Redraft of the 2019 NHL Entry Draft

This is pretty recent, so I expect it to age poorly. It's still fun to speculate though.
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[@JoJo-ke5yz]

I agree with the masses on this one. Seider not being #2 is criminal. Guys like him are era defining players for most teams.

[@pascalplenge1882]

Exactly.

[@jefflarson1652]

Not sure I understand the love for Seider. Hronek, before he was traded, had 4 less points in 22 less games for the same team and was +8 to Seider's -11. Yet, some of these Wings fans are calling him a top 5 D-man in the NHL. Am I missing something?

[@tedsmith7814]

Hronek wasn’t carrying Chiarot on his back for 1/2 a season…

[@ericscottstevens]

Comment of the day.

[@ericscottstevens]

@@tedsmith7814 Chiarot will end up being a terrible signing. A knee jerk solution. At least they got Walman for a whole lot cheaper to soften this pain.

[@darkphoenix2]

Despite Seider's numbers being lower in his second year, in the final stretch of the season I was really impressed by his consistency. He was out there working insanely hard every night, shutting down everybody and he started to show a little more offensive creativity, I think. I still remember a play in a tight game with Buffalo that I don't think mattered too much in the standings, but Seider had a shift where he just relentlessly pounded on a Buffalo skater until he finally got the puck from him and the crowd noticed how awesome the effort was and started cheering. He's so good at so many things that I feel like he has a legit shot at being the best D-man in the league. Purely because he's already so good, at such a young age.

[@robertchflynn]

Seider's offensive numbers were down in the first half because he wasn't deployed on the first unit powerplay. Second half numbers were just fine though...

[@clydeblair9622]

Time will tell.

[@calvinchambers839]

I think moving hronek makes room on the right side for him to step into the a more offensive role.

[@darkphoenix2]

@@calvinchambers839 They didn't play together

[@calvinchambers839]

@@darkphoenix2 yes but not having to play hronek gets seider more offensive minutes because they both play the right side.

[@robertchflynn]

if the draft was done now Seider an easy #2 as no manager is going to pass on a stud physical D with offensive skills. And he's closer to Hughes than Zegras is to him...

[@robertchflynn]

@@mannyoliveira776 Seider number 2 and then you can keep the rest as such. Seider is the kind of overall physical talent with offensive skills that just don't come around most years and will be in contention for the Norris trophy. He's by far the second best player drafted this year. Zegras looks good but isn't even a ppg scorer yet.

[@Explicitghost]

@@mannyoliveira776 Seider projects to be a perennial Norris candidate. I don't see any of the two players you placed above him being in that same caliber.

[@robertchflynn]

@@mannyoliveira776 you picked wrong...

[@MovieBuffConnorJamieson]

still with this? Seider dropped off last season and zegras only improved. He has more upside.

[@Explicitghost]

@@MovieBuffConnorJamieson Ahh yes, 4 more points from 6 more appearances as a top line forward. Massive improvements. Meanwhile Seider and Walman where one of the best defensive pairings in the league by the end of the year. Also lmao "more upside." Seider is a unicorn type of player. Zegras simply isn't. Even if he becomes 1C caliber, Seider is borderline generational for a defensman.

[@Cacuna]

I find Zegras a little overrated

[@chel2472]

@@mannyoliveira776very overrated in my opinion

[@thetank5642]

@@mannyoliveira776Up to this point, Cozens and Boldy are better

[@Ducksduckduck]

I think he just gets a lot of attention in comparison to others with similar numbers. I get what you mean, but the kid has elite 82+ point potential

[@routesSZN]

he’s only relevant cause he does the michigan and that’s it

[@thetank5642]

@@mannyoliveira776 anyone can be a franchise player on shitty Anaheim

[@moritzseiderfan5492]

I think you’re forgetting how Seider won the Calder with 50 points as a 20/21 year old dman. He’s the clear cut number 2 easily

[@claytonhakes1662]

are you a moritz seider fan? I'm not sure lol. I agree he would be #2 but also, being 20/21 doesn't make it harder to win the Calder

[@philtorrez4198]

We love Maccelli in AZ! Thanks for showing some love, kid deserves it. He’s only going to get better as the team does.

