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How the Picks Should Have Gone in 2014

How the Picks Should Have Gone in 2014

Draft Class: 2014
Created By: bbell080
Published: Mar. 2, 2020 at 11:08 a.m.
ROUND 1TEAMORIGINALPLAYERDETAILS
1Logo of the Florida PanthersLogo of the Buffalo Sabres(Originally 3rd) Florida was short on defenders at the time, but how can you pass on a player like Draisatl knowing what he is like in 2020?
2Logo of the Buffalo Sabres-(Originally 25th) Imagine Pastrnak riding shotgun with Eichel, they'd finally be in the playoffs again
3Logo of the Edmonton Oilers-(Originally 79th) The Oilers don't get their guy at 3, because he went 1st in the redraft, but Point would have been great with McDavid as well.
4Logo of the Calgary Flames-(Originally 1st) Ekblad falls not because he's been bad, but the three above him have been so good since this draft.
5Logo of the New York Islanders-(Originally 15th) For the Red Wings rebuild to go anywhere, Larkin has to keep playing well, and in this re-draft he goes to the Island instead.
6Logo of the Vancouver Canucks-(Originally 2nd) Just like Ekblad, Reinhart falls because of the strength of those now above him, and not because he has been bad.
7Logo of the Carolina Hurricanes-(Originally 9th) Ehlers has been solid for the Jets and moves up two spots in this re-draft.
8Logo of the Toronto Maple Leafs-No movement for Nylander in the re-draft, as I think he is currently the 8th best player from this draft. With that in mind, I could see him easily slipping down behind some of the guys with less time in the league right now in a couple years.
9Logo of the Winnipeg Jets-(Originally 112th) Arvidsson is a great two-way player and would have been a good consolation prize for the Jets after Ehlers jumped up a couple spots.
10Logo of the Anaheim DucksLogo of the Ottawa Senators(Originally 20th) Schmaltz has looked from for the Yotes, and earns a 10 spot jump in the re-draft
11Logo of the Nashville Predators-(Originally 118th) If early returns are any indication, Shesterkin will be in the Top 5 of this draft when all is said and done.
12Logo of the Phoenix Coyotes-(Originally 24th) McCann is a great fit in Pittsburgh and gets a bit of a bump here.
13Logo of the Washington Capitals-(Originally 171st) There are some questions about who he will be at the NHL level, but his early play suggests he belongs in the top half of the first round right now.
14Logo of the Dallas Stars-(Originally 58th) Dvorak is just scratching the surface of what he can do and I would not be surprised to see him in the Top 10 in a couple years.
15Logo of the Detroit Red Wings-(Originally 4th) Bennett has not been as good as I think a lot of us thought he would be, but he still belongs in the first half of the first round for this draft.
16Logo of the Columbus Blue Jackets-(Originally 13th) Vrana was picked pretty much exactly where he should have been in this draft, but slips a bit because of the quality at the top of this class.
17Logo of the Philadelphia Flyers-(Originally 205th) The biggest whiff by every team in this draft was letting Kase fall all the way to the 7th round.
18Logo of the Minnesota Wild-(Originally 181st) His rookie season is going great so far and he looks like a natural goal scorer at the NHL level.
19Logo of the Tampa Bay Lightning-(Originally 19th) Solid defender who is likely on the move this summer after the Kreider re-signing. Re-drafted in exactly the same spot.
20Logo of the Chicago BlackhawksLogo of the San Jose Sharks
Alex Tuch (-20 )
(Originally 18th) Another player who falls not because of his lack of success but because of the immense success of some other members of this draft class
21Logo of the St. Louis Blues-(Originally 38th) Smart two-way defender who deserves to move into the first round of the re-draft.
22Logo of the Pittsburgh Penguins-(Originally 22nd) Another perfect pick placement here. Kapanen is definitely a good forward, but hard to say if he'll ever be better than a really good third line winger
23Logo of the Colorado Avalanche-(Originally 55th) Montour is a solid workhorse defenceman who can eat minutes and play up and down the lineup.
24Logo of the Vancouver CanucksLogo of the Anaheim Ducks(Originally 11th) Fiala has had a rough start to his career being moved a number of times, but you wouldn't guess it from his numbers which have been impressive.
25Logo of the Boston Bruins-(Originally 138th) Good two-way forward who would have fit well with what the Bruins do.
26Logo of the Montreal Canadiens-(Originally 76th) Just getting into a groove at the NHL level, he would have been a good heir to groom behind Price.
27Logo of the San Jose SharksLogo of the Chicago Blackhawks(Originally 109th) Since goalies take longer to develop, I'd expect to see him and the others move up as time goes by and they get more comfortable at this level
28Logo of the New York IslandersLogo of the New York Rangers(Originally 10th) Competent forward who deserves first round consideration but not his original lofty draft position
29Logo of the Los Angeles Kings-(Originally 7th) Good, not great, defender who makes more sense at the bottom of the first or top of the second as opposed to in the top 10
30Logo of the New Jersey Devils-(Originally 21st) We've seen flashes from Fabbri, and I think he could still put it together and get himself into the top half of this class.
ROUND 2TEAMORIGINALPLAYERDETAILS
31Logo of the Buffalo Sabres-
32Logo of the Florida Panthers-
33Logo of the St. Louis BluesLogo of the Edmonton Oilers
34Logo of the Calgary Flames-
35Logo of the Tampa Bay LightningLogo of the New York Islanders
36Logo of the Vancouver Canucks-
37Logo of the Carolina Hurricanes-
38Logo of the Anaheim DucksLogo of the Toronto Maple Leafs
39Logo of the Washington CapitalsLogo of the Winnipeg Jets
40Logo of the Ottawa Senators-
41Logo of the New Jersey Devils-
42Logo of the Nashville Predators-
43Logo of the Phoenix Coyotes-
44Logo of the Buffalo SabresLogo of the Washington Capitals
45Logo of the Dallas Stars-
46Logo of the San Jose SharksLogo of the Detroit Red Wings
47Logo of the Columbus Blue Jackets-
48Logo of the Philadelphia Flyers-
49Logo of the Buffalo SabresLogo of the Minnesota Wild
50Logo of the Los Angeles KingsLogo of the Tampa Bay Lightning
51Logo of the Nashville PredatorsLogo of the San Jose Sharks
52Logo of the St. Louis Blues-
53Logo of the San Jose SharksLogo of the Pittsburgh Penguins
54Logo of the Calgary FlamesLogo of the Colorado Avalanche
55Logo of the Anaheim Ducks-
56Logo of the Boston Bruins-
57Logo of the Tampa Bay LightningLogo of the Montreal Canadiens
58Logo of the Phoenix CoyotesLogo of the Chicago Blackhawks
59Logo of the New York Rangers-
60Logo of the Los Angeles Kings-
Mar. 2, 2020 at 11:46 a.m.
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great work with the explanations and perfect formatting!
Mar. 2, 2020 at 8:04 p.m.
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its been a pleasure
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I don't think MTL really needs Merzilkins with Primeau
FLA lines with Drai:

Huberdeau - Barkov - Dadonov
Hoffman - Draisaitl - Wallmark
Vatrano - Acciari - Connolly
Sceviour - Toninato - Boyle

Matheson - Yandle
Stillman - Stralman
Weegar - Pysyk
Mar. 3, 2020 at 12:53 a.m.
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McCann far too high, Vrana should be where he is.

For the most part the explanations and order make up for that one hiccup.
Mar. 4, 2020 at 9:22 p.m.
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Bennet over guys like kap or fiala is a head scratcher.
 
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