SHARKIE'S APRIL 2023 TOP 50 DRAFT RANKINGS WITH TEAM EXPLANATIONS

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Draft Class: 2023

Created By: Sharkie69

Published: Apr. 17, 2023 at 2:05 p.m.

Lottery Winners:

St. Louis Blues (10→1)
Detroit Red Wings (9→2)

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Lottery winners
1. St. Louis Blues
2. Detroit Red Wings
Round 1
1. Connor Bedard (St. Louis Blues) (Details: Why do the Blues always win the lottery in my drafts? I swear it's not rigged.).
2. Adam Fantilli (Detroit Red Wings) (Details: A great player to speed up the Yzerplan.).
3. Matvei Michkov (Anaheim Ducks) (Details: The Ducks are the kind of team to take Michkov in my opinion.).
4. Leo Carlsson (Columbus Blue Jackets) (Details: You probably already know why this is a good fit.).
5. Will Smith (Chicago Blackhawks) (Details: As much as I would like them to take someone else to piss people off, I think the Blackhawks would take Smith here, even with their infinite stupidity.).
6. Zach Benson (San Jose Sharks) (Details: BPA).
7. Dalibor Dvorsky (Montreal Canadiens) (Details: No, I will not stop getting Montreal Dvorsky, thank you very much.).
8. Eduard Sale (Arizona Coyotes) (Details: I think Arizona goes with the much safer pick in Sale over Cristall or Perreault.).
9. Andrew Cristall (Philadelphia Flyers) (Details: Finally, the Flyers make a good decision in their rebuild.).
10. Gabe Perreault (Washington Capitals) (Details: While I do see them considering someone like Barlow or Leonard, I see them taking the better player in Perreault here.).
11. David Reinbacher (Vancouver Canucks) (Details: BPA).
12. Mikhail Gulyayev (Arizona Coyotes from Ottawa Senators) (Details: Gulyayev is a great selection for a team with two firsts, so I see Arizona taking him.).
13. Axel Sandin Pellikka (Buffalo Sabres) (Details: Great fit.).
14. Oliver Moore (Pittsburgh Penguins) (Details: Moore doesn't fall past here.).
15. Ryan Leonard (Nashville Predators) (Details: No way Nashville doesn't take Leonard here.).
16. Brayden Yager (Montreal Canadiens from Florida Panthers) (Details: BPA).
17. Matthew Wood (Calgary Flames) (Details: Calgary adds a player that Sutter would actually play when he's ready.).
18. Colby Barlow (Detroit Red Wings from New York Islanders) (Details: I could see Detroit taking Heidt or Danielson here, but since they have already taken Fantilli in this draft, I have them taking Barlow.).
19. Riley Heidt (Winnipeg Jets) (Details: BPA).
20. Nate Danielson (Chicago Blackhawks from Tampa Bay Lightning) (Details: BPA).
21. Oliver Bonk (Seattle Kraken) (Details: Seattle adds a good defensive defenseman.).
22. Gavin Brindley (Minnesota Wild) (Details: BPA).
23. Quentin Musty (Columbus Blue Jackets from Los Angeles Kings) (Details: BPA).
24. Dmitri Simashev (St. Louis Blues from New York Rangers) (Details: St. Louis grabs a defenseman, and one of the biggest boom-or-bust players in this draft class.).
25. Jayden Perron (New York Rangers from Dallas Stars) (Details: BPA).
26. Samuel Honzek (Colorado Avalanche) (Details: BPA).
27. Caden Price (Nashville Predators from Edmonton Oilers) (Details: BPA).
28. Hunter Brzustewicz (Vegas Golden Knights) (Details: BPA).
29. Gracyn Sawchyn (St. Louis Blues from Toronto Maple Leafs) (Details: Good centre pickup for St. Louis.).
30. Koehn Ziemmer (San Jose Sharks from New Jersey Devils) (Details: BPA).
31. Lukas Dragicevic (Carolina Hurricanes) (Details: BPA).
32. Theo Lindstein (Toronto Maple Leafs from Boston Bruins) (Details: BPA).