[@Mulukkis]

He's a top notch playmaker. I hope he gets better and gets some recognition.

[@pattylonglegs3353]

Devils fan here. I would have Seider at 2. Right hand shot defenseman plays in all situations and is hard as a rock. A dominant physical presence that will shine in the playoffs when they get there. Playing Ben Chariot with Seider was a big mistake. Now adding Justin Holl a similar player is not going to help the situation. That blueline needs improvement and trust me it no fault of Seider's.

[@ekim4363]

#2 should’ve been Moritz Seider, tough finding rookie D that can be a top 2 defenseman from the start.

[@abrararifify]

Not having Seider at #2 is crazy, and I say this as a Sens fan

[@clumpofcats]

I think he's the clear #2, bare minimum top 3.

[@klompsauce]

Top 3 all day, and remember everyone’s reaction?! Yzerman called his shot on that one

[@AverageJosephgaming]

@@abrararifify whats with these fake sens fans!

[@BigEGoPro]

Mo Seider is good. But no way he breaks top 3 with Hughes, Zegras and Boldy there....maybe in the 4 spot. Will be interesting to see if he keeps up the level of play consistently over the years. I think he is a really good player but I think at the 10 year mark Byram will overtake him as the #1 defenseman in the draft. Byram has had a rough start with injuries but has so much potential.

[@willwarburton]

Harvey-Pinard at 17 is a nice surprise on this redraft! Hope he continues playing well next year.

[@THEGDB]

Gonna score 25-30 goals this year , he will force his way into the top 6

[@DazzerrPlays]

seider clears zegras. he was held back by chiarot all year, the second he switched to walman he was back to elite

[@matthewkabel6246]

and Zegras was held back production wise by the worst coach in the league playing him with Brock McGinn and Derek Grant, but he still played well. You're acting like Zegras was in an optimal playing environment lmao

[@pascalplenge1882]

I am sorry but for me it is Seider AT LEAST #2. I am a bit shocked.

[@F28aj]

At most #2. He’s not touching #1

[@ryanlauzon177]

Seider not being at 2 is genuinely the first time I don’t agree w Shannon

[@bencarlson2547]

Meh he’s got a vendetta against the wings. Always has

[@Dannyuh7]

​@@bencarlson2547he literally has one against the ducks and admitted it...

[@InsignificantNick]

Whenever you do a 2020 redraft, we know Lafrenière ain't #1.

[@ryandymond2195]

Tim Stutzle is undoubtedly the best player from that draft. Last season showed that he’s a superstar and capable of 100 points.

[@VanMichael21]

Yes Stutzle is the clear cut by FAR the #1 of that draft

[@avimo2565]

As a ranger fan I agree 200%

[@ryandymond2195]

@@GizmoBeach Lafreniere was picked higher than Byfield. Higher pick = higher expectations. If Byfield was picked higher more people would be talking about how he’s been underwhelming at times.

[@chel2472]

@@ryandymond2195true stuzle may have been selected higher if scouts were allowed to be in Germany to watch him more then they could of at the time who knows maybe he would of went higher or lower🤷‍♂️

[@charger9105]

It's much, much easier to find a Trevor Ziegras than it is to find a Mo Seider. Seider is the obvious #2 pick.

[@AnaheimRob]

How is it easier to find a Trevor Zergas? He is one of three, maybe four young players that are considered the "new faces of hockey". When the Ducks visit a city people buy a ticket not to see the Ducks but to see what Zergas will do. When Detroit comes to town people don't buy tickets to see what Seider is going to do. Seider had a down year compared to those in front of him in this re-draft as well. Seider is good, very good and might even be elite one day but realistically he hasn't earned a number two spot even if it is just a re-draft.

