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| RONDE 1 | ÉQUIPE | ORIGINAL | JOUEUR | DéTAILS |
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| 1 |  | - | Doesn't merit comment | |
| 2 |  | - | The heat really picked up on this possibility at the combine because he interviewed apparently really well. Chicago obviously wants a guy to play with Korchinski, and 2-3 RHDs are a tough commodity to get in the NHL. I just feel as though they're making a big mistake... like drafting Adam Larsson over a Kucherov type of player | |
| 3 |  | - | Habs pick: Demidov will be the pick, and the team I predict that will trade up for the pick is... a bidding war between Montreal and Utah. I think whoever wins that bid will move up to three... and as I said... I'd say 1/4 likely to happen (because teams are so hellbent on saying "we got our guy" when the draft doesn't really go their way and I know Anaheim is really going to want Levshunov) My guess... is that because Utah will be rather comfortable with their pick at 6, that Montreal will eventually put a package forward to acquire the pick so that they can secure Demidov. Obviously it would be a pick swap, but I don't know what pieces would be moved if Anaheim does succeed at creating a bidding war. | |
| 4 |  | - | I've not yet seen any indicator that it'll be someone else. Silayev is being entertained... but I think with a top 5 pick, it's hard to justify taking someone with so little offensive upside With what teams perceive they're getting in Silayev... the Habs are basically almost getting in Arber Xhekaj... though the Habs are getting a lot more crunch and a little less mobility. Therefore, I think Lindstrom is the pick here because, although he shows a potentially really low floor with back issues, a disk replacement surgery could have this guy operating at 100% in a year and he might have a long career as a top 6 power forward... which are pretty hard to get these days. | |
| 5 |  | - | Ana's pick: Let's suppose Anaheim trades down... people speculate that they take a left shot guy, but the problem is they have Mintyukov and Zellweger at the left side already who look like two young stud OFDs. Yakemchuk would be the 2nd choice among RHDs for these guys because he's not necessarily an OFD, but could instead, when he bulks up and hopefully adds a ton of hockey IQ, has a #1 ceiling as a bully right shot guy. My problem with him is that his hockey IQ really isn't that good. I kind of see him as a lanky bully who can shoot right now... and so he needs to add like 35 lbs to play the game he played in the CHL, and although he took that many PIMs, he's not exactly 215 lbs right now. Some say they could opt for Silayev... my issue, outside the limited offensive ceiling... is that he's left shot... which will cause an Ottawa like situation where left shooting D are cluttering the corps | |
| 6 |  | - | Utah needs a right shot D prospect and could use an OFD, which is why Parekh doesn't go earlier, as per the teams above have high end offensive defensemen talent while Utah does not. With Simashev being what looks like a left shot leashpost... why not take a right shot guy who's not only one of the most offensively dynamic D the draft has ever seen, is a memorial cup champion as well? | |
| 7 |  | - | Ottawa needs right shooting D in the worst kind of way... the problem is, they'll both be snagged. We already know they took a long hard look at Dickinson according to draft rumors. He's... left shot... which is what Chabot and Sanderson are (as well as Chychrun, whom I think they're about to move)... so it just compounds the issue. I don't know that I would go this direction, but luckily, I don't think Dickinson will be NHL ready for another two years, so they probably shouldn't worry about it and try to solve their woes in the future. | |
| 8 |  | - | I feel like Seattle needs more offensive talent on this team, but I know Francis likes big players and if Yakemchuk is gone, he would just opt for this guy for commodity value. It's a pretty safe pick with 8. Their D is unbalanced as well, but at this point, it's irrelevant. | |
| 9 |  | - | I know that a lot of people think this might be nepotism of some sort because daddy Iginla works for the organization, but the truth is... Iginla is a pick that merits the attention simply because he has that x factor, that will to win, that plays better in big games mentality. If they take this guy, they ace this pick, but I'm not done yet with the Flames. | |
| 10 |  | - | I'm not sure whether or not the Devils keep this pick... if they do, I could totally see them going with this extremely accomplished defenseman who's so overlooked this year. I have him ranked 3, but there aren't that many rumours outside of the Habs taking him at 5. If they do trade this pick, it would probably be for a really good left shot defenseman that people didn't know would be available. I contemplated different options, but maybe they just keep the pick, because they've not had too many picks in the last two years and shouldn't utterly exhaust their assets. | |
