1 | | - | | Sabres take a real game changer. |
2 | | - | | Seattle takes the top European skater who out scored Lukas Raymond in the SHL. |
3 | | - | | Buffalo acquires pick #3 in pkg for Jack Eichel. They take best C in the draft. Solid two way 200 foot player. |
4 | | - | | Hughes bromance. |
5 | | - | | Mason McTavish has risen up the draft boards with his stellar U18s and his performance in Switzerland vs grown men. |
6 | | - | | Edvinsson embodies what every contender needs in a stud #1 D. Size, mobility, skill and physicality. |
7 | | - | | Sharks take high end skill comparable to Pastrnak. |
8 | | - | | Buffalo acquires pick #8 from LA in a pkg for Sam Reinhart. Brandt Clarke paired with ether Power or Dahlin makes for a formidable D pair for a long time. |
9 | | - | | Canucks take local boy with Marner comparisons. Oozes skill and playmaking IQ. |
10 | | - | | Sens grab pure sniper here. |
11 | | - | | Choix au repêchage retiré |
12 | | - | | Hawks happily surprised to find franchise G on the board and shore up a glaring hole in their prospect system. |
13 | | - | | Super high end skill that Flames cannot pass up. |
14 | | - | | Flyers need RD in their system and are willing to take the patient approach with Ceulemens. |
15 | | - | | Stars grab an underrated skill player in Chibrikov. Recently captained Russia to a Silver Medal at the U18s. |
16 | | - | | Rangers trade pick #15 to Colorado for Nazem Kadri. The Avs shore up their G for the future with Cossa and hope Alex Newhook can eventually takeover #2 C duties. |
17 | | - | | Blues need skilled players in their top six especially if Schwartz walks and they trade Tarasenko. |
18 | | - | | Jets grab the best D available in Lambos. |
19 | | - | | Mike the Suitcase Sillinger once played 31 games for the Preds 15 years ago. |
20 | | - | | With the G’s off the board, Holland looks to fill the next most dire position: depth C. Räty has the potential to be more than a third line C but this is the floor projection for him. |
21 | | - | | Bruins grab an underrated LD. |
22 | | - | | Wild need skilled C’s. |
23 | | | | Very underrated C. With OHL cancellation opens the very real possibility of overlooked talent getting picked later in the draft. |
24 | | - | | Florida needs to bolster their D. This became apparent when Ekblad went down. |
25 | | | | CBJ needs skilled top six F’s. |
26 | | | | Safe LD with great positional play and a great first pass. |
27 | | - | | Canes grab a power forward who dropped. |
28 | | - | | Avs grab super high end skill with an undersized C with hopes he turns out like a Brayden Point. |
29 | | - | | Best winger on the board to the Habs. |
30 | | | | NJ takes a risk with an undersized RW with their second pick. |
31 | | | | CBJ need to replenish their RD. |
32 | | - | | Cup winners bank on a pure pest with skill and high compete level. |