Tryamkin's 2020 Final Draft Rankings Guide (Top 217 + Sleepers)

[Tryamkin]

Hello all, here's my final draft rankings for the 2020 NHL Draft, which is creeping up on us real soon. Feel free to ask any questions as always!

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Skaters:
1. LW Alexis Lafreniere – Rimouski Oceanic, QMJHL
2. C/LW Tim Stützle – Adler Mannheim, DEL
3. C Quinton Byfield – Sudbury Wolves, QHL
4. RW Lucas Raymond – Frolunda HC, SHL
5. C Anton Lundell – HIFK, Liiga
6. RD Jamie Drysdale – Erie Otters, OHL
7. C/LW Cole Perfetti – Saginaw Spirit, OHL
8. LW/C Jan Mysak – Hamilton Bulldogs, OHL
9. LW Alexander Holtz – Djurgarden IF, SHL
10. C Marco Rossi – Ottawa 67’s, OHL
11. RW Seth Jarvis – Portland Winterhawks, WHL
12. RW Noel Gunler – Lulea HF, SHL
13. LW Rodion Amirov – Tolpar Ufa, MHL
14. RD Helge Grans – Malmo Redhawks, SuperElit
15. C Jacob Perreault – Sarnia Sting, OHL
16. LD Jeremie Poirier – Saint John Sea Dogs, QMJHL
17. LD Jake Sanderson – U18’s, USNTDP
18. RD Braden Schneider – Brandon Wheat Kings, WHL
19. C/RW Dawson Mercer – Drummondville Voltigeurs, QMJHL
20. C Connor Zary – Kamloops Blazers, WHL
21. C Hendrix Lapierre – Chicoutimi Sagueneens, QMJHL
22. RW Jack Quinn – Ottawa 76’s, OHL
23. LW Dylan Holloway – University of Wisconsin, NCAA
24. RW Zion Nybeck – HV71, SuperElit
25. LD Shakir Mukhamadullin – Tolpar Ufa, MHL
26. C Thomas Bordeleau - U18’s, USNTDP
27. LW/C Lukas Reichel – Eisbaren Berlin, DEL
28. LW/RW Daniel Torgersson - Frolunda HC, SuperElit
29. C Marat Khusnutdinov – SKA St Petersburg, MHL
30. C Brendan Brisson – Chicago Steel, USHL
31. LW Ridly Greig - Brandon Wheat Kings, WHL
32. C Mavrik Bourque – Shawinigan Cataractes, QMJHL
33. LD Emil Andrae – HV71, SuperElit
34. C/RW Justin Sourdif – Vancouver Giants, WHL
35. RW Tyson Forester – Barrie Colts, OHL
36. LW Martin Chromiak – Kingston Frontenacs, OHL
37. LW Carter Savoie - Sherwood Park Crusaders, AJHL
38. LD Lukas Cormier - Charlottetown Islanders, QMJHL
39. RD Topi Niemela - Karpat, Liiga
40. C Jean-Luc Foudy – Windsor Spitfires, OHL
41. LD Kaiden Guhle – Prince Albert Raiders, WHL
42. LD Tyler Kleven - U18’s, USNTDP
43. LD Ryan O’Rourke - Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds, OHL
44. C Dylan Peterson – U18’s, USNTDP
45. RW Danil Gushchin - Niagara IceDogs, OHL
46. LD William Wallinder - MODO, SuperElit
47. LW Dmitri Ovchinnikov - Sibirskie Snaipery Novosibirsk, MHL
48. C/RW Justin Sourdif - Vancouver Giants, WHL
49. LW John-Jason Peterka – EHC Munchen, DEL
50. LW Roby Jarventie - Ilves, Liiga
51. LD Yan Kuznetsov - University of Connecticut, NCAA
52. RW Sam Colangelo - Chicago Steel, USHL
53. LD Wyatt Kaiser - Dubuque Fighting Saints, USHL
54. RW Alexander Pashin - Tolpar Ufa, MHL
55. C Roni Hirvonen - Assat, Liiga
56. C Jean-Luc Foudy - WIndsor Spitfires, OHL
57. LW Will Cuylle – Windsor Spitfires, OHL
58. C Tristen Robins - Saskatoon Blades, WHL
59. RD William Villeneuve - Saint John SeaDogs, QMJHL
60. C Theodor Niederbach - Frolunda, SuperElit
61. RW Ozzy Wiesblatt - Prince Albert Raiders, WHL
62. RW Maxim Groshev - Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk, KHL
63. LW Jake Neighbours - Edmonton Oil Kings, WHL
64. RW Luke Evangelista - London Knights, OHL
65. C Ty Smilanic - U18’s, USNTDP
66. LW Emil Heineman - Leksands IF, SHL
67. C/RW Oskar Magnusson - Malmo Redhawks, SuperElit
68. RW Ryan Franics - Cape Breton Screaming Eagles, QMJHL
