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Montreal Canadiens| ROUND 1 | TEAM | ORIGINAL | PLAYER | DETAILS |
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| 1 | | - | Not a tough pick, #1 across every board out there, Arizona selects presumably one of the best all around Dmen this league will see in the next decade | |
| 2 | | - | Tkachuk is a LW ideally, as played in World Juniors and as played in college, a feisty American, said to be more pesty then his older but smaller brother Matthew, Buffalo needs LW down the stretch once Kane leaves and after drafting a scoring right winger in 2016, Alex Nylander. They keep an eye on Hughes but if they are 2nd Overall, it’s a bit of reach, and drafting Tkachuk.. the American LW, it still fills a need. | |
| 3 | | - | Zadina knows the province of Quebec and is aware of the atmosphere it presents, he’s not a LW, he’s a scoring RW who uses the one timer a lot, his style fits what the Canadiens are looking for that Svechnikov just doesn’t have. | |
| 4 |  | - | Ottawa’s next moves will probably build up to trying to build around this pick, Karlsson and a few others like Mark Stone, Chabot etc. I think Svechnikov is a nice bet for them to come through as A Kovalchuk type essence to their offense soon enough. | |
| 5 |  | - | I think Vancouver’s time to pick a Defenseman is this year, not just any defense they’re eyeing, A right handed one! they go for a player with more Karlsson-like qualities than Dahlin and with the packed goaltending and offensive prospect pools, the Nucks will not be a team to mess with Boqvist added in the mix! | |
| 6 |  | - | They got the wingers (Tippett, Mascherin), they got the centers (Heponiemi, Borgstrom) coming up in the system, they ultimately love to grab a LHD first in the draft with Quinn Hughes, an offensive dynamo, PP QB and playmaking juggernaut, who needs to work on his transitioning game, could use a year in college before he steps up like the McAvoy and Werenski before him. | |
| 7 |  | - | Detroit’s bitter need is defense, so they pick one of the biggest draft risers and underrated defensemen Evan Bouchard. Big two way D, elite passing skills and great ability to run a PP & join rushes! Imo Bouchard has 3 good years in the OHL and will be one of the most mature coming out of 2018 | |
| 8 |  | - | Oilers are glad to find a right handed RW who plays C. He was bred to be a pure goal scorer, has size, elite shot and release, and puck skills to open space. expected to need a year of college, he could be a Brock Boeser type player in development and style. | |
| 9 |  | - | Truth is Carolina needs A true number one center and might be getting that in Martin Necas who was terrific at the World Juniors. Carolina has a thing for the Euro leagues and I think they might urge to build their future around Nevada and Lundestrom, who some say might be better than Lias Andersson. | |
| 10 |  | - | Chicago NEEDS to rebuild a D prospect pool before it’s too late, they drafted a RD in Henri Jokiharju last season. I think it’s fitting they go with a Duncan Keith modeled left handed Dman and WHL Dman like Jokiharjhu, Ty Smith. He’s a good all around Dmen who does a little bit of everything, knock on him is his height at 5’10.5” but if he gains some pounds, he will be fine, development needed. | |
| 11 |  | - | Islanders need defense as of now and are glad to have Noah Dobson here, A playmaking D with great abilities, vision at the point and ability to join rushes, he could potentially be a #1 D some day as well as the others just selected. | |
| 12 |  | - | Rangers aren’t scared to draft former exceptional status draftees that aren’t living up to hype, he’s a Center than may end up playing wing, gives Kyle Turris type vibes. | |
| 13 |  | - | Philadelphia Flyers need wingers, Farabee is not intimidating but plays bigger than he is. He has real scoring ability, grit and leadership. He’s a good bet for captain of the US World Junior team next year and plays a game similar to Zach Parise! | |
| 14 |  | - | New Jersey needs Defense and takes the big Trouba-like Dman, going to a great program in Michigan for D. He’s big, somewhat physical, and has offensive instincts, as well solid is in his own end. | |
| 15 |  | - | Barrett Hayton comes from an OHL team the Penguins are fond of, the Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds, in the end may be a solid option in the middle 6, Hayton is often compared to Bergeron. | |
| 16 |  | - | With enough centers and defense on the team and in the system, the Ducks vouch to pick a HUGE RW in Noel, not a prototypical powerforward, is creative, has hands, fits the Ducks game, think Anthony Mantha. | |
