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Draft Class: 2019

Published: Apr. 16, 2020 at 1:52 a.m.

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Round 1
1. Jack Hughes (New Jersey Devils) (Details: Rough rookie season playing on a poor team. Still has a lot of potential.).
2. Kaapo Kakko (New York Rangers) (Details: Similar season to Hughes, however did play on a better team.).
3. Kirby Dach (Chicago Blackhawks) (Details: In my opinion, he looked the best out of the top 3 but not substantially enough to move him up.).
4. Alex Turcotte (Colorado Avalanche from Ottawa Senators) (Details: Had a decent season in the NCAA statistically at least. The team itself didn't do well surprisingly considering Caufield and Miller were playing on it. Turcotte still projects to be an elite two way forward.).
5. Trevor Zegras (Los Angeles Kings) (Details: Not only did Zegras have a very good season in the NCAA, he also led team USA in scoring in the world juniors. Could have moved him up to 4th based off of this season alone.).
6. Bowen Byram (Detroit Red Wings) (Details: Slight statistical regression playing in the WHL. Doesn't matter as much as a defenceman, however, I feel as if others progressed more. Could still easily climb up the rankings.).
7. Moritz Seider (Buffalo Sabres) (Details: Seider had an EXCELLENT season. He surpassed a lot of people's expectations and played very well in both the AHL and international tournaments showing he is not only good defensively, but also has offensive capabilities. Even though I have Seider one rank down, he is still very much worth the pick considering positional needs.).
8. Dylan Cozens (Edmonton Oilers) (Details: Good progression in the WHL. Not sure if he will play center but I think he is the most likely to play in the NHL next season.).
9. Alex Newhook (Anaheim Ducks) (Details: Statistically, he had an insane season the NCAA. Could be one of the biggest steals in the draft.).
10. Cole Caufield (Vancouver Canucks) (Details: The offensive capabilities are there for him, as he had a pretty good season in the NCAA as well, scoring just as much as Newhook. We'll see if he can handle him self physically in the future.).
11. Victor Söderström (Arizona Coyotes from Philadelphia Flyers) (Details: Amazing season for Soderstrom. Played very well in the mens league in Sweden and was a MONSTER for Sweden for the world juniors. This season he definitely proved a lot of the doubters who thought he was picked too early wrong.).
12. Vasily Podkolzin (Minnesota Wild) (Details: The KHL is a hard league to play in, and it could be even harder when your coach is only playing you for 5 minutes a game. Thankfully as the season progressed, Podkolzins ice time went up, as well as his play. When it finally looked like Podkolzin would go on a tear, the season gets abrupted. Podkolzin can easily climb up this list as soon as he gets more consistent ice time.).
13. Spencer Knight (Florida Panthers) (Details: Just going to leave Knight where he got drafted. Not sure how to rank a goalie.).
14. Peyton Krebs (Philadelphia Flyers from Arizona Coyotes) (Details: Coming back from a serious injury, Krebs had a pretty decent season in the WHL.).
15. Connor McMichael (Montreal Canadiens) (Details: Absolutely destroyed the OHL this season.).
16. Arthur Kaliyev (Colorado Avalanche) (Details: Kaliyev also playing well in the OHL. Statistically looks really good. Work ethic leaves more to be desired however.).
17. Matthew Boldy (Vegas Golden Knights) (Details: Compared to others, Boldy had a below average NCAA season even while playing on a pretty good team.).
18. Philip Broberg (Dallas Stars) (Details: Was drafted a bit higher than he should of been. Still had a decent season in the SHL, also one of the youngest in the draft.).
19. Philip Tomasino (Ottawa Senators from Columbus Blue Jackets) (Details: Dominated OHL even after being traded.).
20. Cam York (Winnipeg Jets) (Details: Decent season in NCAA, dropped cause others around him just had better seasons as well as the common theme that defencemen tend to get drafted a bit higher than they should.).
21. Tobias Björnfot (Pittsburgh Penguins) (Details: Offensively had a good season in the AHL. Also was able to play a few games in the NHL. Not sure if he should be this high but 19 points in 44 AHL games is pretty decent especially considering he just came in from Sweden.).
22. Shane Pinto (Los Angeles Kings from Toronto Maple Leafs) (Details: Big center that had a great world juniors and a good NCAA season. I could see him playing soon due to him being physically ready.).
23. Bobby Brink (New York Islanders) (Details: Yet another NCAA player from this draft that had a good season.).
24. Thomas Harley (Nashville Predators) (Details: Good progression from last season playing in the OHL.).
25. Ville Heinola (Washington Capitals) (Details: Surprisingly had 5 points in 8 nhl games this season. Also had a good world juniors.).
26. Lassi Thomson (Calgary Flames) (Details: Went from the WHL to the Liga this season. Captain of the Finish team as well. Don't know how he was defensively but he had decent production as a defenceman.).
27. Nils Höglander (Tampa Bay Lightning) (Details: Amazing world junior performance as well as a very good SHL season. Although small, his strength makes up for it as he is strong and weighs quite a bit for his height.).
28. Samuel Poulin (Carolina Hurricanes) (Details: Good progression playing in the QMJHL.).
29. Jakob Pelletier (Anaheim Ducks from San Jose Sharks) (Details: Also had good progression playing in the QMJHL.).
30. Simon Holmström (Boston Bruins) (Details: Decent AHL production. Still needs a few more years of development before he's NHL ready.).
31. Nolan Foote (Buffalo Sabres from St. Louis Blues) (Details: Didn't play much this season due to injury which is why his rank went down a bit. Played well in the world juniors though.).