Round 2
33. Luca Cagnoni (Anaheim Ducks).
34. Luca Pinelli (Columbus Blue Jackets).
35. Calum Ritchie (Chicago Blackhawks).
36. Ethan Gauthier (San Jose Sharks).
37. Trey Augustine (Montreal Canadiens).
38. Oscar Fisker Mølgaard (Arizona Coyotes).
39. Mathieu Cataford (Buffalo Sabres from Philadelphia Flyers).
40. Otto Stenberg (Washington Capitals).
41. Noah Dower Nilsson (Detroit Red Wings).
42. Cameron Allen (Detroit Red Wings from St. Louis Blues).
43. Michael Hrabal (Detroit Red Wings from Vancouver Canucks).
44. Daniil But (Chicago Blackhawks from Ottawa Senators).
45. Maxim Strbak (Buffalo Sabres).
46. Kasper Halttunen (Nashville Predators from Pittsburgh Penguins).
47. Charlie Stramel (Nashville Predators).
48. William Whitelaw (Florida Panthers).
49. Nick Lardis (Calgary Flames).
50. Bradly Nadeau (New York Islanders).

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ROUND 1	TEAM	ORIGINAL	PLAYER	DETAILS

1	-	Connor Bedard	Why do the Blues always win the lottery in my drafts? I swear it's not rigged.
2	-	Adam Fantilli	A great player to speed up the Yzerplan.
3	-	Matvei Michkov	The Ducks are the kind of team to take Michkov in my opinion.
4	-	Leo Carlsson	You probably already know why this is a good fit.
5	-	Will Smith	As much as I would like them to take someone else to piss people off, I think the Blackhawks would take Smith here, even with their infinite stupidity.
6	-	Zach Benson	BPA
7	-	Dalibor Dvorsky	No, I will not stop getting Montreal Dvorsky, thank you very much.
8	-	Eduard Sale	I think Arizona goes with the much safer pick in Sale over Cristall or Perreault.
9	-	Andrew Cristall	Finally, the Flyers make a good decision in their rebuild.
10	-	Gabe Perreault	While I do see them considering someone like Barlow or Leonard, I see them taking the better player in Perreault here.
11	-	David Reinbacher	BPA
12		Mikhail Gulyayev	Gulyayev is a great selection for a team with two firsts, so I see Arizona taking him.
13	-	Axel Sandin Pellikka	Great fit.
14	-	Oliver Moore	Moore doesn't fall past here.
15	-	Ryan Leonard	No way Nashville doesn't take Leonard here.
16		Brayden Yager	BPA
17	-	Matthew Wood	Calgary adds a player that Sutter would actually play when he's ready.
18		Colby Barlow	I could see Detroit taking Heidt or Danielson here, but since they have already taken Fantilli in this draft, I have them taking Barlow.
19	-	Riley Heidt	BPA
20		Nate Danielson	BPA
21	-	Oliver Bonk	Seattle adds a good defensive defenseman.
22	-	Gavin Brindley	BPA
23		Quentin Musty	BPA
24		Dmitri Simashev	St. Louis grabs a defenseman, and one of the biggest boom-or-bust players in this draft class.
25		Jayden Perron	BPA
26	-	Samuel Honzek	BPA
27		Caden Price	BPA
28	-	Hunter Brzustewicz	BPA
29		Gracyn Sawchyn	Good centre pickup for St. Louis.
30		Koehn Ziemmer	BPA
31	-	Lukas Dragicevic	BPA
32		Theo Lindstein	BPA

ROUND 2	TEAM	ORIGINAL	PLAYER	DETAILS

33	-	Luca Cagnoni
34	-	Luca Pinelli
35	-	Calum Ritchie
36	-	Ethan Gauthier
37	-	Trey Augustine
38	-	Oscar Fisker Mølgaard
39		Mathieu Cataford
40	-	Otto Stenberg
41	-	Noah Dower Nilsson
42		Cameron Allen
43		Michael Hrabal
44		Daniil But
45	-	Maxim Strbak
46		Kasper Halttunen
47	-	Charlie Stramel
48	-	William Whitelaw
49	-	Nick Lardis
50	-	Bradly Nadeau
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Apr. 17, 2023 at 7:12 p.m.

mokumboi

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First two picks = great stuff
Sawchyn = can't think of a single reason they'd so that, especially after grabbing Bedard... the Blues do not care much for tiny centers

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Apr. 17, 2023 at 11:17 p.m.

LIRIK

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If two teams lower than MTL win the lottery, i could see them draft Dvorsky or Reinbacher.

Apr. 18, 2023 at 6:51 a.m.

Sharkie69

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Quoting: mokumboi

First two picks = great stuff
Sawchyn = can't think of a single reason they'd so that, especially after grabbing Bedard... the Blues do not care much for tiny centers

Who would you pick in that situation? Lindstein?

Apr. 18, 2023 at 8:44 a.m.

mokumboi

Joined: Apr. 2019

Posts: 29,185

Likes: 11,314

Quoting: Sharkie69

Who would you pick in that situation? Lindstein?

Hmm. Probably.

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