I’m testing out a new concept for an article, providing a draft list for the 2018 NHL Draft a year after the draft.



I thought this would be an interesting way to frame the analysis of these players a year later to show how much or how little some players stocks have moved in a season. What’s important to state is this is not a re-draft, as I don’t want to employ that idea while so many of these players are still prospects and the needs for why teams drafted them are still very present.



I won’t be providing many player breakdowns as I’ve discussed these players plenty in the past few weeks. You can refer to the farm system series for my thoughts on the players’ skill sets.



The draft list comprises all the prospects from 2018 whom I think are legit NHL prospects, prospects who can become full-time players in the league. The number (67) feels a little high, but that is a concept I’ll keep tinkering with in the...