1 | | - | | It's pretty obvious, whoever selects first is going to take Celebrini.
The only real other option would be if the team selecting feels Demidov is going to be a bigger star (Which is very possible) |
2 | | - | | Demidov is the only other option I feel that can go number 1 overall over Celebrini but Celebrini is the safer pick with Demidov needing to stay in Russia for a bit. |
3 | | - | | This is where it becomes a draft. Levshunov was seen as a prospect that could have gone first in early rankings. A dominating right handed defenseman, this would be a huge pick up for Chicago to get a second Franchise level player to grow with Bedard. |
4 | | - | | The ducks replace the loss of Drysdale and take another RHD. Granted he may not be the best player on the board but he is very high up there and fills a spot that is much harder to draft for being Right Defense. |
5 | | - | | The Habs need to get an Elite Center prospect to fall in behind their young Captain. Sure they have Dach who is a great option but he can be moved to wing and Catton would fill the second line center role perfectly. |
6 | | - | | Arizona has been drafting size lately and it continues here. They will have a massive blueline and some deep Russian connections on this team.
Could see a left sided one two punch of Silayev and Simashev in their future.
They go Defenseman here as they are loaded up front with forward prospects. |
7 | | - | | The Train of Defensemen continues, Ottawa is another team with a great young forward core. They need to find a long term right defenseman that could pair up with Sanderson. Parekh is probably the best remaining right handed option on defense so they go with him based off needs. |
8 | | - | | With some big options left on the board the Flames will go ahead and forego some of them and draft their Franchise's greatest player's son. Iginla is not a bad pick by any means, he will still offer them a very good prospect that will bud into a great NHLer. It is a slight reach. |
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10 | | - | | The Sabres continue loading up their offense. They have one of the best young d-cores in the league and they can afford to take a risk on the lengthy Lindstrom. They have arguably the deepest prospect pool in the league and it continues to get even deeper. |
11 | | - | | Best player on the board, Buium falls a little bit as more teams are going out and getting players based more off needs than best players available. |
12 | | - | | Briere is not holding back as the Flyers GM and I am loving it. He goes out and gets a center option for Michkov. They are greatly in need of a good center prospect that they will be able to pair up with their franchise superstar when he comes over. |
13 | | - | | Washington goes with yet another goal scoring option to add to Miro and Leonard, they are realizing that their scoring depth is what is causing issues right now and they opt to go out and get someone that can fill that role in the future. Other parts of his game really need refining and they will be fine waiting for him to develop in College |
14 | | - | | Helenius will be exactly what the wild are looking for, an Impact winger to join a young team that is need of more right winger depth outside of Yurov. |
15 | | | | The Pens gift San Jose a kid that is absolutely on a tear as a 17 year old in the dub. After getting Celebrini they are able to get someone that can slot in next to him for years to come or someone that can offer depth scoring on the second line. |
16 | | - | | Stevey-Y does not have an issue with Russian players and he makes the decision to go out and get a talented winger to pair with Danielson or Kasper in the near future. |
17 | | - | | The Islanders NEED a good right wing prospect in their system as they have near none. Greentree would fit that identity on the island perfectly. |
18 | | - | | The Blues really need a Right Handed Defenseman in their system as they literally have none, it was between Jiricek and Mews for him here but if Jiricek can pan out like his brother he is the better selection here. |
19 | | - | | Vegas likes offense and Connelly brings exactly that, sure he has some office issues but where is a better place to fix that other than Vegas lmfao. If they feel the issues will not effect him than they take him to add some high end scoring to their very dry prospect pool. |
20 | | - | | LA needs a good LW prospect. Basha seems like the choice that they would make to add to their depth. |
21 | | | | Chicago takes a reach in the first round and selects a guy that should be ranked much higher. This will give Bedard a very talented teammate to work with and they are setting up their next core with Bedard, Levshunov and Stiga. |
22 | | - | | MBN slips a bit in the draft with teams addressing their needs. The Preds benefit from this getting a highend power forward prospect to add to their young front end. |
23 | | - | | Toronto needs to add to their cabinets in for defensive prospects in a bad way. They go out and get a near point per game defenseman that needs to work on his own end but has the offensive talent pouring out of him. |
24 | | | | The Ducks need to get a top RW prospect, most of their depth is at the LW position and they need to do what they can to try and get a piece that can play RW in their top 6 |
25 | | | | The Habs go out and get the brother to one of their most promising defensive prospects. They will have an amazing d-core going forward for a long time. |
26 | | | | Howe has proven that he is not a byproduct of Bedard after having a great season without him in the lineup. Philly is loading up to be a offensive juggernaut. |
27 | | - | | Best Player on the board, is his brother Cal? |
28 | | | | The Flames kind of need everything and they go ahead and grab the undersized defenseman that fell strictly do to the fact that he is only 5'9". |
29 | | - | | The Hurricanes could go any direction with this pick but I have them taking the best Defenseman currently on the board |
30 | | | | More so I hometown selection. Very good season with the Chicago Steel. The Senators don't really need Centers at the moment but he is the best player on the board. |
31 | | - | | BPA |
32 | | - | | Best Center on the Board in my opinion and they definitely need to bring in some young center options |