Sharpen Up: June 21, 2019

Tonight's the night. Which new players will be joining the organization? We'll find out during the 2019 NHL Draft, which begins at 8 p.m. ET on NBCSN.
Buffalo holds the seventh and 31st-overall picks in Round 1.
Stay tuned to Sabres.com and all of our social media platforms for exclusive draft coverage all day, starting with a press scrum with Jason Botterill at around 2:30 p.m.
Here's what you need to know.

The Instigators are hosting a Draft Party

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See you at 6:30 at (716).

On location

A few of the top draft-eligible prospects toured the city of Vancouver and met with the media one final time before their dreams are realized.
Brian Duff sets the scene:

We have more in our written recap of the day, which you can read in full here:
Trevor Zegras admitted that sleep has been difficult to come by this week, with the anticipation of hearing his name called as an NHL draft pick mounting each day.
Given the gravity - and the uncertainty - of what's awaiting on Friday night, who could blame him?
"Just excited to get the day going, I guess," Zegras said. "But, I mean, it's the NHL, right? I've been waiting for this for a long time."
Zegras joined nine of his fellow prospects to meet the media on a yacht stationed along the Vancouver waterfront on Thursday afternoon, an assembly of talent that served as a reminder of just how hard it is to predict what might happen once the 2019 NHL Draft begins inside Rogers Arena on Friday.
Joining Zegras were US National Team Development Program teammates Cole Caufield, Jack Hughes, Alex Turcotte and goalie Spencer Knight; WHL centermen Dylan Cozens and Kirby Dach; top-ranked defenseman Bowen Byram; and European forwards Kaapo Kakko and Vasili Podkolzin.
Hughes and Kakko are all but certain to be taken with the top two picks, in some order. After that, it's anyone's guess.
Duffer caught up with ESPN draft analyst Chris Peters for his best guess about about how he thinks things could shake out during Round 1:

Where they're picking

Here's a quick overview of what picks the Sabres currently hold:

(The Sharks can give Buffalo their fourth-round pick this year or choose to give them their third-round pick next year as a condition of the trade that sent Evander Kane to the Sharks in 2018.)

Rule changes for next season

Lots of news happening around the NHL. Here are some rule changes that have been approved. You can read more all about them here.
Fun stuff.
So stick with us all weekend.