from Emily Kaplan and Greg Wyshynski of ESPN,

As always, there are teams, individuals and trends that made out better than others. Here are some winners and losers from this year's draft.

Loser: The rest of the draft was super boring

The NHL poured a ton of energy and resources into creating two bubbles for the NHL postseason, which was both exhaustive and time consuming. The Stanley Cup was awarded eight days before the draft began. So it's understandable the league didn't have a ton of bandwidth for this year's draft, which was held virtually instead of in Montreal as planned. The NHL also understood it was going up against an absolutely loaded sports schedule, so ratings were always going to be low.

But it felt like the NHL simply gave up, from an entertainment perspective. There were glimpses into the top prospects' homes, but the feeds were often shaky or poor quality. The best moments in the first round were team-created initiatives (like Trebek announcing Ottawa's pick, or Doug Wilson Jr. using American Sign Language while selecting a player whose mother is deaf). What's more: Day 2 dragged on mercilessly; the second round alone took more than two hours. Throughout the afternoon, viewers were regularly treated to live-look-ins of draft rooms which featured ... a bunch of men sitting around and waiting.

Winner: Pierre Dorion

The Ottawa Senators GM has taken his lumps over the years. The Senators were one goal away from the Stanley Cup Final in 2017, and are now in a gut renovation three years later. There was also that moment in 2018 when Dorion was asked for one thing he was optimistic about for the Senators, and the only response he could muster was "we're a team."

But after many trades brought Ottawa many picks, Dorion made nine of them in two days, giving the Senators ample materials for their rebuild. Among the highlights: German forward Tim Stutzle (No. 3), U.S. defenseman Jake Sanderson (No. 5), and good value picks in defenseman Tyler Kleven (44) and forward Egor Sokolov (61). Plus, Dorion made one of the draft's only significant trades, sending a second-rounder and forward prospect Jonathan Gruden to Pittsburgh for Stanley Cup-winning goalie Matt Murray, a 26-year-old restricted free agent. Great week, bright future and they're a team alright.

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