Goalies have their day
Two goalies were chosen in the first round for the first time in nine years: Sebastian Cossa at No. 15 by the Detroit Red Wings, and Jesper Wallstedt at No. 20 by the Minnesota Wild.
The Red Wings moved up from No. 23 in a trade with the Dallas Stars to select Cossa.
"I was getting anxious, but then Detroit traded up, and I had quite a bit of calls with them last week, so I was getting a bit antsy there, and when I heard my name called, just straight excitement and couldn't be happier that I'm with my family enjoying the moment," Cossa said.
The Wild traded the No. 22 pick to the Edmonton Oilers to move up for Wallstedt, who became the first Sweden-born goalie to be selected in the first round.
'Bittersweet' weekend for Blue Jackets
In a span of 48 hours, the Blue Jackets traded defenseman Seth Jones, added two NHL defensemen, and made nine picks in the NHL Draft, including three in the first round.
The Blue Jackets drafted center Cole Sillinger at No. 12, a pick obtained from the Chicago Blackhawks in a trade for defenseman Seth Jones on Friday. Columbus also drafted defenseman Corson Ceulemans at No. 25, and added defenseman Adam Boqvist in the trade with Chicago, and defenseman Jake Bean in a trade with the Carolina Hurricanes.
"A bittersweet day, but exciting, and I think we accomplished a lot," Columbus GM Jarmo Kekalainen said. "With the picks that we got, they were basically exactly who we targeted. A lot of times you get disappointed one or two picks before yours. We had some nervous moments today, obviously, waiting to see if any of the guys fall."