Lays top 160 2019 draft rankings

[Lays]

Was initially going to wait until after WJC to post my next list but I feel there’s been so much movement for me that I should update it

Here’s my last list

*Goalies are not ranked

Some recent notes
1. If Dach had more hustle/effort he’d really push Kakko for my 2 spot. The top 3 are all very close, Dach is closer to Hughes than he is to Cozens imo
2. Yes I still have Honka and Newhook that high. I can understand people’s reasoning for dropping Honka but I think he’ll turn it around, kid has so much talent. Don’t really understand why Newhook’s dropping though as he’s looked good for me in recent viewings
3. I finally came around on Pelletier and realized I was being a bit harsh on him, kid has impressed me a lot lately
4. I don’t get why Brink is getting so hyped lately but Kallionkieli isn’t
5. The only rankings I’m not completely confident in is Hamaliuk, Kaliyev, and Gutik. I’ve just found it hard to rank them because they’ve been so up and down for me
6. Cole Schwindt, Harrison Blaisdell, and Luke Toporowski need some more love
7. Carter Berger is an overager in the BCHL who’s really impressed me, I’d be surprised if he went undrafted again but he does have very little exposure

This is also the most I’ve ranked so far since I’ve been posting my list. The highest I’ve gone is 150. I have about 200 guys but I didn’t know enough about the last 40 to rank them.

And finally, here’s my list

1. Jack Hughes
2. Kaapo Kakko
3. Kirby Dach
4. Dylan Cozens
5. Alex Newhook
6. Vasili Podkolzin
7. Victor Soderstrom
8. Ryan Suzuki
9. Bowen Byram
10. Pavel Dorofeyev
11. Anttoni Honka
12. Matthew Boldy
13. Alex Turcotte
14. Raphael Lavoie
15. Trevor Zegras
16. Peyton Krebs
17. Cam York
18. Moritz Seider
19. Jakob Pelletier
20. Simon Holmstrom
21. Arthur Kaliyev
22. Thomas Harley
23. Cole Caufield
24. Matthew Robertson
25. Jake Lee
26. Albin Grewe
27. Dillon Hamaliuk
28. Philipp Broberg
29. Yegor Afanasyev
30. John Beecher
31. Mikko Kokkonen
32. Henri Nikkanen
33. Marcus Kallionkieli
34. Daniil Gutik
35. Lassi Thomson
36. Yegor Spiridonov
37. Nolan Foote
38. Bobby Brink
39. Billy Constantinou
40. Nils Hoglander
41. Michal Teply
42. Connor McMichael
43. Blake Murray
44. Iaroslav Likhachyov
45. Nathan Legare
46. Harrison Blaisdell
47. Patrick Puistola
48. Tobias Bjornfot
49. Ville Heinola
50. Valentin Nussbaumer
51. Maxim Cajkovic
52. Philipp Tomasino
53. Nicholas Porco
54. Robert Mastrosimone
55. Matvei Guskov
56. Michael Vukojevic
57. Vladislav Kolyachonok
58. Kaedan Korczak
59. Josh Williams
60. Luke Toporowski
61. Brett Leason
62. Graeme Clark
63. Samuel Poulin
64. Drew Helleson
65. Marcel Barinka
66. Cole Schwindt
67. Artemi Knyazev
68. Alex Vlasic
69. Antti Tuomisto
70. Nikita Okhotyuk
71. Marshall Warren
72. Dmitri Sheshin
73. Ilya Nikolayev
74. Brady Meyer
75. Sasha Mutala
76. Nicholas Robertson
77. Nikita Alexandrov
78. Anthony Romano
79. Alex Campbell
80. Logan Barlage
81. Ilya Mironov
82. John Farinacci
83. Carter Berger
84. Nikola Pasic
85. Ryder Donovan
86. Gianni Fairbrother
87. Jordan Spence
88. Henry Thrun
89. Shane Pinto
90. Keean Washkurak
91. Martin Lang
92. Geogiy Ivanov
93. Jamieson Rees
94. Samuel Fagemo
95. Simon Lundmark
96. Matias Maccelli
97. Ethan Keppen
98. Oleg Zaitsev
99. Martin Hugo Has
100. Ben Brinkman
101. Albin Sundsvik
102. Elmer Soderblom
103. Albert Johansson
104. Reece Newkirk
105. Leevi Aaltonen
106. Jarret Baker
107. Vladimir Alistrov
108. Cole Moberg
109. Alexei Protas
110. Ryan Johnson
111. Petr Cajka
112. Kyen Sopa
113. Adam Beckman
114. Karl Henriksson
115. Luka Burzan
116. Brooklyn Kalmikov
117. Trevor Janicke
118. Kim Nousiainen
119. Massimo Rizzo
120. Sean Larochelle
121. Kalle Loponen
122. Andrei Pribylskiy
123. Liam Ross
124. Alex Beaucage
125. Max Wahlgren
126. Cole Mackay
127. Nathan Allenson
128. Jack York
129. Brett Budgell
130. Arvid Costmar
131. Kristian Tanus
132. Lucas Feuk
133. Grayson Ladd
134. Patrick Moynihan
135. Daniil Misyul
136. Mitchell Brewer
137. Jordan Frasca
138. Gabriel Denis
139. Nikita Vashchenko
140. Mikhail Abramov
141. Wiljami Myllyla
142. Max Guenette
143. Lucas Peric
144. Oliver Okuliar
145. Oliver Turan
146. Yegor Serdyuk
147. Jacob Winterton
148. Mike Koster
149. Joe Carrol
150. Josh Nodler
151. Judd Caulfield
152. Mathias Hanninen
153. Xavier Parent
154. Jackson van de Leest
155. Lynden Breen
156. Michael Gildon
157. Antti Saarela
158. Tag Bertuzzi
159. Konsta Hirvonen