[@mjk06]

@@AnaheimRob Lol people don't pay too see Zegras hahaha!

[@AnaheimRob]

Lol, yes they do. Be bitter, hate and troll all you want and it looks as though that is all you do, but he and a few other young NHL players are budding stars that many want to see regardless of what you think...Not that you think things through. hahaha!

[@mjk06]

@@AnaheimRob How am I trolling? Haha! Someone is overly sensitive. And please explain how I'm bitter? Little man. If people pay too see Zegras play then please show me attendances for Ducks road games? I guarantee they aren't any higher than normal. And haven't the Ducks home attendances been down too? He isn't an elite player like Matthews, McDavid, Draisaitl etc. Nobody is paying too see him, stop making stuff up because he plays for your team.

[@thepowerwithin9865]

Dylan Cozens is still so under rated. Personally I take him over Zegras because he plays a better 200ft game and puts up more goals and points (maybe because Zegras is still on a dumpster fire team) but Cozens also played with 2 rookies the whole year and still killed it.

[@jeffreym.8957]

Two talented rookies though. Love those Sabres.

[@SuicidalGaming]

@@jeffreym.8957 Theyr'e talented but there is no denying both of them hit extreme plateaus and cold streaks during the season. Cozens would of had a lot more points if they didn't disappear for multiple game stretches.

[@LateCloser]

@@SuicidalGaming Absolutely. JJ had a great first 20 games or so and then disappeared for like 40 games before he played better at the end of the year. Jack was much more consistent but he definitely played like a rookie the whole year. Cozens year was really incredible considering he centered two pure rookies who really were green. I came in to the year hoping Cozens would be a good #3 center in the NHL. He's clearly at least a #2 center in the NHL and you can't even say that's his ceiling for sure. He's still so young with his game being so defensively sound. He's in a good situation where they don't need him to be a #1, but I won't be surprised if you redraft this class in 5 years and he's #2 overall on the board.

[@SuicidalGaming]

@@LateCloser I’ve said since the beginning of last year he could be our 1c in a couple years to your ceiling comment. Obviously with tage playing how he is it’s more of a 1a/1b situation giving us matchup versatility. Cozens will get selke votes sooner than later. He’s lowered his giveaways each year while increasing his takeaways and he’s becoming more and more physical. As soon as he sures up the face off dot which has also improved every year he’s gonna be all around the best center we have. Tage also needs to clean up his face offs.

[@SuicidalGaming]

@@LateCloser also the hockey guy just did a redraft and cozens ended up going 4 to colorodo. Zegras was second but that could easily be flipped if you don’t just look at points and potential to shut down just as much as scoring

[@AH13371]

Seider at 5 is crazy

[@dorksn]

The fact that Seider is lower than 2nd is crazy. Imagine passing on creating Fox-Seider duo.

[@THEGDB]

Defense isn't the problem in new York, offense is , zegras brings more of what they need, with a higher ceiling imo

[@Philippe8876]

These redraft are really fun to watch

[@andytitcomb9463]

Unless your a Sharks fan, we liked to trade away our first rounders.

[@jeffreym.8957]

Agreed. This one is too early though, I think...

[@Philippe8876]

@@jeffreym.8957 Whitout a doubt, expect for Jack Hughes imo.

[@playeurz]

Not bad for MTL, 4 players in the first 17 !!

[@sambeast13]

and the 17th is a guy from the 7th round! Insane!

[@seven_curses]

Absolutely high if you think 4 teams pass on Mo Seider at this point

[@Zaghzackio]

I think youre sleeping on Seider a bit Shannon other than that great list!

[@Razahoo7]

Outside pure points Seider was excellent in his second year. The points thing is honestly the fault of the team and not only him. Seider is easily number 2 in this draft. Zegras should be at most 7 in this draft.

[@AnaheimRob]

Zegras's points stay steady on the worst team in the NHL right now where Seider has a roughly a 20% reduction in point production, and he is supposed to move up while Zegras moves down multiple spots?... Ok with that.

