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2019 NHL Entry Draft

Future Considerations:

A two-way defenseman with excellent skating abilities, Norlinder makes good choices with the puck and rarely puts himself or teammates in poor situations. In addition to skating with very smooth strides, he’s mobile and has great balance. He’s a smart player while defending as he reads the ice very well. With his excellent vision and awareness, he finds partners with great deceptive pass. He distributes the puck well in the offensive and he can be a quarterback on the PP. He is very calm in possession of the puck and his decision-making is excellent. He uses a smart and active stick to break up play and employs strong positional play in the defensive zone. Although he has great defensive awareness, he could play with a bit more of a physical edge. He could also be even more involved in the offensive game, since he has all the necessary tools. He has strong puck-handling skills and can transition from zone to zone effectively. He doesn’t hesitate to move from the blue line to create odd-man advantages in the offensive zone. He sees the ice very well in the offensive zone and has a knack for being patient with the puck while waiting for passing lanes to open up. He has a heavy slap shot and an accurate wrist shot with a good release, but his passing abilities are a notch better. He has some interesting tools that could see him wind up as a potential middle pairing defender
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Truthfully, I don’t care if the other picks aren’t great. Habs got Caufield.
 
Is there anyone worth following left on the board or is it down to a crap shoot?
 
Habsy said:
Is there anyone worth following left on the board or is it down to a crap shoot?
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My three guys from the Q are still around.

GGpX said:
Second round wishlist... I'm assuming some of the players will gone by then, but here's hoping:

Alex Vlasic
Nicholas Robertson
Rees Jamieson

Will all be gone by 45, I safely assume. But after seeing Caufield & Krebs drop last night, I'll keep my hopes up.

More realistic possibilities:

Jordan Spence (Small, not great skating, but he does amazing things with the puck)
Simon Legaré (A lot of holes in his game, but super athletic, could develop into something)
Maxim Cajkovic (Skilled forward on a terrible team)

My Q bias for the year.
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