Lots of talent on the board still, which is great to see.
Lindstrom for me here. I think he has NHL upside, and can become an important cog for the team. He is utilized as a defensive center on his team, but he has an offensive side to his game that I bet will come out more this season, as I expect the team to give him a bit more of an opportunity there.
There are about 8 or 9 other players that I think rank around this pick. That's pretty good.
I would have taken Rafikov this round, but I haven't hear a peep about what he is doing, and it seems by now there is no hope left of him ever coming over so that we can take a proper look at him. It was too bad - he was agile, hard-hitting, liked to agitate, seemed good on defence, had a nice shot and seemed like he good move the puck really well. Alas, the Rushan the Russian has fallen to near the bottom of my list now.
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