Round 2
32. Vladislav Firstov (Ottawa Senators) (Details: Decent NCAA season.).
33. John Beecher (Los Angeles Kings) (Details: Mediocore NCAA season.).
34. Ryan Suzuki (Philadelphia Flyers from New Jersey Devils) (Details: Another player who didn't play too much due to injury.).
35. Kaedan Korczak (Detroit Red Wings) (Details: Good production by defencemen in WHL. Progrossed well from last season.).
36. Antti Tuomisto (Carolina Hurricanes from Buffalo Sabres) (Details: Played well in Finish junior league but hasn't played in mens league yet.).
37. Nicholas Robertson (Ottawa Senators from New York Rangers) (Details: Great progression in OHL as well as good world junior production).
38. Raphael Lavoie (Edmonton Oilers) (Details: Big winger who progressed really well in the QMJHL.).
39. Jamieson Rees (Anaheim Ducks) (Details: Progressed well in the OHL.).
40. Robert Mastrosimone (Vancouver Canucks) (Details: Decent NCAA season.).
41. Albert Johansson (Vegas Golden Knights from Philadelphia Flyers) (Details: Great production in the SHL as a defenceman.).
42. Ryan Johnson (Minnesota Wild) (Details: I'm probably underrating this guy, don't know too much about him however and statically wasn't that good.).
43. Jackson LaCombe (Chicago Blackhawks) (Details: Don't know much about this guy either. Decent numbers in NCAA however.).
44. Egor Afanasyev (Carolina Hurricanes from Florida Panthers) (Details: Decent production in OHL.).
45. Brett Leason (Nashville Predators from Arizona Coyotes) (Details: Okay AHL season however is also a year older than everyone.).
46. Nikita Alexandrov (Montreal Canadiens) (Details: Decent season in QMJHL and a very good world junior performance.).
47. Samuel Fagemo (Colorado Avalanche) (Details: Very good world junior performance and good production in SHL however is also a year older than everyone.).
48. Alex Vlasic (San Jose Sharks from Vegas Golden Knights) (Details: BIG DUDE, projects to be a shutdown defencemen. Hard to gauge as of now.).
49. Jayden Struble (New York Rangers from Dallas Stars) (Details: Another defensive minded defencemen playing in NCAA.).
50. Drew Helleson (Los Angeles Kings from Columbus Blue Jackets) (Details: Yet another defensive defencemen playing in the NCAA. I have no idea how to differentiate these 3 players so for now they can all bere.).
51. Brayden Tracey (Winnipeg Jets) (Details: Disappointing WHL season for being drafted in the first round.).
52. Karl Henriksson (Florida Panthers from Pittsburgh Penguins) (Details: Not the best production in the Allsvenskan however played decently in the world juniors.).
53. Matthew Robertson (Toronto Maple Leafs) (Details: Good production in the WHL for a big defencemen.).
54. Artemi Kniazev (Detroit Red Wings from New York Islanders) (Details: ANOTHER DEFENCEMEN. Good prodection in QMJHL.).
55. Simon Lundmark (San Jose Sharks from Nashville Predators) (Details: Another defencemen. Played many games in SHL.).
56. Vladislav Kolyachonok (Washington Capitals) (Details: Defencem from Belrus that had decent production in OHL.).
57. Samuel Bolduc (New York Islanders from Calgary Flames) (Details: Defencemen that played better after being traded.).
58. Dillon Hamaliuk (New York Rangers from Tampa Bay Lightning) (Details: Pretty bad production in WHL.).
59. Nikita Okhotiuk (Minnesota Wild from Carolina Hurricanes) (Details: Decent production in OHL.).
60. Zachary Jones (Detroit Red Wings from San Jose Sharks) (Details: Very good production in NCAA as a small defender. Could make huge jump as of next year.).
61. John Ludvig (New Jersey Devils from Boston Bruins) (Details: Above point per game production as a defencemen in WHL. Huge step from last year and could also make huge jump in future.).
62. Adam Beckman (St. Louis Blues) (Details: LEADING WHL SCORER. Huge improvement from draft year and could also surge through rankings.).

