Wild select Joel Eriksson Ek with 20th pick in the 2015 NHL Draft

Bruce Bennett/Getty ImagesIn a strange draft, the Wild had good players fall to them because of whatever you want to call what Boston did, "drafting." When it was their turn, they picked Eriksson Ek from Farjestad..

Eriksson Ek is the type of player that screams Minnesota Wild when you read his scouting reports. He is a big kid who plays a tough physical game with a good release on his shot. He has the type of "battle-level" the Wild like, especially in the corners. In fact, he has been compared to that of Wild player Nino Niederreiter.

With players like Travis Konecny, Nick Merkley, and Daniel Sprong still available at number 20, the Wild chose to go with the safer, two-way player with size…