I simply don't understand Brindley not being taken. He's quick, he's a worker, he's versatile, he was nearly a point/game at Michigan, he looked great at the u20s. I don't know what there is to nitpick, even for a HockeyGuy. He looks like a player you'd slide anywhere in your top 9.
Heidt is another one I don't get, although maybe not to Brindley's degree. He might be center projectable, and he's a marvelous passer. He's a good skater who could just stand to improve his pace, not unlike Frost. He's very skilled, and as productive as he was, I think there's another level in there if he's more assertive. Maybe. It's a fine risk to me.
I had a hunch Cristall would slip to the 2nd round, even if I know he is one of the 10 most purely skilled players in the draft. And I do actually worry about his burst, and I'm pretty forgiving about skating. But it's all about picking in quantity to take a risk or account for a faller. Between the Flyers refusing to trade down for Bonk (because they worried no defenders would be left, which sure doesn't like BPA), and then refusing to trade Laughton for a 1st+ (Michkov's KHL contract doesn't even end until Laughton is a 32 year old UFA), it's just bad processes galore in accruing assets.
