| ROUND 1 | TEAM | ORIGINAL | PLAYER | DETAILS |
|---|
| 1 | - | The most productive player in the draft so far likely has one of if not the highest potential. | ||
| 2 | - | Very close to Slaf, they create tier 1 | ||
| 3 | - | Compared to expectations before the start of the season, he is a little less good then we would have liked, but he is doing decent and has great potential | ||
| 4 | - | Pavel Mintyukov (+6 | One of the most surprising players, a lot of us didn't expect him to be this good this fast | |
| 5 | - | Danila Yurov (+19 | Putting Michkovesk numbers in the KHL. He is a year older, but still very impressive | |
| 6 | Isn't able to crack a real spot in the league yet, but its a matter of time he becomes a reliable top 4 player, and eventually, top pair | |||
| 7 | Cooled down compared to the start of the season, but the team has as well | |||
| 8 | - | Shane Wright (-4 | Underrated AHL season. He needs to start impacting in the NHL, but for now, he won't slide as much as in other redrafts | |
| 9 | - | Cutter Gauthier (-4 | Incredible scoring in the NCAA. The situation with the trade does play a small role on his ranking | |
| 10 | - | Rutger McGroarty (+4 | As impressive NCAA season as Cutter. One of the most underrated prospects in the league | |
| 11 | Jonathan Lekkerimäki (+4 | Huge bounce-back season in the SHL, he is trending up | ||
| 12 | - | Jimmy Snuggerud (+11 | Points dropped a bit, but his team quality did as well, not much to worry about | |
| 13 | Another NCAA stud, not quite as dominate as the others, but definitely a high talent | |||
| 14 | - | Jiri Kulich (+14 | Growing into the best BUF prospect | |
| 15 | - | Brad Lambert (+15 | Very good steady AHL season | |
| 16 | Solid play in Europe. Not clear he becomes a true top 6 player in BUF, but he will very important wherever he plays | |||
| 17 | - | Marco Kasper (-9 | Had an incredibly rough start, but is bouncing back very well. Look for him to rise in the future | |
| 18 | - | Seamus Casey (+28 | Next 2 are very close, but I will give the edge to the position. Both these guys are on fire in the NCAA, putting up huge pts as D | |
| 19 | Lane Hutson (+43 | |||
| 20 | - | Matthew Poitras (+34 | Has fallen a bit compared to early season ranking, but definitely developing into a great middle 6 player. IMO, he could be Danault 2.0 | |
| 21 | - | Matthew Savoie (-12 | The next 3 fall due to not playing in great competition, but they all have very good potential | |
| 22 | Conor Geekie (-11 | |||
| 23 | - | Denton Mateychuk (-11 | ||
| 24 | - | Sam Rinzel (+1 | Underrated D. Has size and puts up pts. He should become a good top 4 D | |
| 25 | Jagger Firkus (+10 | The pts he is putting is too much to ignore | ||
| 26 | Joakim Kemell (-9 | Being slept on for sure, but he needs to do a bit more to get higher. He should rise though, so don't worry | ||
| 27 | Jordan Dumais (+69 | Goes under the radar, but it is hard to rank him higher till we see higher competition play, and if it will translate or not. | ||
| 28 | Ivan Miroshnichenko (-8 | Has great potential, he is just not developed yet | ||
| 29 | Lian Bichsel (-11 | The next 2 are too physically big to ignore. Have good potential as well | ||
| 30 | Maveric Lamoureux (-1 | |||
| 31 | - | Good season, probably a good middle 6 guy | ||
| 32 | Cameron Lund (+2 | Underrated for sure, don't know how much potential in the NHL there is though |