Egor Afanasyev
A replacement-level producer with soft hands and a large frame. He could play in a team’s bottom-6 to provide some depth scoring while leveraging his size against NHL competition.
Bode Wilde
Potentially a top four-defenseman, a big strong physical player who can create space in the offensive zone. A great passer with patience, and poise, Tools include a low, hard, booming shot with a quick release. Defensive game needs work.
Linus Högberg
A two-way Swedish blueliner who can put up points, but is earmarked for a defensive role.
Max Gildon
A once-promising offensive defenseman with great size. His NHL future is looking increasingly doubtful.
Frederik Dichow
Massive-framed goalie with a commanding and confident presence in goal; while he can lose track of pucks through heavy coverage, this area of his game has consistently improved.
Aleksi Heimosalmi
A smooth-skating transitional defenseman who has gained more and more notoriety as his draft year has gone on. He brings a mobility and skill level that allows him to affect the game at both ends of the ice, Heimosalmi is an intriguing two-way defender with solid upside.
Anatoli Golyshev
Golyshev is a skilled playmaker who makes quick, effective decisions with the puck.
Vladimir Grudinin
Undersized offensive defenceman with great mobility and puck skills. Needs to continue to mature physically but has the skill to reach the NHL.
Noah Östlund
Dynamic offensive player with great speed and puck-handling ability. Needs to round out his game and get to the inside more consistently but he has NHL level skill.
Ilya Fedotov
Has the making of a power playmaking winger.