DALLAS — The Flyers have the 14th and 19th picks in Friday’s opening round of a defense-dominated draft in Dallas.
Who will they select?
From here, it appears general manager Ron Hextall would like to trade up to around 7. If he does, I believe he’ll take Evan Bouchard, a right-handed defenseman with great upside. The 6-foot-2, 196-pound Bouchard has played three seasons in the Ontario Hockey League and may be NHL-ready. (I think Noah Dobson, another gifted righthanded defenseman, will be gone by No. 7.)
If Hextall can’t trade up, I see him taking speedy left winger Joel Farabee if he’s still available.