TSN Post BBKL Draft Analysis - 2020 Edition

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...and with the final pick the Los Angeles Kings close out the 2020 BBKL draft with the selection of Aidan Campbell. Thanks for watching; this very special rendering of the BBKL entry draft held in the basement of league draft guru Scott Shoals. And with that we bid you adieu!

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Hello and welcome to the 2020 BBKL Post Draft special. Here we'll sit down with our panel of experts and dissect each team and their selections. With me is Bob MacKenzie, Craig Button and Darren Dreger to help us sift through each of the teams' 2020 draft class.

It was a very special draft this year as COVID-19 abruptly ended all league play worldwide and turned scouts dreams into nightmares. Originally to be hosted by GM Chuck in Montreal; physical distancing limits prevented a standard in person draft from occurring. Thankfully BBKL's resident draft guru Scott Shoals selflessly volounteered his time and basement to the processing of the BBKL entry draft. GMs had to call, text or email in their selections where Scott would officially register the selection into the system. One wonders how he managed to get any sleep with selections rolling both day and night. But with spreadsheets and formulas in hand Scott was able to pull off an entertaining draft given the circumstances. Im sure the league as a whole appreciated the time and effort put in by Scott to facilitate this.

So with that out of the way let's get started!


#31 Ottawa Senators    Grade F-

2019 BBKL Draft Ranking: #25

Value Pick: None

Reach Pick: None

Button's take: One of BBKL's perpetual rebuilders, GM Billy made zero progress on that front with no selections during the 2020 draft.  Billy continues to attempt to rebuild by acquiring NHL bodies using his future draft picks with little progress to show for it in terms of yearly progress in the standings. Fun fact: Ottawa has had only one 1st Round selection (Evan Bouchard) in the past 8 years.


#30 Pittsburgh Penguins    Grade F-

2019 BBKL Draft Ranking: #30

Value Pick: None

Reach Pick: None

Dreger's take: For the second time in the past two drafts GM Mike spent all of his selections in favor of roster upgrades.  In spite of those deals Pittsburgh still finds itself ouside of the few elite teams who can push for a championship.  Its concerning that you can count on one hand the number of legitimate prospects developing in Wilkes-Barrie with no signs of reinforcements coming.  Another team that has had a 1st Round selection in only 1 of the past 8 drafts.


#29 Florida Panthers    Grade F

2019 BBKL Draft Ranking: #5

Value Pick: None

Reach Pick: None

MacKenzie's take: It was a tale of two drafts for GM Chris who is the final team to hold no selections in the 2020 draft.  After having thrown all his eggs into the 2019 draft basket and being rewarded with a top 5 ranking; Chris spent all its 2020 selections to improve his roster.  A noticeable upward trajectory in yearly standings, Florida can afford to miss out on a draft given the youth on his roster and prospects developing on the farm.


#28 Detroit Red Wings.    Grade F+

2019 BBKL Draft Ranking: #26

Value Pick: None

Reach Pick: None

Button's take: The first of BBKL's teams to hold a 2020 sleection; GM Scott only held a single 5th Round sleection chosing 2019 NHL selection Nikita Nesterenko. After dominating the US Prep school rankings, Nesterenko took his talents to the BCHL this season and then dominated there.  A respectable pick; but one would hope a rebuilding team like Detroit would make more of an effort to retain their own draft picks.  Scott's last 1st Round selection took place back in 2016.


#27 Dallas Stars    Grade D-

2019 BBKL Draft Ranking: #18

Value Pick: Joonas Oden

Reach Pick: None

Dreger's take: The second team to hold a single selection this draft; GM Willy made the most of it selecting Joonas Oden in the 6th round.  A third year eligible player, Oden shows signs of bottom 6 upside at the NHL level. A true value pick very late in the BBKL draft.  Given Dallas' status amongst the BBKL elite and a farm with plenty of talent including BBKL's #1 goalie pipeline; Willy has nothing to worry about anytime soon.


