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2014 top 40

Draft Class: 2014
Created By: SevenLeg
Published: Nov. 4, 2021 at 9:32 a.m.
ROUND 1TEAMORIGINALPLAYERDETAILS
ROUND 2TEAMORIGINALPLAYERDETAILS
31Logo of the Buffalo Sabres-
32Logo of the Florida Panthers-
33Logo of the St. Louis BluesLogo of the Edmonton Oilers
34Logo of the Calgary Flames-
35Logo of the Tampa Bay LightningLogo of the New York Islanders
36Logo of the Vancouver Canucks-
37Logo of the Carolina Hurricanes-
Ondrej Kase (+168 )
38Logo of the Anaheim DucksLogo of the Toronto Maple Leafs
39Logo of the Washington CapitalsLogo of the Winnipeg Jets
40Logo of the Ottawa Senators-
Samuel Blais (+136 )
41Logo of the New Jersey Devils-
42Logo of the Nashville Predators-
43Logo of the Phoenix Coyotes-
44Logo of the Buffalo SabresLogo of the Washington Capitals
45Logo of the Dallas Stars-
46Logo of the San Jose SharksLogo of the Detroit Red Wings
47Logo of the Columbus Blue Jackets-
48Logo of the Philadelphia Flyers-
49Logo of the Buffalo SabresLogo of the Minnesota Wild
50Logo of the Los Angeles KingsLogo of the Tampa Bay Lightning
51Logo of the Nashville PredatorsLogo of the San Jose Sharks
52Logo of the St. Louis Blues-
53Logo of the San Jose SharksLogo of the Pittsburgh Penguins
54Logo of the Calgary FlamesLogo of the Colorado Avalanche
55Logo of the Anaheim Ducks-
56Logo of the Boston Bruins-
57Logo of the Tampa Bay LightningLogo of the Montreal Canadiens
58Logo of the Phoenix CoyotesLogo of the Chicago Blackhawks
59Logo of the New York Rangers-
60Logo of the Los Angeles Kings-

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Nov. 4, 2021 at 9:35 a.m.
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justaBoss
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Deangelo that high is a hot take but probably justified one.
Nov. 4, 2021 at 9:54 a.m.
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JackForHart
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demko is better then sorokin
Nov. 4, 2021 at 10:02 a.m.
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NoVaSpartan
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hot take here, but I think I would take Ekblad ahead Point and Pastrnak. Nothing against Point or Pastrnak themselves, but I would personally rather have an elite defenseman like Ekblad, as I don't think they are as easy to obtain. Hell I might take him at one knowing that Florida had Barkov and Huberdeau, but that might be a bit of a stretch.
Nov. 4, 2021 at 11:42 a.m.
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Quoting: NoVaSpartan
hot take here, but I think I would take Ekblad ahead Point and Pastrnak. Nothing against Point or Pastrnak themselves, but I would personally rather have an elite defenseman like Ekblad, as I don't think they are as easy to obtain. Hell I might take him at one knowing that Florida had Barkov and Huberdeau, but that might be a bit of a stretch.

I think elite first line centres like Point are harder to find than elite first pair D. Being a right shot is a nice bonus, and may put him ahead of Pasta (although Rocket threats are almost equally as rare), but I’d rather have a superstar 1C (probably have him 6th or 7th) in the league than a what, top 15 D? Being deep up the middle has been proven to be vital, with Vegas being an easy target to show this (they have two top 10 D in Theodore and Pietrangelo, but they didn’t have a top 20 centre until literally today lol, and haven’t been able to seal the deal despite being stacked everywhere except centre).
Nov. 4, 2021 at 12:28 p.m.
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Quoting: Alfie11
I think elite first line centres like Point are harder to find than elite first pair D. Being a right shot is a nice bonus, and may put him ahead of Pasta (although Rocket threats are almost equally as rare), but I’d rather have a superstar 1C (probably have him 6th or 7th) in the league than a what, top 15 D? Being deep up the middle has been proven to be vital, with Vegas being an easy target to show this (they have two top 10 D in Theodore and Pietrangelo, but they didn’t have a top 20 centre until literally today lol, and haven’t been able to seal the deal despite being stacked everywhere except centre).


I see where your coming from here, I would say that elite 1st line centers are about as hard to find as a elite first pair D. I am of the belief that Ekblad is criminally underrated and deserves to be talked about in a top 7 D range, which is where I got to putting him over Point, and knowing that Florida and Buffalo had an elite 1C's with Barkov and Eichel (though him being gone now throws a wrench in my argument) also helped get me to that conclusion. I can definitely see a case for Point over Ekblad though.
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