I just used the term in sort of, comparing Wallstedt and Cossa.

Cossa being a reliable pick whereas Wallstedt being the more, risky? Idk, I dont know why so many teams passed on him. I honestly would have been sitting awake sleepless for weeks if I was Doug Wilson Jr and told to pick at 7 between Eklund (the huge fall) and Wallstedt. Wallstedt was worth drafting at 1 for me.

Wallstedt, imo was the only Franchise level player in his draft. Everytime I watched him my gut just said; please draft this kid.

Im ecstatic that the Sharks got Eklund and I have no "regrets" in being overjoyed seeing his name on a teal jersey.

But Wallstedt is horrifyingly good and I think Minnesota won the 2020 Draft (paired with that Lambos pick, who is also a great selection). Wallstedt has been playing great in the SHL, he dummied the World Juniors twice in short showings, I mean this kid just looks sick. He can go from that calm and cool "Carey Price" type presence and that move like "Hasek" within seconds. Obviously some exaggeration in those comparisons but Wallstedt plays such a enjoyable style; hes stoic and wild with the flick of a switch which is what you want in your starter.

I just see "boom".

if Lucas Edmonds gets drafted what his # will he be?

Lucas Edmonds is a 4th year eligible, not sure if he gets drafted due to the age factor

Lucas Edmonds is a 4th year eligible, not sure if he gets drafted due to the age factor

He’s not eligible to be drafted.

He definitely is eligible, it’s his 4th year of eligibility and that’s the max

Nobody ever gets 4, because then 21yos would be getting drafted. The max is 3, 2 if you're born after Sept. 15. Eligibility for the 2022 draft is being born from Jan. 1, 2002-Sept. 15, 2004.

Edmonds is still eligible due to him being in Sweden every year until this one

"To be eligible, players must be 18 years old by Sept. 15 and under 20 years old by Dec. 31 in the draft year. However, non-North American players over 20 years old are eligible."

Also to nobody ever gets 4, Janis Moser was a 4th year eligible in last year's draft and went to Arizona

Is playing in Sweden the determining factor for that exception? He was born in North Bay. I thought they actually had to be European. Also, when do they just become a UFA (like Shipachyov, Zub, Lehtonen, Mikheyev, etc.)?