#26 Washington Capitals    Grade D

2019 BBKL Draft Ranking: #2

Value Pick: None

Reach Pick: None

MacKenzie's take: Another team with a penchant to trade away their top picks; GM Thom held a total of 4 picks (2 in the 5th and 2 in the 6th).  With his 5ths Thom takes his chances with the Russian factor in selecting Berezkin and Trineyev.  Both have some untapped offensive upside and are respectable risks for their draft position. The remaining two picks were used on no one of note.  Since 2013, Washington has only made a selection the 1st or 2nd rounds in 2 of the past 8 years.


#25 St. Louis Blues    Grade D

2019 BBKL Draft Ranking: #13

Value Pick: None

Reach Pick: None

Button's take: With only 3 selections in the 2020 draft, GM Nick did his best to remake his goalie pipeline.  First goalie selection Bjorklund is a quick goalie who competes hard. Second selection Zherenko is a 2019 draftee who was one of only two rookie goalies to make their debut in the KHL.  A very astute selection by Nick.  Final selection Constantini has some decent upside for a late selection.


#24 Buffalo Sabres    Grade C

2019 BBKL Draft Ranking: #21

Value Pick: None

Reach Pick: None

Dreger's take: The first team in our rankings to hold a solid grouping of selections, GM Matt had to wait until the 3rd round to make his first selection.  With his first pick of the 3rd Matt takes a chance on Andre, a skilled undersized dman with skating issues.  With his next pick Matt kicks it old-school and selects another dman Kleven who projects as a shutdown 3rd pairing dman.  Pashin has some upside but not without his warts. Kerins is a solid draft sleeper.  Nothing fancy, just solid all-around selections by Buffalo.


#23 Calgary Flames    Grade C

2019 BBKL Draft Ranking: #19

Value Pick: None

Reach Pick: None

MacKenzie's take: For the second year in a row GM Josh only had two picks at his disposal.  With his first selection Josh takes a huge chance on one of this drafts most polarizing prospects - Tyson Foerester.  Blessed with phenominal hands and hockey sense; the major red flag is skating. Some scouts describe it as insufficient for even the OHL level. Lack of 5-on-5 production also hurts his draft stock.  Major boom or bust potential with this selection.  Tarnstrom has the bloodlines but some question if his game can translate to the NHL or will he just be a good player in Europe.  Repeated lack of number of selections coupled with the risk assumed with what selections were make hurt the ranking here. 


#22 Toronto Maple Leafs    Grade C

2019 BBKL Draft Ranking: #12

Value Pick: Ryder Rolston

Reach Pick: Kasper Simontaival

Button's take: Only missing his first round selection, GM Tyler was looking to add to an ever full prospect cupboard.  While not wowing anyone, Toronto was reasonably successful at sleecting some prospects of note.  Simontaval was tabbed as a 1st rounder for years but the wheels seemed to cpme off this year and dropped significantly. One could wonder if Tyler could have waited a bit longer to take his man.  Sebrango is a decent offensive dman who competes hard.  Wisdom showed great progress playing on a line with phenom Wright.  Rolston drops hard based on projections and falls into Toronto's lap in the 6th.


#21 Las Vegas Golden Knights    Draft Grade C+

2019 BBKL Draft Ranking: #22

Value Pick: Brock Faber

Reach Pick: Michael Benning

Dreger's take:  Lacking his 1st round selection for the second consecutive year, GM Jordan had his work cut out for him to find value in the middle rounds.  It looks as though he was mildly successful as a few prospects of note were taken.  Torgesson has the pieces all teams covet - big body with skill that can skate and good compete. A solid 2nd round selection.  Faber is a smooth skating dman who defends well and provides great value in the late 3rd.  Depending on who you talk to Benning is either a 2nd round pick or a clear do not draft.  We tend to lean towards the latter.  Francis is a small forward who oozes skill and was nice value in the 4th round.

