1 | | - | | Nico Hischier; It was unheard of that anyone but Nolan Patrick would be no. 1 pick. Until it happened. |
2 | | - | | Nolan Patrick; They have a lot in common. But obviously I wish Wright will be healthier. |
3 | | - | | Niko Heiskanen; Safe pick on the back end. If he will not score, he will at least skate. |
4 | | - | | Cale Makar; Riskier pick on the back end. Makar came from BCHL, Jiricek came from injury. |
5 | | - | | Elias Pettersson; Center from above average competitions, either it is Allsvenskan or NTDP. |
6 | | | | Cody Glass; Athletic center (to be). |
7 | | - | | Lias Andersson; Player who produces in good league, has average size and is NHL ready.
Casey Mittelstadt; |
8 | | - | | Casey Mittelstadt; He is not facing the toughest opponents, but is very skilled. Even if he is not the most fit in the class and can't make a pull-up. |
9 | | - | | Michael Rasmussen; Big center who is going to dominate his opponents. |
10 | | - | | Owen Tippett; Nobody will be able to stop that sniper. |
11 | | - | | Gabriel Vilardi; Right-shot center with great potential. Steal at no. 11. |
12 | | - | | Martin Necas; RW with nice offensive abbility. |
13 | | - | | Nick Suzuki; A bit undersized center who can also play defense. But can he handle it in the NHL? |
14 | | - | | Cal Foote; Big D-man who can also drive the offense. |
15 | | - | | Erik Brannstrom; Undersized D-man, but he is going to be offensive star. |
16 | | | | Juuso Valimaki; The best D-man on average team. He opted to play in CHL instead at home. |
17 | | - | | Timothy Liljegren; RHDs with question marks. One with his injury, the other with his inconsistent production. |
18 | | - | | Urho Vaakanainen; Safe pick with not much offensive upside. He is proved against men already. |
19 | | | | Joshua Norris; Physical forward from NTDP. |
20 | | - | | Robert Thomas; Young C/RW is not the biggest, but has promising offensive upside. |
21 | | - | | Filip Chytil; That's a reach, but this young winger has great work ethic. He might be center someday. |
22 | | | | Kailer Yamamoto; Smaller winger, but he is going to dominate the league. |
23 | | - | | Pierre-Olivier Joseph; This D-man from QMJHL is exactly what the team needs. |
24 | | - | | Kristian Vesalainen; Steal at no. 24. He is proven against men already. |
25 | | - | | Ryan Poehling; Diamond from NCAA. |
26 | | | | Jake Oettinger; Goalie for a team that needs one. |
27 | | | | Morgan Frost; BPA forward. |
28 | | | | Shane Bowers; Not the best scorer in the class, but he has the right size. |
29 | | - | | Henri Jokiharju; He is not the cornerstone of a team, but you can't miss with RHD. |
30 | | | | Eeli Tolvanen; Steal at no. 30. He is small, but has tremendous offensive upside. |
31 | | - | | Klim Kostin; No way he is available at no. 31! He didn't score in KHL just because he didn't get the right opportunity. |
32 | | | | Conor Timmins; Safe pick from a strong team. |