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First Impression

Draft Class: 2019
Created By: OldNYIfan
Published: May 24, 2019 at 12:45 a.m.
ROUND 1TEAMORIGINALPLAYERDETAILS
1Logo of the New Jersey Devils-Conventional wisdom, but New Jersey could surprise for the second time
2Logo of the New York Rangers-Rangers won't be disappointed one way or the other
3Logo of the Chicago Blackhawks-I think the first 6 are more or less set, but in what order?
4Logo of the Colorado AvalancheLogo of the Ottawa SenatorsAvalanche might prefer Turcotte
5Logo of the Los Angeles Kings-It would be great if Byram was available here, but chances are he won't be
6Logo of the Detroit Red Wings-Could well go higher
7Logo of the Buffalo Sabres-Buffalo has to insure against losing Skinner; they need wingers anyway
8Logo of the Edmonton Oilers-Edmonton needs wingers even more than the Sabres do
9Logo of the Anaheim Ducks-Anaheim's desperate need for RhD's outweighs the desire for more center depth
10Logo of the Vancouver Canucks-Could be Zegras, Newhook or Lavoie here
11Logo of the Philadelphia Flyers-Broberg, Harley, Heinola, Robertson all possibles here
12Logo of the Minnesota Wild-Some like Zegras more
13Logo of the Florida Panthers-Florida's defense was awful this season
14Logo of the Arizona Coyotes-Might have been Anaheim's pick at #9
15Logo of the Montreal Canadiens-A center from the QMJHL -- what could be better?
16Logo of the Colorado Avalanche-Cale Makar's future partner
17Logo of the Vegas Golden Knights-Las Vegas needs to stock the RhD pipeline
18Logo of the Dallas Stars-Stars hope he's the eventual replacement for Jason Spezza
19Logo of the Ottawa SenatorsLogo of the Columbus Blue JacketsOttawa continues developing a good young defense
20Logo of the New York RangersLogo of the Winnipeg JetsI'm not sold on drafting Nikita Gusev types in the first round unless it's an "extra" pick
21Logo of the Pittsburgh Penguins-Good solid defense prospect to replace Jack Johnson and Ollie Maata
22Logo of the Los Angeles KingsLogo of the Toronto Maple Leafs
Lassi Thomson
This RhD is flying well under the radar
23Logo of the New York Islanders-Undersized but may be the best pure scorer in this draft
24Logo of the Nashville Predators-Nashville's once vaunted defense starting to get a little long in the tooth
25Logo of the Washington Capitals-A Russian -- what else?
26Logo of the Calgary Flames-The obvious pick for this team
27Logo of the Tampa Bay Lightning-LW has size, power and skills
28Logo of the Carolina Hurricanes-Big, right-handed center blossomed this year
29Logo of the Anaheim DucksLogo of the San Jose SharksCenter recorded more than a point a game in the QMJHL this season
30Logo of the Buffalo SabresLogo of the St. Louis BluesVery similar player to countryman Rasmus Dahlin
31Logo of the Boston Bruins-Center has great hockey sense
ROUND 2TEAMORIGINALPLAYERDETAILS
32Logo of the Ottawa Senators-
Brayden Tracey
LW made the biggest upward move from mid-season to final ranking
33Logo of the Los Angeles Kings-One of the youngest players in this year's draft is impressing in the Memorial Cup
34Logo of the New Jersey Devils-Scored a point a game playing for the U.S. and a point-and-a-half in the USHL
35Logo of the Detroit Red Wings-An investment in the future
36Logo of the Carolina HurricanesLogo of the Buffalo SabresLike most Swedish forwards, won't have to be taught to play both ends
37Logo of the Carolina HurricanesLogo of the New York RangersRight-handed Slovakian forward played well for St. John in the QMJHL this season
38Logo of the Edmonton Oilers-Two full seasons in the USHL and two years at Michigan State will ease this Russian's acclimatization to North America
39Logo of the Anaheim Ducks-Underrated RhD perfect for Anaheim
40Logo of the Vancouver Canucks-Belarussian LD is entering his second year in the OHL
41Logo of the Philadelphia Flyers-Small center has been a big scorer in the QMJHL two years in a row
42Logo of the Minnesota Wild-Another USNTDP player, this local RhD should fill out that 6'2" frame at Boston College
43Logo of the Chicago Blackhawks-
44Logo of the Ottawa SenatorsLogo of the Florida Panthers
45Logo of the Arizona Coyotes-
46Logo of the Montreal Canadiens-
47Logo of the Colorado Avalanche-
48Logo of the Vegas Golden Knights-
49Logo of the New York RangersLogo of the Dallas Stars
50Logo of the Montreal CanadiensLogo of the Columbus Blue Jackets
51Logo of the Winnipeg Jets-
52Logo of the Florida PanthersLogo of the Pittsburgh Penguins
53Logo of the Toronto Maple Leafs-
54Logo of the Detroit Red WingsLogo of the New York Islanders
55Logo of the New Jersey DevilsLogo of the Nashville Predators
56Logo of the Washington Capitals-
57Logo of the New York IslandersLogo of the Calgary Flames
58Logo of the New York RangersLogo of the Tampa Bay Lightning
59Logo of the Carolina Hurricanes-
60Logo of the Detroit Red WingsLogo of the San Jose Sharks
61Logo of the St. Louis Blues-
62Logo of the New Jersey DevilsLogo of the Boston Bruins

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May 24, 2019 at 1:47 a.m.
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Cole Caufield will be a top 5 pick. At the very least top 8.
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May 24, 2019 at 9:19 a.m.
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Cole Caufield will be a top 5 pick. At the very least top 8.


This is where I differ from most opinions on this draft. I think he will drop due to his size. It will be very interesting to see!
May 24, 2019 at 3:49 p.m.
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This is where I differ from most opinions on this draft. I think he will drop due to his size. It will be very interesting to see!


He scored 72 goals this season. 72!
When people said oh well it's US league and made excuses. He went to WJ and put 14 goals in the net.
I'm not sure how you can under rate a player more. Yes he's smaller, but he's fast and a really good skater and he has the best shot in the whole draft, not only accuracy but a real pro shot fast off the wrist. If there is one kid in that draft who can score a goal, it's him.
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May 24, 2019 at 7:12 p.m.
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He scored 72 goals this season. 72!
When people said oh well it's US league and made excuses. He went to WJ and put 14 goals in the net.
I'm not sure how you can under rate a player more. Yes he's smaller, but he's fast and a really good skater and he has the best shot in the whole draft, not only accuracy but a real pro shot fast off the wrist. If there is one kid in that draft who can score a goal, it's him.


I'm looking forward to following his career, especially now with all of the sudden negativity about Johnny Gaudreau.
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