Hockey headlines for July 24, 2021

Saturday, July 24, 2021

Drafted first overall by Sabres, Owen Power 'excited for what's to come' in Buffalo (Buffalo News)
Kraken makes Michigan center Matty Beniers the first NHL entry draft pick in franchise history (Seattle Times)
Ducks select Mason McTavish with third overall pick (Orange County Register)
Logan Mailloux a polarizing pick by Canadiens in first round of draft (Montreal Gazette)
Chicago Blackhawks acquire star defenseman Seth Jones from the Columbus Blue Jackets in a draft-night trade for Adam Boqvist (Chicago Tribune)
Rangers trade Buchnevich to Blues for forward Blais and a pick (New York Newsday)
Flyers’ D is set: They get Rasmus Ristolainen from Buffalo for Robert Hagg and first- and second-round picks (Philadelphia Inquirer)
In post-midnight session, Adams won't confirm reported Reinhart trade to Florida (Buffalo News)
Canucks complete blockbuster trade with Arizona, acquire Oliver Ekman-Larsson (Vancouver Province)
Hyman leaving Leafs to join Oilers on a $40-million deal. Only question that remains is term (Toronto Star)
For Bruins, Taylor Hall is a keeper (Boston Herald)
Lightning re-sign Gemel Smith to two-year contract (Tampa Bay Times)
Canadiens' Carey Price has knee surgery in New York (Montreal Gazette)
Rangers put DeAngelo on waivers, could buy him out (New York Newsday)
Barclay Goodrow brings ‘in-your-face’ game to Rangers lineup (New York Post)
Former Hurricanes goalie Alex Nedeljkovic says trade to Red Wings came ‘out of nowhere’ (Raleigh News & Observer)
Devils select Luke Hughes with No. 4 pick (NJ.com)
Blue Jackets cap 'bittersweet day' with trio of talented prospects in draft's first round (Columbus Dispatch)
Wings go big with defenseman Simon Edvinsson, goalie Sebastian Cossa (Detroit News)
San Jose Sharks select William Eklund with No. 7 pick (San Jose Mercury News)
Kings stay put in NHL draft and land defenseman Brandt Clarke with eighth pick (Los Angeles Times)
With No. 14 pick in NHL Draft, Sabres take Swedish winger Isak Rosen (Buffalo News)
Wild trade up to take Swedish goaltender Jesper Wallstedt in NHL draft (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Predators pick Fyodor Svechkov, Zachary L'Heureux in first round of 2021 NHL Draft (The Tennessean)
Stars trade down, select C Wyatt Johnston with No. 23 pick in first round of NHL draft (Dallas Morning News)
Rangers take forward after being leapfrogged in draft (New York Post)
Bruins pick Swedish right wing Fabian Lysell (Boston Herald)
Welcome, Matt ... Flames draft sniper Coronato with first-round pick (Calgary Sun)
Oilers take forward Bourgault rather than goalie with first pick (Edmonton Sun)
Jets go for talented centre Chaz Lucius with 18th overall pick in NHL draft (Winnipeg Sun)
Avalanche selects Swedish forward Oskar Olausson with 28th pick in NHL draft (Denver Post)
Panthers prioritize offensive skill in Round 1 of NHL Draft with Mackie Samoskevich pick (Miami Herald)
Golden Knights select center in first round of NHL draft (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Blackhawks select defenseman Nolan Allan with 32nd pick in NHL draft (Chicago Sun-Times)
Without a first-round pick, it was all quiet on the Islanders' front (New York Newsday)
CBJ top pick Kent Johnson will bring skill and smarts to Columbus (Columbus Dispatch)
‘Pretty special’: Michigan hockey steals limelight at NHL draft with 5 first-round picks (MLive.com)
Mason McTavish and Brandt Clarke are California dreaming (Ottawa Citizen)
Chaz Lucius goes to Winnipeg Jets with 18th overall pick in NHL draft (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Minnesota picks Winnipeg blue-liner with 26th pick in NHL Draft (Winnipeg Free Press)