Czech Republic
Michael Spacek
There’s little doubt, he’ll be a contributor at the NHL-level, but the question is whether it will be in a more offensive or defensive role.
Daniel Bukac
Limited fantasy upside, but has proved he can competently play on the power play at the CHL level.
Josef Korenar
Athletic goaltender with starter upside, needs some work on rebound control. Similar in style to fellow Czech, Petr Mrazek.
Libor Sulak
Bottom three defender with the tools necessary to effectively make plays at both ends of the ice.
Dominik Lakatos
Hard-nosed winger with some offensive upside in the depth of an NHL lineup.
Vaclav Karabacek
Karabacek has developed his two-way game to go along with his great skills and high hockey sense, should be a good third-line winger who can chip in points.
Vojtech Budik
A fast skating offensive defenseman, Budik has quite a high ceiling in comparison to his draft position. A gifted player with great straight line speed, Budik could become a second pairing defender, however a main concern is his Hockey IQ and decision making, which makes his ceiling somewhat hard to reach.
Pavel Jenys
Power forwards take longer to develop, but Jenys may be too far behind the eight ball. Will need to make huge strides to get to the NHL as a third liner.
Jan Kostalek
AHL/ECHL swinger with very minimal upside