Another game, another loss and another relatively ineffective game for Leason with no points once again. PA mixed up the lines eventually but to little effect. Although he had some chances, beyond the lack of production it was concerning how often he had his shots blocked. He was credited with eight shots in this game but it seemed like he had a load more blocked through the three games (he was credited with four in the other two games). Often he'd skate into the zone, shoot and it's off the D's shin pads and over with. He does some little things well but he didn't safely look like a first rounder in the three games. PA struggled overall with the pace but the Sharks pick Gregor was much more effective (even if an overager).
So with more data on Leason/Seider some minor tier shuffling...
Tier One (11): Hughes, Kakko, Byram, Turcotte, Boldy, Cozens, Dach, Caufield, Zegras, Podkolzin, Krebs
Tier Two (9): Kaliyev, Broberg, Newhook, Knight, Lavoie, Seider, Harley, York, Soderstrom
Tier Three (12): Brink, Tomasino, Suzuki, Tracey, Dorofeyev, Poulin, Puistola, Heinola, Leason, Afanasyev, Kolyachonok, Thomson
Seider up to tier two & Suzuki into the mix in three. Dorofeyev as a worst-case is not too bad. I'm not entirely sold on him, Tracey or Suzuki but they're probably the highest upside forwards left after Brink & Tomasino, even if they have some questions about competitiveness currently. Heinola likely has the best chance being off the board and pushing another forward down. I could get behind trading down if they really like the secondary forward group overall but don't have a clear favorite at that pick. Chances are they'll have someone targeted but maybe they view the likes of Rees, Bjornfot, Beecher, Johnson, McMichael, NRobertson, Pelletier, Holmstrom, Hoglander, Nikolayev or Mastrosimone as equivalent talents. Some of those players are very likely in the mix for the first round among some teams. I'm not sure anyone after Suzuki in that third tier is necessarily a lock to go in the first round aside from Heinola so it may really be a matter of taste once the early 20's come around.