69. RW Kasper Simontaival - Tappara, Jr A SM Liiga
70. RD Justin Barron - Halifax Mooseheads, QMJHL
71. LD Joni Jurmo - Jokerit, Jr A SM Liiga
72. C Jaromir Pytlik - Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds, OHL
73. RW Oscar Tellstrom - Lulea HF, SuperElit
74. C Tyler Tullio – Oshawa Generals, OHL
75. RW/C Pavel Novak - Kelowna Rockets, WHL
76. LW Sean Farrell - Chicago Steel, USHL
77. LD Alexander Nikishin - Spartak Moscow, MHL
78. LW Brett Berard- U18’s, USNTDP
79. RD Brock Faber - U18’s, USNTDP
80. LW/C Antonio Stranges - London Knights, OHL
81. RD Michael Benning – Sherwood Park Crusaders, AJHL
82. C Vasili Ponomaryov - Shawinigan Cataractes, QMJHL
83. RW Blake Biondi – Sioux City Muskateers, USHL
84. RD Ian Moore - Chicago Steel, USHL
85. RD Alex Cotton - Lethbridge Hurricanes, WHL
86. LD Anton Johannesson – HV71, SuperElit
87. LD Donovan Sebrango - Kitchener Rangers, OHL
88. LD Eemil Viro - TPS, Liiga
89. LD Jacob Truscott - U18’s, USNTDP
90. C Jack Finley - Spokane Chiefs, WHL
91. RW Veeti Miettinen - Kiekko-Espoo, Jr A SM Liiga
92. LW Luke Tuch - U18’s, USNTDP
93. LD Jacob Dion - Drummondville Voltigeurs, QMJHL
94. LW Carson Bantle - Madison Capitols, USHL
95. RD Thimo Nickl - Drummondville Voltigeurs, QMJHL
96. LW/RW Yevgeni Oksentyuk - Flint Firebirds, OHL
97. RW Alex Laferriere - Des Moines Buccaneers, USHL
98. RW Oliver Suni – Oshawa Generals, OHL
99. RW Zayde Wisdom - Kingston Frontenacs, OHL
100. LW Simon Knak- Portland Winterhawks, WHL
101. RD Kasper Puutio – Swift Current Broncos, WHL
102. LW Cross Hanas - Portland Winterhawks, WHL
103. RW Brandon Coe – North Bay Battalion, OHL
104. C Theo Rochette - Quebec Remparts, QMJHL
105. RW Connor McClennon - Winnipeg Ice, WHL
106. C Colby Ambrosio - Tri-City Storm, USHL
107. LW Stephen Halliday - Dubuque Fighting Saints, USHL
108. LW James Hardie - Mississauga Steelheads, OHL
109. RW Dmitry Rashevsky - St. Petersburg, VHL
110. RW/LW Ivan Didkovsky – MHK Dynamo Moskow, MHL
111. C Brady Burns – Saint John Sea Dogs, QMJHL
112. LW/RW Maxim Beryozkin - Loko Yaroslavl, MHL
113. RW Ryder Rolston – Waterloo Black Hawks, USHL
114. C Carter Souch – Edmonton Oil Kings, WHL
115. RW Timur Zakirov – Sputnik Almetievsk, MHL
116. C Daniel Ljungman – Linkoping HC, SuperElit
117. RD Jeremie Bikabutuka – Val-d’Or Foreurs, QMJHL
118. C Ethan Cardwell - Barrie Colts, OHL
119. LD Daemon Hunt – Moose Jaw Warriors, WHL
120. LW Kyle Crnkovic - Saskatoon Blades, WHL
121. C Elliot Ekmark - Linkoping HC, SuperElit
122. C Simon Andersson – MODO, SuperElit
123. C Josh Lawrence – Saint John Sea Dogs, QMJHL
124. LD Matias Rajaniemi - Pelicans, Liiga
125. RD Charlie Desroches – Saint John Sea Dogs, QMJHL
126. C Pavel Tyutnev - Loko Yaroslavl, MHL
127. LD Ronan Seeley - Everett Silvertips, WHL
128. RD Ruben Rafkin – Windsor Spitfires, OHL
129. RW/LW Alexander Ljungkrantz - Brynas IF, SuperElit
130. C Artem Shlaine - Muskegon Lumberjacks, USHL
131. C Hayden Fowler – Erie Otters, OHL
132. LD Viktor Persson - Brynas, SuperElit
133. RD Mitchell Miller - Tri-City Storm, USHL
134. C/LW Isak Garfve – Mora, SuperElit
135. RD Eamon Powell - U18’s, USNTDP
136. C Juuso Maenpaa - Jokerit - U20 SM-sarja
137. C Landon Slaggert - U18’s, USNTDP
138. RD Jack Thompson – Sudbury Wolves, OHL
139. C/LW Hugo Pettersson - Sodertalje SK, SuperElit
140. C Rory Kerins, SSM Greyhounds, OHL
141. RW Kirill Kondryev – Vityazi Chekhov, MHL
142. LD Alec Belanger – Ottawa 67’s, OHL
