Not overthinking 1st round picks has been one of the few things this team has done right lately, thank goodness.
And don't hate on my boy, Serron.
I wouldn't mind grabbing him if he ends up going in the 2nd round. Has all the tools to be a huge complimentary top9 RWer, IMO.
It'd be a cool story too since his dad and Nurse's dad played together in the CFL.
I'm not hating on him actually, I think he's good and has a lot of potential. Just wouldn't want to pass on a high-end talent like Boqvist, Smith, Wahlstrom or someone like that just to trade down for a winger because he happens to be 6'5 and right-handed. Not that I actually think it will happen though, it was mostly in jest.
But I can totally see them pass on Boqvist for someone else. Luckily there aren't really any coke machines available in the 1st round although I think they might target someone like
Jared McIsaac who is also a RHD, but canadian and bigger than Boqvist. That would be an underwhelming pick IMO, unless we're somehow picking in the teens. Joe Veleno would be another underwhelming pick.
Although Oilers doesn't seem to draft a lot from the Q. They really like WHL and OHL it seems. I could actually see them targeting Ty Smith, considering he's a WHL guy and he's on the same team as Yamamoto.
They also like toolsy guys with average hockey IQ, so Jakub Lauko could be of interest too, but he's probably more of a 2nd round guy.
My best guess right now assuming the pick is in the 5-10 range would be Ty Smith or Evan Bouchard.
I would be thrilled with Smith, but Bouchard seems kinda meh from what I've read.