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Originally Posted by Muppetus Galacticus
Not as grand as previous drafts, but still has interest with the likes of US-born game-changer Kane. Espisito was a top 10 player last I saw, wonder what happened.
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Living in Chicoutimi and with the huge Sags-Remparts rivalry, I can say Esposito is one of the prospects I've seen the most in this draft and I think he has some huge weaknesses. He has the potential to be an excellent player, but I think there are some big risks around him. Plus he doesn't work very hard and he is often unnoticeable in important moments. There comes a point where you have to pick him based on that potential, but not before some of the guys ahead of him.
This is a weak draft, but it's a pretty good one as far as americans go:
1. Patrick Kane
3. James Van Riemsdyk
6. Kevin Shattenkirk
9. Ryan McDonagh
12. James O'Brien
16. Billy Sweatt
17. Patrick White
18. Jonathon Blum
19. Ian Cole
22. Tommy Cross
32. Max Pacioretty
33. Ted Ruth
42. Eric Tangradi
45. Mike Hoeffel
46. Joe Lavin
49. Nick Petrecki
52. Jeremy Smith
54. Aaron Palushaj
55. Jake Hansen
56. Colby Cohen
61. Nick Larson
62. T.J. Brennan
66. Nick Bonino
70. Nick Palmieri
71. Will Weber
72. Vincent LoVerde
76. Blake Kessel (Phil's brother)
80. Ben Blood
89. Brad Phillips
93. Matt Marshall
97. Justin Vaive (Rick's son)
Also a pretty good defenseman for Swedish players. There are quite a few interesting defenseman too, especially offensive defensemen like Hickey and Katic.