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#20 Winnipeg Jets    Grade C+

2019 BBKL Draft Ranking: #16

Value Pick: None

Reach Pick: Damien Giroux

MacKenzie's take: With 9 picks this draft and most in the middle rounds; GM Luke had to work some magic in the middle rounds.  In the 2nd Luke starts with selecting Bordeleau, an undersized dynamic center who is arguably the best faceoff man in this draft class.  Next in the 2nd was Gushin who oozes skill but compete and the ability to make those around him better is questioned.  Giroux had a fantastic final year in major junior but it was to be expected.  Winnipeg could have waited on this pick.  Truscott and Slukynysk provide sleeper appeal.


#19 Vancouver Canucks    Grade C+

2019 BBKL Draft Ranking: #27

Value Pick: None

Reach Pick: None

Button's take: having moved all his mid round selections; GM Fraser had to rely on a single 1st and a number of late selections to bokstr the farm.  At 16th Overall Fraser selected Braden Schneider, a solid yet divisive prospect. In a weak Dman draft class Schnieder was arguably a top 3 this year but was someone willing to use a mid 1st to draft someone with at best mid pairing shutdown upside?  Ovichnikov provides skill but is undersized.  Ahktyamov was a solid late selection for the goalie farm.  Nothing crazy to see here.


#18 Arizona Coyotes    Grade B-

2019 BBKL Draft Ranking: #15

Value Pick: Alexander Holtz

Reach Pick: None

Dreger's take: In the past 3 years the Arizona Coyotes have had a TOTAL of 6 sleections combines. This year was no exception as Cliff had only a single pick to use - albeit a top 10 selection.  With the 10th Overall pick Cliff manages to grab this drafts top shooter in Alexander Holtz. Lacking a legit winger for the farm, Holtz fills a big hole for the Coyotes down the road.  With the Coyotes in tweener mode its curious to see what direction Cliff will take the Coyotes going forward.


#17 New York Islanders    Grade B-

2019 BBKL Draft Ranking: #17

Value Pick: None

Reach Pick: Lukas Cormier

MacKenzie's take: Another team with early and late picks but nothing in between; GM Tony continues his slow and steady retool.  His first selection Holloway is a solid pick from the NCAA. A good skater with decent tools; he was a bit of a faller on some draft boards. Cormier is a divisive pick as an undersized offensive dman lacking high end skating abilities to offset the size concern.  Tony then goes against everything he believes in and ends the draft selecting a......Russian.  All in all a respectable, if uneventful draft for Tony.


#16 New Jersey Devils    Grade B-

2019 BBKL Draft Ranking: #14

Value Pick: Veeti Miettinen

Reach Pick: Eric Hjorth

Button's take: After making good strides at the 2019 draft to restock an expty cupboard; GM Brendon was looking to continue that trend. With his first selection he chose smooth skating Guhle, arguably one of top 3 skaters in this class. Depending which scout you talk to some think hes a top 15 pick while others put him closer to the end of the 1st round. Tullio is undersized but has sleeper potential. Miettinen absolutely destroyed Finalnd's junior league.  Hjorth was a stretch pick by the NHL's Blue Jackets last year and did nothing to help his BBKL stock this year. What does Brendon see that the rest of us dont?


#15 Philadelphia Flyers    Grade B

2019 BBKL Draft Ranking: #20

Value Pick: Kirill Steklov

Reach Pick: James Hardie

Dreger's take: With a successful return to the BBKL draft last season, GM Shep was looking to follow up with another good performance in 2020.  With his 1st Round selection Shep selected all around forward Mercer. Playong a 200ft game and capable of playing all three forward positions, this jack-of-all trades is a good selection.  In the 2nd Shep takes a chance on divisive Savoie. Blessed with great hands but repeatedly shows minimal compete level.  Hardie owns one of the better shots this draft but doesnt possess much else.  Aho is a nice sleeper candidate.  Steklov was missed by most scouting services but with his size and mobility is all but assured to be selected in the NHL draft.


