW | |
73 | LW | |
62 | RW | |
90 | G | |
55 | RW | |
G | ||
65 | LW | |
14 | LW | |
25 | RW | |
2 | D | |
90 | LW | |
84 | C | |
36 | LW | |
50 | LW | |
96 | C | |
77 | RW | |
26 | D | |
67 | C | |
18 | C | |
34 | C | |
51 | D | |
89 | C | |
11 | RW | |
0 | LW | |
81 | D | |
6 | D | |
40 | G | |
42 | RW | |
87 | D | |
74 | ||
93 | RW | |
8 | D | |
88 | D |