Hypothetical #1: Detroit gets first pick

Draft Class: 2020

Published: May 21, 2020 at 12:49 p.m.

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Round 1
1. Alexis Lafrenière (Detroit Red Wings) (Details: Detroit can breathe).
2. Quinton Byfield (Ottawa Senators) (Details: #1 center).
3. Tim Stützle (New Jersey Devils) (Details: Skill guy with untapped potential goes to NJD).
4. Alexander Holtz (Ottawa Senators from San Jose Sharks) (Details: Could've gone Drysdale, I guess it depends on who you ask. If you get a #1 dynamic center in Byfield, I think you should double down and add another scorer to go along with him to speed up their process.).
5. Jamie Drysdale (Los Angeles Kings) (Details: Kings get their next top Dman).
6. Cole Perfetti (Anaheim Ducks) (Details: Great scorer ANA could use).
7. Marco Rossi (Buffalo Sabres) (Details: BUF adds an undersized, skilled forward to their mix.).
8. Jake Sanderson (Montreal Canadiens) (Details: Potential#1 option for Montreal. Needs at least a year in the NCAA).
9. Yaroslav Askarov (Chicago Blackhawks) (Details: Elite goalie for chicago).
10. Lucas Raymond (New Jersey Devils from Arizona Coyotes) (Details: Playmaking, great skating Swede to NJD. Adding Raymond and Stutzle to the mix is a W for NJD).
11. Anton Lundell (Minnesota Wild) (Details: strong 2 way center).
12. Helge Grans (Vancouver Canucks) (Details: Rising dman. solid RHD).
13. Dylan Holloway (Nashville Predators) (Details: Tough two way player. plays with a lot of heart).
14. Braden Schneider (Florida Panthers) (Details: RHD to add to Florida, who doesn't have crazy good D prospects.).
15. Jack Quinn (Calgary Flames) (Details: Quinn falls to Calgary. Book it).
16. Rodion Amirov (New York Rangers) (Details: Rangers take another skilled Russian).
17. Justin Barron (Winnipeg Jets) (Details: RHD. Risky pick but a very high reward.Has good size and puck moving ability.Couldve gone Guhle here, but I figured they would add a RHD to their system).
18. Kaiden Guhle (Ottawa Senators from New York Islanders) (Details: Rock solid D to Ottawa).
19. Seth Jarvis (Columbus Blue Jackets) (Details: Skilled, a tad bit undersized RW/LW fits the CBJ mold. After losing a couple skilled guys, this pick could be a huge steal for them.).
20. Dawson Mercer (Carolina Hurricanes from Toronto Maple Leafs) (Details: BPA, Carolina gets another goal scoring threat for the top 6).
21. Noel Gunler (New York Rangers from Carolina Hurricanes) (Details: BPA, Swede right shot goal scorer).
22. Connor Zary (Dallas Stars) (Details: Two way center).
23. John-Jason Peterka (Edmonton Oilers) (Details: Skilled, fast german LW whoas experience playing RW and C as well. more than likely a wing for edm).
24. Topi Niemelä (Vegas Golden Knights) (Details: Right shot puck moving dman to Vegas).
25. Roni Hirvonen (Minnesota Wild from Pittsburgh Penguins) (Details: Threat scorer finnish player after choosing Lundell. MIN fans I wanted to go defense here, but I hear mixed reviews from fans about taking a D with this pick.).
26. Shakir Mukhamadullin (Philadelphia Flyers) (Details: Big, tough russian dman).
27. Daniel Torgersson (Washington Capitals) (Details: Big boy. Powerforward.Could choose D with this pick).
28. Lukas Reichel (San Jose Sharks from Tampa Bay Lightning) (Details: SJ gets a steal.Offensive German threat to SJS).
29. Jacob Perreault (Colorado Avalanche) (Details: BPA, two way scorer).
30. William Wallinder (St. Louis Blues) (Details: Big dman who hasuck moving ability. Has fallen in the draft rankings but the potential is still there).
31. Jérémie Poirier (Anaheim Ducks from Boston Bruins) (Details: ANA takes risky Jeremie Poirier. Not very good defensively but has a ton of offensive skill. Can be their next offensive dman).