| 17 |  | - | Inconsistency and World Juniors performance causes Kupari to slip. He nonetheless has skill to be in the top 10 and Columbus loves to have a player who can play wing and center at 17. | |
| 18 |  | - | The Minnesota Wild have picked forwards for so long with most of the firsts they got in the last few drafts, I think they now go with a Dman, and one LD they can wait on till Suter is done in Minnesota. McIsaac is a great Dman in his own zone with incosistency in the offensive zone. | |
| 19 |  | - | LA Selects A scoring winger quite often compared to Panarin, he’s creative, skilled and explosive when a lane opens up, a bit small, but if he puts on a few pounds, no doubt in my mind that he becomes a solid scorer in the NHL one day. | |
| 20 |  | - | Ryan McLeod (brother of Mike [NJD]) has the same explosive speed, and power forward motive, he may very well be drafted as a C he’s affective in faceoff circle, but I see success as a winger (which he’s played as well) very much like Landeskog. Colorado has a lot of D and C prospects, I think they’re willing to draft McLeod. | |
| 21 | |  | Islanders got their RHD with potential to be a number 1, (Dobson), they have their top 2 C’s locked (Tavares, Barzal) wingers should be set with Bellows coming in, I think they draft A LHD in Samuelsson, A shut down D who uses strength and physicality like his father who was drafted by the Rangers and with an offensive game to grow. He was born nearby, I think it’s perfect, Defense has been a quarrel, and they seal the hole for the future with two Dmen who can ultimately be forces in the top 4. | |
| 22 |  | - | San Jose has taken offense for a while with their high picks being some exceptions like Mueller. I think they go with A puck moving LD, playing and adapting in his first season in North America, has good mobility and poise, and with coming from Sweden mid season he has 28 points and A +24 in 32 games on a stacked Greyhounds team in the OHL. San Jose has no key defenseman prospects in the pool, and LD may be a big need in 2+ years, so it would be smart to pick one now. | |
| 23 |  | - | With Spezza declining and no apparent key center prospects, Dallas is extatic to add Koktaniemi to their Finnish group, he plays Center and wing, he’s a playmaker that can get a shot off quick and accurate. Skating may be an issue that drives some scouts away but he scores and can produce in the best pro league in Finland so the upside could be great. | |
| 24 |  | - | Leafs draft a Two way defenseman who can be a reliable Dman in the defensive zone and a possible offensive game to grow more, his style somewhat compares to Matt Dumba or Justin Faulk, with Liljegren, I think they pass on the offensive D left. Knowing some Leafs fans and lookin on forums, he’s heavily favorable if he’s there when they draft. | |
| 25 | |  | Flyers have just about enough depth everywhere but wing and somewhat Center, but with Center prospects like rubstov and Frost expected to come in, I think they can vouch for another forward who plays both wings. Bokk is a scoring winger with elite ability to beat players 1 on 1, is German born, has speed, a shot and has game so very similar to David Pastrnak, I think Flyers would be happy to pick the German playing in Sweden right now and putting up good numbers in the SuperElit as well as playing in the SHL at 17. | |
| 26 |  | - | Capitals would be over the hills and extatic to have Thomas here, not much going on in their prospect pool as of now, but they now get a player who can play C/W, Backstrom is getting older each year, maybe it’s a good idea to stack up there right now. He’s a versatile workhorse forward who never lets up, scouts like his skating and his 1 on 1 offensive abilities. | |
| 27 |  | - | Nashville picks McBain, a player who comes from a league that some say is a tier under OHL/College, but that didn’t stop them with Tolvanen or Fabbro, who both be blue chip pieces in the future. McBain is a protypical power forward center who comes with great IQ, a good play making ability and a hard shot. Predators already have enough depth that are all still relatively young and playing in their lineup right now, so I think they can wait on “projects”. | |
| 28 |  | - | Winnipeg has drafted well for about since they rejoined the league, their whole lineup seems balanced, including a prospect pool that seems to be missing a key center prospect, I think they pick Benoit-Oliver Grouxl, simply a good all around, who can do a little bit of everything defensively and offensively. | |
