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The 2023 NHL Draft has come and gone, and so it is appropriate to give a letter grade for every team's NHL draft this year. Anaheim Ducks (10 picks)  B+ Leo Carlsson C SWE 6' 2" 194 SWEDEN OREBRO Nico Myatovic L CAN 6' 2" 180 WHL SEATTLE Carey Terrance C USA 6' 0" 178 OHL ERIE Damian Clara   G ITA 6' 6" 214 SWEDEN-JR. FARJESTAD JR. Coulson Pitre  RW CAN 6' 1" 170 OHL FLINT Yegor Sidorov RW BLR 6' 0" 182 WHL SASKATOON Konnor Smith D  CAN 6' 5" 208 OHL PETERBOROUGH Rodwin Dionicio D USA 6' 2" 207 OHL WINDSOR Vojtech Port D CZE 6' 2" 168 WHL EDMONTON Arizona Coyotes (11 picks) C Dmitriy Simashev D RUS 6' 4" 198 RUSSIA-JR. YAROSLAVL JR. Danil But LW RUS 6' 5" 203 RUSSIA-JR. YAROSLAVL JR. Michael Hrabal G CZE 6' 7" 215 USHL OMAHA Jonathan Castagna C C

There is 3 Goalies headline list of 7 to be inducted; Henrik Lundqvist, Tom Barrasso, and Mike Vernon. The other inductees include Pierre Turgeon, Coach Ken Hitchcock, GM Pierre Lacroix, and women's inductee, Caroline Ouellette. Henrik Lundqvist had posters of Tom Barrasso and Mike Vernon on his wall, now he's entering the Hockey Hall of Fame with them. Lundqvist was elected in his first year of eligibility. Selected in the seventh round (No. 205) of the 2000 NHL Draft by the New York Rangers, Lundqvist played for the Rangers from 2005-20, helping them advance as far as the Stanley Cup Final in 2014. He was a finalist for the Vezina Trophy five times and won it in 2012 when he was voted the NHL's best goalie. The native of Are, Sweden, won 459 games, sixth in NHL history and most among goalies born in Europe. He had a .918 save percentage, tied for eighth among goalies who have played at least 300 games (Cory Schneider, Corey Crawford). Lundqvist also won a gold medal with