2014 NHL Entry Draft Preview

If Florida decides to use the No. 1 pick this year, the club could opt to select defenseman Aaron Ekblad -- the odds-on favorite to go first overall on Friday. The Canadian blueliner is the consensus pick for best all-around defensive prospect and he was named the top defenseman in the Ontario Hockey League in 2013-14 after leading all OHL D-men with 23 goals.