Amid the nervous prospects counting down the hours to the NHL drafts, the busy chatter of NHL GMs and agents filled hotel lobbies.
The Vancouver Canucks were among a number of teams trying to hopefully move up in Friday's first round of the draft (7 p.m. ET), GM Dave Nonis inquiring about the top few picks.
"Yeah, Dave asked me: 'Would you guys consider moving down?' And I said, 'Yes we would,"' Philadelphia Flyers GM Paul Holmgren, with the No. 2 overall pick, said Thursday. "But I've had five or six calls like that."
The Canucks hold the No. 25 spot.
"I wouldn't be doing my job if I wasn't inquiring what it would take to move up not just to No. 2, but No. 1, No. 3 and No. 4 as well," Nonis said, while adding that nothing serious was in the works.
Hawks, Flyers get inquiries about top two picks in Friday night's first round
06-21-2007, 11:40 PM
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