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What should have happened (and what I wanted to happen)

Draft Class: 2020
Created By: Z0ra
Published: Nov. 23, 2020 at 10:15 a.m.
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This is the top 15 only. Later I will post the whole first round.
ROUND 1TEAMORIGINALPLAYERDETAILS
1Logo of the New York Rangers-There is a clear difference between who is better between Laf and Byfield. Laf is the obvious choice.
2Logo of the Los Angeles Kings-Byfield has the tools to become a franchise player. In the future, he will be the next Kopitar.
3Logo of the Ottawa SenatorsLogo of the San Jose SharksAnother easy pick. Stutzle is clearly the best player available.
4Logo of the Detroit Red Wings-I love that the Red Wings picked Raymond. At one point during the season Raymond was projected to go No. 3 ahead of Stutzle. Within a few years, Raymond could become Detroit's best forward.
5Logo of the Ottawa Senators-Before the draft, Dorion had three players in mind: Sanderson, Quinn, and Askarov. I agree with the Senators picking Sanderson.
6Logo of the Anaheim Ducks-Anaheim clearly needed defense, and they got it by selecting the best defenseman in the draft.
7Logo of the New Jersey Devils-I also like the pick of Holtz. He can be the replacement of Hall, both players play similar to each other.
8Logo of the Buffalo Sabres-Sorry Sabres fan, but I like this pick. Eichel really needs a sniper of the future, and Quinn can become just that.
9Logo of the Minnesota Wild-Here's where I start disagreeing. Rossi is the biggest boom or bust in this draft because of the size. Scouts say that because of Lundell's two-way game, he could make the NHL next year.
10Logo of the Winnipeg Jets-I agree with this pick. Once again, Rossi is a boom or bust. Perfetti has the skating issues, but he is also the most creative player in the draft.
11Logo of the Nashville Predators-I disagree with this pick. Saros proved that he is a decent starting goalie. The Predators need a guy that can fix their scoring issues, and that is Jarvis.
12Logo of the Florida Panthers-There is no way Rossi falls any lower.
13Logo of the Carolina HurricanesLogo of the Toronto Maple LeafsThe Hurricanes immediately get their future tendy.
14Logo of the Edmonton Oilers-I like the pick of Holloway. He can definitely fix the Oilers forward depth in the future.
15Logo of the Toronto Maple LeafsLogo of the Pittsburgh PenguinsDubas said before the draft that he will take the best player available. I disagree with picking Amirov, the Maple Leafs should have picked Mercer.
16Logo of the Montreal Canadiens-
17Logo of the Chicago Blackhawks-
18Logo of the New Jersey DevilsLogo of the Arizona Coyotes
19Logo of the New York RangersLogo of the Calgary Flames
20Logo of the New Jersey DevilsLogo of the Vancouver Canucks
21Logo of the Columbus Blue Jackets-
22Logo of the Washington CapitalsLogo of the Carolina Hurricanes
23Logo of the Philadelphia Flyers-
24Logo of the Calgary FlamesLogo of the Washington Capitals
25Logo of the Colorado Avalanche-
26Logo of the St. Louis Blues-
27Logo of the Anaheim DucksLogo of the Boston Bruins
28Logo of the Ottawa SenatorsLogo of the New York Islanders
29Logo of the Vegas Golden Knights-
30Logo of the Dallas Stars-
31Logo of the San Jose SharksLogo of the Tampa Bay Lightning

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Nov. 23, 2020 at 12:32 p.m.
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Lenny7
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-Lundell: Agreed 100%. Honestly, if the Ducks (I'm a Ducks fan) hadn't got Drysdale, I was hoping they'd be between Holtz or Lundell. Maybe Lundell doesn't profile as huge point guy long term, but I think he's got a chance to be a Barkov-lite.
-Jarvis/Askarov: I disagree. Askarov is putting up elite numbers in the second best league in the world. If Saros is the answer long-term in Nashville, Askarov becomes the biggest trade chip in the league. Jarvis certainly has offensive upside, but the main reason Nashville's offence is stagnant isn't because of lack of talent, it's because the system that they play doesn't promote offence.
-Rossi/Quinn: I think I'm more sold on Rossi than Quinn. Quinn is likely closer to the league than Rossi, but Rossi *should* have a bigger long term impact.
-Mercer/Amirov: There was a handful of players that could have been taken here, most of whom were all in the same tier. Any of Amirov, Mercer, Lapierre or Zary would have been fine picks.
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