This one ought to be good, let me grab the popcorn.

Other than Gru having a NTC through the year, Seattle might bite.

Zegras isn't worth any 1st ova pick hence the reason he was selected 9th and all of Hughes, Kakko, Dach, Turcotte and Cozens went before him. Even in a redraft, I doubt he even goes top 5 (Hughes, Seider, Byram, Cozens,, Broberg, Knight, Boldly are top 7 with Caufield, Kakko, Dach and Zegras fighting for 8-11)

https://theathletic.com/3690768/2022/10/19/nhl-redraft-2019/?amp=1

https://www.sportskeeda.com/amp/ice-hockey/should-jack-hughes-picked-1-redrafting-2019-nhl-draft

https://montrealhockeynow.com/2022/12/31/montreal-canadiens-2019-nhl-re-draft-caufield-dach-rank-high-xhekaj-surprises/

https://twitter.com/JFreshHockey/status/1686384273316851719

These are literally just the first 4 links on Google for 2019 redraft. Z is 2-4.

Nail Yakupov was a 1st overall pick, let’s not pretend like that’s some infallible pedestal.

You can be against the trade, that’s more than understandable. But if this is your argument, please just stop

Zegras isn't getting you the 1st overall pick

Slafkovsky isn't getting you Stutzle. And Slafkovsky certainly isn't getting you Dahlin or Power, either. The fact that he was drafted first in his class is utterly meaningless.

Your right I forgot about Yakupov, so maybe Zegras would be worth one 1st over all pick lol.

As for your links, it's good that some people think he would go top 5, I don't agree with them. Byram still has the potential to be one of the top 20 d men in the league and I love CC but I don't think he goes top 5 either. I stand by my earlier statement that I seriously doubt in a redraft that Zegras would go top 5. He isn't better than Hughes or Seider, Boldly scores more than Zegras so those are for sure the top 3. Byram would still be taken top 5 since the only thing keeping him from stardom is his health, if he can get that sorted out he would be top 3. Cozens is a top 5 pick for me since he has gotten progressively better every year and put up more goals as well. Knight is one of if not the best goalie prospect since Price and IMO goes 6th. Then you have Caufield, Zegras, Dach and Kakko fighting for 7th. I think you have to go with Zegras as 7th since he has put up the most points of the 4 and has been healthy, Caufiled would be next cause he is probably the best pure scorer out of the draft. Kakko goes 9th and Dach 10th just cause while Dach is trending the right way Kakko has already turned his career around, next year might be a whole different story depending on how well Dach does as our 2C lol. Again these are just my opinions and why I say I doubt Zegras goes top 5 in a redraft. You can provide a million links if you want but you aren't going to change my mind on who I think would go top 5.

Byram, Broberg and Knight aren’t top 5.

Zegras and Caufield are

Hughes
Seider
Caufield
Cozens
Zegras
Boldy
Byram
Dach
Knight
Newhook
Macceli
Pinto
Kakko

Maybe not in your opinion but in my opinion they are. Also Boldly is above Caufield based on position, health, scoring and 2 way game.

Broberg is not even full time nhler. Knight is a backup

lol at Brännström being traded for Future Considerations

The guy was one of the best #5 D-man in the league at 23 y/o last season, his advanced metrics and eye test clearly shows that he could do more than that...

Also, trading Zegras for Slafkovsky is pretty bad for Anaheim


It's a bit early to have the re-draft in depth but as of now my Top-7 would be (because there's a significant drop after these 7) :

Hughes
Seider
Cozens
Zegras
Byram
Boldy
Caufield


Then you have (not in order) Kakko, Dach, Maccelli, Tomasino, Pinto, York, Newhook, Harvey-Pinard and several others that need more NHL time

You're ranking Caufield too high IMO. Goal scoring is very valuable but what guys like Cozens and Boldy offer overall is more valuable.

I’m an habs fan it’s only natural to have him that high