143. RW Reid Valade – Kitchener Rangers, OHL
144. LD Leo Loof – Farjestad, SuperElit
145. LD Samuel Knazko – TPS, Jr A SM Liiga
146. C Evan Vierling - Barrie Colts, OHL
147. C Wyatt Schingoethe – Waterloo Black Hawks, USHL
148. C Benjamin Baumgartner - HC Davos, NL
149. LD Lleyton Moore – Oshawa Generals, OHL
150. LD Christoffer Sedoff - HIFK - U20 SM-sarja
151. RD Victor Mancini - Frolunda HC, SuperElit
152. RW Bogdan Trineyev - Dynamo Moscow, MHL
153. RD Mason Langenbrunner - Eden Prairie High, USHS
154. LD Luke Reid - Chicago Steel, USHL
155. LW Matthew Gleason - Cretin-Derham Hall, USHS
156. LW/C Patrick Guay – Sherbrooke Phoenix, QMJHL
157. RD Axel Rindell - Jukurit, Liiga
158. RD Simon Kubicek - Seattle Thunderbirds, WHL
159. RW/C Lukas Svejkovsky - Medicine Hat Tigers, WHL
160. C Logan Morrison – Hamilton Bulldogs, OHL
161. C Oliver Tarnstrom - AIK, SuperElit
162. LD Lucas Ramberg - Lulea, SuperElit
163. LW Pavel Gogolev - Guelph Storm, OHL
164. LD Adam Wilsby – Sodertalje SK, Allsvenskan
165. C Artyom Galimov - AK Bars Kazan, KHL
166. LD Karri Aho – Ilves, SuperElit
167. LD Theo Nordlund – Frolunda, SuperElit
168. RD Jake Boltmann - Lincoln Stars, USHL
169. RD Egor Smirnov - Dynamo Moscow, MHL
170. LW Florian Elias - Jungadler Mannheim, DNL U20
171. RW Yegor Chinakhov - Avangard Omsk, MHL
172. C Dmitri Zlodeyev - Dynamo Moscow, MHL
173. RD Kabore Dunn - For McMurray Oil Barons, AJHL
174. RD Axel Kumlin - Frolunda HC, SuperElit
175. LD Marko Stacha - Vancouver Giants, WHL
176. LW Adam Raska – Rimouski Oceanic, QMJHL
177. RW Charles Beaudoin - Shawinigan Cataractes, QMJHL
178. RW Tomas Chlubna - HC Dukla Jihlava, Czech2
179. RD Luke Prokop – Calgary Hitmen, WHL
180. LW/C Chase Yoder - U18’s, USNTDP
181. LD Ethan Edwards - Spruce Grove Saints, AJHL
182. LD Owen Gallatin - U18’s, USNTDP
183. RD Landon Kosior - Prince Albert Raiders, WHL
184. LD Maximillian Glotzl - Kolner Haie, DEL
185. LW Owen Pederson - Winnipeg Ice, WHL
186. RD Samuel Johannesson - Rogle BK, SHL
187. LW Elliot Desnoyers - Halifax Mooseheads, QMJHL
188. RD Michael Krutil - HC Sparta Praha, Czech
189. C Grant Slukynsky - Warroad, USHS
190. C Mark Hillier - St. Andrew’s, USHS
191. RW/C Ben Schoen - Youngstown Phantoms, USHL
192. C Alex Gaffney - Muskegon Lumberjacks, USHL
193. C Xavier Simoneau - Drummondville Voltigeurs, QMJHL
194. RD Noah Ellis - Des Moines Buccaneers, USHL
195. LD Noah Delemont - Biel-Bienne, Swiss U20
196. RD Ville Ottavainen - Karpat, Liiga
197. LW/C Gunnarwolfe Fontaine - Chicago Steel, USHL
198. LD Robert Calisti - SSM Greyhounds, OHL
199. RD Jake Ratzlaff - Green Bay Gamblers, USHL
200. RW Joonas Oden - KooKoo, Liiga
201. LD Karel Klikora - BK Mlada Boleslav, Czech
202. C Nils Aman - Leksands IF, SHL
203. LW Ignat Kolhanin - St. Petersburg, MHL
204. C/RW Mateusz Szurowski - Linkoping HC, SuperElit
205. C Gage Goncalves - Everett Silvertips, WHL
206. C Ilya Usov - Dynamo Minsk, KHL
207. LW Carsen Richels - Blaine, USHS
208. LD Isaak Phillips - Sudbury Wolves, OHL
209. RW Sam Strange - Sioux Falls Stampede, USHL
210. C Josh Pillar - Kamloops Blazers, WHL
211. C Amir Garayev - HK Sochi, KHL
212. C Petr Hasek - HC Stadion Litomerice, Czech2
213. C Ben King – Red Deer Rebels, WHL
214. C Michal Gut – Everett Silvertips, WHL
215. RD Tyrel Bauer - Seattle Thunderbirds, WHL
216. C Alexandre Doucet – Val-d’Or Foreurs, QMJHL
217. LW Aleks Haatanen - Pelicans, Liiga

