Re-cap of Vancouver's draft.
5. David Jiricek: Easy pick, it was whoever was left of the top 5. I was hoping Cooley would somehow fall to me but happy with Jiricek. 6'3 and plays the right side, missed some time this year with knee surgery, but returned really strong for the remainder of the season.
21. Conor Geekie: I've seen him go top 10 in a few mock drafts, I had him at 13 on my list which is great value pick here. I was anticipating one of McGroarty, Snuggerud, or any of the remaining dmen (Korchinski, Mintyukov, Mateychuk) with this pick. Happy to get Geekie, will be interested to see where he goes in the draft.
39. Ryan Chesley: Solid two-way dman, especially on the defensive side. Main concerns are lack of offensive production and not much of a wow factor. I see him as a safer pick, likely to get paired up with a more offensive-minded partner.
68. Tyler Brennan: This draft is pretty bad for goalies. That being said, I don't have any goalies prospects on my echl team so might as well get one of the top ones. I flipped a coin between him and Topias Leinonen (who Minny snatched up two picks later.) I think these two might actually go late second round in the draft, hoping for good value here.
92. Maxim Barbashev: Traded my late picks next year for this one, kind of curious if he was on anyone else's radar. He's projected between the 4th and 6th round, I think he has some breakout potential. Plays a very physical competitive game, like his brother, but the points haven't translated yet.
Overall, felt like solid draft, 2 forwards, 2 dmen, and a goalie to add to my prospects.
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