Nikita Prishchepov
Dual winger/center with bottom-six upside in real life and banger-league upside in fantasy hockey
Dylan Coghlan
A depth defensemen that moves the puck well with solid offensive instincts and a big shot. Limited fantasy upside.
Nikita Chibrikov
An offence-minded play-making winger with excellent vision, anticipation and high-end skating ability. Has good hands, a great shot and competes hard in the offensive zone. Needs to work on cleaning up his defensive play to become a complete player. With proper development and patience, he can become a top-six forward and a contributor on the power play.
Kirill Kudryavtsev
A creative defender who brings a little bit of everything to the table. Despite being a seventh-round pick, carries sneaky NHL upside
Justus Annunen
Potential starter with size and athleticism
Brad Lambert
A dynamic skater with excellent acceleration and top-end speed, edgework and agility is close to elite. Tough to knock off the puck, can fight through checks, and has elite puck-handling skills and scoring ability. Still, his vision and decision-making as a playmaker are questioned, and he is considered a boom-or-bust prospect with consistency concerns at both ends of the ice. He can potentially be a top-line center with PP1 usage if his all-around game develops. His floor is a bottom-six up-tempo center that can be relied on to kill penalties.
Chaz Lucius
An injury-prone, highly skilled goal-scoring center with quick hands and a great shot. Generates a lot of offense but needs to improve his defensive play. Has top-six, high-end scoring potential that will contribute to the powerplay if he can stay healthy.
Elias Salomonsson
A smooth skating, an offense-minded defenseman with excellent vision and passing skills. Has the potential to be a top-four NHL defenseman and can run a powerplay unit. The defensive side needs some work, as being over-aggressive in his end leads to missed coverage. High-risk, high-reward player.
Santeri Hatakka
Smooth-skating two-way defenseman with good speed and vision. Lack of skill is a bit worrisome.
Brian Pinho
Pinho can see the ice very well and is more of a playmaker than a shooter. He is great at anticipating the opponent’s plays, making him a likely future bottom-six forward if his skating can improve to NHL levels