Ryan Suzuki is a massive pickup. I cannot understate this. Ryan. Suzuki. Is. A. Massive. Pickup. The 18 year-old center was initially projected to be drafted anywhere between 15th and 26th overall, by various sources that have been keeping an eye on the draft-eligible prospects around the world.
Had you told me early in the day on Friday that the Carolina Hurricanes would be selecting Ryan Suzuki mere hours later in the 1st Round of the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, I would have laughed in your face. Suzuki was never supposed to fall that far. But, as the hockey gods would have it, he did.