The Columbus Blue Jackets are equipped with the tools to make the 2024 NHL Entry Draft very interesting. The club went 27-43-12 for 66 points, last in the Eastern Conference and fourth-last in the NHL. Before the season started, Mike Babcock resigned as their head coach, well before he ever stepped behind the bench.
They fired Jarmo Kekalainen as their general manager in February, just weeks before the NHL Trade Deadline. Finally, after the tumultuous season, they fired Pascal Vincent, Babcock’s replacement. But now armed with the No.
4 overall pick in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft, new general manager and president of hockey operations Don Waddell has the chance to make this year’s draft interesting, as the No. 4 pick is usually when everyone’s mock draft starts to fall apart. On Wednesday’s episode of Daily Faceoff LIVE , Frank Seravalli and Tyler Yaremchuk are joined by Daily Faceoff prospect analyst Steven Ellis to discuss any and all things NHL Draft, and what he thinks could happen with the Blue Jackets at the No.
4 pick. Tyler Yaremchuk : What pick are you must excited for? Steven Ellis : I’m thinking No. 4, because historically, that’s when everything falls apart and gets wild.
This year, with so many high-end defenseman, how many are we going to see early? I think the Blue Jackets hold the most interesting pick. Frank Seravalli : I know that everyone views these players through different lenses, and that’s the beauty of the draft, teams are debating things r.