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Washington has traded the 24th and 80th picks to Calgary for the 22nd pick. With the 22nd pick, Washington selects Hendrix Lapierre, C, Chicoutimi Saguenéens / QMJHL.
2020 NHL draft: Pick tracker and analysis for every team
Scouting report: Concussion and neck problems potentially derailed a season that got off to a spectacular start at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup. Lapierre is a high-end talent with excellent vision and puck skills, though his QMJHL performance when he was healthy -- or at least moderately healthy -- was not in line with his previously lofty projections. -- Peters
Team fit: The Capitals traded up to select Lapierre, and he'll be worth the third-round pick they anted up if he can stay healthy. Now, that's asking a lot, considering his three concussions in a 10-month span in 2019. That's a little scary. But when a young forward has the playmaking puck skills and skating ability that Lapierre does, with favorable comparisons to a player like Jonathan Toews as a two-way center, it's worth the shot. This could easily be one of those picks where hockey scholars in the future wonder how one of the NHL's better centers could have lasted this long in the draft.
Where Lapierre is most likely to play in 2020-21: QMJHL
2020 NHL draft: Pick tracker and analysis for every team
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