Once you get to Round 4 or 5 of the draft, I think it’s fair to assume most people are like, “honestly who cares”. But the truth of the matter is – as Hextall pointed out in his presser this past week – the later rounds are still vital to a team’s success moving forward. You can’t afford to just pick players who you think may be able to fill out your AHL roster someday (*cough* Paul Holmgren). You never know where the next Pavel Datsyuk, Jamie Benn or Henrik Lundqvist will come from.
So, with that in mind, I’d like to point out players I’ve seen a bit and read about a lot who may go in that round 4-7 range and may have the raw tools to have a future in the NHL.