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With the NHL Draft approaching, the Anaheim Ducks will have an important decision to make with the sixth-overall pick. I wrote an article in June, which highlighted seven players who the Ducks could select with the sixth-overall pick and over the next week or so, I’ll be doing individual player profiles on them. This article will focus on Lucas Raymond.
Raymond did have just four goals and 10 points in 33 SHL games but if you go back to the 2018-19 season, he and Alexander Holtz had nearly identical stats playing in the Under-20 SuperElit. Like Cole Perfetti, Raymond is a bit of a wildcard in the top-10 and while he’s ranked by many to go as early as fourth (or even third) overall, others have him going as late as ninth overall.
Raymond projects as a top-six winger and would be great playing with a goal scorer on his line that he can work with. Like was the case with pretty much every prospect I’ve done a player profile for so far, I think it’ll come down to who’s available in regards to whether or not the Ducks take Raymond.
Like most players in the top-10 this year, he’s certainly a safe bet to be effective in the NHL, especially considering he doesn’t really have any major weak spots in his game.
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Here’s today’s poll question (results and discussion will be posted in a future article):
Reviewing the season: Sam Steel Reviewing the season: Troy Terry Reviewing the season: All players traded this year Reviewing this week's polls (September 19): Ducks Edition Draft Options for the Ducks: Jamie Drysdale Draft Options for the Ducks: Alexander Holtz Draft Options for the Ducks: Jack Quinn Draft Options for the Ducks: Cole Perfetti