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Draft Class: 2023

Created By: Caufield

Published: Mar. 28 at 2:59 p.m.

DRAFT

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Round 1
1. Connor Bedard (Chicago Blackhawks) (Details: Generational).
2. Leo Carlsson (Anaheim Ducks) (Details: I’d keep him at 2 for now, even though Fantilli has a higher ceiling imo. LC is much better 2 way).
3. Adam Fantilli (Columbus Blue Jackets) (Details: Sky high potential, pretty underrated rookie season imo).
4. Will Smith (San Jose Sharks) (Details: Monster NCAA season, he should be finalist for Hobey Baker imo).
5. Matvei Michkov (Montreal Canadiens) (Details: KHL phenom, very likely that he comes to NA eventually).
6. Zach Benson (Arizona Coyotes) (Details: Solid season in the NHL. It’s super rare to see players that are not top 5 pick make it to the NHL at 18, and even more so for small guys. Had good production as well).
7. Ryan Leonard (Philadelphia Flyers) (Details: Crazy season at BC, his potential is actually kinda of ridicules, and imo, has seemed to have rise since the draft).
8. David Reinbacher (Washington Capitals) (Details: I know its only been 3 games, but man he looks insane in the AHL. He’s proven that the problems in Europe was because of his dog sht team).
9. Dmitri Simashev (Detroit Red Wings) (Details: Likely one of the top 5 most underrated prospects in the league. He’s gonna be such a monster, and very well could be a top 10 LD in the league someday).
10. Gabe Perreault (St. Louis Blues) (Details: Maybe he isn’t the player driver, but we can’t ignore the season he had).
11. Axel Sandin Pellikka (Vancouver Canucks) (Details: Small and questionable defensively, but he has elite potential.).
12. Oliver Bonk (Arizona Coyotes from Ottawa Senators) (Details: One of the best risers in this draft, he might be good enough for a top pair role one day, and if not, a great #3).
13. Tom Willander (Buffalo Sabres) (Details: Could very well take Hronek’s spot in 5 years or so).
14. Dalibor Dvorsky (Pittsburgh Penguins) (Details: Solid season, not much else to say).
15. Quentin Musty (Nashville Predators) (Details: Somehow SJ got a guy with 1st line potential in the late 20s. Huge for the rebuild).
16. Easton Cowan (Calgary Flames) (Details: Yes TOR, you got a good one…).
17. Daniil But (Detroit Red Wings from New York Islanders) (Details: Will be a cheat code if he makes it to North America).
18. Bradly Nadeau (Winnipeg Jets) (Details: He had a crazy freshman season, don't know why people aren't talking about him).
19. Gavin Brindley (Chicago Blackhawks from Tampa Bay Lightning) (Details: Insane season, but like all small guys, will have to prove it at the next level).
20. Nate Danielson (Seattle Kraken) (Details: Started poorly, but played well after the trade).
21. Brayden Yager (Minnesota Wild).
22. Colby Barlow (Philadelphia Flyers from Los Angeles Kings).
23. Oliver Moore (New York Rangers).
24. Tanner Molendyk (Nashville Predators from Edmonton Oilers).
25. Theo Lindstein (St. Louis Blues from Toronto Maple Leafs).
26. Matthew Wood (San Jose Sharks from New Jersey Devils).
27. Calum Ritchie (Colorado Avalanche).
28. Otto Stenberg (Toronto Maple Leafs from Boston Bruins).
29. Andrew Cristall (St. Louis Blues from Dallas Stars).
30. David Edstrom (Carolina Hurricanes).
31. Lenni Hämeenaho (Colorado Avalanche from Florida Panthers).
32. Samuel Honzek (Vegas Golden Knights).

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ROUND 1	TEAM	ORIGINAL	PLAYER	DETAILS

1	-	Connor Bedard	Generational
2	-	Leo Carlsson	I’d keep him at 2 for now, even though Fantilli has a higher ceiling imo. LC is much better 2 way
3	-	Adam Fantilli	Sky high potential, pretty underrated rookie season imo
4	-	Will Smith	Monster NCAA season, he should be finalist for Hobey Baker imo
5	-	Matvei Michkov (+2 )	KHL phenom, very likely that he comes to NA eventually
6	-	Zach Benson (+7 )	Solid season in the NHL. It’s super rare to see players that are not top 5 pick make it to the NHL at 18, and even more so for small guys. Had good production as well
7	-	Ryan Leonard (+1 )	Crazy season at BC, his potential is actually kinda of ridicules, and imo, has seemed to have rise since the draft
8	-	David Reinbacher (-3 )	I know its only been 3 games, but man he looks insane in the AHL. He’s proven that the problems in Europe was because of his dog sht team
9	-	Dmitri Simashev (-3 )	Likely one of the top 5 most underrated prospects in the league. He’s gonna be such a monster, and very well could be a top 10 LD in the league someday
10	-	Gabe Perreault (+13 )	Maybe he isn’t the player driver, but we can’t ignore the season he had
11	-	Axel Sandin Pellikka (+6 )	Small and questionable defensively, but he has elite potential.
12		Oliver Bonk (+10 )	One of the best risers in this draft, he might be good enough for a top pair role one day, and if not, a great #3
13	-	Tom Willander (-2 )	Could very well take Hronek’s spot in 5 years or so
14	-	Dalibor Dvorsky (-4 )	Solid season, not much else to say
15	-	Quentin Musty (+11 )	Somehow SJ got a guy with 1st line potential in the late 20s. Huge for the rebuild
16	-	Easton Cowan (+12 )	Yes TOR, you got a good one…
17		Daniil But (-5 )	Will be a cheat code if he makes it to North America
18	-	Bradly Nadeau (+12 )	He had a crazy freshman season, don't know why people aren't talking about him
19		Gavin Brindley (+15 )	Insane season, but like all small guys, will have to prove it at the next level
20	-	Nate Danielson (-11 )	Started poorly, but played well after the trade
21	-	Brayden Yager (-7 )
22		Colby Barlow (-4 )
23	-	Oliver Moore (-4 )
24		Tanner Molendyk
25		Theo Lindstein (+4 )
26		Matthew Wood (-11 )
27	-	Calum Ritchie
28		Otto Stenberg (-3 )
29		Andrew Cristall (+11 )
30	-	David Edstrom (+2 )
31		Lenni Hämeenaho (+27 )
32	-	Samuel Honzek (-16 )

Mar. 28 at 3:09 p.m.

Z0ra

power forward

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Solid list.

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Mar. 28 at 4:04 p.m.

Jobob77

Joined: Jul. 2021

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Had Hameenaho 14 on my list last year. Happy to see him in your top 32.

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Mar. 28 at 4:18 p.m.

NHLfan10506

Joined: May 2019

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Good list.

Perron, Dragicevic and Kantserov probably candidates for 1st round.

Whitelaw should be close...one of the best defensive forwards in NCAA.

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Mar. 28 at 11:35 p.m.

mokumboi

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Well, you and I have some very sharp disagreements all over this list, but I'm gonna let that all go and celebrate you for being the first person here to realize Wood ain;t all that.

Mar. 29 at 11:44 a.m.

BigBadBurke

PittsburghModelMyAss

Joined: Aug. 2020

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Quoting: NHLfan10506

Good list.

Perron, Dragicevic and Kantserov probably candidates for 1st round.

Whitelaw should be close...one of the best defensive forwards in NCAA.

am i missing smtg here? Drag has regressed... like, A LOT

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