I am fully expecting Nicklas Nordgren to make a lot of teams look stupid for passing on him in the 2nd, including the Flyers.
Possibly. Side note: I was wondering why Iskhakov went so early as a similar player to Nordgren but without as much success. He committed to UConn for next year. I don't even know if he speaks English.......that's one weird route for a player to go straight from MHL to NCAA without a USHL stop. Had to factor in.
Anyway, it's possible Nordgren does make teams look stupid. I think he can. But he's not big and not a fast skater (neither is Iskhakov tbf).
People zero in on Akil Thomas right after, and he's a respectable player although I don't know if he'll be someone you really
regret passing over either. Or Addison, who I am skeptical of his NHL potential. But I also look at Hallander, Morozov, Jenik, Regula (if defensive d was choice), Wise all as better picks, and pretty good floor ones, who went shortly after. A few others, though they're not as good as those to me. I get that Morozov and Wise were too similar to their Day 1 picks perhaps. Maybe Jenik too, although he's long-term. But they are all better players to me, even if they're not super high upside. And that's not even mentioning Nordgren and Shafigullin as high upside players that could be the types of players who make teams really really regret passing on. Who the hell knows what happens, but I'd sooner bet on them being top 6 NHLers. If Ginning is a top 20 prospect for us, those guys would've easily made my top 10 at #50. Shafigullin especially would've added a different dimension.