| 29 |  | - | Boston has 2 Centers over the age of 30 and their best center prospect is Trent Frederic.. I think they take this draft to fill up that part of their prospect pool and draft Olofsson, plays a power forward role with his size, but he’s a good playmaker, confident and has good puck skills with a good two way game, he plays in the 2nd best pro league in Sweden. | |
| 30 |  | - | No doubt in my mind Vegas does not allow Merkley to fall any further, with more exposure in his draft year, his incompetence defensively speaks volumes to scouts, not to mention his rumored arrogant character. Nonetheless has elite offense and speed that comes with IQ, pretty much as boom or bust as it gets, Vegas for sure can take a risk. | |
| 31 |  | - | At 31, Tampa Bay with all of these forward prospects a LD currently at the helm on their roster plus their prospect pool, I think Tampa select Calen Addison, An offensive RD along the lines of Tyson Barrie, Speed, offensive and a booming shot. Undersized but very offensive, can quarterback a powerplay, but his defensive abilities are very questionable. |
| ROUND 2 | TEAM | ORIGINAL | PLAYER | DETAILS |
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| 32 | | | I think Florida could be looking for a goalie with key prospects on wing, center and now D in their system, but it’s too early to pick the best goalie on the board. I think they can afford to pick another winger in the long run and select Kaut. The playmaking RW had an excellent World Juniors scoring 7 points in 7 games not playing anywhere near the 1st line of 1st PP, it definitely gets him noticed to the point where he gets drafted early in the 2nd round. | |
| 33 | | - | With picking an American LW that fills a need, now I think Buffalo is really looking for a LD more than A RD with Ristolainen set to hold the fort there for a while. I think Buffalo Selects K’Andre Miller, an American defenseman who projects to be a shutdown two way Dman who plays a raw game, he’s big and a mobile skating defenseman with physical and some offensive abilities. | |
| 34 | | | A lot of scouting services rated Alexeyev to go late in the 1st round, Central scouting has him rated 26th amongst North American skaters. With RD Bouchard now in their system, I think they’re more than happy that the Russian LHD Alexeyev is here. He’s a big Dman who is big defenseman who is good at getting pucks out of his zone quickly with smart passes. He’s a excellent skater who rarely makes defense and has a good shot, absolutely has Top 4 upside for sure. | |
| 35 | | - | With drafting a offensive RHD now which is great for the Nucks, I don’t think they draft another small offensive D in Addison who is arguably the best available, they go for Cole Fonstad a C and LW that may be underrated because he’s 5’10” but he generates so much offense and continually does it on a team not very good, slated to be a bottom 6 team in the WHL, he still puts up 51 points in 49 games. | |
| 36 | | | Capitals have proven they’ve trusted in Russian talent and it has worked wonders so I don’t think they stop now, Kratsov has great size at 6’2”, smooth skater, intelligent, productive at an early age in the KHL which is a very big deal for a 18 year old, or he’d be playing in the MHL like Denisenko and the other U18’s. Maybe the reason he’s so underrated is not much international exposure and hasn’t blown scouts away at the very rare international appearances he’s played, plus that Russian factor. | |
| 37 | | - | At 37 OVR, Canadiens take a project on the C/W with major offensive upside potential, from the Allsvenskan league in Sweden, Hållander is scoring more than his linemate Olofsson (who is slated to go in the first). He’s a versatile scoring forward who has an accurate hard shot he can fire from the hashmarks effectively for snipes, he’s a strong skater who is also fast but not overwhelming or explosive. | |
| 38 | | - | with another 2nd round pick, Red Wings select Michigan native Blade Jenkins. he’s a center, who also plays wing. He’s a streaky goal scorer, decent skater and just trying to learn how to utilize his speed & strength in his first OHL season, A good comparison could be Brandon Saad, definitely gonna be a riser for this draft year. Who knows if he will end up in the first round, Central scouting seems to rate him high. | |
| 39 | | - | The Oilers have 2 needs coming into the draft, a right shot offensive D or a right shot forward. With no right shot offensive D close to 39 without being a stretch, I think they pick Jesse Ylönen. He’s speedy goal scoring Finn who may not be a player who drives a lines offense, but compliments the line. Should be a nice project for the Oilers and a plus considering they have a top prospect who is also Finnish and ironically named Jesse. | |
