This comes as bad news in San Jose as their depth chart lost a top prospect. Benjamin Gaudreau, one of the netminders who won gold in Canada's latest triumph at the World Juniors, was first selected with the 81st pick in the 2021 Draft.
Sheng Peng, a journalist from San Jose Hockey Now, Gaudreau refused to sign with the team in order to re-enter the draft next month. The star netminder's agent, Eddie Mio, came forward and confirmed the news: