Alexandre Picard
Petteri Nokelainen
Jack Skille
Drew Stafford
Roman Voloshenko
Blake Wheeler
Artem Anisimov
Brendan Mikkelson
Nigel Dawes
Chris Summers
Nikolai Lemtyugov
Thanks for your thoughts?
eh, I'll take a crack at a few
Nokelainen: Good second line center who does a bit of everything. Not gonna be a star point getter, but won't do bad in that department. Good pick for the Isles.
Stafford: I really see him as almost a 3rd liner
A good third liner mind you, but I dunno. Maybe he cracks the 2nd line as a hard worker who can pot some points.
Anisimov: Probably either a skilled 2nd line center who's defensively responsible, or bust. He was said to be one of the more skilled forwards in the draft, so maybe he could even push being a 1st line center with some star wings to help him out, but the knock is that he really needs to bring his game with more consistancy and to put some bulk on his frame.
Dawes: Second line, 30 goal scorer. The guy has done nothing but score at every level he's played at. 35 goals in his rookie AHL year, didn't miss a beat. He's gonna have to keep working hard, but he's done that his whole hockey career and I see him as the type of player who can overcome his height disadvantage. Sure he's short, but he's also very stocky and is a very hard worker.
Wheeler: I have a feeling he might float around, kinda lost in the prospect mix for awhile, and then pop up as a second line guy. Probably won't fulfill the potential the 'yotes drafted him for, but probably won't be a waste either