Goalies:
1. G Yaroslav Askarov - SKA St. Petersburg, VHL
2. G Joel Blomqvist - Karpat, Jr A SM Liiga
3. G Nico Daws - Guelph Storm, OHL
4. G Drew Commesso - U18’s, USNTDP
5. G Nick Malik - SSM Greyhounds, OHL
6. G Jan Bednar - Karlovy Vary, Czech
7. G Calle Clang - Rogle BK, SuperElit
8. G Dylan Garand - Kamloops Blazers, WHL
9. G Devon Levi - Carleton Place Canadians, CCHL
10. G Fabio Iacobo - Victoriaville Tigers, QMJHL
11. G Samuel Hlavaj - Sherbrooke Phoenix, QMJHL
12. G Artur Akhtyamov - Irbis Kazan, MHL
13. G Amir Miftakhov - Bars Kazan, VHL
14. G Victor Ostman - Chicago Steel, USHL
15. G Tucker Tynan - Niagara IceDogs, OHL

Sleepers:
73. RW Oscar Tellstrom - Lulea HF, SuperElit - Tellstrom has been lights out in the last year in the Swedish mens third division of hockey with Vannas silently going under the radar. Shades of Jesper Bratt are evident here as he did the same thing in the Allsvenskan and went underrated in 2016. Despite being ranked low by most scouting services, Tellstrom could be picked up much earlier than expected.