[@timliddy1]

Seider is definitely 2nd. Can’t wait to see this redraft in 5 years.

[@MGOBACK2BACK2BACK]

Seider not number 2 is interesting

[@DF-je3lz]

Wings fan. Can’t wait for Soderblom to develop more. He has been on a great track. Hoping he gets some more games this year.

[@oliviermarcotte105]

Habs having 4 of these players says something about Kent Hughes

[@cameronmccormick89]

To be fair to Bergevin, he drafted two of the four.

[@danglesnipecelly13]

Oh dude call me bias but seider at #2 all day. If you don’t watch red wings games then you don’t know. Jack #1 though for sure! Kid is an absolute stud.

[@slipperynodd578]

Zegras is 5 imo, Seider has to be 2nd and I would put Caufield and Cozens above Zegras. Boldy isn't top 5, straight up, he is WAY to reliant on the PP.

[@jefflarson1652]

Boldy has 36 of 102 points on the PP in 128 games. He basically plays with nobodies as linemates. Cozens 119 points in 201 games. Caufield 84 points in 123 games. Zegras 139 points in 180 games.

[@fczip5493]

​@@jefflarson1652such amazing job to copy and paste their points! Good job!

[@jefflarson1652]

@@fczip5493 Yeah, it took hours to find those exact words so I could copy and paste them here. You're a genius.

[@matthewkabel6246]

This is a crazy take

[@MaverickWall238]

I get that you can't really put Caufield in the top 5 because he hasn't been able to play a regular 82 game season yet, but I think if you redo this draft let's say 3 years from now, I would be shocked if he isn't at the very least top 3. That guy scores goals in his sleep.

[@fczip5493]

I agree, i think he will be 3. Best player out of this draft tbh

[@sambeast13]

If he can stay healthy, yeah this guy is gonna put 50 goal a year

[@julgercards]

I'm a ducks fan and think Seider should be at number 2

[@brianwright4852]

I’m genuinely surprised Seider only moved up one spot.

[@AnaheimRob]

Turned out to be a very deep draft especially in the first round.

[@brianwright4852]

@@AnaheimRob that’s fair point!

[@sl08urn]

45ish people in the comments think Seider should be #2. Me too.

[@arlofleenor1838]

why is parssinen so low? he was over a half point a game this season. putting him below ahl players is certainly interesting.

[@J_Aaron_L]

Love the redrafts!

[@Mynamesbob8]

Zegras over seider and cozens is interesting but hey it's part of the fun

[@danielgeorge927]

For me, Mo has to be 3, or even 2. One of the Best off puck defensemen in the League already. It makes up for his slight fall in stats I believe.

[@PooseUnpoos3]

Fingers crossed that Caufield and Dach can play a full 82 games this coming season. The past two seasons for the Habs have been annoying with the amount of injuries

[@danreed2189]

I love these redrafts! I am not sure I see Byram's numbers getting much better this year. He is at best in the number two pair behind Makar and Toews and that is not going to change unless one of them gets hurt. I know you think Makar is the best defenseman in the league (along with just about everyone else), but if he's better than Toews, it's by a hair's width as far as I am concerned. I think if Byram was on a different team, he would shine a whole lot more.

[@fantsw]

As a Dallas fan I am very excited for the future of Thomas Harley. I predict 35-40 points this year. 2nd in scoring for defensemen behind Hieskanen.

[@klompsauce]

4:07 I think Seider would have gone top 3, and Goal Caulfield would be nice compensation but I’d rather have Mo

[@CreamerMusic]

Makes sense seeing Hughes as #1 but seeing Seider and Caufield at #5/#6 feels wrong.

[@Toxic_Alchemist]

Sneaking caufield in there, I see you but caufield like he said has on pace numbers that would put him higher but hasn't played the games yet boldy cozens and Zegras have all put up good numbers over full seasons, it could change as quickly as next year but its about proven production

[@CreamerMusic]

@@Toxic_Alchemist you’re right. Thanks for clarifying!!

