2018 NHL DRAFT RECAP

A look at a little bit of everything from the 2018 NHL Draft!
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[@Imadethisforart]

I’m sure a bunch of people are disappointed that Dubas couldn’t get Rasmus Dahlin at 29.

[@ParkerBai92]

Jett Woo also became the highest picked player of Chinese decent when Vancouver (He's gonna be adored there) took him 37th!

[@JHockeyFan]

J Yes they have a ton of Asians, especially Chinese in Vancouver. As you might know, Canada has a good reputation for being welcoming so many immigrants are drawn there.

[@SherlockMahomes99]

Jonathan Zygmunt Depending on where in canada lmao

[@iciwiener3569]

J tons of asians they got their own mAfia and everything there 😭🤣

[@dillon6320]

I wonder if Suzuki was the highest picked player of Japanese descent ever.

[@Nolanfilmss]

So you’re telling me staying up until 4 am pays off...

[@ariccua6101]

J'ai utilisée Google! Best part ever.

[@bradymccann]

Aric Cua hahaha genius sooo good

[@granttalkshockey5599]

Montreal taking Kotkaniemi reminds me of Columbus taking Dubois at 3 instead of puljujarvi

[@theo_lomax]

Puljujarvi is a bust

[@williamprovencher5552]

@@theo_lomax yeah right ???

[@therekounasshow7822]

Well.....this comment aged about as well as milk

[@shrek8651]

The Rekounas Show wine*

[@therekounasshow7822]

@@shrek8651 Kota is great tho

[@RockPokTaoFong]

British Leaf fan here, thanks for highlighting Liam Kirk at the end there, Steve! Really proud of him!

[@faceless7278]

I’m from Sheffield and Liam is a couple of years older than me, and I am proud to say that I wrestled him to the ground in a premier inn on New Years. That’s my claim to fame.

[@michaelalder3709]

Islanders killed it in this draft.

[@JackCallSports]

- MoneyGlove Absolutely LGI!

[@dmech06]

- MoneyGlove if you win a draft, that means you sucked in the reg. season.

[@UzumakiNaruto_]

Isles got lucky as hell though. Wahlstrom and Dobson both fell into their laps and they lucked out that Wilde was around when they picked too.

[@michaelalder3709]

Dave true, they need to find a solid goalie, maybe like Signing Carter Hutton in the off-season, because Halak and Greiss sucked last year

[@michaelalder3709]

UzuMaki NaRuto at least they picked them, unlike the teams that passed on them.

[@justintheoreo]

Wait... Did Ferland score 21 goals last season.. or THIS season?

[@dankedgaming617]

This Past Weekend - Theo Von

[@themubkiper3163]

But he played with monahan and Gaudreu

[@mikek3033]

Nice

[@justintheoreo]

james kelby true

[@joeshedler6496]

@JustinTheOreo ROFLOL, nice.I just caught that one recently so I got a good laugh when I saw your comment.

[@michaelb4833]

2 NHL teams had Ryan Merkley as a "do not draft"

[@jamesralph18]

They say he’s “uncoachable” much like people have said Phil Kessel is uncoachable. Phil Kessel is a 2 time Stanley Cup champion

[@EthanAddo]

Larry Lunchbucket I watched him play in minor hockey because he is my brothers age. He so talented. He’s just full of himself

[@soralight7366]

James Ralph yea AFTER he joined the penguins, an already Stanley cup champion team. He hardly came close anywhere else he was at

[@Sean-ib2lb]

He's different than Phil Kessel, he's completely insane. He's spat on homeless people, kicked out of school, but if he wasn't a fucking idiot, he would go top 5 in the draft

[@jackjubjub6815]

Sean u have no idea what you are talking about, everything you just said is false. Get your facts straight before u say shit kid

[@Gary-ct3gp]

4:15 AM, only the greatest time for a SteveDanle video

[@AOD00000]

"I saw one game of kotkaniemi last year" I saw 29 how is that? Ha? But in my eyes if habs dont ruin him they might have legit top 3 prospect, i live in finland and i am a fan of ässät, he is Good with the puck, physical and has a good shot, they shouldnt be worried

[@samueltirpak7964]

Barkov kind of C?

