2019 NHL Entry Draft: A few names to remember for the later rounds

Danil Antropov of the Oshawa Generals. Photo by Brandon Taylor/OHL ImagesAs the Colorado Avalanche tumble down the Western Conference standings, there’s no better time to talk about the 2019 NHL Entry Draft [Editor’s note: f*ck you, Tom].

With a couple extra picks — and likely a few more after the team becomes sellers at the deadline — Avalanche fans are going to have a pretty big crop of youngsters to cheer for starting next season.

This year’s draft class is incredibly top heavy. After the top two players of Jack Hughes and Kaapo Kakko, there is a group of about 17 or 18 high-end prospects that will make many teams very happy. After that there is a steep drop off to a large cluster of…