Silayev is an interesting prospect to rank. Also interesting to try and figure which teams might be more likely or less likely to pick him. The Coyotes, for example, took Simashev last year at 6th overall… which was higher than he was projected to go. So they are not afraid to reach for a big, smooth-skating Russian defenceman. Would be funny if they doubled-down on that and got Silayev… him and Simashev could be quite the pairing in a few years.
Montreal could use size up front and on defence so they are a bit of a wild card to me. Hoping they don’t take Iginla.
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