ROUND 1 | TEAM | ORIGINAL | PLAYER | DETAILS |
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1 | - | This could be the only true lock in the draft at this point. | ||
2 | - | He fits the need for the Ducks more than another center does. Yes I understand Zegras or McTavish can move to wing, but why move them if you don't have to. | ||
3 | - | Fantilli drops past the Blue Jackets, Carlsson seems to be the perfect fit for them and if he is still on the board at 3, I believe the Jackets will have their future first line center here. | ||
4 | - | Fantilli cannot fall any further than here, he is an elite center prospect, the sharks will get one hell of a player here. | ||
5 | - | Rumors have been floated around since the lottery for the Habs to take a defenseman here but they could use another center piece and adding smith would help them have a dynamic 1C, 2C for the future. | ||
6 | - | Benson is an offensive weapon that the Coyotes would be mistaken to miss, he is a stud and already plays with one of their top prospects in Connor Geekie. | ||
7 | - | Been hearing a lot for the Flyers to build from the back end, but their stars are aging and they might be looking to add a center to help them transition. Dvorsky is a great two way player that could fill Courtier's shoes when he moves on from Philly. | ||
8 | - | The capitals have an aging core of Right Handed defenders and if Reinbacher falls to them in this draft I see them taking him and giving him a shot to make the team in October, he seems like he is close to NHL ready, if not one more year of development and they move TVR to get him in the lineup. | ||
9 | - | ASP is the second defender off the board, highly skilled right shot defenseman that would compliment Seider very well on their blueline. | ||
10 | - | The Blues need an elite potential center in their organization and Morre brings crazy speed and great offense to a team that is retooling. | ||
11 | - | From Vancouver with skill pouring out of his years, after a year or team of development he will be a great player for the Canucks. | ||
12 | I cannot see Sale sliding past the Coyotes, they are getting some lethal weapons on wing in this draft. | |||
13 | - | Wood feels like the perfect Buffalo pick, give him time to learn behind the guys that play his style of hockey in Tuch and Thompson. | ||
14 | - | They need help everywhere and Barlow is the best player left on the board as it sits at the moment, he can lead as shown in Juniors and he is a great all around weapon for the Penguins to grow around. | ||
15 | - | He wants to play with his brother, lets make that happen. People have him going much higher in this draft, but I can see him being a perfect fit for Trotz first selection as a GM. Playing with his brother would be awesome and that line would do damage. | ||
16 | - | Offensively talented left handed defenseman goes to the Flames, they need help in a lot of areas and Gulyayev would be a great building block for their blueline. | ||
17 | The Wings need to address their offense after grabbing an electric defenseman in ASP. Danielson has the potential to come in and be the 2C behind Larkin after a year or two of development. | |||
18 | - | The Jets may be blowing it up this year and what is a better option to a team rebuilding the core besides a player that can play any offensive position. | ||
19 | The Hawks have already grabbed a potential generational talent in Bedard, they need to now get him some weapons and Perreault is the perfect complementary player in my opinion, if his junior performances can be replicated in the NHL he will be the steal of the draft. | |||
20 | - | Seattle needs to focus on getting a top defensive prospect in this draft and Dragicevic would instantly become that for them. A great offensive minded right shot defenseman to add to a potent young core. | ||
21 | - | *WASHINGTON* Selects Danlil But, a massive framed player that delivers a strong offensive and physical game. He is a Capitals style player. | ||
22 | Philly adds a piece to their backend after getting a great two way center earlier in the draft. Willander is projected as a TOP 4 defenseman and that will be perfect for Philly. | |||
23 | - | *Winnipeg* The Jets add a solid playmaking winger in Musty. They are embracing the rebuild at this point. | ||
24 | Nashville took a promising winger prospect earlier in the first round and decide toill the need at center here grabbing a good grinder style player in Ritchie. | |||
25 | *PHILLY* An extremely overlooked and undervalued player, extremely shilled and Danny B was a smaller guy himself, he takes the risk and grabs a dynamic player here. | |||
26 | San Jose already got Fantilli at fourth overall, never thought i would be saying that at this point, but here we are, now they add a winger who can complement his game. | |||
27 | - | The Avs have needs all throughout their prospect pool, it happens when you decide to go all in on the cup, they look to grab a player that can do it all offensively and they scoop up Yager later than most would think. | ||
28 | Toronto is in need of defensive depth this most of their d-core getting rather old in terms of NHL players, they take Price here to help transition their d-core into the new era of the leafs. | |||
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30 | - | Carolina needs to add some scoring depth and Haltunen can provide that for them, not to mention he is Finnish and the Canes love Fins | ||
31 | Reports are saying a goalie will go late in the first round, it makes sense that Hrabal goes as the first goalie and it makes sense that the Canadians are looking for a goalie of their future. | |||
32 | - | They won the cup and end up taking a great winger prospect last in the first round. He is from the neighboring state and can bring a solid middle 6 player to the organization. |
