Any opinions on this first round of the draft?
Well, Bedard was everything but a surprise, though I still feel genuinely sorry for that guy because Chicago is not the place you want to go to when you are this talented. Also, it is not a place that should have the first pick, in the first place, right NHL?
I also kinda expected Leo Carlsson to go second. The Anaheim fans are maybe whining that they didn't get Fantili, but personally, I would also pick Leo over Adam from what I have seen - Fantili frankly played boring nothing in the Worlds and don't even try to tell me that he has better stats because that guy is playing university hockey and Leo is playing in the SHL with grown-ass men.
Michkov, the Russian wild card. It was surprising to see him going to Philadelphia, which basically stole him from Washington, which was choosing right after them and definitely wanted Michkov as well. I have heard so much stuff about that guy - like the one, that several teams have allegedly titled him as a red flag because of his attitude (if it's true are we really shocked that Philadelphia picked him?)
Czech-wise, I am happy for Eduard Sale going 20th to Seattle. Love that team, I believe it is a great place for a young guy like him, who is going to develop outside of the league or in the AHL for a few more years anyway.
There was also a lot of buzz around the massive two-meter goalie Michael Hrabal who went extremely high for a goalie (38th) to Arizona - perhaps we are going to see a Czech goalie duo down there with Vejmelka being the number one in the net currently. Like look at this man (boy), he is f*cking huge.