| 40 | | - | Hurricanes have another Czech in the system, but who is expected to be their blue chip/elite prospect going into next season. In the 2nd round expect them to take long looks at Jakub Lauko. He’s a C/W who had a tough WJC on a limited role.. being a young player, but it's enough for him to get noted by the Canes. The Canes would like his ability to skate with the puck and bring excellent puck skills to one of the wings in a few years. | |
| 41 | | | With most Habs fans claiming “The Habs need a Dmen who can play D”, This first person who comes to mind is Adam Ginning, some scouting services including central scouting have him rated late 1st, he’s rated #7 among European skaters. He’s a Shut-down Defensive left Dman who’s hard to beat 1 on 1, he’s effective on the transition because he also has some offensive instincts and at 6’3” his strong speed/skating & hands dangling through the zone are deceptive. | |
| 42 | | - | With the Isles now solidifying their prospect pools D core, they can now turn their attention to wingers as the team right now has a 1-2 punch hopefully staying in NYI for a long time, but players like Bailey, Eberle, Lee etc who are looking for more money gain leverage if you have good winger prospects in the system. Even though Kurashev also plays C, he’s a good winger as well. He’s a forward who can be both a playmaker and sniper, with his shot and on ice IQ. He knows how to get into the open spots to unleash his shot and is a strong/fast skater, just not explosive. | |
| 43 | | - | New York Rangers have filled enough key forward prospects to feel comfortable enough right now, the main question in the prospect pool, may be on D, and I think the Rangers have no apparent key RD in their system and is eyeing one here. They select Filip Johansson, who you have to watch in person because even though he doesn’t have eye popping numbers, he still is an offensive talent at the blue line. He can join rushes, really good slipping in get open close to the net, and has a really hard and accurate shot from the point or anywhere. | |
| 44 | | - | With Philadelphia Flyers ending up with 2 wingers this draft, their centers and goalie prospects were great to begin with. So they can now begin to stock their cupboards again with a RD. In this case they select Alec Regula, who is racing up the charts on the London Knights in his first OHL season. He’s figuring out the game and it’s not taking him long, some say he’s now the 1-2 with Evan Bouchard, he may not be the best offensive Preformer, but pairing with one of the Flyers many offensive LD’s would be great, getting points that way while playing his stay at home style. | |
| 45 | | - | Im sure Tychonick falls no further than 45 if he passes the New Jersey Devils, it’s not a secret that they’re in need of Defense of any kind. Tychonick will get knocked down a bit being a offensive D from a lesser league like BCHL, but don’t be fooled, he has skill to be a first rounder. Offensive minded, with good speed and puckmoving ability, not at all afraid to rush the puck in or quarterback a powerplay, is a bit undersized at 5’11”. | |
| 46 | | - | Sean Durzi | The Pittsburgh Penguins also eye a RD as none appear to even remotely stand out in their prospect core, now with a new center, to rejuvenate the quality, they now select overager Sean Durzi. A year older than his first eligible draft year, Durzi has matured and learned the games pace in the OHL. He’s a good skater, good two way defenseman, good passer, has a good shot, he does a little of everything even with a small stature. Durzi has 47 points in 37 games. |
| 47 | | - | With all of these forward prospects coming along fine, with the newly draft Serron Noel, Anaheim decides to draft the hometown kid and at the same time restocks the cupboard drawer on defense. | |
| 48 | | - | Columbus has enough depth on D and F to think about the future. They draft Blake McLaughlin, easily one of the most underrated players going into this draft, High IQ goal scorer who can play C and LW, Columbus may come out with a steal here. | |
| 49 | | | With no apparent goalies in the system who have starting potential but maybe Hill, I think it’s time to fill that department up, Coyotes Draft Skarek who had a terrible WJC but still has cat like reflexes, size and more to hold his own in a men’s league, may not ever be elite but a future for the best rated goalie in the draft might be bright. | |
| 50 | | - | Los Angeles need to think long term about their defense, when thinking about trading Muzzin and Martinez, I think they fill their depth with a huge jumbo defender with great mobility, Defensive ability and all round game that was a spectacle at the CHL top prospects game. | |
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