Chris Peters Breaks Down the 2021 NHL Draft Class

With the 2021 installment of the NHL Draft set to take place digitally on July 23-24, Hockey Sense draft and prospect analyst Chris Peters joins the latest edition of the “Around the NHL” podcast to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of year’s class, the pre-draft buzz surrounding presumptive top pick Owen Power, scouting in the time of COVID-19 and much, much more. Plus, co-hosts Randy Moller and Katie Gaus also take one last look back at the Stanley Cup Playoffs and also look ahead to the upcoming expansion draft.

Highlights of the episode include:

• Closing the book on the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs. (2:00)
• Randy tells the story of his experience at the NHL Draft in 1981. (5:30)
• Hockey Sense’s Chris Peters joins the show to talk all things NHL Draft! (10:30)
• Peters on how COVID-19 affected the evaluation of this year’s draft class. (19:20)
• Peters talks scouting defensemen, potential draft-day steals and more. (28:00)
• Peters shares his favorite personal draft picks from a decade of mock drafts. (39:45)
• Randy and Katie break down the expansion draft. (48:00)