What I think every team should do (leave thoughts)

I got Moore in the top 10 too, but i think MTL would draft Smith over him. Kent Hughes coached Smith a few years ago, they still text each others.

I could see MTL pick Moore over Michkov or Benson if Smith is picked top 4. I like MTL drafting Musty at 18. Big playmaker, could be good with Caufield.

You're too low on Dvorsky IMO. I agree he doesn't have very high upside, but teams love center. I can't see him fall out of top 10.

Vancouver or Buffalo are very likely to draft RHD. Blues would draft a bigger proven center over Bridley, probably one of Dvorsky or Danielson.

Wow. I'm not sure you could do three worse picks for the Blues if you tried. These are beyond what lies beyond brutal. They are not taking three midgets, not taking three wingers and certainly not going anywhere near three midget wingers. If the Blues take one winger with those three 1sts it will be a decent sized surprise. And not only does this lack any notion of what the Blues need, the concept of BPA has completely eluded you (Brindley at 11??? Sawchyn and Whitelaw in the 1st round??? Oi vey... ). Light years less than zero chance they do any of this lunacy.

I'm legit not trying to be mean at all, but this is just simply horrid for the Blues. This is the their 1st round if you hate them passionately to the bone, crave nothing more than shocking pure evil revenge on them and have mind control powers out the wazoo.

Careful dropping these in a comment, they're considered derogatory to that community.

Umm okay. I'm not talking about that community and the word still does have other meanings, but sure. Let's say tiny instead.

there is not gonna be only 5 dman taken in the first round, most draft like yours overate foward and underappeciate dman!

All 3 of these guys can play center. Also current need should't dictate draft picks for a team that needs everything on the long term future. Habs had a couple years where they drafted LD 10X times the amount they drafted RD and they are well setup now. On the long term in terms of top 6 fwd you have Buch, Kyrou and Thomas. Mayyybe Vrana. These guys would essentially complete the group. Value just isn't there for D here. Shouldn't reach for one. Willander is a low upside guy and shouldn't be a first. Dragicevic doesn't fit the blues style at all. You could try to argue Cagnoni or Akey but they are more day 2 guys to me. CHL D with their type of profile rarely go in the first round anyway (Christian Kyrou, Mats Lindgren, Ty Nelson...). Everybody drafted by the blues here are incredible upside picks and not reaches at all imo. All players way underrated by public rankings/mocks.

At the real draft probably. This is just my opinion on what teams should do.

I agree that mtl would def pick smith ahead but I wouldn't. This is just my opinion on what they should do. Same for the Vancouver and Buffalo points.

I was only pointing it out before someone potentially became offended. I know what you meant though.

Oh dear... okay, let's break it down.

1 - All three "can play" center at their current levels. In the NHL, maybe one does. Besides, the Blues do not like tiny centers, especially when all three are WILD reaches taken way too soon.

2 - This isn't even remotely true. Not sure where you got that idea, to be honest. The Blues have wingers and goalies falling out of their ears. The want Cs and Ds unless some big, fast rounded winger falls something stupid.

3 - Bruh. First of all, Thomas is a C. And the Blues also have Neighbours, Snuggerud, Bolduc and Robertsson. Two of those guys are among the top 25-30 drafted prospects in all of hockey, and another is also top 50-ish. And yes, Vrana counts. They have loads of young top 6 wingers.

4 - Ehh... none of those players should be a Blues 1st round pick. Dragicevic is a one trick pony, and the rest would indeed be major reaches. I agree with all that. However, Price, Lindstein, Bonk, Simashev, Strbak and Molendyk would not be reaches at all, they would all be excellent value for a late 1st.

So yeah, again, not trying to be mean, but you definitely do not understand the Blues pool or current station and you're big time underrating a bunch of solid D-men. These Blues picks are just really, really bad, and they are simply not happening. Not a chance in hell.

Everyone of these guys can play C in the NHL if you develop them as such. And I don't care about what the blues like i'm talking about what I think they should do not what I think they will do. Also Sawchyn is definitely not small lol. Has a big frame.

Look at every team in past years that drafted for need. Very strong correlation with the teams that don't draft well. It's just a fact. Don't draft for current need. Objectively proven to be a bad strategy.

Snuggerud is the only possible one here and even then he's probably not a top 6 player. Bolduc will not be an nhler and neighbours tops as a 4th liner on a contender. Robertsson is a project and very far to confidently project as a top 6 player as of rn.

Price and Molendyk are in the same category than the ones i put down. Probably not first rounders. Bonk will never be anything more than a bottom pair D. Most overrated player in the class. Lindstein is not the player he was last year. Basically Salomonsson again. Strbak is not really good at all. Has a long way to go and he's way more likely to not be an nhler than to be one. Simashev is already gone in that mock draft. You could probably go for him at 11 and i'm not totally opposed to that but you'd probably tell me it's too early.

This would be a fantastic draft for the Blues. None of these guys are reaches at all. Brindley is ranked from 9 to 43 on various lists. Sawchyn 13 to 80. Whitelaw between 23 and 65. Not reaches by any means.

Dude, you are smoking some extraordinary stuff. All of this is just wrong. So so very wrong, like often as wrong as can be, and you refuse to take corrections. C'est la vie...