The team, which traded back five spots earlier in the day, uses the 26th slot to take the Windsor Spitfires captain who posted 90 points in 64 games last season.
Forward prospect Liam Greentree takes the stage after he was selected by the Kings with the 26th overall pick during the first round of the NHL draft on Friday at the Sphere in Las Vegas. The Kings used the 26th overall pick in the NHL draft to select Liam Greentree, the Windsor Spitfires captain who posted 90 points in 64 games last year.and still landed a solid value in Greentree, while adding a second-round and seventh-round selection in the swap with the Montreal Canadiens.
Overwhelmingly, the concern for Greentree, and what likely contributed to him falling below most projections to No. 26, has been his skating.
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