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NHL Draft 2020: Predicting Landing Spots for Top Forwards, Defensemen

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The top of the 2020 NHL draft class is dominated by teenage forwards.

Canadian left winger Alexis Lafreniere is the consensus top prospect, while center Quinton Byfield and left winger Tim Stutzle could follow him off the board at Nos. 2 and 3, respectively.

Defensively, Jamie Drysdale is projected as the top player at his position, but a run on defensemen is not expected in the first 10 picks. That could change in the coming months, though, as plenty of uncertainty faces the draft process because of the coronavirus-related suspension of the NHL season.