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ROUND 1	TEAM	ORIGINAL	PLAYER	DETAILS

1	-	Jack Hughes (-1 )	Rough rookie season playing on a poor team. Still has a lot of potential.
2	-	Kaapo Kakko (-2 )	Similar season to Hughes, however did play on a better team.
3	-	Kirby Dach (-3 )	In my opinion, he looked the best out of the top 3 but not substantially enough to move him up.
4		Alex Turcotte (-4 )	Had a decent season in the NCAA statistically at least. The team itself didn't do well surprisingly considering Caufield and Miller were playing on it. Turcotte still projects to be an elite two way forward.
5	-	Trevor Zegras (-5 )	Not only did Zegras have a very good season in the NCAA, he also led team USA in scoring in the world juniors. Could have moved him up to 4th based off of this season alone.
6	-	Bowen Byram (-6 )	Slight statistical regression playing in the WHL. Doesn't matter as much as a defenceman, however, I feel as if others progressed more. Could still easily climb up the rankings.
7	-	Moritz Seider (-7 )	Seider had an EXCELLENT season. He surpassed a lot of people's expectations and played very well in both the AHL and international tournaments showing he is not only good defensively, but also has offensive capabilities. Even though I have Seider one rank down, he is still very much worth the pick considering positional needs.
8	-	Dylan Cozens (-8 )	Good progression in the WHL. Not sure if he will play center but I think he is the most likely to play in the NHL next season.
9	-	Alex Newhook (-9 )	Statistically, he had an insane season the NCAA. Could be one of the biggest steals in the draft.
10	-	Cole Caufield (-10 )	The offensive capabilities are there for him, as he had a pretty good season in the NCAA as well, scoring just as much as Newhook. We'll see if he can handle him self physically in the future.
11		Victor Söderström (-11 )	Amazing season for Soderstrom. Played very well in the mens league in Sweden and was a MONSTER for Sweden for the world juniors. This season he definitely proved a lot of the doubters who thought he was picked too early wrong.
12	-	Vasily Podkolzin (-12 )	The KHL is a hard league to play in, and it could be even harder when your coach is only playing you for 5 minutes a game. Thankfully as the season progressed, Podkolzins ice time went up, as well as his play. When it finally looked like Podkolzin would go on a tear, the season gets abrupted. Podkolzin can easily climb up this list as soon as he gets more consistent ice time.
13	-	Spencer Knight (-13 )	Just going to leave Knight where he got drafted. Not sure how to rank a goalie.
14		Peyton Krebs (-14 )	Coming back from a serious injury, Krebs had a pretty decent season in the WHL.
15	-	Connor McMichael (-15 )	Absolutely destroyed the OHL this season.
16	-	Arthur Kaliyev (-16 )	Kaliyev also playing well in the OHL. Statistically looks really good. Work ethic leaves more to be desired however.
17	-	Matthew Boldy (-17 )	Compared to others, Boldy had a below average NCAA season even while playing on a pretty good team.
18	-	Philip Broberg (-18 )	Was drafted a bit higher than he should of been. Still had a decent season in the SHL, also one of the youngest in the draft.
19		Philip Tomasino (-19 )	Dominated OHL even after being traded.
20	-	Cam York (-20 )	Decent season in NCAA, dropped cause others around him just had better seasons as well as the common theme that defencemen tend to get drafted a bit higher than they should.
21	-	Tobias Björnfot (-21 )	Offensively had a good season in the AHL. Also was able to play a few games in the NHL. Not sure if he should be this high but 19 points in 44 AHL games is pretty decent especially considering he just came in from Sweden.
22		Shane Pinto (-22 )	Big center that had a great world juniors and a good NCAA season. I could see him playing soon due to him being physically ready.
23	-	Bobby Brink (-23 )	Yet another NCAA player from this draft that had a good season.
24	-	Thomas Harley (-24 )	Good progression from last season playing in the OHL.
25	-	Ville Heinola (-25 )	Surprisingly had 5 points in 8 nhl games this season. Also had a good world juniors.
26	-	Lassi Thomson (-26 )	Went from the WHL to the Liga this season. Captain of the Finish team as well. Don't know how he was defensively but he had decent production as a defenceman.
27	-	Nils Höglander (-27 )	Amazing world junior performance as well as a very good SHL season. Although small, his strength makes up for it as he is strong and weighs quite a bit for his height.
28	-	Samuel Poulin (-28 )	Good progression playing in the QMJHL.
29		Jakob Pelletier (-29 )	Also had good progression playing in the QMJHL.
30	-	Simon Holmström (-30 )	Decent AHL production. Still needs a few more years of development before he's NHL ready.
31		Nolan Foote (-31 )	Didn't play much this season due to injury which is why his rank went down a bit. Played well in the world juniors though.

