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To say this draft went the way i had hoped, would be an understatement of the century. However overall, i still walk away happy with the draft overall.

1st round- 28th overall
Oskar Olausson- LW HV71 Swedish hockey league.

For the good, Olausson has an NHL frame, is a great skater, and has some great hands. He dominated his age group, then was solid in the SHL. Now the bad, many want to see his compete level abit better. He seems to take some shifts off, which has some scouts questioning his upside. However the talent is there and at 28, hes a boom or bust player.

2nd round 60th overall
Dmitri Kuzmin - D Belarus Hockey league

Kuzmin if he was taller probably gets more attention. Slick skating, offensive dynamo. If the OHL plays this year he will join the Flint Firebirds, as he intended too last year. His play at the under 18 WJC, put him on my radar. Obviously the defensive game needs work, much like most young offensive defenders. However, a poor mans Quinn Hughes would be a great addition if he passes.

3rd round 69th overall
Aleksi Kolosov- G KHL Dynamo Mynsk

19 years old, ironically another Belarussian player. Seems we went into the well again. Well his size is not ideal, he has all the tools of a starting goalie in the future. Playing in the KHL as a 19 year old, is no small feat, he also played for the Belarus national team at the World championship as the starter. His work ethic is unmatched lets hope my fathers goalie instincts are in effect here.

3rd round 79th overall
Nolan Allan- D WHL Prince Albert

In a draft year i swing for the fences on high upside boom or bust players. Allan, is probably a safer bet to be an NHLer. He's a fluid skating defensive defender, the biggest issue is his offensive upside appears to be limited. Many scouts do wonder if the defense first system, holds him back. But i doubt hes ever going to wow us offensively period. Question is will he be a top 4 dman who can compliment our offensive minded defenders like Drysdale, Cormier, Kuzimin, Joesph already in the system. Or id he just taps out as a bottom pairing pk specialist.
 

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Day 2

4th round 125th overall
Willam Trudeau - D Charlotte Town Islanders

Seems another draft i go back grab a lanky defender from the QMJHL. Pierre Oliver Joesph has looked good, and Cormier dominated the Q last year so maybe a good choice here. Sharing the name with our prime minister, Trudeau is a jack of all trades master of none. He does just about everything you ask of him, but nothing really stands out as elite. Which limits his upside, however he has all the tools you can ask for in a modern era defensemen.

Review - After heading into this draft wanting to address 3 things i can honestly say we only addressed 2. Most of our forward targets did not fall to us were taken before our picks outside Olausson whom we are happy to have grabbed. Once again as i do every draft brought on a goalie in hopes they pan out checked one box there. Nolan Allan addressed the other need for a more defensive focused defender with a huge crop of offensive minded guys already.

Lets hope all these Dmen we keep drafting all pan out an we just can turn them into all the needs we still have
 

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I really like Olausson. I think he might take a while, but the final product could be quite impressive. Some of his stuff reminds me of a bigger Zigmund Palffy (i'm getting old)
 
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I know he slipped in the second half, but I really like Olausson and would have taken him at 31. Reminds me of Burakovsky in his draft year, where the tools are all there but the production comes in fits and spurts. But anytime you can add a player with his tools, that has at least at times played up against men, you're doing well.

For the others, Kolosov was a target of mine, and I like Allan a lot, although not as much as the NHL Blackhawks apparently. Trudeau I struggled with though, ultimately dropping him down my list because I was not quite sure what he was. I actually did not find him particularly toolsy - the skating was average, he didn't make a lot of plays with the puck - but it plays up because he's smart. A solid pick in that range.
 
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