I’m trying to think if there’s any real scenario where Buium makes it all the way to 11, and this is the best I could think of:
1: Celebrini
2: Levshunov
3: Yakemchuk; Anaheim really wants a big RD
4: Demidov; Demidov is the BPA who could complement Fantilli well and the Jackets have a good history with Russians
5: Lindstrom
6: Sennecke; Utah took him to dinner and is reported to like him lots, highly skilled forward with size
7: Parekh; Ottawa takes best RD available who would complement Sanderson well
8: Silayev; can’t see Seattle passing on him if he’s there
9: Iginla; they’d have to be really locked on Tij for this to happen but it’s completely possible
10: Dickinson; defensive guy makes more sense than Buium on a team with Hughes/Nemec/Hamilton
There’s a few variations on this that could work (Dickinson/Silayev swap, Parekh/Silayev swap, Iginla goes to Ottawa, Calgary goes D but NJ wants Helenius/MBN, etc.) but it basically functions around Yakemchuk getting taken high, which puts a premium on Parekh as the only great RD left from 4 on, and Sennecke/Catton/Iginla going to a team that on the service really needs D (Utah-Calgary all). It would be a case of Buium being the second BPA on everyone’s list from 6-10.
At the end of the day, I’d be very happy with any of Buium, Parekh, Silayev, Dickinson, Yakemchuk, Iginla, Sennecke, or Catton at 11, and we’re guaranteeing our choice of two of those guys. I have them all a tier above the Helenius/Eiserman/Solberg/MBN/Chernyshov tier.