ROUND 2	TEAM	ORIGINAL	PLAYER	DETAILS

32	-	Vladislav Firstov (-32 )	Decent NCAA season.
33	-	John Beecher (-33 )	Mediocore NCAA season.
34		Ryan Suzuki (-34 )	Another player who didn't play too much due to injury.
35	-	Kaedan Korczak (-35 )	Good production by defencemen in WHL. Progrossed well from last season.
36		Antti Tuomisto (-36 )	Played well in Finish junior league but hasn't played in mens league yet.
37		Nicholas Robertson (-37 )	Great progression in OHL as well as good world junior production
38	-	Raphael Lavoie (-38 )	Big winger who progressed really well in the QMJHL.
39	-	Jamieson Rees (-39 )	Progressed well in the OHL.
40	-	Robert Mastrosimone (-40 )	Decent NCAA season.
41		Albert Johansson (-41 )	Great production in the SHL as a defenceman.
42	-	Ryan Johnson (-42 )	I'm probably underrating this guy, don't know too much about him however and statically wasn't that good.
43	-	Jackson LaCombe (-43 )	Don't know much about this guy either. Decent numbers in NCAA however.
44		Egor Afanasyev (-44 )	Decent production in OHL.
45		Brett Leason (-45 )	Okay AHL season however is also a year older than everyone.
46	-	Nikita Alexandrov (-46 )	Decent season in QMJHL and a very good world junior performance.
47	-	Samuel Fagemo (-47 )	Very good world junior performance and good production in SHL however is also a year older than everyone.
48		Alex Vlasic (-48 )	BIG DUDE, projects to be a shutdown defencemen. Hard to gauge as of now.
49		Jayden Struble (-49 )	Another defensive minded defencemen playing in NCAA.
50		Drew Helleson (-50 )	Yet another defensive defencemen playing in the NCAA. I have no idea how to differentiate these 3 players so for now they can all bere.
51	-	Brayden Tracey (-51 )	Disappointing WHL season for being drafted in the first round.
52		Karl Henriksson (-52 )	Not the best production in the Allsvenskan however played decently in the world juniors.
53	-	Matthew Robertson (-53 )	Good production in the WHL for a big defencemen.
54		Artemi Kniazev (-54 )	ANOTHER DEFENCEMEN. Good prodection in QMJHL.
55		Simon Lundmark (-55 )	Another defencemen. Played many games in SHL.
56	-	Vladislav Kolyachonok (-56 )	Defencem from Belrus that had decent production in OHL.
57		Samuel Bolduc (-57 )	Defencemen that played better after being traded.
58		Dillon Hamaliuk (-58 )	Pretty bad production in WHL.
59		Nikita Okhotiuk (-59 )	Decent production in OHL.
60		Zachary Jones (-60 )	Very good production in NCAA as a small defender. Could make huge jump as of next year.
61		John Ludvig (-61 )	Above point per game production as a defencemen in WHL. Huge step from last year and could also make huge jump in future.
62	-	Adam Beckman (-62 )	LEADING WHL SCORER. Huge improvement from draft year and could also surge through rankings.