85. RW Alex Laferriere - Des Moines Buccaneers, USHL - Laferriere, all jokes aside is a lights out sniper that is receiving no love from scouting services and with some peak development on other parts of his game could explode into a top six winger.

107. LW Stephen Halliday - Dubuque Fighting Saints, USHL - 6'4 Stephen Halliday has shown some offensive firepower potential in his productive year with Dubuque. Despite an unpolished package of attacking skills, the raw potential is clear when watching Halliday which could tempt a team to take a chance on him earlier than expected in the draft. Once the skating and offensive reliability improves, he could be a great steal.

129. RW/LW Alexander Ljungkrantz - Brynas IF, SuperElit - Pure sniper that has potential to develop over the next 3/4 years. Not the greatest production in the SuperElit has led to him being projected undrafted by most, but he's already seen some SHL time and looks promising.

142. LW Florian Elias - Jungadler Mannheim, DNL U20 - One of my draft favourites. A small player with an offensive punch capable of scoring mass goals. Will get some looks in the DEL this year and could develop to create a potential for the best German draft class ever.

155. LW Matthew Gleason - Cretin-Derham Hall, USHS - Offensive skill off the charts here, and his 5'8 height has him extremely off the radar despite a strong high school year. As a late 01' and only one appearance in the USHL, his name is virtually unknown.

183. RD Landon Kosior - Prince Albert Raiders, WHL - New age, smooth skating defenseman with a high hockey IQ. He has a lot of the little things down that most defenders ranked higher than him don't have. Production will come with time as his offense develops.

9. G Devon Levi - Carleton Place Canadians, CCHL - 5'11 goalie Devon Levi is easy to root for. With shades of Dustin Wolf from years prior, the undersized goalie has insane reactions and would be considered near Askarov level with his size.

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[RememberTheName]

Really enjoy these rankings. Obviously there's some I disagree with and some I agree with but that's the beauty of ranking prospects. The Mysak ranking is definitely bold, and he is admittedly a player I haven't watched enough of. What about him makes you see him so highly?

 

[Tetsuo]

Great stuff. I disagree with a lot of it, but it's a fun list.

No ranking for Sebastian Johannesson? He's in my top 60. Other than that, I think my biggest difference of opinion is the ranking of Sanderson and Poirier. Poirier's defense has him outside my first three rounds, while I have Sanderson firmly in my top 10.

Love the ranking of Grans, however. He's someone I would be very happy if the Wings get him at 32. Same story with Nybeck, tbh. Two of my favorites that I think fans have been sleeping on.

 

[The Devilish Buffoon]

Impressive undertaking as usual. Just an FYI, you have two JL Foudy's - at 40 and 56.

 

[GermanSpitfire]

J.L Foudy is listed twice. once at 40 and again at 56

 

[JustJokinenAround]

if i were a GM who knew what he was doing, i would draft alex laferriere and argue i drafted lafreniere

 

[TopC0rner]

Just a quick note, but you have Bogdan Trineyev twice.

