2019 NHL Draft – Top 5 Draft Steals
We saw many surprise selections at this draft including some players going much lower than expected. They may not have the high skill level of Jack Hughes or Kaapo Kakko but players like Cole Caufield, Peyton Krebs, Vasili Podkolzin, Raphael Lavoie and Bobby Brink should have been selected higher. These 2019 nhl draft prospects are all underrated in my opinion. They all ranked higher on 2019 NHL Draft Prospect Rankings than they were actually selected. Vancouver Canucks 2019 NHL Draft Montreal Canadiens 2019 NHL Draft Philadelphia Flyers 2019 NHL Draft Edmonton Oilers 2019 NHL Draft.
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@ #81 My Devils got Nikita Okhotyuk the Captain of team Russia from the Hilinka and WJC tournaments. A nasty, hard hitting D man who can skate very well. Hoping we got the second coming of Alexei Kasatonov…(all he has to have is a hard slapshot. Out of his weekend I wanted out of 10 picks at least 2 goalies and Shero did not get that. I wanted Pytor Korechetkov but we did not. However we got Nikita and SUBBAN. Oh we did not give up nothing for Subban. Davies had an amazing year in college last year and Santini suffered from bad defensive coaching. The loss of Scott Stevens as a D coach hurt Santini and our other D.
ALso pavel dorofeyev is huge steal also
I like Caufield to Montreal… even though I may be repeating myself. That was the best steal of the 2019 NHL entry draft, imo.
Blackhawks drafting Cole Moberg in 7th round I think he can be a really good defenseman
Let me know who you think are some of the early 2019 NHL Draft Steals
Raphael Lavoie suck
Dustin Wolf. Best stats as a goalie in the Dub and the flames nabbed him 214th overall.
Just wait till my boy John Beecher puts up 100 points in his rookie year!
Montreal got a great steal. I think they're going to be a powerhouse in a couple of years.
matthew robertson to NYR at 49 is a steal
Avs 7th rd pick G Trent Miner is a steal. Teams were scared that he is only 6'1 but he's more technically sound than many who went before him
Who needs a 70 goal scorer, not the Flyers, NO WAY. They passed on him twice in the first round.
I don’t think you can really call them steals when we haven’t seen them play on NHL ice
Great vid mike!!!
I don't think Caufield will be as good without Hughes feeding him, more likely he becomes Zach Hamil 2.0 instead of DeBrincat.
I was super stoked when Lavoie fell to the Oilers
I am a massive Raphael Lavoie fan! Really enjoyed watching him for the past 3 years. And as an Oiler fan, I'm super excited that he's coming to Edmonton! He's really a free first round pick given where he was projected and his ceiling…. He's got great timing…. And I mean great timing… He's quite literally "Johnny on the spot" and he doesn't mess up on his chances…. He's extremely efficient. While Broberg is a 3 year prospect, I believe Lavoie could possibly play as early as this season given his age and experience (and lack of depth in both wings let alone LW) he's got the size and skillset… I could see Tippet actually trying him in a top six role for 9 games…. He's in the wrong league to work on defense anyway….
"Vancouver selects Vaseline Pavlova." Poor Steamer, the guy was shaking like a leaf LOL
Just my opinion but you missed Nils Hoglander at #40.
Nicholas Robertson was a great pick and possibly a steal at the 53rd pick. 1st round talent and skill. Kid can snipe, has great hands and vision on the ice plus if you watched the CHL top prospects game he really stood out and looked great. Watch his highlights and try to tell me otherwise.
I think Peyton Krebs will bust. We’ve seen what a season ending injury did to Nolan Patrick and he was the Highest touted prospect, Peyton Krebs was a Top 10 Pick.
Do you think Cole Caufield will make the habs lineup this year?
Nathan Légaré at 74 by Penguins
Top 5 steals
1-Pavel Dorofeyev 83rd(Vegas)
2-Peyton Krebs 17th(Vegas)
3-Matthew Robertson 49th(NYR)
4-Sasha Mutala 140th(Colorado)
5-Brett Leason 56th(Washington)
HMs to Alex Beaucage 78th(Colorado) and Yegor Spiridonov 108th(San Jose)
Red Wings fan here. Wondering about Moritz Seider at six. Can we have a “this was a reach” video? Lol. Everyone in Detroit hopes we aren’t pissed five years from now by not taking Zegras or Podkolzin. Or Caufield. Or just about anyone taken in the top fifteen. Stevie Y better know what he’s doing. Yowza.
Podkolzin was meant to be a Hawk.
I think Samuel Fagemo could very well be a steal for the Los Angeles Kings really good player coming out of Flounda of the SHL. He's got lots of potential. I think the Kings made a lot of risks in their picks but I think they got some really strong future talent in their system including also acquiring Jordan Spence who had an explosive season in the Q after only playing Junior A the year before. Could very well be one of those surprising players who come out of no where and become a great D in the NHL. I'm not even a Kings fan I think they did a great job. Carolina, Philadelphia, Vancouver, and other teams did a very well job as well. Overall I think many organizations played it very smart from previous years, really made this draft interesting and special. Looking forward to seeing what is ahead for all these players! I guarantee there is a steal somewhere in there!
Podkolzin was announced as the best hands in the 1st round, but he is young and has develop. he will be in the khl for 2 more years and play with adults then come in on a entry level contract and shine!
Caufield dropped not only because of his size but also his speed. He’s not slow or anything but his skating isn’t anything special.
Patrik Puistola at #73 is a major steal by Carolina. 1st round talent taken in the 3rd round
#1 Steal is
Caufeild at 15 and ranked 6
Best sniper in the draft
Nice pick up habs.
Steal of the draft
GHG
Nick Robertson to the leafs in 2nd round is a steal he was rated higher in central scouting than Ryan Suzuki
#40 Nils Hoglander. Huge Steal.
As an Oilers fan, I sure hope you’re right that Lavoie will prove to be a steal. God knows we need some talented wingers. #thanksagainchiarelli
Kaliyev will be a monster. Hope Montreal tries to dish for him; Caufield and him would be lethal.
I'm thinking it's possible the jets got the biggest steal.
Haha, watching this after Montréal’s playoff run makes the other 14 teams look like fools 😂