[@AOD00000]

Samuel Tirpák kinda, more offensive worse defensively

[@brendanfox2623]

There’s no question he’s good, but could they have at least moved down and acquired another pick or prospect in the process? There is no way that Ottawa or Detroit was going to take him, and I don’t think Arizona would have because they liked Hayton better

[@AOD00000]

Brendan Fox Thats a valid point bur they really wanted him so they couldnt trust the other teams so they just picked him, i am just fucking mad that habs fans are saying shit about him without seeing a game I JUST HATE IT

[@burry1344]

I'm a Habs fan and I love the pick.. Its always fans that watch 2 games a year and think they know hockey. The real Habs fans who know hockey appreciate this pick

[@theemiester4090]

It's been 2 years and I'm glad that I have started my Steve Dangle journey with this video. Svech got drafted, the Canes made the conference finals, they beat the leafs with a zamboni driver, and most importantly you had a son. Thank you for a great two years

[@alexturner8946]

Looking back at all these videos ive never watched, gained a ton of respect on top of the respect I had watching your opinions the past year. Keep tearing it up man

[@Tyork42]

Thanks for mentioning Liam Kirk, UK hockey twitter went off when he was drafted! (Also it’s shef-field)

[@NJDJ17]

First 3 seconds in, 'lets talk about that' aaand Roll Good Mythical Morning intro music

[@felixeur1276]

Noah Jameson haha! Same

[@greggburke7796]

In all fairness, Filip Zadina is as big of a bust at this point than Jesperi Kotkaniemi, so it didn't matter which player Montreal took, Brady Tkachuk was who they should have taken. In fact, the 2018 draft is looking even weaker in hindsight than we thought it would be at the time. It wasn't a draft I payed particularly close attention to because my team didn't have a first rounder, and the 2nd round pick they took a guy from Sweden, and the 3rd rounder was from the Czech Republic. But looking back as a Bruins fan, the 2018 draft is probably our worst 1 in the past decade at least, and depth, or lack there of, is certainly is a factor.

[@ericl1255]

Detroit did awesome. They got Zadina and Veleno and jared McIsaac. My boys from the QMJHL

[@AscendedXSaiyan]

Eric Fresh Vagina How the hell did Zadina fall to 6th?!

[@brendanfox2623]

Sadly as a leafs fan... I agree

[@andrewj72]

Eric Fresh Vagina Don't sleep on Detroit's other 2nd round pick Berggren, he is being listed as Arvidsson 2.0 so we'll see how that turns out

[@antoucool]

As a Habs fan, I'm excited for Kotkaniemi, he might be the center we've needed for a while in a couple years.

[@AscendedXSaiyan]

Random Guy that loves Street Fighter Congratulations you're basically the only one 😂

[@Lancer212]

I'm not going to hold my breath, but it would be nice

[@michaelb4833]

Random Guy that loves Street Fighter Good draft overall. I don't care if he's ready to step in next year or not. He'll play when he's ready. Check out Trevor Timmins video on Habs TV talking about the players he picked and didn't pick.

[@dustinchute9906]

Dude, he's a winger...... I don't get this Habs garb of calling wingers centres. Katkaniemi is the same deal as Drouin a career winger who filled in a centre a little bit.

[@Retzerr41]

Random Guy that loves Street Fighter stupid weeb hahaha

[@ProfPine]

Liam Kirk is the third UK born and trained player to be drafted, he's the first Englishman! First was Tony Hand by the Edmonton Oilers in the 80s.

[@Nolanfilmss]

Why did you skip the analysis on boqvist at 8 to the Blackhawks?

[@scarycrazymann]

Andrew Nolan cuz the Hawks sux.

[@hoffy1955]

Yeah, 3 Cups since 2010. That really sucks scarycrazycan'tspellsucksmann.

[@scarycrazymann]

hoffy1955 do you know what a joke is?

[@masonwright7700]

Cuz the hawks won 3 cups this decade so they don’t suck

[@goldenriot4328]

Andrew Nolan because it clearly wasn't note worthy 😂😂😂

[@mikecrawshaw9973]

As I Sheffield Steelers fan, I have to say a huge big-up for the mention of Liam Kirk! He's a great kid with plenty of talent, I hope in a few years we see him get some ice time as it would represent a huge step forward for British hockey to get a truly homegrown player to the NHL.