[@dankseltzer6050]

Glad to see some York appreciation. People have a habit of shitting on him just because the Flyers took him over Caufield, when at the end of the day he's the exact guy the Flyers needed

[@sukhpreetsingh4488]

Was rooting for the Canucks to take zegras at 10. Then the ducks took him. It was between Podkolzin, boldy and caufield for me. Was rooting for boldy but understood us taking podkolzin as he was rated top 3 at points and he fell

[@MarcusThomasson]

Some would say that Jack Hughes was put in the NHL to early, but with his 2 first seasons pro being relativly bad, I'd say that Seider goes first in my redraft. Swedish defensemen of the year draft +2 and NHL rookie of the year draft +3 and top-2 defensemen in the NHL from the start is what you want on every NHL-team. A skillful lightweight 1C is nice, and Hughes is really good, but for Stanley Cup runs I'd think teams rather have Victor Hedman over Elias Pettersson.

[@jefflarson1652]

So, you're taking a guy who didn't play at all the first two years and penalizing the guy that did? Hughes is scoring at a 1.22 PPG clip the past two seasons...and like Seider, he's only 22.

[@MarcusThomasson]

@@jefflarson1652 EP40 had 1,35 PPG last season. Would you still have that over Hedman in a playoff race? I'd not to be honest, but then again I experienced the importance of a great D-man in Detorit before, so that may explain my pov. Let's agree to disagree then I guess?

[@jefflarson1652]

@@MarcusThomasson Hughes has played 244 games in the NHL to Seider's 164. Hughes has led his team to the playoffs. Seider hasn't and Detroit was better than NJ for the two years prior to this past season. 15 years from now, it may look different between the two, but at this point Hughes is so far ahead of Seider that it isn't funny. Only delusional Red Wing fans think it's close.

[@kevinwasserburger3119]

WTF? Seider's at least #2, pushing for #1.

[@benoitrobitaille5235]

The next 2019 draft player to join the Canadiens is Kaapo Kakko, THG decided ! Funny how half our two top lines are here, Dach, RHP, Caufield and Newhook.

[@chasem-jw9rn]

One year later, the Zegras at 2 take aged pretty bad.

[@sambeast13]

RHP going from a 7th round 15th pick, to a 1st round 17th pick is insane !! I do think MTL has a bright future.

[@sojiroseta98]

Hey hockeyguy, usally you're pretty on point for this kind of thing but picking Zegras before Seider is insane, sorry, you could have even made a case for Boldy but Zegras is a purely offensive player and thats what hes gonna be, im not convinced he can be anything more and his offensive level isnt necessarily one of those overwhelming types so nah...and im a Habs fan so u know i have some thoughts about CC, but at best i'd put him 3rd

[@tiffanynaidoo2003]

Jack Hughes, Seider, Cozens, Caufield. If Conroy trades Dustin Wolf straight up for anyone else on that board he will get roasted. Not the best redraft we've seen on THG.

[@timetowakeup6302]

The Rangers absolutely have a development issue, especially when it comes to their forwards. We are talking about a team that has drafted just ONE forward in the last 30 years who has gone on to score 70 points for them in a single season. Embarrassing to say the least. This team has been bad at developing forwards for nearly 30 years now. Here’s an idea, how about letting Kakko and Lafreniere have some significant power play time for once and see what they can do, instead of putting them out there with under 30 seconds left on the PP as the puck is being dumped into your zone.

[@c3gaming966]

Seider is way too low

[@Bdoggydog]

NJD vs Everybody

[@bbeaup]

Seider #2 man

[@rockybalboa1847]

Well when you start your KZbin redraft... you can put him wherever you want

[@bbeaup]

@@rockybalboa1847omg you’re so right i should totally get on that asap. fantastic suggest. i’m gonna go out today and get a great camera to get on it!

