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#9 - Simon Edvinsson - Was really hoping McTavish or Kent Johnson was available for this pick but still happy. He is a but of a puzzling player. Like Grant said before, he had no interest in drafting him. A lot of lists have him all over the place but I am really struggling to understand why. He has all the tools to become a great d-man. This guy screams Cam Fowler.

#25 - Oskar Olausson - The theme throughout my draft was above average/elite skating ability. Similar to Edvinsson, Oskar has all the tools in the tool box. The difference is he has struggled to put them all together consistently. I thought I had a good chance to grab Sasha Pastujov at this pick but Vancouver sniped him from me 2 picks before.

#27 - Simon Robertsson - A fairly safe pick here. He is all around good at everything and already has NHL size. I don't see massive upside here but I think hes a lock to make the NHL in a middle 6 role. He reminds me a lot of a Riley Smith kind of player. Boring but effective.

#29 - Samu Tuomaala - While doing research he seemed to be all over the place in terms of rankings. A ton of rankings that I saw had him in the top 20 so I am hoping to see that in the NHL draft. He has elite speed and an elite shot . I was really impressed with him at the U18s.

#31 - Matthew Samoskevich - I will be honest, I did very little research into him. He was just the next best player in my rankings. Consistency seems to be the biggest issue with him. Reading a bit into him after the draft it seems like one game he looks like a top 15 pick, the next a top 10 pick and then the next a 3rd round pick. At this point of the draft my targets were high risk/high reward.

#37 - Scott Morrow - May have been a bit early of a pick but he was one guy I wanted to get. I considered taking him at #31 because of the massive potential. Labelled as one of the if not the top offensive d-man in the draft and the comparisons to John Carlson had me wanting to grab him even if I had to reach. Again, high risk/high reward.

#39 - Sean Behrens - Undersized d-man who was Luke Hughes d-partner. It sounds like he was a big reason for Luke's success. Behrens allowed Luke to play a little more offensively while he took care of his own end. I am hoping he becomes a bit of a steal here while all the scouts were watching Luke.

#41 - Samu Salminen - He reminds me a ton of a poor mans Anton Lundell. Amazing defensively and one of the best prospects when it comes to winning face offs. He already has NHL size and was a top player for Finland in the U18 tourney. Skating is a bit of a concern but I just see him as being a lock to be an NHLer.

#52 - Alexander Kisakov - Labelled as one of the most skilled players in this years draft. He absolutely exploded playing in Russias top juinor league with 73 points in 61 games. The biggest issue here is he is extremely small when it comes to weight. Johnny Hockey may even weigh more than him. He reminds me of a skinny Kirill Kaprizov. I am hoping he can put on a bunch of weight and become Kirill Kaprizov.

And some other high risk/high reward targets in the later rounds.