[@Liam198910]

Hey Steve, I'm a Canucks fan who's been listening to you for at least six years, I've lost track of when I started but I know it's been at least that long. I love your videos and podcasts, they're so much fun and I love the passion and energy you always have. I also think that you have one of the best hockey perspective out there, I think you see and understand the game extremely well and I like how you always try to see things from different perspectives. There's something that has frustrated me a little over the last couple years though. I've never watched you for Canucks coverage but I feel like it's the Canadian team you pay the least attention to by a fair bit, maybe Calgary too. It would be awesome if you did put a little more time into the Canucks when you have a chance. This video's a good example, you pretty much said nothing about the Canucks draft pick and it's not like there aren't things to say about it, it's quite surprising Hughes was available and he promises to be a very important piece for the Canucks. All in all I love your videos and podcasts, I'm not going to stop watching anytime soon. You Jesse and Adam are awesome and I hope you keep doing what you're doing for a long time. A tiny tiny bit more Canucks coverage would be awesome, I'd love to hear what you guys have to say! Cheers

[@Jrodsly]

Now in 2022, the Hurricanes have both the 2nd AND 3rd overall picks from this draft and both are locked up long term to hopefully be long time pieces on a contending team. Funny how things change in just a few years. Shame we couldn't keep Fox too, but still.

[@sethjditchfield]

You praising Addison just put me in a great mood... finally someone gets how good he is

[@douglasleslie400]

And come to think of it, Colin Shields, who is currently plying his trade for the Belfast Giants, was drafted by Philadelphia in 2000. Sorry to nitpick! I love your LFR and podcasts and am probably the biggest Leafs fan in Scotland. Hope you have a great trip!

[@Papanyaz]

I am from Halifax and have seen Zadina play multiple times and he is something else so I hope he shows them that it was a mistake not picking him and please Detroit don’t ruin him

[@rodchallis8031]

Kotkaniemi played wing all last year, because he bumped up into another league and the team was heavy at center already. Fair enough, but that's a year not playing center. I dunno, I think it's easy and fashionable to make fun of Bergevin these days. But as a Leaf fan, I can't speak highly enough of Bergevin. I think he knocked this one out of the park, Mr. Molson. You should give him a lifetime contract.

[@malcolmk2878]

Rod Challis gfy lolll Of course, as a Habs fan, I find we’re too hard on Garth Snow as a GM. And I really hope the Isles keep h8m around for a looonngg time!

[@jackkelly5131]

Prospect Adam fox.. good times

[@tompriestley8221]

Props to @stevedangle for talking about Kirky, safe to say the entire UK just developed a soft spot for the coyotes 🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@jasonfoster5560]

You forgot to mention the Jake Gardiner for Connor McDavid trade. It must have slipped your mind being such an insignificant trade and all :)

[@mattsoares9001]

Big Jay u forgot the most valuable part we sent over for mcdavid... a bag of pucks. Cause jake isnt most valuable part of that trade lol

[@PapaJu1ce]

Here in 2019 with the knowledge that Zadina went as late as he should have lol.

[@Dhemize]

‘Beanstalk’ I love it Steve. Keep it up 😂

[@FretzlemaniaPod]

Sean Durzi from the Owen Sound Attack is a great pick. Skilled guy.

[@christinewilkins2787]

Little did he know we got John Tavares!

[@tgs2141]

3 years later and you can the affects these prospects have

[@scottsge]

my cousin who is from Scotland is currently at an international tournament in Slovenia to play hockey. he’s only like 12 but already the best player on his U13 team and the captain. hope he can make it to the NHL

[@TheVinylBroadcaster]

FTR--Canes partial STH here. Hate to see Hanny leave, but the front office wanted a shake up. This is how you do it. I've been to practices and have always been impressed how fast his hands are. Not sure if he'll ever reach the peak so many expected, but if motivated he could be a true asset for the Flames. Lindholm--we always expected more. Not sure if he's peaked or not, and CERTAINLY not the bust Boychuk was within the organization, but he never turned into what we needed/expected in NC. And then him wanting too much money for lack of production, it was obvious he was out the door. Still excited for what we got, especially if Fox turns into what so many people say he could be in a couple seasons. #isitoctoberyet

[@luc2o]

Remember Anze Kopitar was the first ever player from Slovenia! (I think there has been 1 other since) DIVERSIFY!!

