Musils reunited with Oilers

When Edmonton Oilers scout Frank Musil was a second-round entry draft pick of the Minnesota North Stars 28 years ago, he found out about it a year later because “that’s the way it was back then with the censorship.”

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• Oilers deny Smyth deal is done
• Liles headed to Leafs from Avalanche
• Wild trades Burns to San Jose for Setoguchi

Canadiens concentrate on defence at NHL draft

Montreal Canadiens general manager Pierre Gauthier again loaded up on defenceman at the NHL entry draft on Saturday.

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• Photos: Prospective top picks
• Photos: Last 10 top draft picks
• Photos: 25 worst draft busts in NHL history
• No surprise: Nugent-Hopkins goes No. 1 to Oilers
• NHL draft first round at a glance

Draft-day moves give Flames some cap...

General manager Jay Feaster likens the Calgary Flames’ salary cap predicament to an unfortunate game of Monopoly.

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• NHL Draft 2011: Top picks
• Photos: 2011 NHL draft's first round
• Photos: Prospective top picks
• Photos: Last 10 top draft picks
• Photos: 25 worst draft busts in NHL history
• Flames steal the show on Day 2 of NHL draft
• Kings’ cap concerns put wrench in Smyth deal
• Sens hope forward thinking at draft pays off
• Nugent-Hopkins excited about joining rebuilding Oilers
• Oilers deny Smyth deal is done
• Senators go with rugged forward Zibanejad at No. 6
• Canucks hope they’ve found another great Dane in Jensen
• NHL draft first round at a glance

Kings’ cap concerns put wrench in Smyth...

The deal to bring Ryan Smyth back to the Edmonton Oilers for Gilbert Brule has “broken down” over concerns about how the deal would impact the Los Angeles Kings’ salary cap.

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• Oilers deny Smyth deal is done
• Liles headed to Leafs from Avalanche
• Wild trades Burns to San Jose for Setoguchi

Sens hope forward thinking at draft...

To one day boost their sagging offence, which was the worst in the National Hockey League last season, the Ottawa Senators walked away from the annual draft overloaded with forwards.

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• Sens’ GM doesn’t see risk in acquiring Filatov
• Father of Sens’ top pick fled Iranian Revolution
• Senators go with rugged forward Zibanejad at No. 6
• No surprise: Nugent-Hopkins goes No. 1 to Oilers
• Senators team page

Sens’ GM doesn’t see risk in acquiring...

It could be one of the shrewdest moves of Bryan Murray’s career.

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• Father of Sens’ top pick fled Iranian Revolution
• Senators go with rugged forward Zibanejad at No. 6
• No surprise: Nugent-Hopkins goes No. 1 to Oilers
• Senators team page

Flames steal the show on Day 2 of NHL...

The Calgary Flames played a little give and take to grab the headlines on Saturday — Day 2 of the National Hockey League’s entry draft at Xcel Energy Center.

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• NHL Draft 2011: Top picks
• Photos: 2011 NHL draft's first round
• Photos: Prospective top picks
• Photos: Last 10 top draft picks
• Photos: 25 worst draft busts in NHL history
• Draft-day moves give Flames some cap relief
• Musils reunited with Oilers
• Kings’ cap concerns put wrench in Smyth deal
• Sens hope forward thinking at draft pays off
• Nugent-Hopkins excited to join Oilers
• Oilers deny Smyth deal is done
• Senators go with Zibanejad at No. 6
• Canucks see another great Dane in Jensen
• NHL draft first round at a glance

Canucks tend to goal in Round 3

The Vancouver Canucks needed to get bigger, better and deeper with eight selections in the NHL entry draft, and they needed to select a goaltender.

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• No surprise: Nugent-Hopkins goes No. 1 to Oilers
• Vancouver Canucks team page

Father of Sens’ top pick fled Iranian...

Mehrdad Zibanejad stood outside a restaurant on the concourse level here at the Xcel Arena late Friday night, a world away from his roots.

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• Senators go with rugged forward Zibanejad at No. 6
• No surprise: Nugent-Hopkins goes No. 1 to Oilers
• Senators team page

Draft order

Pick by pick

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Final Rankings: Spring 2012

Top ranked draft eligible players.

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Most NHL-Ready

So which prospects may be ready to step in and step up as soon as 2012?

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Draft Sleepers

Who may surprise.

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