| 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. |