[@ryansabre]

Sabres die hard here. Was at millsies jersey retirement ceremony last season. I vividly recall seeing Cozens fork his game used hockey stick to Miller's son. Miller was interviewed about that gesture and added with conviction Cozens' is his new favorite Sabre haha. Useless fun fact! ⚔️

[@jeffreym.8957]

There are no useless Sabres facts... French Connection Forever...

[@jma.87]

Hughes will be a bust, they said. Kakko played against men, they said. 🙃

[@evann-t2915]

he manifested Bowen Byram to the Sabres!

[@Cory891]

It's December and Zegras has 2 points. Great call.

[@Detector1977]

Sorry, but Seider should be number 2. Otherwise good draft selections.

[@suikamidik770]

Arseni Gritsyuk when he comes over with his speed in that lineup could make it in too 32 if not 32 at least top 50..if he can handle the transition

[@Explicitghost]

Ngl, Zegras, Boldy, and Cozens are dime a dozen every other draft. Seider IMO is clear #2 if not #1 if Hugh's didn't have the year he had last. Having a physically gifted puck carrier who is both elite in offense and defense doesn't come along often. There isn't a defenseman his age or younger that has the ceiling he has. Luke Hugh's is the closest, but we will see how he does this year. Seider at 5 is criminal IMO.

[@Jabberwok28]

Couple of things - as a Sabres fan I take issue with your outright dismissal of Cozens as “dime a dozen”: in his first three years in the league he went 13 to 38 to 68 points, and he just turned 22 in February. He is also one of Buffalo’s best PKers and is a has great advanced stats. He is also tough as nails. Lastly, I see your Sieder and raise you a Power.

[@fczip5493]

​@@Jabberwok28lmao

[@Explicitghost]

@@Jabberwok28 I'd still take Hughs and even Edvinnson over Power at this point. I think Power will be a good top pairing D man with some star power and a very high floor. But those other 3 players I think just have a much higher ceiling if everything projects out the way it does.

[@bringitaroundtown3198]

Zegras has to be the most overrated player in the entire league. People get caught up in the flash of his slick moves but at the end of the day he's on the worst team in the league and is tied for 75th in points despite playing all offense-no-defense

[@Sniper1052]

Weird. I think the same thing about Seider. Someone so great at defense shouldn’t be letting other teams score nearly as much as he does. Also doesn’t help that he didn’t show up for 70% of the season offensively. Man was it funny watching all the people who drafted him early in fantasy drop him.

[@rickyaz8640]

Production at age 21 is impressive. If Lafrenierre did it he’d be getting 8.5m x 8

[@matthewkabel6246]

Ah yes I forgot the Ducks being the worst team in the league is because of Zegras, not because of the most incompetent coach or defense core in the league last year

[@pllapointe-vezina6650]

Zegras at number 2 ? Behind Seider Cozens Caufield Boldy ? No....Zegras is 7 for me.

[@matthewkabel6246]

Lmfao you can't be serious

[@eich95]

Hughes, Seider, Cozens, Boldy, Caufield, Zegras

[@kyledoremus7768]

Image Zegras, Hughes best friend on his rivalry like that lol

[@AlbertLivingstone]

The only place Seider should be picked is 2nd or 1st.

[@jeetertoker158]

Kakko played against men

[@danbeaudreau499]

Seider goes 2nd overall... it's not even close.

