Usually I'd gravitate toward BPA but theres too much quality in positions of need in our range for me to sniff those RHDs early on.
Touched on the centers a bunch already. So let's go with some of the LHD in our range
On the US development team you have the more offensively inclined Cole Hutson and the more defensive Will Skahan. He'll be joining our guys at BC next year, wouldn't be my first choice but that could be a guy they're looking at
Sweden might have a sneaky good D crop despite not having any real standouts in the SHL right now. Lots of talented LHD... Alfons Freij, Noel Fransén, Leo Sahlin Wallenius, etc... Gabriel Eliasson might be this years Swedish Brady Cleveland. I wouldn't touch him early on but maybe mid to late rounds he'd be an interesting project. Wouldn't be surprised if someone goes off the board for him like Cleveland went last year
Sticking with LHD there's a bunch of guys overseas playing pro hockey already. Small, skilled Tomáš Galvas in Czechia. Aron Kiviharju, Veeti Väisänen and the overage anomaly Jesse Pulkkinen in Finland. Leon Muggli and Daniil Ustinkov in Switzerland.
It would make a lot of sense if they move down though, maybe grab a center and a D. If they stand pat and go with a defender, as odd as it is, the overage Pulkkinen might be my favorite choice. Thought this was a nice little breakdown on him
I may have posted this article before I cant remember
Film Room: How Jesse Pulkkinen went from unknown draft prospect to Finland's highest-scoring junior defenceman