1 | | - | | Consensus, no surprises here. |
2 | | - | | Hawks get their top line winger to play with Bedard. |
3 | | - | | Ducks have the biggest need for RHD and RW, and with Demidov off the board, Levshunov is easy choice. |
4 | | - | | CBJ get their 1-2C with Fantilli, also adding some size to their offense. |
5 | | - | | Safe pick, should make really nice pair to play with Reinbacher. |
6 | | - | | This is where it gets interesting, they have some good LHD prospects with Simashev and Duda, but I think they want to do a safe pick like Dickinson, who should be guaranteed top-4 D. |
7 | | - | | Sens need RHD for their prospect pool, and Parekh as a canadian is an easy choice. |
8 | | - | | Kraken should have their 1-2C already with Beniers and Wright, and good F prospects as it is, now they go for D. Could also go for Yakemchuk here. |
9 | | - | | Conroy and Flames fans clap their hands excitedly when they notice there is new generation of Iginla available in their turn. |
10 | | - | | Helenius plays solid two-way game and also potted nice points with men in Liiga. Could see them moving Hughes to LW permanently with this pick when Helenius is ready for top-6 role. |
11 | | - | | Sabres draft for need, and that need is RHD. Yakemchuk could end up being 2/3 D for them and that's just enough behind Dahlin. They also pass Catton because they already have many small forwards. |
12 | | - | | Flyers need some actual top-line potential C and Catton is the answer for their prays. Bit undersized, but has the potential to be like Sebastian Aho, and with that to be realized would be excellent to pair with Michkov in future. |
13 | | - | | As there ain't any top D prospects left and Wild having some good LW and C prospects, they go for Sennecke as their top RW prospect. |
14 | | | | Sharks would like to get D, and I wouldn't be surprised if they went for Jiricek. But with Eiserman still available they pick him. He's a natural goal scorer and could be real threat when paired with Smith. |
15 | | - | | As there ain't any swedes worth this pick, MBN is the closest to that being norwegian and playing in Sweden. |
16 | | - | | Blues go for Jiricek as they don't really have any RHD prospects. Has the top 4 potential. |
17 | | - | | Boisvert is a safe pick for them, should be guaranteed NHLer, just his production in top level is the question. They also lack some C depth. |
18 | | - | | Connelly has the abilities to be top-10 pick in this draft but has had his problems outside the rink. Lou ain't afraid of that. |
19 | | - | | Greentree falls a bit because of his skating and defensive game. Just excited to see where VGK is gonna trade him. |
20 | | | | Hage is good skater with lots of speed, so he's a good fit for the new Hawks core. Also solid two-way player. |
21 | | - | | I could see him going earlier but russian factor drops him down here. Speed, size and compete are valuable abilities for Kings and LA is a place where I could see russian player enjoying himself. |
22 | | - | | They are bit light on D prospects and see Hutson as their best option to bolster D pool. |
23 | | - | | Same applies here, TML has some decent F prospects, and could see them adding Kiviharju for their D pool. Missed nearly the entire season, but is still maybe the smartest D in whole draft class. Wasn't in talks to be possible 1st ovr for nothing. |
24 | | | | As mentioned, Ducks want RW prospects and now they have one. Has the abilities to become top 6 two-way RW if he can improve his skating. |
25 | | - | | Their prospect pool is so thin that they just pick BPA who's Basha for them. |
26 | | | | Sens add another RHD for their prospect pool. Could become 2nd or more likely 3rd pair RHD. |
27 | | | | Listed as a C but i think teams consider him being middle six winger with high energy. |
28 | | - | | Canes like to draft finns. Not safe bet by any chance but has the size and shot to become 2nd line scoring winger. |
29 | | | | Has skill and speed to become a real offensive threat, but need to mature a lot with off-puck playing. |
30 | | | | Big competitive RHD, who's got limited puck-handling abilities as it is by now, showed some flashes in U18 WJC though. This pick could also be Charlie Elick. |
31 | | - | | Big framed, strong, hard working and good defensive forward. Stars have more than enough high end prospects, so Beaudoin is good and safe pick for them. Could see him to be guaranteed to make it to NHL in bottom 6 role. |
32 | | - | | Artamonov is good skater with skill and hockey IQ, Rangers need some RW depth and russians like it in NY. Match made in heaven. |