ROUND 2 | TEAM | ORIGINAL | PLAYER | DETAILS |
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33 | - | The Ducks skipped out on a center in the first round in order to grab a game changing winger in Michkov. Now they gamble on the undersized Pinelli. He has a ton of skill but lacks the NHL build. | ||
34 | - | Getting Carlsson is huge for the Blue Jackets franchise and they will only get better by adding a future goalie option, personally I am not too high on Augustine but there are a lot of people out there that think he will be great. | ||
35 | - | Adding a strong defensive prospect to the organization after letting Caleb Jones walk, makes sense for them now. | ||
36 | - | The Sharks have addressed their offense up to this point and they make the decision to grab a defenseman that fell a bit in the draft. | ||
37 | - | Montreal grabs a hometown kid that has a high end offensive ability, will pair nicely with Smith on the second line in the future. | ||
38 | - | A stud goaltender for the future of the Yotes, it makes too much sense after they solidified their young forward core early in the draft, now they grab a great goalie prospect. | ||
39 | Long Fall for Stenberg but Buffalo can take players all over so they do not mind adding another center to their prospect pool. | |||
40 | - | The Capitals have addressed a fair share in this draft getting a center prospect from the Wild in the Kuznetsov trade, adding a winger prospect and a top tier defenseman. Now they look for someone that can impact the game in many ways, although Stramel's stock has fallen they take a risk on him for a hopeful high reward. | ||
41 | - | Detroit is looking at three in a row and they start off taking a player who slipped a bit in the draft, Perron is a hell of player and others just looked over him to this point. | ||
42 | A highly skilled undersized center that played at Michigan where Stecey Y could watch. High levels of talent, just lacking the size most teams want. Yzerman is not afraid of taking smaller players. | |||
43 | Already has experience against men, is crafty with the puck but needs more time to develop, the Red Wings should have that time to develop him before they are looking to add him to their lineup. | |||
44 | The Blackhawks look to add another scoring option here and they do so by bringing in Koehn Ziemmer. He had 40+ goals and assists for Prince George in the WHL last year and is a great scoring option. | |||
45 | - | Buffalo brings in a right hand defenseman to fill out their already stacked young blue line. | ||
46 | Nashville has back to back picks here and grabs a defenseman that many believe will go in the early second round. | |||
47 | - | A absolute unit in the BCHL last season, needs time to develop but he will be a point getting machine in a few years for the Predators. | ||
48 | - | Another guy that tore up the BCHL, although he had higher point totals than Suniev the Preds took the guy with the bigger frame. | ||
49 | - | A slip for Strbak, but the Islanders land a solid defenseman with their first pick in this draft. | ||
50 | Seattle is making a point to draft solid defensive prospects this year and Dvorak is a great shutdown option. | |||
51 | Good puck moving defenseman that has a lot of room to grow in the coming years will help add stability to the Blackhawks blueline. | |||
52 | - | Second brother drafted to the same team in this draft first Leonard and now Lind over a point per game with Red Deer this season and adds some depth on the wings for Seattle. | ||
53 | - | Minnesota's first pick this draft after trading out of the first round gets them a hell of a power forward who can put the puck in the net, give him two to three years and they will have a great bottom to middle 6 power forward on their hands. | ||
54 | - | The Kings first pick in this draft lands them with the 2nd line stud of USNTDP. A good all around player that does need time to grow his game but will be a good middle 6 guy when he breaks through. | ||
55 | Played a hop skip and a jump away in Flint and brings a solid offensive depth option tot the Blackhawks organization. | |||
56 | - | The oilers need wingers in their prospect pool and Kliskinen is one hell of a pick in the later part of the second round, he is good offensively and needs to work on skating, but in a couple seasons he will push for a roster spot. | ||
57 | Another underrated Russian player, Rykov was injured this season but he has a high offensive IQ and skates very well, could pan out a lot like Matt Barzal if he is developed correctly. | |||
58 | - | The Devils have a great young team at the moment with pieces still developing Whitelaw brings some tenacity into the devils room he is smaller but plays big for his size. | ||
59 | The Ducks add to their strong defensive prospect pool with Morin, he will bring the Ducks another offensive defenseman that has the possibility to become a top 4 defenseman. | |||
60 | Played all over last season but was able to notch a goal in the SHL, needs to develop more but will be a good NHL winger. | |||
61 | - | On the smaller side, but he had over a point per game in the MHL and will be able to bring instant offense to the stars when he comes over. | ||
62 | - | Another Finnish player to the Hurricanes, he adds size and skill, while developing in Liiga Great late second round pick up for the Canes. | ||
63 | - | Very strong player that is being shown all over the board, many are very high on him in mock drafts and ratings but i feel this is a comfortable spot for him to go, the Panthers add a center prospect witha nose for the net, who is developing against men in the SHL. | ||
64 | Rounding out the second round the wild opt to take Jarventie, he is a playmaking winger that has a great passing game and offers the wild a strong middle to bottom 6 winger option. |