Alexis Lafreniere is at the top but after that teams have a lot of options. Ahead of the 2020 NHL Draft Lottery, here are Sam Cosentino's latest prospect rankings.
The 2020 NHL Draft will dominate hockey conversation for at least a couple of days as the draft order starts to take shape on Friday.
Higher-end players who have hopes of making an immediate jump to the NHL will have benefitted from not having been run ragged from one city to another, from one tournament or playoff series to a combine, to a development camp, and to a main camp. Those players will have had ample time to dedicate themselves to off-ice training and conditioning.
How many team personnel do you want to travel, and how willing will that personnel be to travel? Will teams cut scouts or operate on shoe-string budgets? How many teams will lean heavier on video scouting and analytics, not only for cost-cutting measures, but out of the necessity of limiting team travel?This draft class is deep, it’s talented and it shows well at all positions. This draft is also heavy on CHL players.
Will Quinton Byfield or Tim Stutzle go second overall? Will Ottawa choose the top forward and the top defenceman if given the opportunity early on?
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