Nashville's drafting strategy has always paralleled Minnesota's. Very few skill forwards ever in the early rounds, preferring high-upside grinders (Watson, Sissons, Hartnell), defense first philosophy (Weber, Suter, Josi), late-bloomers (Arvidsson, Ekholm), less attention to CHL, more to Sweden, Finland, and midwest high school players.
The 2018 Draft will surprise people, especially those that think ANYTHING is known about these guys at this point.
I actually don't have a strong opinion about that draft. I do think the 1st rounder from 2018 is strange, even if it's Flahr's pick. It's just strange that he wouldn't step in and say no.
Anyways, I think there are a few guys that could really pan out.
We will see how he drafts with us. People can change philosophy a bit with a changing league.