2023 NHL Draft Rankings and Vegas Cup Champs - June 14th, 2023

The NHL season is over, the Vegas Golden Knights have won the Stanley Cup, and it's time to turn the 2023 NHL Entry Draft coverage up to 11. Tune in as we start with our respective top 20 rankings for the 2023 NHL Draft, including notes on which players are prototypical "Steve Yzerman" or Detroit Red Wings picks. Who will follow in the footsteps of Larkin, Seider, & Raymond in Hockeytown (4:55)? See our full rankings below. Next, our analysis of the Vegas Golden Knights taking down the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup Final, including Marchessault over Eichel for the Conn Smythe, Mark Stone, Aidan Hill, and other Vegas performances, what the rest of the league can or should learn, how much the expansion draft helped, & more (50:05). Also, the Detroit Red Wings named Dan Watson as head coach of the Grand Rapids Griffins after several strong years with the Toledo Walleye in the ECHL. How will this impact Sebastian Cossa, Marco Kasper, or other Red Wings prospects (1:04:00)? Finally, news as the Ottawa Senators were finally sold to Michael Andlauer (1:06:40) & more before we take your question during our Overtime segment (1:12:25) - enjoy! Head over to wingedwheelpodcast.com to find all the ways to listen, how to support the show, and so much more. Max's Dan Watson article: https://theathletic.com/4609987/2023/06/14/dan-watson-ahl-grand-rapids-griffins-coach/ Brad's Rankings: 1) Connor Bedard 2) Matvei Michkov 3) Adam Fantilli 4) Leo Carlsson 5) Will Smith 6) Ryan Leonard 7) Dalibor Dvorsky 8) Oliver Moore 9) Zach Benson 10) Gabe Perreault 11) Axel Sandin Pellikka 12) Matthew Wood 13) David Reinbacher 14) Brayden Yager 15) Nate Danielson 16) Tom Willander 17) Colby Barlow 18) Calum Ritchie 19) Dmitri Simashev 20) Samuel Honzek Ryan's Rankings: 1) Connor Bedard 2) Matvei Michkov 3) Adam Fantilli 4) Leo Carlsson 5) Will Smith 6) Dalibor Dvorsky 7) Ryan Leonard 8) Zach Benson 9) Oliver Moore 10) Gabe Perreault 11) Axel Sandin Pellikka 12) David Reinbacher 13) Nate Danielson 14) Colby Barlow 15) Brayden Yager 16) Tom Willander 17) Samuel Honzek 18) Matthew Wood 19) Calum Ritchie 20) Dmitri Simashev