Yzerman does not want draft to happen prior to season ending

Detroit Red Wings Steve Yzerman is not a fan of the NHL possibly having the draft prior to this season coming to an end.

“Obviously the draft has never taken place prior to the end of a Stanley Cup or the end of a season,” Yzerman said Wednesday on Facebook Live.

The draft was originally to take place in Montreal in late June, but may now happen virtually on the same date, regardless of whether or not the season resumes.

“My thought is: 'Why would you do that? Why do you need to do that?'" Yzerman said. “There's a lot of things that are affected, obviously. The draft position hasn't been established; we don't know who's in the playoffs, who's out of the playoffs, in some cases."

“So there's a lot of questions, and ultimately if it needs to be done prior to, we'll figure it out. But at this time, my own opinion is, I haven't heard a good reason why we should do it prior to the end of the season if we do conclude the season over the course of the summer.”

Though the NHL staff may not agree, Yzerman does make a good point. One other interesting thing to consider is the amount of trades that normally happen on draft day. If the draft were to take place prior to the season being finished, there would be no trades made, which certainly impacts every team. It will be interesting to see whether or not the NHL staff considers Yzerman's comments and considers delaying the draft.

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