It'll be one of the more interesting years for sure. Any of eight guys could go first if the draft was today. My way too early ranking of them goes:
1. Owen Power
2. Luke Hughes
3. Kent Johnson
4. Carson Lambos
5. Brandt Clarke
6. Simon Edvinsson
7. Aatu Räty
8. Dylan Guenther
Five defensemen, two centers, and a winger.
There might not be a Lafreniere at the top, but you throw in Lysell, Sillinger, Eklund, Wallstedt, Lucius, Beniers, Lazutin, and Poltapov, and you've got a pretty solid draft.