BUFFALO, NY - The 2019 NHL Draft is less than a month away and the Oilers management team have their work cut out for them.
The Orange & Blue own six draft picks in the upcoming draft, including the eighth-overall selection as well as the 38th-overall pick. Barring any trades, the club will also call a player's name with the 85th (in a pick acquired from the New York Islanders), 100th, 162nd and 193rd selections.
With all his experience mining prospective National Hockey League talent, Oilers Director of Player Personnel Bob Green is no stranger to the NHL Scouting Combine and detailed the upcoming weekend for his group.
"The primary goal is to come and get to know these kids face-to-face," Green said Friday morning. "We watched them play for seven months and know what they are as players now, and are trying to get to know them as people."
There is no on-ice component involved in the perennial event, so management teams get to know the young NHL hopefuls through off-ice fitness testing and interviews. The scouts have worked diligently to understand what type of hockey players the young individuals are but now are able to get a sense of their overall athleticism and personality.
COMBINE: Oilers brass to speak with 'around 85' players at NHL Combine
Bob Green caught up with Oilers TV to discuss management's game plan at the 2019 NHL Scouting Combine in Buffalo, N.Y.
