Carolina Hurricanes: Best/ Worst Case Scenario for 2019 NHL Draft Picks
By Joshua Ryan
The Carolina Hurricanes had themselves a weekend. The 2019 NHL draft in Vancouver provided fans with a glimpse at the robust talent that is soon to come through the Carolina Pipeline in the coming years; talent that could make 2019 a franchise defining draft.
The 2018-2019 Carolina Hurricanes where in the Eastern Conference Finals as a wildcard team. that accomplishment is what makes the recently concluded NHL Entry Draft so incredibly interesting. The entire entry draft system is designed to limit the talent that top teams can acquire; in an attempt at greater displacement of wealth league wide.
The Carolina Hurricanes stole the weekend in Vancouver. Armed with 12 picks, Carolina sat back -as opposed to last offseason which saw a desperate front office seeking playoff relevance once again- and let the chips fall where they may. The chips all fell favorably for Carolina.
Many pundits have given the Canes high marks for their dealings over the course of the draft and spoke of the excellent value in nearly every selection that the team made. The question, not just for Carolina but for every NHL team post-entry draft, is what these players could potentially be.
Every Front-office has their own projections, and many fans form their own opinions on how their team made out in the most pivotal offseason event. Within these projections is the absence of certainty, and the potential for sheer talent to unfold with the guise of proper development and coaching.
That begs the question; what is the worst-case scenario for all of these soon-to-be NHL prospects? Or better yet, what is the best-case scenario for each of these players? that question is one that we at Cardiac Cane can attempt to answer; when it’s all said and done, what could the career of these prospects look like?
And with that, we divulge the best-case, and worst-case, scenario for every 2019 draftee.