[@JakeShaft85]

6 swedish players in first round is what I will remember from this year. 4 last year. National youth development seem to work well here, pretty excited about the future.

[@Lemonhed42000]

I really liked what the Avs did this Draft. Picking up Grubaur for a second-round pick, we need that Goalie depth.

[@mr.scotchlover6895]

The habs scouts did a great job this draft with KK ylonen and romanov

[@tbramfitt]

The way Steve pronounces 'Sheffield' is hilarious. Excellent to see a British player (and one from mighty Yorkshire at that!) in the NHL though.

[@emfromneptune]

The 2018/19 season will be the first I'll be seeing in full, from the beginning. As a Leaf fan, I'm hoping these picks, based on their stats, will elevate the team in areas that deffo need improvement (ie centers, like you said). I'm still learning the in's and out's of the sport, but what I do know is never underestimate the little guy (look at Marner, small but mighty!) This was also the first draft I've ever experienced, & it was so exhausting lmao. Also, LET DOUGIE ENJOY HIS MUSEUMS GODDAMNIT

[@ericwilliams1845]

As someone who lives in the Soo, Sandin and Hallowel are very good. Sandin especially, he and Liljgren will be excellent top four blueliners down the road

[@TheFosseArmy]

Nice to hear Liam Kirk get a mention tbh i cant see it paying off im sure i wont struggle to get seats over here but you never know id love Team GB to one day be semi able to compete but if it happens which i doubt, it probably wont be in my life time

[@ryanbranigan231]

Thoroughly enjoyed this. Wish you did all the 1st rounders...

[@marshalljoyce7937]

Are you going to do a 2018 version of the 100 series? That really helped me make it through the summer. Thanks Steve!

[@michaeloconnor5904]

Steve! I'm here from the future Steve, and I have an important message. John Tavares' list is actually a bigger deal in ways I can't quite tell you yet.

[@ezzywachsstock7323]

People forget that Walker assisted the Chiasson goal in game 6 against the Pens

[@sardine_]

you are so right ... Doug Wickenheiser was a FINE hockey player...

[@lilithb2567]

Hey! I'm a Spokane fan. I think Kral will do very well if he gets signed with the Leafs, or even the Marlies. He's a neat guy, I've met him a few times. And I just love my team.

[@ks5th]

“Lifelong leaf fan gets a chance to be a Leaf!” *gets traded 8 months later*

[@TheShaggster37]

How do you do the right thing by taking Kotkaniemi over Zadina but still end up getting screwed? And by Carolina of all teams?!

[@SonataOfPeace]

Steve as a Harry Potter fan and a hockey fan I loved that you threw in a Cormac reference haha :P

[@jacklandon9933]

I know the Carolina-Calgary trade had bigger names going both ways, but I am not sure the most effective trade wasn't Washington using Grubauer to get Brooks Orpik's contract off the books scot-free AND pick up a 2nd round choice. Not only that, but with the Avs buying out Orpik, he may end up re-signing with Washington for a much more reasonable number, knowing he is getting paid anyway. With his contract plus the $2.5+ that Grubi would have cost off the Cap's cap, they have the money to re-sign all the players from the Cup-winning team that they want to re-sign. Brian MacLellan is pretty good at this GMing thing.

[@TheHabsFan77]

Kotkaniemi is looking like the right pick right now at #3.

