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PHT Morning Skate: NHL Draft reaction; Anderson’s impact with Habs

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Pierre McGuire, Bob McKenzie, Craig Button analyze the biggest storylines going into NHL free agency, including where Henrik Lundqvist and Alex Pietrangelo will end up.

Welcome to the PHT Morning Skate, a collection of links from the NHL and around the hockey world. Have a link you want to submit for the PHT Morning Skate? Email us at phtblog@nbcsports.com.

• No. 1 overall pick Alexis Lafreniere on making his first trip to New York at some point in the future: ‘I’m excited to meet some new people and make some connections.” [NY Post]

• Quinton Byfield became the highest-drafted Black player in NHL history: “It means a lot to me, it’s something special. Being in the record books for anything is definitely super-special, especially [since] my dad and my mom didn’t play hockey or have too much knowledge about that, so kind of just growing the game together. It just shows there’s a lot of opportunity for everyone in the world that you can play every sport and be successful in it.” [NHL.com]

• Old uniforms return and a pair of top-five picks. Tuesday was a pretty good day for the Senators. [Ottawa Sun]

• Tim Stutzle is the latest NHL draft pick who developed in Germany. [Sportsnet]

• It was also a decent Round 1 for the Devils, who had three picks. [All About the Jersey]

• Marco Rossi to the Wild is a “perfect fit.” [Star Tribune]

• Who exactly is Blue Jackets first-rounder Yegor Chinakhov? [The Hockey News]

• Why Henrix Lapierre was worth the move up the draft board for the Capitals. [NBC Sports Washington]

• Max Domi on going to Columbus: “We have every little piece there is to win. We just have to find a way to string it together. This team has come very, very close in the past couple of years to doing something special, and I’m excited to help any way I can.” [Blue Jackets]

• How does Josh Anderson’s acquisition impact the Canadiens’ forward group? [Habs Eyes on the Prize]

• Andreas Athanasiou and Matt Benning did not receive qualifying offers from the Oilers and will now become UFAs. [Oilers Nation]

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Sean Leahy is a writer for Pro Hockey Talk on NBC Sports. Drop him a line at phtblog@nbcsports.com or follow him on Twitter @Sean_Leahy.