[@nathanjohnson2382]

A bit too soon in 3 years this could be interesting but still going to watch the video

[@aleisnotreal]

would've loved to see Spence on this board, I think he has a ton of potential and can be a future top 4 D

[@kootnoah5765]

What a redraft to see Hockey Guy eh. Good redraft

[@jonmendelson1104]

For people wondering why their team didn't have a pick, these are the trades in the first round for 2019 (info from wikipedia): The Ottawa Senators' first-round pick (4th) went to the Colorado Avalanche as the result of the Matt Duchene for Kyle Turris, Shane Bowers, Andrew Hammond, a third-round pick in 2019 and this pick or the 2018 top 10 protected first. The Philadelphia Flyers traded back from 11th to 14th and 45th with the Arizona Coyotes. The Columbus Blue Jackets' first-round pick (19th) went to the Ottawa Senators as the result of the other Matt Duchene trade where him and Julius Bergman were sent to Columbus in exchange for Vitalii Abramov, Jonathan Davidsson, and this pick (top 3 protected) The Winnipeg Jets' first-round pick (20th) was re-acquired in the Jacob Trouba trade for Neal Pionk and this pick. It had previously been sent to the Rangers in the Kevin Hayes trade for Brendan Lemieux, a conditional 2022 4th, and this top 3 protected 2019 first. The Toronto Maple Leafs' first-round pick (22nd) went to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on January 28, 2019 that sent Jake Muzzin to Toronto in exchange for Carl Grundstrom, Sean Durzi and this pick. The San Jose Sharks' first-round pick (29th) went to the Anaheim Ducks as the result of a trade on February 24, 2019 that sent Brandon Montour to Buffalo in exchange for Brendan Guhle and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition - Anaheim will receive a first-round pick in 2019 if the Blues' first-round pick is between picks 20-31 then Anaheim will have the option to take either St. Louis or San Jose's first-round pick in 2019. Buffalo previously acquired the 29th pick as the result of a trade on February 26, 2018 that sent Evander Kane to San Jose in exchange for Danny O'Regan, a conditional fourth-round pick in 2019 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition - Buffalo will receive a first-round pick in 2019 if Kane re-signs with the Sharks for the 2018-19 NHL season and if the Sharks qualify for the 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs. The St. Louis Blues' first-round pick (31st) went to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on July 1, 2018 that sent Ryan O'Reilly to St. Louis in exchange for Vladimir Sobotka, Patrik Berglund, Tage Thompson, a second-round pick in 2021 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition - Buffalo will receive a first-round pick in 2019 if the Blues first-round pick is outside of the top ten selections in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft - was converted when the Blues qualified for the 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs on March 29, 2019.

[@stevecattell692]

Hughes is the only player I would prefer over Seider.

[@johnsinglet575]

My top 10 Hughes Seider Cozens Zegras Boldy Caufield Byram Macelli Dach Kakko

[@TheScotian82]

so if a player is a goalie, defenseman, or a big forward, they may take longer to develop. so its only the Marners of the world who come in ready to rock??

[@michaelb4590]

Montreal loving the 2019 draft

[@philtorrez4198]

As a coyotes fan, can’t wait to see how far Söderström falls! 😅

[@ragingMISQUITOGAMINGGANGSTER]

hopefully this year he can become a full time nhler

[@Rhodylens]

@@ragingMISQUITOGAMINGGANGSTERunfortunately that won’t happen, with the additions of Durzi and Dumba

[@logginginvids]

He’s still young, defensemen notoriously take longer to develop.

[@ocarinamonkey1708]

Been waiting for this ❤ love ur re drafts

[@XaviRonaldo0]

Remember when people (including me) were calling Jughes a bust? Dude will be a consistent 90-110 point scorer

[@jeffreym.8957]

People overreact to everything these days. Tage Thompson didn't hit double digit goals in a season until he turned 24. Who was his biggest doubter? Me. I kept wanting to give Alex Nylander more time. Well... he's 24 this year!

[@reaper2r]

#2 Seider #3 Caufield Come on Shannon, you never miss like this

[@matthewkabel6246]

Caufield is not better than Zegras

[@gildarts2949]

I love how montreal got 4 players in the top 17, i think they love the 2019 players

[@arlofleenor1838]

wolf should be sooooooo much higher

[@pachena]

(4) Habs in the top 17! Don’t tell me Hockey Guy becoming a Habs fan.