 

[simonedvinsson]

Thank you for sharing your list. A couple more duplicates:

117. RD Jeremie Bikabutuka – Val-d’Or Foreurs, QMJHL
186. RD Jeremie Biakabutuka - Val d’or Foreurs, QMJHL

40. C Jean-Luc Foudy – Windsor Spitfires, OHL
56. C Jean-Luc Foudy - WIndsor Spitfires, OHL

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

I applaud you for where you have Poirier. Not many want to put him there, but I think his upside is too high to be any lower.

 

[LarKing]

I disagree with a lot of your top ten but props for putting this together.

 

[VanJack]

If Justin Barron is still on the board at pick #70, some GM is going to be doing handsprings on the Zoom draft conference call.

 

[chamchibap]

Respect for the list!
Obviously this is a ranking and not a mock but if Sanderson makes it to 15, I would be thrilled for the leafs

 

[Tryamkin]

Thank you for sharing your list. A couple more duplicates:

117. RD Jeremie Bikabutuka – Val-d’Or Foreurs, QMJHL
186. RD Jeremie Biakabutuka - Val d’or Foreurs, QMJHL

40. C Jean-Luc Foudy – Windsor Spitfires, OHL
56. C Jean-Luc Foudy - WIndsor Spitfires, OHL

Impressive undertaking as usual. Just an FYI, you have two JL Foudy's - at 40 and 56.

J.L Foudy is listed twice. once at 40 and again at 56

Just a quick note, but you have Bogdan Trineyev twice.

thanks guys, was in a rush to post and made some errors copying from notes.
56 - foudy was evan vierling, barrie colts
146- trineyev was cameron berg, muskegon lumberjacks
186- biakabutka was yegor suchkov, salavat

 

[Tryamkin]

Really enjoy these rankings. Obviously there's some I disagree with and some I agree with but that's the beauty of ranking prospects. The Mysak ranking is definitely bold, and he is admittedly a player I haven't watched enough of. What about him makes you see him so highly?

His offensive skillset and dynamic potential. Rocket of a shot and good instincts. He actually was 4th on my list about 8 months ago. He hasn't had the rocket start in the OHL but it's his real first taste of NA hockey.

 

[Tryamkin]

If Justin Barron is still on the board at pick #70, some GM is going to be doing handsprings on the Zoom draft conference call.

Maybe so! He had a real rough year. Hopefully he can pick things up but I don't see him as more than a #4 defenseman at this point.

 

[Tryamkin]

I applaud you for where you have Poirier. Not many want to put him there, but I think his upside is too high to be any lower.

He gets so much hate. So overrated that he's underrated. Big boom potential.

 

[Tryamkin]

Great stuff. I disagree with a lot of it, but it's a fun list.

No ranking for Sebastian Johannesson? He's in my top 60. Other than that, I think my biggest difference of opinion is the ranking of Sanderson and Poirier. Poirier's defense has him outside my first three rounds, while I have Sanderson firmly in my top 10.

Love the ranking of Grans, however. He's someone I would be very happy if the Wings get him at 32. Same story with Nybeck, tbh. Two of my favorites that I think fans have been sleeping on.

Thanks! Not sure who Sebastian Johannesson is, I don't believe thats a player. If you're talking about Anton Johannesson, he's ranked at #58! Great offensive potential there.

 

[93LEAFS]

Things I like. Stutzle/Byfield in the right order. Jacob Perreault around where he should be due to his incredibly high-upside.

Things I dislike, the gap between Drysdale/Sanderson (I'm closer to thinking they should be flipped in the rankings, although that would be too low for Drysdale for me), Perfetti too low (I'm always going to gamble on a kid who thinks the game at the level Perfetti does, he's the smartest player in the draft, and one of the smartest to come around in years). I wouldn't have him below 4. Lundell way too high (I just don't see a likely outcome where he becomes a legitimate 1st line center).

