After selecting big Finnish forward Kristian Vesalainen with their first pick (after trading down from 13th to 24th with Vegas to protect Toby Enstrom) the Winnipeg Jets finished their 2017 entry draft selections along with the rest of the league.
After the first round was completed, all teams reverted back to their original pre-lottery draft positions, so the Jets selected 12th in every successive rounds, barring any trades and/or selection swaps.
Round 2: Pick #12, 43rd overall: Dylan Samberg D USA 6'3 211 lbs. Hermantown, MN (High School)
Round 3: Pick #12, 74th overall: Johnathan Kovacevic D CAN 6'4 208 lbs. Merrimack
Round 4: Pick #12, 104th overall: Santeri Virtanen C FIN 6'1 194lbs. TPS JR. (FIN)
Round 5: Pick #12, 136th overall: Leon Gawanke D DEU 6'0 186lbs. Cape Breton QMJHL
Round 6: Pick #12, 167th overall: Arvid Holm G SWE 6'4 213 lbs. Karlscrona, Jr. (SWE)
Round 7: Pick #12, 198th overall: Skyler McKenzie LW CAN 5'7 154lbs. Portland WHL
And that's it for 2017. There doesn't seem to be any standouts this year. The Jets claim they got their first pick, Vesalainen, at #24 when they would have grabbed him at #13 if they were still in that slot.
Maybe the Jets have found one of those, kind of, rare diamonds in the rough like many teams have such as the Detroit |Red Wings with Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg. Or like the New York Rangers when they found and unselected Henrik Lundqvist. It can happen. The Jets could use one.
Here's a post-draft interview with second-round pick, Dylan Samberg on being selected by the Jets:
