Ristoreilly's Way-Too-Early 2018 NHL Draft Rankings

My Cozen Dylan

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Preface #1: I do not rank goaltenders.

Preface #2: I have put in ALMOST NO RESEARCH into this. Just some quick reading to start to get familiar with the names.

I'm looking for feedback and other names to add. Especially Europeans.

1. Rasmus Dahlin, LHD, 6' 2", 181 lbs, Frolunda (Sweden)
2. Andrei Svechnikov, RW, 6' 2", 187 lbs, Muskegon (USHL)
3. Joe Veleno, C, 6' 0", 181 lbs, Saint John (QMJHL)
4. Jared McIsaac, LHD, 6' 2", 209 lbs, Halifax (QMJHL)
5. Bode Wilde, RHD, 6' 2", 194 lbs, USA NTDP (USHL)
6. Brady Tkachuk, C, 6' 2", 194 lbs, Boston University (NCAA)
7. Joel Farabee, LW, 5' 11", 148 lbs, USA NTDP (USHL)
8. Adam Boqvist, RHD, 5' 11", 170 lbs, Brynas (Sweden)
9. Anderson MacDonald, LW, 6' 2", 203 lbs, Sherbrooke (QMJHL)
10. Alexander Khovanov, C, 5' 11", 179 lbs, Kazan (Russia)
11. Ryan Merkley, RHD, 5' 11", 165 lbs, Guelph (OHL)
12. Filip Zadina, LW, 6' 0", 190 lbs, Pardubice (Czech Republic)
13. Isac Lundestrom, LW, 6' 0", 185 lbs, Lulea (Sweden)
14. Quinton Hughes, LHD, 5' 9", 168 lbs, Michigan (NCAA)
15. Akil Thomas, C, 5' 11", 165 lbs, Niagara (OHL)
16. Benoit-Olivier Groulx, C, 6' 1", 176 lbs, Halifax (QMJHL)
17. Evan Bouchard, RHD, 6' 2", 181 lbs, London (OHL)
18. Allan McShane, C, 5' 11", 190 lbs, Oshawa (OHL)
19. Jett Woo, RHD, 6' 0", 201 lbs, Moose Jaw (WHL)
20. David Levin, LW, 5' 10", 172 lbs, Sudbury (OHL)
21. Jesperi Kotkaniemi, C, 6' 2", 190 lbs, Assat (Finland)
22. Grigori Denisenko, LW, 5' 10", 163 lbs, Yaroslavl (Russia)
23. Jake Wise, C, 5' 10", 185 lbs, USA NTDP (USHL)
24. Oliver Wahlstrom, 6' 1", 198 lbs, USA NTDP (USHL)
25. Ty Smith, LHD, 5' 11", 176 lbs, Spokane (WHL)
26. Luka Burzan, C, 6' 0", 181 lbs, Moose Jaw (WHL)
27. Philipp Kurashev, LW, 6' 0", 183 lbs, Quebec (QMJHL)
28. Noah Dobson, RHD, 6' 2", 163 lbs, Acadie-Bathurst (QMJHL)
29. Jack McBain, C, 6' 3", 183 lbs, Toronto (OJHL)
30. Ryan McLeod, C, 6' 2", 190 lbs, Mississauga (OHL)
31. Rasmus Kupari, C, 6' 0", 168 lbs, Karpat (Finland)
32. Mattias Samuelsson, LHD, 6' 3", 205 lbs, USA NTDP (USHL)
33. Vitali Kravtsov, LW, 6' 2", 170 lbs, Chelyabinsk (Russia)
34. Xavier Bouchard, RHD, 6' 2", 176 lbs, Rouyn-Noranda (QMJHL)
35. Ty Dellandrea, C, 6' 1", 181 lbs, Flint (OHL)
36. Wyllum Deveaux, C, 6' 1", 174 lbs, Tri-City (USHL)
37. Ty Emberson, RHD, 6' 0", 192 lbs, USA NTDP (USHL)
38. Lukas Wernblom, LW, 5' 9", 154 lbs, Modo (Sweden)
39. Riley Sutter, RW, 6' 2", 201 lbs, Everett (WHL)
40. Giovani Vallati, LHD, 6' 1", 185 lbs, Kitchener (OHL)
41. Nathan Dunkley, C, 5' 11", 185 lbs, Kingston (OHL)
42. Jakub Lauko, LW, 6' 1", 172 lbs, Chomutov (Czech Republic)
43. Calen Addison, RHD, 5' 9", 179 lbs, Lethbridge (WHL)
44. Jacob Olofsson, C, 6' 2", 192 lbs, Timra (Sweden)
45. Jesse Ylonen, RW, 6' 0", 159 lbs, Blues (Finland)
46. Adam McMaster, C, 5' 10", 165 lbs, North Bay (OHL)
47. Carter Robertson, LHD, 6' 2", 170 lbs, Ottawa (OHL)
48. Serron Noel, RW, 6' 3", 192 lbs, Oshawa (OHL)
49. Brady Hinz, C, 5' 9", 150 lbs, Sarnia (OHL)
50. Jacob Pivonka, C, 5' 11", 190 lbs, USA NTDP (USHL)
 
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Tryamkin

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May 18, 2015
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Not bad for just gathering names.

Just some quick points
Merkley is at least Top 7.
Boqvist Should be just around 20-30, he isn't one of the top defenders this year.
Wise, Smith, and Levin should be quite a bit higher, all top 10 talents as of right now.
Missing a few key names that should be 1st round such as K'Andre Miller and Adam Samuelsson.

Aside from that somewhat similar to the top 50 I posted the day before.
 

Kobe Armstrong

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looks like another poor draft class for Canada IMO. Their WJC team won't be winning golds anytime soon
 

Scratchy

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Could be a great defensemen draft. Dahlin, McIsaac, Merkley, Wilde, Woo, Smith, Bouchards, Addison. Who will play better than last year, who the same, who worse (recall David Farrance, top 5 to way, way down because he struggled against better competition).
 

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