Connor Bedard, the NHL and the city of Nashville take center stage for the draft

The roundtable is on site in Nashville for the 2023 NHL draft. Rob Pizzo, Jesse Granger and Mike Russo welcome The Athletic's Scott Wheeler for a final primer on a deep 2023 first round led by Connor Bedard.

Rob, Jesse and Mike look at a busy week for NHL transactions including trades involving Taylor Hall, Pierre Luc Dubois, Tyler Toffoli and Alex Newhook, the extension for Jordan Staal, the award voting controversy, plus rumors involving Erik Karlsson and Connor Hellebuyck who are projected to be moved before the start of free agency.

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