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[Tryamkin]

I’d like to hear your reasoning on Kallionkieli over Brink. Brink has been playing very well at near 2 PPG and has 10 more points than Kallionkieli does. I love the Brazillian roots and his story, but for me he’s more of a 3rd / 4th round pick. Our lists are somewhat similar for sure.

 

[lakai17]

Your opinion on this draft? How strong do you believe this draft class is overall?

 

[Lays]

I’d like to hear your reasoning on Kallionkieli over Brink. Brink has been playing very well at near 2 PPG and has 10 more points than Kallionkieli does. I love the Brazillian roots and his story, but for me he’s more of a 3rd / 4th round pick. Our lists are somewhat similar for sure.

Brink is an unknown for me (as in what he’s going to end up as)
*as of now* I think that Kallionkieli just has more translatable tools as a complimentary scorer, I’ve watched them both the same but it’s just a feeling for me to take Kallionkieli over Brink, somehow he impressed me more than Brink. Maybe I’m watching the wrong games or something but it is still very early and it can go either way. As of now I’ll take Kallionkieli. Knew that was going to be unpopular though

Your opinion on this draft? How strong do you believe this draft class is overall?

I’ve been very on and off with this draft from saying it’s not good, to very good but Ive made up my mind it’s about average. I’m not a big fan of Hughes but it’s getting interesting how all of my top 3 are that close, I think they’re all on the same level

 

[Frk It]

I really agree on Toporowski, good player who does not get talked about much. I am working on a top 31 and I thought about giving him the last spot honestly.

Also love putting Pelletier in the top 20, feels like the Q continues to get overlooked.

We are very far apart on both Guskov and Zaitsev... I like both those kids a lot... what do you not like about them?

 

[Fvital92]

I’d like to hear your reasoning on Kallionkieli over Brink. Brink has been playing very well at near 2 PPG and has 10 more points than Kallionkieli does. I love the Brazillian roots and his story, but for me he’s more of a 3rd / 4th round pick. Our lists are somewhat similar for sure.

Could you elaborate on that? I'm brazilian and never heard about this kid and I'm not finding anything on google about this.

 

[Lays]

Could you elaborate on that? I'm brazilian and never heard about this kid and I'm not finding anything on google about this.

He’s half Brazilian iirc it’s in the Kallionkieli thread F Marcus Kallionkieli - Sioux City Musketeers, USHL (2019 Draft)
Eliteprospects also has him listed as Finnish/Brazilian

 

[Fvital92]

He’s half Brazilian iirc it’s in the Kallionkieli thread F Marcus Kallionkieli - Sioux City Musketeers, USHL (2019 Draft)
Eliteprospects also has him listed as Finnish/Brazilian

Thx!

 

[bagsw]

Could you explain Dorofeyev at 10?

 

[Lays]

Could you explain Dorofeyev at 10?

Heres my notes I wrote down on him-

Very good offensively. Wicket shot with a quick release and does have velocity on his shot. Great agility and skating. I’d like to see more of a motor on him. Ok defensively, not a liablity. Reminds me of Kravtsov in some ways. Good size and puck control, hard to take him off the puck, can weave through multiple players with ease, going to be dominant when he bulks up. Older player for the draft class.

Obviously these are notes I just wrote down on him that’s why it’s a bit choppy, I’m hoping to try and do a full scouting report for my top 100 after WJC.

 

[tony d]

Good to see my fellow Newfoundlander, Newhook in the top 5. Krebs is towards the end of the top 20. Some non-lottery team could end up with quite a gem in him. Many thanks for sharing this.

 

[Habs76]

Brazeau isn't eligible this year.

 

[Lays]

Brazeau isn't eligible this year.

Thought he was. Good call, removed

 

[DatDude44]

Im either blind....or completely mind blown that Case McCarthy isn’t on here.

 

[Lays]

Im either blind....or completely mind blown that Case McCarthy isn’t on here.

I accidentally removed someone earlier and I couldn’t figure out who haha

McCarthy was supposed to be 65.

 

[DatDude44]

I accidentally removed someone earlier and I couldn’t figure out who haha

McCarthy was supposed to be 65.

Haha glad I caught it for ya! 65 feels about right for him. Wouldn’t be surprised to see him move up the list by the end of the year. Solid and reliable and hard.