1 | | - | | Obvious |
2 | | - | | Fairly obvious too, Fantilli, McTavish and Zegras should give the ducks a competitive top 6 |
3 | | - | | Blue Jackets already have Gaudreau and Laine, they need centres and Leo Carlsson fits the bill perfectly. |
4 | | - | | Sharks take Will Smith, him and Eklund will be a great 1-2 punch |
5 | | - | | Habs take Moore here, as taking Reinbacher/Sandin-Pelikka here would be a mistake |
6 | | - | | Yotes take Reinbacher, as they're already solid up front. |
7 | | - | | Flyers take the skilled undersized Benson, who would complement other young forwards |
8 | | - | | Caps take the risk on Michkov here, they sure like their russians. Can't see Michkov falling anywhere past this point. |
9 | | - | | Wings take Dvorsky, who should make the wings have a competitive top 6 at centre. |
10 | | - | | Wood seems like the clear pick here, physically complementing Kyrou and Thomas |
11 | | - | | Cant really see Leonard falling past 13-14, as he is highly skilled. Canucks probably take him. |
12 | | | | After taking Reinbacher, I can see the Coyotes taking centreman Nate Danielson. |
13 | | - | | The Sabres will take Pelikka to really round out their D group. Dont see Pelikka falling any farther than this. |
14 | | - | | The Penguins will be in dire need of every position in the upcoming years, so I can see them taking ultra-talented Cristall. |
15 | | - | | I could see the Predators risking it for the big centreman Charlie Stramel, who is due for a big bounceback year. |
16 | | - | | Yager instantly solidifies a team's top six at centre, so with Lindholm potentially being traded, Yager could go to Flames. |
17 | | | | Tom Willander is a RHD and he is improving quickly; look for Detroit to take him. |
18 | | - | | Similar to Yager. |
19 | | | | After taking Bedard, they complement Korchinski with Lukas Dragicevic |
20 | | - | | Calum Ritchie seems to perfectly fit the Kraken |
21 | | - | | The Wild already have Kaprizov and Boldy on the wings, Stenberg fits their timeline. |
22 | | | | Sale is a big risk, big reward, Flyers could take him at 22OA. |
23 | | - | | They already have their wingers and I dont really see them reaching for a goalie/centre at 23OA. |
24 | | | | After taking big centre Charlie Stramel, they take highly skilled, smaller Mikhail Gulyayev at D. |
25 | | | | Theo Lindstein goes to STL, as they already have forwards. |
26 | | | | cant really see Perreault going farther than this. |
27 | | - | | Avs go BPA. |
28 | | | | Leafs take Nadeau. |
29 | | | | To round out their 3 pick first-round, Blues will take Skilled Ethan Gauthier |
30 | | - | | The Swiss Army Knife of the draft goes to Carolina. Similar to Jordan staal imo. |
31 | | | | Habs take Jayden Perron with 31oa. |
32 | | - | | To round out the first-round, VGK takes RD Oliver Bonk. |