| 11 |  | - | Now I get more and more speculative, but if I'm running Buffalo... I look at my prospects and think "we need more punch in the cupboards"... and this player is not afraid to play the hard areas of the ice, which is something they've been lacking. However, teams at this point may take Catton or Eiserman for the ceiling... so if they take Catton or Eiserman, I'm not at all surprised. | |
| 12 |  | - | Calgary's pick.... let me explain Ottawa would first trade Chychrun to Philadelphia for this pick, but they would then flip this pick to Calgary for that RHD they've been looking for, Rasmus Andersson. Yes, it's wild and all that, but I could totally see it, and if Calgary got Catton and Iginla in the same draft, it would be a major victory for them. Do I think they'll trade Andersson? I don't know... because they'll end up with a really large gap on defense... but there's always free agency to fill that for the time being. They'll definitely need to insulate Wolf, but I guess those are next year problems. | |
| 13 |  | - | They could go Eiserman here... but they want taller players who can move... I was looking for Minnesota born guys in this draft that could be reaches... but maybe they just go with Greentree or Sennecke or Helenius. | |
| 14 | |  | Eiserman will definitely not fall below the Shark's pick. I think SJ getting both Celebrini and Eiserman, who are well acquainted, would be a cinderella at the ball scenario for the fans. I would be surprised if they traded up with Buffalo to make this happen if Buffalo has their eyes set on the punchy Norwegian winger. | |
| 15 |  | - | This would be a pretty easy decision for Yzerman, who isn't shy about going after European players. | |
| 16 |  | - | EJ Emery reminds a lot of people of K'Andre Miller, and he should... he might even be a better player. He gets on the puck fast and hard and plays tight. This is a game I know St Louis likes to play. Plus, they could use more right shot depth. | |
| 17 |  | - | Will they take this guy? They should... Washington is a big burly team and an offensive D like this would thrive on the power play if they have that kind of netfront presence. Will they take this guy? I don't know, but I think they should. | |
| 18 | |  | If Chicago is building a team around Bedard, it's probably best to get started on getting the defensemen early and then starting to surround him with forward talent... Although I think they should really take Demidov and they're missing an opportunity... if they go with a Solberg type of player here, they could be a much tougher team to play against in 2-3 years time and be ready to compete. | |
| 19 |  | - | Let's be honest... I just took this guy because he's BPA. Given that Vegas really wants to compete the next few years, I think half of these guys are imminent to be moved, so the question is: who has the most value? | |
| 20 | |  | Don't know that the Islanders would resist an athletic pick like this guy, especially if he's coachable. | |
| 21 |  | - | I think this guy could go anywhere between 11 or 12 to 28 like Sennecke, who could go even higher. Both of these players are seen as similar ceiling to the others but higher floor thanks to their height. | |
| 22 |  | - | Trotz said last year that he wants his scouts to take high ceiling. Connelly and Stiga both fit into this category, as well as Adam Jiricek. | |
| 23 |  | - | He's a bit overlooked this year, might fall to early 2nd round, but I could see Toronto going this direction. | |
| 24 |  | - | Uniting brothers! Yeah I'm just guessing at this one. | |
| 25 | |  | Have no idea where this guy will go... highly touted like Kiviharju, and both were undone by major injuries. Who knows where their games are at, but he's right shot and got top 4 potential. | |
| 26 | |  | I'm not even sure Ottawa, Montreal, Calgary, Philly will have their picks this year... and obviously teams could trade up and down at this point... so it's all guesswork here that I won't rack my brain too hard over. Ullmark still hasn't been dealt, and I could see Ottawa moving Boston's pick back to Boston for him, but we'll see. As for this pick... Kent Hughes may send it to Anaheim as part of the trade up... who knows? | |
| 27 |  | - | New culture in Carolina may be analytics heavy... don't know... but I bet this kid would be an analytics sweetheart | |
| 28 | |  | With two forwards taken, they would go defense | |
| 29 |  | - | Underrated player... sure the Stars bite... again | |
| 30 |  | - | ... | |
| 31 | |  | Phillyyyyy | |
| 32 | |  | More right shots, more right shots, more right shots... k nuff right shots |
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