Hurricanes Tie Series as Blues Explore a Move Up the Board

The Hurricanes have evened the series, and that changes the mood around the board in a hurry. At the same time, St. Louis is already peeking at ways to move up, which tells you how aggressively some teams are thinking about the draft while the postseason still burns. That is classic NHL timing, because one front office is chasing the present while another is trying to buy tomorrow. The stories that matter most here are the ones that connect the ice to the draft room.