Transferring as much as 4 is a large win for Utah, which already has a pleasant younger NHL core constructed round Clayton Keller, Logan Cooley, Dylan Guenther and Mikhail Sergachev. And now it has an opportunity so as to add a star prospect to what’s already an excellent farm system.
Prime defenseman Matthew Schaefer and high ahead Michael Misa aren’t more likely to make it to them at No. 4, however most of the different forwards on the high of this class nonetheless appear like robust matches for Utah.
Particularly, Caleb Desnoyers might give them a powerful two-way heart to pair with Cooley for the long run future, as might Anton Frondell.
James Hagens is likely to be a tad redundant to Cooley, however he brings nice tempo and loads of offense. Porter Martone would deliver a lot of ability in a giant physique. And Jake O’Brien might be within the combine in addition to a 6-foot-2 heart with robust playmaking.
It is not fairly the star stage that Utah would have gotten at 1 or 2, had they been eligible (groups can solely transfer up 10 spots), however successful this draw will enable them to take a very totally different tier of prospect than they might have in any other case.
