Hischier is my clear cut #1. I like Vilardi a lot. I'm very intrigued by Makar. Necas seems like a great fit. I have reservations about Patrick, Glass, Mittelstadt, and Heiskanen who compose the rest of my top eight.
I like the raw upside on Glass. The growth spurt is interesting. And it sort of explains what it is that gives me pause about him; he looks like a stumbly bumbly klutz our there. Even in highlights he appears in a constant stage of falling down. He looks like a newborn baby deer on the ice.
I like the raw upside on Mittelstadt. It's amazing that he's so flashy given that he's an out of shape weakling who did as poorly at the combine as anyone since Rob Schremp. I mean damn. Plus he looks and sounds and comes off as an enourmous 13 year old boy. If the Gophers can make a man out of him, what's the upside? Off the charts, right? I worry though about his athleticism. What if it. Ever develops? Is he Kyle Wellwood? A perpetual boy physically?
I don't think Nolan Patrick likes being a hockey player. He's very aloof in interviews and on the ice. He strikes me as a kid who fell into this. I'm very worried about the bust potential here. I see no fire.
Heiskanen is fine but he's a LD. OEL and Chychrun. I mean damn.
