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The Jeff Marek Show

Chuck Fletcher Dissects Round 1 of The NHL Draft

The Jeff Marek Show

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Sports, Flames, Canucks, Canadiens, Maple Leafs, Stanley Cup, Nhl, Oilers, Jets, Senators, Hockey

4.4887 Ratings

🗓️ 29 June 2023

⏱️ 100 minutes

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Summary

Producer Matt kicks off the show by breaking down some of the biggest picks of the night at round 1 of the NHL Entry Draft. Then, Shayna Goldman joins the show to discuss the lack of trades during the draft, breaks down the comfort level with the Devils' goaltending situation, the Leafs' offseason priorities, and more. Then, former NHL GM Chuck Fletcher joins the show to recap the first round of the NHL Draft, what goes on behind the scenes on the draft floor, analyzing the trade market at the draft, Matvei Michkov getting picked by the Flyers, Corey Perry’s UFA rights getting traded to the Blackhawks. Then, Ben Gotz joins the show to break down Golden Knights fan favorite Reilly Smith getting traded from the organization after winning the Stanley Cup, Ivan Barbashev signing long-term in Vegas, what Vegas’ plan is for Brett Howden. Next up, Mark Spector joins the show after the Oilers traded away Kailer Yamomotto and Klim Kostin. Spector breaks down the trade, discusses why the Oilers decided to move on from Kostin and whether or not he will be playing in the NHL next year, and Bouchard’s impending contract. Finally, to end the show, Eric Stephens joins Matt to explain the Ducks picking Leo Carlsson at #2, the players who he compares to at the NHL level, and Maxime Comtois’s future. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.

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And with the first overall selection in the 2023 NHL draft, the Chicago

0:09.1

Black Hawks are very proud to select from the Regina Pats Pats the Western Hockey League Connor Bedard

0:17.0

As if we were surprised by that. But the Connor Bedard era starts off in Chicago and

0:28.7

Imagine being Connor Bedard waking up almost every day. I would say not even almost every day for like the last three years going I know

0:36.1

that in the 2023 draft I'm going first overall. Imagine having that kind of

0:41.9

power that's like Connor McDavid every morning Imagine having that kind of power.

0:43.0

That's like Connor McDavid every morning waking up and going,

0:46.0

yeah, I could probably score tonight.

0:50.0

That is a superpower. And we know that those don't actually exist, but in the case of sport

0:57.3

That is the superpower and in Connor Bedard's case

1:00.8

That is knowing how great you are.

1:03.6

Is there a lot of work for him to become a star in the game?

1:06.2

Sure.

1:07.4

It's got to prove it at the NHL level,

1:09.0

but I think we're gonna be just fine knowing that.

1:18.2

But aside from the hockey thing with Connor Bedard, the hockey thing, that thing he's really good at, aside from the on ice stuff, yesterday, I loved when he was sitting down with David

1:29.1

Amber and Sam Cosantino and Chuck Fletcher and he talked about his grandfather. Now for those

1:35.6

that don't know his grandfather passed away a couple of years ago but he

1:40.2

wanted to make sure he gave a shout out to his grandfather and carried around a poker chip with his picture on it.

1:45.0

As someone who was close with his own grandfather and much like many others out there I can appreciate carrying around a piece of him with you wherever you go.

1:58.0

I do that myself.

2:00.0

But that was a really kind of touching moment for me and looking at Connor Bedard the person

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