[@TheGumbyRules]

Jack Hughes: Still #1. There actually was debate about whether he'd go before Kaapo Kakko but Hughes has left him in the dust.

[@Cape-Dweller]

LOVE that devs third jersey!

[@dpause10]

Avs fan here. I am still pretty content with Byram at 4th. I think Shannon is right in saying that assuming he stays healthy, he has all the goods to grow into a bona fide superstar in this league. Newhook at 13 is interesting because it implies the Avs perhaps gave up to early on him. In Colorado, opinion seems divided. To many he looks like Jost 2.0, to others the potential is still there. But perhaps Montreal will be a better place for him. Kakko at 15 is worth having a conversation about. It always makes you scratch your head when a can't miss player turns out to struggle as much as he has. I think a fair amount of it comes down to how the Rangers mishandling their draft talent IMO.

[@loganburgos]

Seider isn’t #2?

[@ancientkeyboardwarrior]

No matter the coming years. Jack will always be the number one pick from this class

[@Matt00033]

Its hilarious Byram is on the Sabers now, way to pick em Shannon

[@GODLEYSHOTZ]

I’m taking Cozens over Zegras every day of the month

[@matthewkabel6246]

Both gonna be elite players but just have different strengths. Both transition beasts too

[@dean4696]

I was super impressed with pinto whenever I saw him. (mostly against the devils and a few other games on MSG)

[@brendanjohnmichael4058]

Trevor Zegras is overrated. Seider should be 2.

[@clydeblair9622]

There are hardly any sites with such a thoughtful host. It's relaxing.

[@LivinLifeLifeless]

The disrespect towards Mo.

[@erinbutler2892]

Arturs Silovs has a real good chance of making this list in a few years. It's a good draft year for Vancouver.

[@warriorcats60]

Boldy and Cousins ahead of Seider ? I can see an argument for Zegras but Boldy or Cousins. Wow

[@LedriTheThane]

I definitely want to see a redo of this already lol.

[@efinn1536]

Go Devils

[@paveldatsyuk8268]

having mo at 5 is a joke. he absolutely without question should be pick 1 or 2.

[@jmecow]

1?!?! Now that’s joke. 2 sure maybe 3 for what the rangers situation was. No one in this draft have anything on hughes tho. Dude is 22 and breaking scoring records

[@bajjanitor]

@@jmecow I could definitely see a reasonable person valuing Seider higher than Hughes. Hughes has only had one good season so far, his first 2 he was bad and the 3rd cut short due to injury. Which has been a reoccurring problem for Hughes so far in the NHL as he has gone on injury reserve due to injury on 5 separate occasions. While Seider hasn't missed a game so far. 82 games a season of a top pair 2-way RD sounds better than 65 games a season of an offensive center.

[@jefflarson1652]

@@bajjanitor C'mon, Hughes averaged 1.22 PPG the past two seasons and has been on IR two times, both in the 21/22 season. He was day-to-day and missed 4 games in February, but that isn't IR.

[@bajjanitor]

@@jefflarson1652 "C'mon, Hughes averaged 1.22 PPG the past two seasons" Great. Lets pray that he can keep that up? "and has been on IR two times, both in the 21/22 season." Oh sure. I meant substantial enough injuries where he is out for more than ~10 days. If he's not placed on IR because it's the end of the season, they kept him on day-to-day status for 2 weeks, that's not the important thing. Him having reoccurring shoulder issues and other injuries, at such a young age, is the concern.

[@jefflarson1652]

@@bajjanitor He played every game in his first two seasons and all but 4 of this past season. I guess you wouldn't want Ovi, Kucherov, MacKinnon, Kaprizov, Crosby, or any of the numerous other stars of this league on your team either.

[@RealHmac]

Kakko underrated, not just about points

[@devilsandchargersfan385]

Top ten picks are drafted to be point producers. I think it’s fair for him to go in the teens

[@Ylinatsiperkele]

Overrated. I wouldnt put him even on The 1st round. One of The biggest disappointments of 2010's