Category: 2015 NHL Draft Coverage

NHL Draft: Trading Dallas Stars First Round Pick

By Josh Lile | Jun 26th 2015 | 3 min read |

Our first trade of the day is now in the books. The Ottawa Senators traded Robin Lehner and David Legwand’s contract to the Buffalo Sabres for t...

Open Thread: Draft Day and Trade Rumors

By Taylor Baird Managing Editor | Jun 26th 2015 | 3 min read |

You asked, we answered. Here’s the thread you can come and talk about trade rumors going around the league. Colorado Avalanche started us off by...

NHL Draft: Dallas Stars Select Denis Guryanov

By Huw Wales | Jun 26th 2015 | 4 min read |

The Dallas Stars have selected Denis Guryanov 12th overall in the 2015 NHL Draft. So what do we know about Denis Guryanov and how does he fit into the...

2015 NHL Draft: Order of Selection, Start Time And TV Coverage For Round 1

By Taylor Baird Managing Editor | Jun 26th 2015 | 3 min read |

The NHL Draft for 2015 begins tonight when round one commences at 6 PM CST tonight. It looks to be an entertaining affair, as rumors abound that the A...

2015 NHL Draft: Defending Big D Mock Draft, Take 2

By Huw Wales | Jun 26th 2015 | 8 min read |

Mock drafts are all abound with less than a week to go until the first name is called at the 2015 NHL Draft. Here at Defending Big D we’ve decid...

2015 NHL Draft Watching Thread

By Josh Lile | Jun 26th 2015 | 2 min read |

Some of us are live at the official Dallas Stars watching party at the Owner’s Box in the Omni Hotel. The rest of us are dispersed across the wo...

NHL Draft: First Round Picks Don't Always Work Out, Scott Glennie To Hit Free Agency

By Josh Lile | Jun 26th 2015 | 5 min read |

Dallas Stars former first round pick Scott Glennie is soon going to be just former Dallas Star. The Stars announced that they are not going to tender ...

2015 NHL Draft: Noah Hanifin Profile and Scouting Report

By Josh Lile | Jun 25th 2015 | 3 min read |

Noah Hanifin is widely considered to be the top defenseman of this draft class. The 6-foot-3, 200 pound, left-shot American defenseman is considered t...

2015 NHL Draft: NHLe Ratings of Top Defensemen

By Josh Lile | Jun 24th 2015 | 10 min read |

Part II is here. Hooray. This post will cover NHLe of defensemen in the draft. You can find part one by clicking this link. Defensemen All prospects h...

2015 NHL Draft: NHLe Ratings of Top Forwards

By Josh Lile | Jun 23rd 2015 | 15 min read |

Scoring across various leagues by players of different ages is hard to compare leading up to a draft. This is where NHLe comes into play. The idea is ...