Round 2
32. Nico Daws (Detroit Red Wings) (Details: Detroit gets an underrated goalie prospect).
33. Daemon Hunt (Ottawa Senators) (Details: OTT goes dman, who has dropped a little bit in the rankings).
34. Jan Bednar (San Jose Sharks) (Details: SJS gets a goalie).
35. Brendan Brisson (Los Angeles Kings) (Details: what a steal for L.A).
36. Tyson Foerster (Anaheim Ducks) (Details: goal scoring RW).
37. Ozzy Wiesblatt (Nashville Predators from New Jersey Devils) (Details: Playmaking RW).
38. Ryan O'Rourke (Buffalo Sabres) (Details: Solid dman for BUF).
39. Jan Mysak (Montreal Canadiens) (Details: Two way winger who dropped in rankings, potential steal for MTL).
40. Hendrix Lapierre (Montreal Canadiens from Chicago Blackhawks) (Details: playmaking center for MTL).
41. Zion Nybeck (Arizona Coyotes).
42. Lukas Cormier (Minnesota Wild).
43. Eemil Viro (Los Angeles Kings from Vancouver Canucks).
44. Yan Kuznetsov (Nashville Predators).
45. Mavrik Bourque (Florida Panthers).
46. Ridly Greig (Calgary Flames).
47. Will Cuylle (Carolina Hurricanes from New York Rangers).
48. Theodor Niederbach (Winnipeg Jets).
49. Tyler Kleven (Ottawa Senators from New York Islanders).
50. Luke Tuch (Ottawa Senators from Columbus Blue Jackets).
51. Joni Jurmo (Toronto Maple Leafs).
52. Alexander Nikishin (Carolina Hurricanes).
53. Thomas Bordeleau (Ottawa Senators from Dallas Stars).
54. Emil Andrae (Detroit Red Wings from Edmonton Oilers).
55. Eamon Powell (Los Angeles Kings from Vegas Golden Knights).
56. Justin Sourdif (Chicago Blackhawks from Pittsburgh Penguins).
57. Jaromir Pytlik (Philadelphia Flyers).
58. Marat Khusnutdinov (Detroit Red Wings from Washington Capitals).
59. Antonio Stranges (Tampa Bay Lightning).
60. William Villeneuve (San Jose Sharks from Colorado Avalanche).
61. Jean-Luc Foudy (Montreal Canadiens from St. Louis Blues).
62. Luke Evangelista (Boston Bruins).

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ROUND 1	TEAM	ORIGINAL	PLAYER	DETAILS

