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Draft Class: 2023
Created By: eazy_duz_it
Published: Mar. 21, 2023 at 11:09 p.m.
Lottery Winners:
  1. Logo of the Vancouver CanucksVancouver Canucks (8→1)
  2. Logo of the Buffalo SabresBuffalo Sabres (12→2)
ROUND 1TEAMORIGINALPLAYERDETAILS
1Logo of the Vancouver Canucks-Bedard and Pettersson would create the greatest 1-2 punch the leagues ever seen. The team needs to prioritze getting guys like Garland, Boeser, and other wingers with decent cap hits to free cap and winger spots
2Logo of the Buffalo Sabres-Buffalo trades this pick for a massive haul. We just saw the Bears trade no 1 for multiple 1sts, 2nds, and an elite receiver in DJ Moore, and thats in a league that values picks more than the NHL. This would be a massive haul. Buffalo does not need the pick as they are competing now, they could use the pick to get a slightly older (25-28, someone with playoff experience) and compete for the cup as soon as next season along with picks. Buffalo also has so many quality prospects that they can pass on fantilli and instead reap the benefits of what a trade could bring. In this scenario, Winnipeg trades no 19, Pionk, and multiple future first round picks to get to two. This is just a baseline trade for now
3Logo of the Columbus Blue Jackets-Columbus needs a franchise center and any one of Carlsson Bedard and Fantilli does, they just can't fall out of the top 3
4Logo of the San Jose Sharks-If they fall out of the top 3, a trade down should be ideal. They don't have too many picks, so grabbing a ton of picks, maybe even a future first or many seconds from a team like Arizona who has those extra picks could help build a deep pool of prospects. Arizona trades up here in this scenario
5Logo of the Anaheim Ducks-Fits what the Ducks need and provide more of the scoring skill that they need. They are looking to start competing in around 2-4 years, so they definitely use this pick as opposed to trading down
6Logo of the Chicago Blackhawks-Chicago is years and years away from any sort of contention, and adding the next franchise scoring winger would help. He fits their window as Michkov isnt ready for years to come
7Logo of the Philadelphia Flyers-New GM Briere should look at a trade down here, someone like the Blues. The Blues would trade no 10, Loof, and a second to move up to 7 and grab Sale, as nobody in this top spot would be ideal for the Flyers imo. We have dropped out of the best players (top 6) and they could use more assets. Blues pick here
8Logo of the Montreal Canadiens-If PLD doesn't work out, the Canadiens get another really good center to develop, as they are known for their Slovakian players
9Logo of the Arizona Coyotes-RW is one of the top positions of need for the Sharks, so they trade down with Arizona and grab 3 extra 2nds in the next couple of years. Matthew Wood provides the strong goal scoring the team needs
10Logo of the St. Louis Blues-Now with Loof and the extra 2nd, the Flyers look at offense and grab a position of need, LW. Even though the Flyers have a lot of smaller prospects (Brink, Andrae) Cristall doesn't play like a small player
11Logo of the Detroit Red Wings-The Wings need RD, so they grab arguably the best one. They get another swedish prospect and continue to develop their other top prospects
12Logo of the Arizona CoyotesLogo of the Ottawa Senators
13Logo of the Washington Capitals-
14Logo of the Montreal CanadiensLogo of the Florida Panthers
15Logo of the Nashville Predators-
16Logo of the Calgary Flames-
17Logo of the Detroit Red WingsLogo of the New York Islanders
18Logo of the Pittsburgh Penguins-
19Logo of the Winnipeg Jets-
20Logo of the Seattle Kraken-
21Logo of the Nashville PredatorsLogo of the Edmonton Oilers
22Logo of the Colorado Avalanche-
23Logo of the Minnesota Wild-
24Logo of the New York RangersLogo of the Dallas Stars
25Logo of the Chicago BlackhawksLogo of the Tampa Bay Lightning
26Logo of the St. Louis BluesLogo of the New York Rangers
27Logo of the Columbus Blue JacketsLogo of the Los Angeles Kings
28Logo of the St. Louis BluesLogo of the Toronto Maple Leafs
29Logo of the Vegas Golden Knights-
30Logo of the San Jose SharksLogo of the New Jersey Devils
31Logo of the Carolina Hurricanes-
32Logo of the Toronto Maple LeafsLogo of the Boston Bruins
Mar. 22, 2023 at 12:43 a.m.
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Sharks have a decent arsenal of picks, but in this draft the first Tier is the top 4 (Bedard Fantilli Carlsson & Michkov) after that the 2nd tier is about 10 deep of very similar players. Sharks most likely balk at Michkov so if we wind up 4-6 It’s not a bad idea to trade back to #9 still get a top 10 and get 3 additional 2nd’s. I would split them up 1 in 23, 24, & 25
Mar. 22, 2023 at 3:14 a.m.
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The Blues will not be taking Cristall with that pick.
Mar. 22, 2023 at 2:43 p.m.
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Chicago has no market for Russian players so we probably pass on him and draft Dvorsky or Smith
Mar. 22, 2023 at 3:39 p.m.
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jeremy clackston
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Quoting: mokumboi
The Blues will not be taking Cristall with that pick.


Did you even read my description? The Blues trade up in this scenario and the Flyers select Cristall and not the Blues
Mar. 22, 2023 at 3:41 p.m.
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Chicago has no market for Russian players so we probably pass on him and draft Dvorsky or Smith


I just say a Hawks fan saying that if Chicago has 4, they would 100 percent take Michkov and I think most people agree, just because there isn't a Russian market doesn't mean you should pass on Michkov. He is an incredible player
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Mar. 22, 2023 at 5:46 p.m.
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Did you even read my description? The Blues trade up in this scenario and the Flyers select Cristall and not the Blues


Saw this on mobile and did not see the description, so my bad on that... HOWEVER, the Blues are also not trading up to take a winger. In any circumstance one can think, they aren't using that top 10 on a winger. It will be used on a C or a D.
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Mar. 22, 2023 at 8:08 p.m.
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Saw this on mobile and did not see the description, so my bad on that... HOWEVER, the Blues are also not trading up to take a winger. In any circumstance one can think, they aren't using that top 10 on a winger. It will be used on a C or a D.


Sale is a perfect fit for the system but I see where you are coming from, but with Bolduc and Thomas along with the cap to bring in more centers, wouldn't it be likely that they don't look at C?
Mar. 22, 2023 at 8:45 p.m.
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Sale is a perfect fit for the system but I see where you are coming from, but with Bolduc and Thomas along with the cap to bring in more centers, wouldn't it be likely that they don't look at C?


Bolduc will almost certainly be a winger at the NHL level, and I'm not sure what cap you think they have, but there's little to work with and the LD situation has to be addressed above all. But no, wingers are the last thing they need, both now and moving forward. They need a top 6 quality C and some strong new blood in the defense prospects department.
 
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