 

[kabidjan18]

Things I like. You ranked Baumi pretty high.

Things I dislike. You left out Senna.

 

[Tryamkin]

Things I like. You ranked Baumi pretty high.

Things I dislike. You left out Senna.

He's #241 if that's any consolation! Didn't wanna post a big jumbled list, thought I'd only post the ones I've projected to be drafted.

 

[kabidjan18]

Things I like. Stutzle/Byfield in the right order. Jacob Perreault around where he should be due to his incredibly high-upside.

Things I dislike, the gap between Drysdale/Sanderson (I'm closer to thinking they should be flipped in the rankings, although that would be too low for Drysdale for me), Perfetti too low (I'm always going to gamble on a kid who thinks the game at the level Perfetti does, he's the smartest player in the draft, and one of the smartest to come around in years). I wouldn't have him below 4. Lundell way too high (I just don't see a likely outcome where he becomes a legitimate 1st line center).

Haha I remember your stance on Byfield due to your stance on the OHL.

FWIW I tend to find the german pipeline prospects overrated...and the type of player Byfield is, I think I'll always find more useful than the type of player Stutzle is.

 

[Rufus T Firefly]

14. RD Helge Grans – Malmo Redhawks, SuperElit
25. LD Shakir Mukhamadullin – Tolpar Ufa, MHL
46. LD William Wallinder - MODO, SuperElit
71. LD Joni Jurmo - Jokerit, Jr A SM Liiga

Thanks for posting your list!

Would you mind explaining your thoughts on the four defensemen above? They all seem to have similar builds, so I'd be curious to hear what the differences/upsides you see in them are, and why you have them ranked where they are and in the order they are.

 

[Zaddy]

I respect you as a poster but this list kinda looks like you just picked names out of a hat.

Lundell #5? Mysak 8th? Grans #14? Poirier #16? Quinn only at #22?

Would like to hear your thoughts because to me those makes no sense. Lundell I guess if you think he's a future #1C and that his skating issues can be overcome, but the rest is pretty wild. I'm not sure there's a single NHL scout or GM that would be willing to risk a mid 1st round pick on Grans or Poirier if Sanderson is sitting there, for instance.

 

[EXTRAS]

If Justin Barron is still on the board at pick #70, some GM is going to be doing handsprings on the Zoom draft conference call.

I think he will go in the 20s. Completely underrated because 1, he was injured a lot of the year, and 2, he was on an epically bad team.

 

[Tryamkin]

Thanks for posting your list!

Would you mind explaining your thoughts on the four defensemen above? They all seem to have similar builds, so I'd be curious to hear what the differences/upsides you see in them are, and why you have them ranked where they are and in the order they are.

Thanks for posting your list!

Would you mind explaining your thoughts on the four defensemen above? They all seem to have similar builds, so I'd be curious to hear what the differences/upsides you see in them are, and why you have them ranked where they are and in the order they are.

Grans has the most experience against higher level play, the SHL was huge for him. I think he can play in the NHL in a year. His two way game is the best and his offense has some room to grow, especially his vision and creativity looked better by the end of the year.

Shakir has top pairing potential. His offensive game has shown great promise and I think he has a huge breakout in the KHL this year. His skating is already great for a large guy and he just needs some tuning defensively.

As far as the latter two, Wallinder has some potential, but he's still very raw and his defense just kinda scares me. He puck watches a lot and seems to have a somewhat low IQ. Reminds me a little of Broberg in a way from last year with a little sloppier defense and a better shot.

Jurmo is another great skater but I just wanted to see more out of him in the Jr A in Finland. The level of play isn't comparable with the other junior leagues and I think he would struggle a lot more playing at the levels the others mentioned do.

I think Shakir and Grans have high potentials and Grans has the best chance to fulfill his.

It's interesting you mention this group, they all all large with good to great skating ability. Defo some boom potential there.