[@chrisb1141]

Whoever actually complains about the sound quality must be really fun at parties

[@jasongardner8678]

Here's the trade from the flames perspective: Adam Fox is a great prospect who they tried to sign but something wasn't working. It is rumoured that he didn't want to sign with a Canadian team. If the flames let him go another year then teams start to catch on and his value drops. They've also got tons of other great D prospects in Valimaki, Andersson, and Kylington. Dougie Hamilton was fantastic, but he took penalties at AWFUL times (late in the third every game against the ducks last playoffs). I heard rumours that he didn't mesh well with the room and may have even had slight attitude issues. Loosing Ferland hurts. He's not good enough to play an entire season with Monahan and Gaudreau, but he can still contribute a ton of grit, speed, and he's got a fantastic shot. I'm also optimistic for the flames since these are players that Bill Peters coached the last 4 seasons (all three in the case of Hanifin). He wouldn't have been okay with the trade if he didn't think they had more to show and if he didn't trust them completely. Lindholm is definitely an upgrade and Ferland and a right shot forward (finally), and Hanifin may not have the same offensive production now that Hamilton does, but he's much younger (its so rare that a defenceman plays as an 18 year old). It's also worth noting that playing alongside Mark Giordano was greatly contributing to Hamilton's success, as it was doing for Brodie before they moved him.

[@lorndarken]

come 2021 maybe Iguchi might be drafted . that kid is talented as hell !

[@IanOnTheScene]

I thought I was hallucinating when I saw an Aberdeen Lynx jersey in the thumbnail! That's my hometown and hockey really isn't a big deal here in Scotland!

[@patman-ix5qq]

I'm proud of you for having a steelheads jersey

[@man-bagdammit2297]

Wouldn't have minded seeing the Leafs draft Wendel's kid.

[@VanCityNucks3322]

Quinton Hughes, Canucks biggest winners in this draft, unbelievable, franchise defenceman, they'll bring a cup back to Canada before anyone

[@hamonthecob]

LoL I probably ran my fingers through the front of my hair subconsciously about 10 times during this video because of that little piece of yours hanging down. haha Great video. Thanks for making it!

[@jamesralph18]

Habs fans wanted that Funky Cold Zadina

[@juliaborden8805]

Maybe high school French in Calgary set my standards too low, but I have to say your accent in French is surprisinly good given you had to google it! I was going "wait, Steve speaks French?" right up until you got to that bit.

[@gusneri4107]

My friend used to billet Sandin for the ushl Chicago Steel

[@varsity_13]

3:52 "Avec la troisime selection"

[@eelivalkama1459]

You got to notice that Zadina plays on kids league and Kotkaniemi plays with men

[@neverstopmilk3873]

Eeli Valkama But the Whl has more skilled players

[@enzosperandio9481]

Eeli Valkama will see :)

[@michealscarn6892]

never stopmilk but Zadina played in the q

[@NHLfreak87]

It's pronounced "San-deen". Almost all Swedish names ending with "in" is pronounced like "een" at the end.

[@Sebbe40]

You gotta work on this Steve

[@NickYankee95]

NHLfreak87 you mean like famous Maple Leaf Mats Sundin, Steve should know this

[@NHLfreak87]

JaysLiveinElmira They're not pronounced the same, but almost. At least at the end they are. North Americans pronounce Sundin more like the way Sandin is actually pronounced :)

[@ADWPFF]

So, what happened to David Levin? from top 5 prospect to undrafted, havent really heard anything about why he fell off so hard

[@brendanfox2623]

Austin Dwyer From last year to this year he fell HARD. Only got about 30 points and didn’t even play on the first line for Sudbury. He got hurt and never really got back into shape. My money says he might get drafted next year in the 4th round as an overage player if he returns to form

[@kobyschechter8163]

How do Sens fans feel now that they drafted Brady Tkachuk over Filip Zadina? Probably pretty damn good.

[@connorrusso3660]

Did you guys pick one player from any European leagues? I'm a Bruins fan but I find that very interesting as the Bruins seem to always draft from Europe.

[@elijahflowers521]

As a Coyotes fan I'm mad that we didn't take zadina. But having the 2nd coming of Bergeron isn't bad

[@brendo6897]

lol

[@guysmith1365]

Owner Geoff Molson allows GM Marc Bergevin to destroy the Canadiens.

[@lewisgriffin9684]

Wings had the best drift of anyone

[@georgeblair2486]

Hiw did Zadina fall to 6? /looks@Phoenix. #whatwereyouthinking?

[@Imadethisforart]

Red wings fans should be pretty happy

[@SV_Slay]

George Blair you mean Arizona

[@georgeblair2486]

Smits Vids Yeah, I gave a jersey, made in Korea from almost 2 decades ago when they were Phoenix.

