2014 NHL Draft: Blues Select 21st Overall

Tonight is the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, and while there isn't exactly the drama surrounding the Blues as there is for other teams - are the Panthers drafting Ekblad first or does he fall to Buffalo? THE SUSPENSE. - it is still nice to have a first round pick.

But the draft itself isn't the only thing that the draft is about.  There are trades galore, and that's what many of us are looking forward to seeing. Will the Blues turn Berglund into Jason Spezza? Are the Winnipeg Jets really pondering dealing Evander Kane? What about Alex Burimistrov's rights? Is there a bidder for that?

I'd be ok with having two young Russians together on the Blues. Winnipeg needs an actual goaltender. I'm just sayin'.

Check back to the storystream over the day and the course of the draft for updates and analysis from Brian on the young kids and big trades that the Blues may make from me if I'm still awake.

Here's tonight's draft order:

Round 1

1. Florida

2. Buffalo

3. Edmonton

4. Calgary

5. NY Islanders

6. Vancouver

7. Carolina

8. Toronto

9. Winnipeg

10. Anaheim (from Ottawa)

11. Nashville

12. Phoenix

13. Washington

14. Dallas

15. Detroit

16. Columbus

17. Philadelphia

18. Minnesota

19. Tampa Bay

20. San Jose

21. St. Louis (conditional to Buffalo)

22. Pittsburgh

23. Colorado

24. Anaheim

25. Boston

26. Montreal

27. Chicago

28. Tampa Bay (from NY Rangers)

29. Los Angeles

30. New Jersey

The fun starts tonight at 5:30 Central on the NBCSports Network. It is also available via their Live Extra app.