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DALLAS — The draft has become one of the most highly-anticipated days on the NHL calendar in the league's salary cap era.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Andrew Heaney feels awfully comfortable on the mound in Anaheim — and the results reflect that.

DALLAS — Evan Bouchard has already started thinking about passing the puck to Connor McDavid.

DALLAS — Jesperi Kotkaniemi knew the Montreal Canadiens were hungry for help down the middle. He hopes hit can he can fill that void after the club used the third pick in the first round of the NHL draft Friday to select the 17-year-old centre.

DALLAS — The Vancouver Canucks came into the first round of the NHL draft looking to add speed and talent to their blue line. They got their man Friday, selecting defenceman Quintin Hughes with seventh overall pick.

DALLAS — The Stanley Cup champion Washington Capitals cleared some space to try to re-sign a handful of key free agents by trading veteran defenceman Brooks Orpik and backup goaltender Philipp Grubauer to the Colorado Avalanche for the 47th pick in t

DALLAS — Brady Tkachuk earned some family bragging rights Friday. The Ottawa Senators selected the 18-year-old winger with the fourth overall pick in the NHL draft, two spots higher than older brother Matthew went to the Calgary Flames in 2016.

DALLAS — Rasmus Sandin had an inkling the Toronto Maple Leafs would be calling his name after meeting with management before the NHL draft. The 18-year-old defenceman's intuition turned out to be spot on. Toronto traded down from No. 25 to No.

MONTREAL — Blue Bombers coach Mike O'Shea says his rookie quarterback isn't playing like a rookie at all. QB Chris Streveler picked apart the Alouettes defence in the air and on the ground as Winnipeg walked all over Montreal 56-10 on Friday night.

DALLAS — The Calgary Flames sat and watched the first 31 picks of the NHL draft on Friday night. And as things stand, they'll also be waiting at their table at American Airlines Center for a good chunk of Saturday.