Haven’t posted in this thread since the junior season started, can’t believe it’s almost Christmas... My early thoughts of the top 10 this year, where the Canucks should be picking again:)
- Hughes still the semi-clear number 1, hasn’t been as dominant as say Matthews or Eichel in their usntdp u18 year but still pretty great.
-Kakko has been unreal in the Finnish league and has actually played C recently for this Fins international team, let’s see if that continues down the road.
- That US u18 team is just filthy. Besides Hughes, I have Turcotte, Zegras and Boldy all inside the top 10
- Out west Dach and Cozens (especially Dach) have been lights outs and look to be top 5 picks for sure.
-For as great as this draft is for Cs, it’s just as week on D with Byram being my top D. He has a chance to become a top pairing guy but most likely a 3/4 dman since I don’t see him having any standout quality. If he were in last years draft I’d have all of Hughes, Boqvist, Bouchard, Dobson and maybe even Smith ahead of him.
Hope this helps some people who don’t know much about this years draft! Comments and thoughts would be much appreciated aswell!