Claimed:S50 draft so far...

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Apparently there are some guys who likes draft breakdowns...like @ADwyer87 as he mentioned in his own article. So hey, I will do it for the S50 class, because my player was in. And thanks for an easy 6 TPE, I really was ready to take a welfare for Krīgars. 

 

 

1.

 

Diana Maxwell, 540 TPE

 

Ain't nothing but a stud. I believe she will make a fire in NY despite of her mediocre numbers in both seasons (49 and 36 points). Let's not forget that both Stockholm and New York were not fighting for the post season, so it's about the next season. 

 

 

2.

 

Theo Axelsson, 514 TPE

 

Another great young player. So far he's performing better than Maxwell: 58 points in his rookie season followed by 65 points in S51. The future Calgary superstar and I tend to believe he will stay on Calgary all his career, like Solas did with Sinclair in Davos. 

 

3.

 

Essian Ravenwing, 397 TPE

 

Seems like his destiny is being in the shadows of Axelsson and Maxwell. He is not so hard working guy, like the previous two, he had even more mediocre seasons, than Diana (41 and 32 points), but he's certainly should be better than the rest of the S50 draft. 

 

4. 

 

Asher Donovan, 236 TPE

 

He was supposed to be Helsinki's future, but he stopped to practise and I'm not sure if he will return to his best. He had a decent S51, scoring 59 points in 69 games, but he still will remain as a depth player. The first disappointment, IMO. 

 

5. 

 

Izidors Balders, 177 TPE

 

And the second player that didn't live up to our expectations. He's a good defenseman in the VHLM, but he will never make a noise in VHL if he doesn't comes back to the practise facility. 

 

6. 

 

Elijah Dotran, 229 TPE

 

He's not a consistent worker, but I'm sure Dotran will be a solid second/third defensive pair player when the Americans are going to compete. He posted 22 points with 116 hits and 135 shot blocks in S51, which is decent for the rookie defenseman in a non-playoff team. The current contender for the RoTY, IMO. 

 

7. 

 

Guntis Petenis, 292 TPE

 

A mini-steal, or something? I won't call him a big steal, because I didn't even update him to 300 TPE. Anyway, Guntis is the another contender for the RoTY award. His stats were a little bit better, than Dotran's - 26 points, 280 hits and 104 shot blocks. Good second/third pair guy in next season. 

 

8. 

 

Max von Hohenzollern, 205 TPE

 

His VHL debut will take place in next season, but that doesn't means he's done with working. He has a slower development, but he's going to help Seattle to chase a cup, that's for sure. 

 

 

9.

 

Maksym Barnyashev, 173 TPE

 

Just like Hohenzollern, he will start his VHL journey in next season to help Helsinki with the rebuild. A quiet player, but with some potential. I predict he's going to be a solid depth defenseman in future. 

 

 10. 

 

Joanna Akerfeldt, 149 TPE

 

She was supposed to be a late steal for the Calgary, but for now she's done. She can't go back to VHLM, but I doubt the VHL team is going to chose her even as a backup goalie. 

 

 

 

So that was a TOP 10, but there is one more steal, who was drafted 12th by Stockholm Vikings:

 

12. 

 

Misha Tobolsk, 183 TPE

 

Another sleeper pick, although he's struggling to find a motvation lately. Let's hope he will not finish with hockey. 

 

 

 

I named 11 players from that draft and now I'm going to sort them by TPE. Let's imagine the GM's picks are going to based only on current TPE count. What we will have?

 

1.  Diana Maxwell

2.  Theo Axelsson

3.  Essian Ravenwing

 

So far so good

 

4.  Guntis Petenis

 

Here things are getting more interesting. It appears I had a chance to be drafted by Helsinki. Now let's go to this trade, where Helsinki traded their besties to Quebec in exchange of the picks. That means Gunča would've ended up in the Meute; I had an experience with that team in S45-46 with Zeptenbergs and I kinda liked that thing before I got traded to Cologne. 

 

5.  Asher Donovan

 

Donovan would slip to the Bears...nice depth, but I'm sure Banackock wouldn't like that anyway, even though he's better than Balders. 

 

6.  Elijah Dotran

 

Dotran stays on 6th pick. 

 

7.  Max von Hohenzollern

 

He goes up, but that doesn't change anything as he was drafted by the Bears. 

 

8.  Misha Tobolsk

 

He might be a sleeper pick, but that's not the best pick for the Bears. 

 

9.  Izidors Balders

 

I know Wasty is gonna update his Barnyashev in the off-season, but right now Balders still is higher. Needless to say that pick would've been a waste. 

 

10.  Maksym Barnyashev

 

I'm sure Eaglesfan would've been happy with that pick. 

 

 

That's it and I'm out. 

 

 

People who were included in this article:

 

@Streetlight; @solas; @der meister; @Dangles13; @Paramorise; @svb; @bukss_a; @RomanesEuntDomus; @Wasty; @enigmatic

 

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