My rough predictions for Wheeler's team prospect rankings. He does this based on U23 and non-NHL only. I'll also post some of their top prospects in brackets, completely at my own discretion and in no particular order, but it should hopefully be pretty much everyone even somewhat relevant lol
1. Buffalo Sabres (Power, Rosen, Peterka, Samuelsson, Ryan Johnson, Poltapov, Kisakov, Quinn, Portillo, UPL, Laaksonen, Krebs)
2. Minnesota Wild (Wallstedt, Rossi, Boldy, Khusnutdinov, Addison, O'Rourke, Hunt, Novak, Hunter Jones, Beckman, Peart, Lambos, Khovanov, Firstov, McBain)
3. New Jersey Devils (Holtz, Luke Hughes, Mukhamadullin, Daws, Pytlik, Chase Stillman, Okhotyuk, Graeme Clarke, Tyce Thompson, Walsh, Schmid, Bahl, Schnarr)
4. Los Angeles Kings (Turcotte, Byfield, Clarke, Pinelli, Helenius, Kirsanov, Grans, Faber, Simontaival, Laferriere, Chromiak, ****emo, Spence, Kupari, Akil Thomas, JAD, Vilardi, Madden)
5. Ottawa Senators (Sanderson, Greig, Jarventie, Kleven, Sokolov, Merilainen, Boucher, Roger, Ostapchuk, Oliver Johansson, Latimer, Reinhardt, Lassi Thomson, Guenette, Sogaard, Kastelic, JBD, Tychonick, Crookshank, Mandolese, Lodin, Parker Kelly)
6. Anaheim Ducks (McTavish, Zellweger, Pastujov, Hinds, Jacob Perreault, Colangelo, Nickl, Tracey, LaCombe, Thrun, Dostal, Axel Andersson, Elvenes)
7. Carolina Hurricanes (Heimosalmi, Scott Morrow, Koivunen, Hamrla, Quapp, Justin Robidas, Jackson Blake, Gunler, Ponomarev, Nikishin, Nybeck, Pashin, Seeley, Ryan Suzuki, Kochetkov, Rees, Puistola, Anttoni Honka, Jack Drury, Makiniemi, Keane, Bokk)
8. New York Rangers (Schneider, Zac Jones, Othmann, Ryder Korczak, Cuylle, Boyko, Garand, Brett Berard, Matthew Robertson, Henriksson, Kravtsov, Pajuniemi, Lindbom)
9. Calgary Flames (Coronato, Pelletier, Zary, Wolf, Ruzicka, Stromgren, Huckins, Whynot, Heineman, Poirier, Yan Kuznetsov, Boltmann, Ryan Francis, Pospisil, Zavgorodniy, MEP)
10. Columbus Blue Jackets (Ceulemans, Johnson, Svozil, Knazko, L. Foudy, Marchenko, Berni, Tarasov, TFW, Angle)
11. Detroit Red Wings (Edvinsson, Cossa, Viro, Sebrango, Albert Johansson, McIsaac, Berggren, Bednar, Buium, Mastrosimone, Mazur, Niederbach, Savage, Soderblom, Wallinder, Hanas, Tuomisto, Kienan Draper)
12. Nashville Predators (Askarov, Tomasino, Svechkov, L'Heureux, Glass, Olsson, Ufko, Evangelista, Prokop, Afanasyev, Farrance, Knak, Parssinen)
13. Winnipeg Jets (Heinola, Lucius, Chibrikov, Perfetti, Kuzmin, Torgersson, Lundmark, Gustafsson, Chisholm, Nathan Smith, Samberg)
14. Edmonton Oilers (Broberg, Bourgault, Holloway, Petrov, Munzenberger, Tullio, Lavoie, Savoie, Rodrigue, Samorukov)
15. Toronto Maple Leafs (Niemela, Knies, Hirvonen, Robertson, Amirov, Kokkonen, Abramov, Abruzzese, SDA, Hollowell, Holmberg)
16. San Jose Sharks (Eklund, Wiesblatt, Bordeleau, Benjamin Gaudreau, Robins, Gushchin, Coe, Kniazev, Raska, Ryan Merkley, Chmelevski, Hatakka)
17.Dallas Stars (Johnston, Bourque, Harley, Stankoven, Grushnikov, Martino, Bar, Arcuri, Stranges, Dellandrea, Damiani)
18. Arizona Coyotes (Guenther, Soderstrom, Maccelli, Kirk, Jenik, Prosvetov, Moser, Josh Doan, Farinacci, Aku Raty, Kolyachonok)
19. Montreal Canadiens (Guhle, Mailloux??, Kidney, Kapanen, Vrbetic, Roy, Luke Tuch, Farrell, Mysak, Struble, Norlinder, Ylonen, Harris, Brook, Primeau, Fairbrother)
20. Colorado Avalanche (Olausson, Behrens, Annunen, Barron, Ranta, Bowers, JL Foudy, Kaut, Helleson, Stienburg, Taylor Makar)
21. Vegas Golden Knights (Dean, Chayka, Brisson, Cormier, Kaedan Korczak, Dorofeyev, Morozov)
22. St. Louis Blues (Bolduc, Neighbours, Robertsson, Peterson, Hofer)
23. Florida Panthers (Samoskevich, Smilanic, Sourdif, Michael Benning, Nause, Denisenko, Noel)
24. Philadelphia Flyers (York, Tuomalaa, Frost, Foerster, Andrae, Wisdom, Desnoyers, Brink)
25. Chicago Blackhawks (Allan, Colton Dach, Reichel, Commesso, Vlasic, Slaggert, Teply, Beaudin, Mitchell, Demin)
26. Boston Bruins (Lysell, Studnicka, Beecher, Lauko, Vaakanainen
27. Washington Capitals (Lapierre, Alexeyev, Iorio, Leason, Brent Johnson)
28. Pittsburgh Penguins (Poulin, POJ, Blomqvist, Clang, Legare, Hallander, Broz, Gruden)
29. Vancouver Canucks (Klimovich, Jurmo, DiPietro, Rathbone, Woo)
30. Tampa Bay Lightning (Alnefelt, Duke, Finley, Goncalves, Schmidt, Thompson, Cajkovic, posted today, had them here when I was drafting this)
31. New York Islanders (Raty, Dufour, Bolduc, Iskhakov, Holmstrom, Lennox, already posted by him, woulda had them here with a minute's research into the age of Salo/Koivula/Bellows)
32. Seattle Kraken (Beniers, Evans, Winterton, Henman, the guys they picked in rounds 4-7 are the only other prospects they have lol, already posted by him, was obvious)

Thoughts on bear Hughes?

Thoughts on bear Hughes?

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