1	-	Alexis Lafrenière	Detroit can breathe
2	-	Quinton Byfield	#1 center
3	-	Tim Stützle	Skill guy with untapped potential goes to NJD
4		Alexander Holtz	Could've gone Drysdale, I guess it depends on who you ask. If you get a #1 dynamic center in Byfield, I think you should double down and add another scorer to go along with him to speed up their process.
5	-	Jamie Drysdale	Kings get their next top Dman
6	-	Cole Perfetti	Great scorer ANA could use
7	-	Marco Rossi	BUF adds an undersized, skilled forward to their mix.
8	-	Jake Sanderson	Potential#1 option for Montreal. Needs at least a year in the NCAA
9	-	Yaroslav Askarov	Elite goalie for chicago
10		Lucas Raymond	Playmaking, great skating Swede to NJD. Adding Raymond and Stutzle to the mix is a W for NJD
11	-	Anton Lundell	strong 2 way center
12	-	Helge Grans	Rising dman. solid RHD
13	-	Dylan Holloway	Tough two way player. plays with a lot of heart
14	-	Braden Schneider	RHD to add to Florida, who doesn't have crazy good D prospects.
15	-	Jack Quinn	Quinn falls to Calgary. Book it
16	-	Rodion Amirov	Rangers take another skilled Russian
17	-	Justin Barron	RHD. Risky pick but a very high reward.Has good size and puck moving ability.Couldve gone Guhle here, but I figured they would add a RHD to their system
18		Kaiden Guhle	Rock solid D to Ottawa
19	-	Seth Jarvis	Skilled, a tad bit undersized RW/LW fits the CBJ mold. After losing a couple skilled guys, this pick could be a huge steal for them.
20		Dawson Mercer	BPA, Carolina gets another goal scoring threat for the top 6
21		Noel Gunler	BPA, Swede right shot goal scorer
22	-	Connor Zary	Two way center
23	-	John-Jason Peterka	Skilled, fast german LW whoas experience playing RW and C as well. more than likely a wing for edm
24	-	Topi Niemelä	Right shot puck moving dman to Vegas
25		Roni Hirvonen	Threat scorer finnish player after choosing Lundell. MIN fans I wanted to go defense here, but I hear mixed reviews from fans about taking a D with this pick.
26	-	Shakir Mukhamadullin	Big, tough russian dman
27	-	Daniel Torgersson	Big boy. Powerforward.Could choose D with this pick
28		Lukas Reichel	SJ gets a steal.Offensive German threat to SJS
29	-	Jacob Perreault	BPA, two way scorer
30	-	William Wallinder	Big dman who hasuck moving ability. Has fallen in the draft rankings but the potential is still there
31		Jérémie Poirier	ANA takes risky Jeremie Poirier. Not very good defensively but has a ton of offensive skill. Can be their next offensive dman

ROUND 2	TEAM	ORIGINAL	PLAYER	DETAILS

32	-	Nico Daws	Detroit gets an underrated goalie prospect
33	-	Daemon Hunt	OTT goes dman, who has dropped a little bit in the rankings
34	-	Jan Bednar	SJS gets a goalie
35	-	Brendan Brisson	what a steal for L.A
36	-	Tyson Foerster	goal scoring RW
37		Ozzy Wiesblatt	Playmaking RW
38	-	Ryan O'Rourke	Solid dman for BUF
39	-	Jan Mysak	Two way winger who dropped in rankings, potential steal for MTL
40		Hendrix Lapierre	playmaking center for MTL
41	-	Zion Nybeck	Draft Pick Forfeited
42	-	Lukas Cormier
43		Eemil Viro
44	-	Yan Kuznetsov
45	-	Mavrik Bourque
46	-	Ridly Greig
47		Will Cuylle
48	-	Theodor Niederbach
49		Tyler Kleven
50		Luke Tuch
51	-	Joni Jurmo
52	-	Alexander Nikishin
53		Thomas Bordeleau
54		Emil Andrae
55		Eamon Powell
56		Justin Sourdif
57	-	Jaromir Pytlik
58		Marat Khusnutdinov
59	-	Antonio Stranges
60		William Villeneuve
61		Jean-Luc Foudy
62	-	Luke Evangelista

Top Comments

May 21, 2020 at 1:17 p.m.

TanSor

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I think the Wild could go D or F with their second pick, but given how strong next year's class is for defenseman and how strong this year's class is for forwards, I'm wondering if taking a forward with both picks is the smart move. I guess it depends on the players available, if the BPA is clearly a D then you take the defenseman. If it's an F you take the forward.

On my personal big board, Lapierre is far and away the most talented player available so he'd be my pick there, but that's just me.

May 21, 2020 at 1:45 p.m.

Club_de_Hockey_le_Canadien

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Canadiens wont take Sanderson over Raymond. To be totally honest I think Drysdale and Raymond are the only options team are looking at for 4th overall. I would honestly be so happy if Lapierre and Mysak fell to there but they wont. Mysak is in the 20-30 range and Lapierre is 15-25.

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May 21, 2020 at 2:20 p.m.

Howisjulienstillhere

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Quoting: Club_de_Hockey_le_Canadien

Neither Raymond or drysdale are strong enough to be the only options. Rossi could easily go 4 and depending on who Perfetti and holtz could easily go there too

May 21, 2020 at 2:23 p.m.

ChiHawk