[@SV_Slay]

George Blair oh so that what confused u

[@ry8911gvsu]

Us Red Wings fans are pretty happy. Best draft we’ve had in awhile.

[@brendanfox2623]

Can we talk about the amount of Swedish D-men the leafs have in the system? Rosen, Borgman, Liljegren, Sandin, and I think one or two more. And on forward we have Engvall, Grundstrom, Par Lindholm and Johnsson!!! Coincidence after Babcocks time in Detroit with those Swedish superstars like Lindstrom and Zetterburg? I don’t think so

[@MultiCappie]

Yeah, you're right about one thing: the sound sucks.

[@Sanchezy804]

As a flames fan I think the only price we got was lindholm and Hanifin hasn’t turned out a lot

[@Poopypantalones]

Dangle Its late WTF

[@hockeymainiak9999]

Der-ga-chin-sev. (At least I think) He played on a line with korostalev last year with the Pete’s and they had some good chemistry with gogolev on the Russian line but the Pete’s were tanking and traded their number 1 centre so they didn’t make the playoffs sadly.

[@devssuck]

you skipped 8 and 9......

[@zackashby9741]

I was happy montreal picked Kotkaniemi

[@jmmason6481]

Im a canes fan and i was firt disappointed when we traded noah but im happy with the trade and svechnikov is amazing

[@douglasleslie400]

The first British player drafted into the NHL was Tony Hand by the Edmonton Oilers in 1986. That said, it was in the twelfth round.

[@Tyork42]

Douglas Leslie he also didn’t play a game which we hope isn’t the case for liam

[@douglasleslie400]

He made it through training camp without getting cut and Glen Sather was very impressed by his on ice vision. He got homesick and decided not to accept a contract to play for the Oilers farm team. He returned to the UK and dominated the scoring charts every year at a time when imports were much higher quality than they are now. Liam has a long way to go before even comes close to his talent. I say that as a Fife Flyers fan at the time for whom Hand was Public Enemy number one. Good luck to Liam anyway,

[@Yousemimight]

Check out pens 3rd round for a few years....there is a stretch that goes something like rust Murray gentzel

[@Will-tg8li]

I fucking knew he was going to say "I play fotnite"

[@phillyjax]

Hey Steve I got to meet Kyle Dubas and Mike Babcock at the draft!

[@Millsiac]

Was surprised to realize that Dave Morrison is still on the Leafs scouting staff. Might explain some of these picks. People give too much pick attribution to the GM.

[@jaredg5133]

Played with Durzi when I was a little shit...nice kid and great family. Got cut from out aaa team and moved to double 😂

[@AM-li2if]

Sandin is playing for Rogle next year

[@Burnsyx95]

AM34 This has not been confirmed at all, Dubas said that he'll return to the Soo next year.

[@marinesinspace6253]

Doesn't Rogle suck? Isn't that why we wanted Liljegrin in the AHL?

[@Burnsyx95]

Marines InSpace Yup

[@TrymYoutubeMainChannel]

Draft pick 167 i think by Calgary Fire ... only Norwegian of the Draft :D im happy a country man of mine achived his dream to get drafted

[@Whippets]

I enjoyed the recap but not sure how you could talk about the 1st round and not even mention the team that selected almost 10% of it .... i.e. Rangers

[@TheBasedDogg]

Zadina will have some great quotables in the coming years... "We will die on the ice to bring home a medal"

[@JohnnyTsunamiGG]

ABOUT TIME!

[@thedogger55]

It’s hard to say that Dougie Hamilton is and will be better than Noah hanniffin espcially due to what we just saw in the draft. What I mean by that is the theme of this years draft was smaller puck moving defence-man and that is exactly what Noah is. I do agree that in years prior Dougie would for sure be looked at as the better defence man; so if the NHL is changing I believe our assessments should aswell

[@jayp.6166]

02:37......haha Are they tho? That organization is in trouble

[@Matt-uy8hq]

I can’t believe not a single team drafted Linus nyman

[@1800HaMM]

Noah Hanifin is only 21, he has the potential to be a Norris finalist.