#14 Boston Bruins    Grade B

2019 BBKL Draft Ranking: #31

Value Pick: Kyle Crnkovic

Reach Pick: Jack Quinn

MacKenzie's take: GM Dan gets hiz first taste of BBKL draft action as the new Bruins GM. And boy did he ever make a splash early by blowing consensus rankings out of the water by chosing Quinn at 5th Overall.  While we here are very much fans of Quinn there were arguably much better options on the board at #5.  Evangelista was a quick riser on boards this year and shot up to pick 35. Another reach?  Thompson has one of the top shots from the blueline in this draft class but struggles defensively.  Crnkovic provides sneaky value in the 7th round.


#13 Tampa Bay Lightning    Grade B

2019 BBKL Draft Ranking:

Value Pick: Alex Laferriere

Reach Pick: Matthew Stienburg

Button's take: Holding a good mix of early roubd picks and late ones; GM Jimmy has alot of options to work with. In the 1st round Jimmy selected Bourque - a 200ft forward with middle six upside.  Next he selected Sourdif - a forward who's skill level did not match his production this year.  Hirovinen and Ludvig are solid picks in the 3rd.  Steinburg hasnt shown enough since being drafted last year to warrant a selection.  Laferriere and Rousek provided late round value.


#12 Colorado Avalanche    Grade B

2019 BBKL Draft Ranking: #3

Value Pick: Samuel Johannesson

Reach Pick: Alex Cotton

Dreger's take:  Lacking a 1st round selection for the first time in his tenure; GM Craig had a large quantity of picks to work his magic on.  As BBKL's prospect and drafting guru there was no question that gems were ready to be unearthed from this class.  With his first selection Craig took overager Johannesson. A prospect that the majority of scouting services missed. He has the potential to be a top 5 dman from this class. Seeley, Berard and Levi were all solid picks in their respective ranges; with Levi having starter upside.  Cotton could have more than likely been chosen later.  Gleason and Ross provide great value at the end of the draft.


#11 Colombus Blue Jackets. Grade B+

2019 BBKL Draft Ranking: #9

Value Pick: Carson Focht

Reach Pick: Samuel Hlavaj

MacKenzie's take: Slow and steady is GM Dave's mantra as he was one of the few teams to retain all his teams original picks.  At 12th Overall Dave selects Zary; one of the better goal scorers this class. A solid selection there.  In the 2nd Dave swings for the fences on Poirier - a highly skilled dman who has significant issues surrounding skating, hockey sense and defensive ability.  In the 3rd Dave restocks his goalie pipeline with Daws and Hlavaj.  Daws made huge strides this year after being a non-draft in 2019. Hlavaj is a big goalie with a high compete level but must work on his in-game focus.  Focht and Prokop were solid selections late in the draft.

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#10 Anaheim Ducks    Grade B+

2019 BBKL Draft Ranking: #4

Value Pick: Artyom Galimov

Reach Pick: Justin Barron

Dreger's take: Snagging arguably this years top Dman is a big piece for GM Matthew; who is now exiting rebuilder status and entering competing status.  Barron is a bit of a controversial prospect due to his injury riddled season, butbhebhas some good upside as a minute munching middle pair dman.  McClennon is super small but very skilled.  Puustinen had a solid D+1 season.  Snagging the KHL rookie of the year in Galimov is a nice move. Now Matthew has to convince him to jump the pond.  Slaggert and Wilsby provided good value at their draft pyositions.


#9 Edmonton Oilers    Grade B+

2019 BBKL Draft Ranking: #8

Value Pick: Noel Gunler

Reach Pick: Oscar Tellstrom

MacKenzie's take: Edmonton lands a steal at #19 with Gunler dropping far in the BBKL draft. Rumors about attitude issues have been proven unfounded and has the potential of becoming a top talent from this draft class.  Colangelo has gotten a real late season boost in most draft circles.  Niemela doesnt have much flash but is a steady minute munching presence on the back end.  Kaiser, Bantle and Pajuniemi are all solid selections. Tellstrom was a big reach given who was still on the board.  Phillips is a big sleeper in this class.  Solid around with few misses.


