1 | | - | | Columbus needs a full retool at this point and best player on the board is the smart move for them. Its closer than a lot of people think with Celebrini and Demidov.
But having Celebrini would give them some flexability with Kent and Fantilli. |
2 | | - | | Philly is another team that needs a bit of everything going forward. It would make sense for them to draft an elite center prospect but I cannot see another Center going this early. The Michkov and Demidox connection would be insane seeing as they have already played with one another. |
3 | | - | | Its pretty obvious that these three prospects are the top 3 selections going into the draft. San Jose is another team that needs literally everything, after Chicago I believe this will slightly change but they grab an Elite RHD defenseman to build around going forward. |
4 | | - | | Chicago is the final team that needs players everywhere and they take the tank of the draft in Silayev. |
5 | | - | | The Ducks look to fill the RHD position no matter what in my mind after getting rid of Drysdale. They go to the Elite Offensive talent here and take Parekh (Slightly Early but still very solid) |
7 | | - | | Most of the top ten in this draft are defensemen, and the Habs are staked with Young defensemen. They need a second line center option more than anything and Catton is most likely the second best center option in this draft. |
8 | | - | | The Senators have great young players all over their system and I think they go best player on the board. Dickinson is a young super talented LHD that could easily slot in behind Sanderson in a couple of years giving them a very good 1-2 punch at left defense. |
9 | | - | | No questions here. Its Iggy's kid and Iggy will announce the pick. NEXTTTT |
10 | | - | | A lot of people have Lindstrom going in the Top 5 but I am skeptical, he was held to half a season this year and while he did look good this season it is too small of a sample size to rank him higher than others on this list.
It is a wrist/hand injury that he will need to prove is fully healthy at the combine for me to move him much higher.
Granted he does have the size and skill to be a very elite draft pick. |
11 | | - | | New Jersey trades this pick along with Seamus Casey to the Flames in Exchange for Jacob Markstrom, the Flames 64th overall pick , 73rd overall pick and 107th overall pick.
The Flames take advantage of this and take an Elite 200 ft defenseman that can pair with the newly acquired Casey in the future. |
12 | | - | | As much as the Kraken need a top defenseman badly but they could also benefit from a pure goal scorer for Matty B to work with. They can look to move up to select a very good defenseman in the late first or early second round. |
13 | | - | | Minnashocker. A very skilled forward that is ranked far too low on this site, Stiga is a great selection in the mid-first round and the wild release what he could do paired up with someone like Marco Rossi. |
14 | | - | | Stevey-Y needs to land the wings a high end winger to play with Danielson and with Helenius Liiga experience he makes a great addition to what the Red Wings are looking to build. |
15 | | | | I see San Jose going out and getting a winger to fit in with Will Smith and Greentree reminds me the most of a Leonard style player that is still on the board. A high octane grander that will get points on the board. |
16 | | - | | The Capitals go out and get some more RW prospects (the thinnest spot in the system for depth. MBN plays on edge and that is the style the Capitals like. He brings some more pyshical power to slot behind Leonard and give more offensive depth. Something that they really lack at this moment in time. |
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