Undrafted NHL Players Keep Wrecking the Script

The NHL has always loved a clean draft story, but front offices know the real bargain bin is where a lot of value hides. Undrafted players keep forcing their way into lineups, and teams are leaning on them in ways that would have sounded like a scouting department fever dream a generation ago. The article digs into why that pipeline matters so much now, and why smart organizations keep finding impact pieces where everybody else stopped looking.