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TSN’s Craig Button talks about the 2023 NHL Draft and the Winnipeg Jets

TSN’s Director of Scouting shares his insight ahead of the Draft in Nashville.

Video Description:
TSN’s Craig Button joined the Illegal Curve Hockey Show to chat about the 2023 NHL Draft which gets underway in Nashville on Wednesday with Round 1.

Topics included:
1. Risk/Reward with Matvei Michkov (1:32)
2. Insight into Dmen Axel Sandin Pellikka/Tom Willander and might they be available for Jets to select 18th overall (5:09)
3. What might the Jets get if they select Oliver Moore 18th? (9:43)
4. Adam Fantilli vs Leo Carlsson (12:49)
5. His thoughts on Otto Stenberg (15:11)
6. Players who could be diamonds in the rough (21:34)*

*He mentioned Carey Terrance (Erie Otters of OHL) at 22:47, Winnipegger Jayden Perron (Chicago Steel of USHL, committed to UND) at 23:23:25, goalie Scott Ratzlaff (Seattle Thunderbirds of the WHL) at 24:21 and Tyler Peddle (Drummondville Voltigeurs of QMJHL) at 25:26.

Be sure to join myself and Ezra Ginsburg for full coverage of Round 1 of the NHL Draft on the Illegal Curve Hockey YouTube channel. Starts at 6 PM CDT.