#8 New York Rangers    Grade A-

2019 BBKL Draft Ranking: #11

Value Pick: Quinton Byfield

Reach Pick: Jack Finley

Button's take: Holding this years #2 selection, GM Kyle was going to get a truly impact player after moving up in the lottery. With it he selected Byfield who could be considered a steal at #2. Lafreniere is widely considered #1 in almost all circles but in BBKL's format an argument can be made that Byfield will have more of an impact here.  Only time will tell.  In the 3rd Kyle picks back-to-back and selects Foudy and Finley. Foudy is this drafts best skater but his hands cant keep up with his feet. Finley is a big center sith good bloodines and projects a bottom 6 role. He likely could have been taken with a late 3rd/early 4th though.  Peterson and Powell are both good selections in their respective ranges.  Moore has some appeal as well.


#7 San Jose Sharks    Grade A

2019 BBKL Draft Ranking: #10

Value Pick: Ryan O'Rourke

Reach Pick: Jaromir Pytlik

Dreger's take: The first of our "A" grades goes to GM Josh who not only owned a good quantity of picks but also converted them into quality selections - albeit many controversial ones.  Josh opened his draft by selecting undersized but dynamic Jarvis. Scouts are all over the map on how his game will translate.  In the 2nd Josh selected Nybeck - an undersized forward with tantalizing skill but lacking in the skating department.  Another prospect who scouting services had ranked all over their boards.  With the Sharks second 2nd rounder they selected O'Rourke, a meat and potatoes dman who will be the heart and soul of his team. We here at TSN are big fans of him.  Chromiak is controversial as some like him but others see him as hanging onto Wright's coattails and not driving play himself.  Villeneuve was a sleeper for this draft class, while Jarventie and Biondi are solid selections.  A rock solid 2020 draft for the Sharks.


#6 Chicago Blackhawks    Grade A

2019 BBKL Draft Ranking: #7

Value Pick: Brendan Brisson

Reach Pick: Brandon Coe

MacKenzie's take: After stinging from losing his shot at the 1st Overall pick; GM Mark still had a number of high level picks to use.  First off was Stutzle - one of the best German players to have ever developed in the country.  Next is Brisson, arguably the best player in the USHL who possesses elite hockey sense and puck skills.  His one-timer is as dangerous as anyone's.  Similanic had some injury issues but the building blocks are there.  Commesso put up great numbers but we question if he has starter upside at the next level.  Coe has elite talent but zero compete. But when he's on he's one of this class' best.  He was projected by most publications to go much later though.  Tuch lacks his brother's skill but has solid bottom 6 upside.


#5 Los Angeles Kings    Grade A

2019 BBKL Draft Ranking: #28

Value Pick: Alexis Lafreniere

Reach Pick: Oliver Suni

Button's take: Just prior to the draft; GM Steve pulled off a massive deal to land the coveted #1 pick and Lafreniere.  It seems as though Steve has realized the success to Mik's yearly plan and has adopted it for himself.  Lafreniere will provide great stats at a very reasonable cap hit for the next 3 years.  Nickl is a physical dman with a decent point shot but significant skating issues.  Farrell is an undersized forward with good compete and hockey sense but just average puck skills.  Suni has good hockey sense and some decent tools but lacks compete. He could have gone later.  Gunnarwolfe Fontaine easily wins the award for best name in this draft class. Aidan Campbell is a big bodied goalie with some translatable skills. Good value as 'Mr. Irrelevant'.


#4 Carolina Hurricanes    Grade A+

2019 BBKL Draft Ranking: #23

Value Pick: Ben Meehan

Reach Pick: Vasiliy Ponomarev

Dreger's take: Never in the history of GM Paul's tenure has he ever had a windfall of talent like he had coming in the 2020 draft.  Could Paul draw true value from the 4 1sts he owned this draft or would they be wasted due to poor scouting. With pick #8 Paul hits a homerun and lands the best goalie prospect since Carey Price. Askarov will be carrying the load for Paul for many years to come.  At 25 Paul picks a skilled German in Peterka. Lack of playing time is his only concern from this year.  29th Overall Paul takes a chance and selects Mysak - scouting services are all over the board on him.  Great hands, good skating and middle six upside highlight his abilities; but he needs significant work on his consistency and he also doesnt like contact.  But with 4 1sts Paul can afford to take a chance. Paul's final pick of the 1st was Weisblatt and seemed a bit premature. A big riser late on alot of boards, Weisblatt has fantastic puck skills and compete but has just good not great hockey sense and some aspects of his skating need refinement. We do feel he was more a second round selection as opposed to a late 1st. But good on Paul for getting the guy he wants. Ponomarev was a reach at 32 as at best hes a 3rd liner but more likely a 4th liner when he develops.  Hunt and Miller gave good value at their draft positions. Meehan was a steal in the 7th. So to summarize Paul's opening 5 picks - 2 hits, one risky play, one average and one big miss. By far the best haul Paul has ever had at the draft. We do feel that if Paul would have selected better he had the opportunity to go as high at #2 in this ranking.  As is he has to settle for #4.


#3 Montreal Canadiens    Grade A+

2019 BBKL Draft Ranking: #6

Value Pick: Mitchell Smith

Reach Pick: Tristen Robins

MacKenzie's take: with an astounding 26 selections (11 in the top 60) in the 2020 draft, GM Chuck certainly was using the opportunity to fastforward his rebuild.  Entering the draft with the 4th Overall pick, Chuck elected to make an exceptionally risky play by trading back three times to acquire more selections. Its difficult to say if this was the right decision or not but we here dont feel it was the best use of his resources.  Settling on #18 Chuck opened his draft selecting Greig - who scouts say is comparable to Brad Marchand minus the skating.  Next was Perreault who is one of this drafts best shooters and skaters but has major compete issues.  Khusnutdinov is undesized but oozes skill but likely wont remain a center if he makes it.  Robins is a skilled forward with high compete but most scouts had him as a 3rd rounder - early second seems a big reach.  Blomqvist is in the running for #2 goalie this draft; while Neighbours has good potential in BBKL's scoring format.  Cuylle was the most popular players of the draft, being selected twice more after Chuck had already taken him at 53.  Stranges is very boom/bust and Chizhikov was a steal at his draft position.  Mitchell Smith was a bit of an unkown to many scouts but the OHL rookie made some big strides. The youngest player avilable to be drafted he showed a fantastic skating stride and improving skill level.  2019 selection Lee had a breakout year in the NCAA while Brochu will likely go undrafted this year - even after setting an OHL record for wins as a 16/17 year old goaltender.


#2 Minnesota Wild    Grade A+

2019 NHL Draft Ranking: #29

Value Pick: Cole Perfetti

Reach Pick: None

Button's take: How do you ask does a team with only 3 total slections manage to land a coveted #2 ranking with us?  By landing a potential top line winger AND a top pairing Dman we say. Throwing caution to the wind GM David traded away all the 2020 draft depth he acquired to the Habs to move up not once: but twice. At #4 David selected Cole Perfetti - easily one of the most dangerous players in this class. Blessed with slick hands and a lethal shot, Perfetti will be terrorizing teams on David's behalf for a very long time. He even has the potential to become the top player from this class if he can make strides in his skating.  Next Paul is able to draft Jake Sanderson - a top pairing minute mucher who will play in all situations.   Arguably the smoothest skater in this draft, Sanderson defends vey well and made very noticeable improvements in his offensive game mid season; that is very hard to do.  He'll be a PP2/PK1 staple for a very long time.  With his final pick David takes a chance on this drafts enigma - Hendrix Lapierre.  Having missed most of the year eith concussion issues, Lapierre has demonstrated top 5 skills for this class in the past.  If he can move past his headaches Lapierre also has the potential to be a top player from this class - but there is always risk when playing with head injuries.  All in all a superb draft by David using the resources at hand to draft 3 potential major impact players for his future.


#1 Nashville Predators    Grade A+++

2019 BBKL Draft Ranking: #1

Value Pick: William Wallinder

Reach Pick: Christoffer Sedhoff

Dreger's take: It causes us great pains to say this - but for the second consecutive year GM Mik takes the top spot in our BBKL Draft Ranking. And in the process had arguably one of the best draft classes in BBKL history. Sporting an unprecedented 4 picks in the top 15 and a total of 6 1sts, Mik's trading prowess was on display all year by convincing GMs to part with their coveted 1sts time and again.  With picks #6 and #7 Mik selected Rossi and Raymond. Rossi is the most NHL ready prospect this class, the only question is can he be effective as a center at his size in the NHL? Raymond has elite skills and hockey sense; the only concern here was lack of playing time for his club.  At #11 Mik selects Lundell, a skilled two-way center in the mould of Mikko Koivu. We do question his offensive upside and if he develops into moe of a 3rd line center.  At #15 Mik selects this drafts top Russian in Amirov, who's only weakness is a physical one.  At #22 one of the top German's in Reichel was taken - a fantastic all around player who is a coache's dream. There's not much he cant do.  Finally at #28 Mik selects a bit of a controversial Dman in Wallinder. Some view him as a 1st Round talent whereas we dont. He does boast elite skating but we question his hockey sense and skills with the puck.  We see some red flags in how his game can translate at the next level.  Were not fans of this selection.  Niederbach and Grans are decent selections at their respective positions although we dont believe in Grans or that his lack of defense will translate.  Soderblom is a reach as his prolific junior scoring did not follow him to the SHL. We do like the fact hes a big body with some skill but he could have gone later.  Sedhoff provides great value at his draft position.  While we do feel that there were better players on the board at the Rossi and Lundell selections, we cant argue with the value of the players who were taken.

And with that we have completed TSN's Post Draft Analysis of the 2020 BBKL draft. From myself, Craig Button,  Darren Dreger and Bob MacKenzie we thank you for joining us. Goodnight from Scott's basement!

[Bruyns]

Kudos to whoever did this, lots of time and effort put in.

[dave1959]

nice reading so far

[Da_Hawks]

Can anyone submit articles under the media login?

[Bruyns]

Need the login password I'm assuming. It means Shoalzie must know who wrote this, we never found out last year.

[foofnik]

Give STL some more credit, factor in what/who he got for his draft picks this year and he's gotta be a clear #1

[Matthew]

The anonymity is nice. Well done, media. This is top notch broadcasting.

[dave1959]

would be nice to have these yearly threads in a separate folder

[KapG]

Whoever is doing this...I love you!!! This is clearly time consuming so it’s so very much appreciated. Little write ups like this make the league special (maybe it happens in the other keepers too idk). Just loving it!!

Thank you again to whoever is taking the time out of their day to do this ! You rock !

[KapG]

Give STL some more credit, factor in what/who he got for his draft picks this year and he's gotta be a clear #1

It’s a draft analysis. Not a trade analysis

[dave1959]

looked back, i was ranked 9th last year.

I think I'll be falling a bit this year.

[Loki]

Very cool, looking forward to seeing the rest

[thom54]

i love it, and the secret identity!

[Jordan (VGK)]

Add Raymond to my draft and I'd be very happy, but Raymond can't replace Darling as my team mascot so that's a win for me

[Handsome&FairMike]

Awesome work! Love reading shit like this.

[Media]

11-20 has now been released.

[Jordan (VGK)]

Think Arizona is a bit high with just Holtz.

[Shoalzie]

Cliff isn't running the Coyotes anymore but I'm sure he appreciates that you remember him.