Hello Hockey fans, your LA Kings will be picking 2nd overall in the NHL Draft for the first time since 2008. In the 2008 draft the Kings selected defenseman Drew Doughty who has became one of the Kings top franchise players.
The question for the Kings is who to pick with the 2nd overall, Quinton Byfield or Tim Stützle With Byfield you get a player with great shooting skills and is also good in the faceoff dot as last season in the CHL, he posted a 51.9 face off percentage. Byfield also post 50 assists and 39 goals as well.
Stützle is a all around talented forward, Stützle has great speed, hands and vision. He has been compared to Chicago Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane when it comes to how his play style is. Stützle has spent his junior career playing in the German Elite League.
The Kings will also be picking 35th, 51st (pick acquired from the Kings trading Tyler Toffoli to the Vancouver Canucks) and 60th (pick acquired for the Kings trading Alec Martinez to the Vegas Golden Knights) in the 2nd round.
The Kings will be picking 66th and 83rd (Pick acquired from the Columbus Blue Jackets) in the 3rd round.
The Kings will pick 97th and 112th (pick acquired from the Calgary Flames when the Kings traded Oscar Fantenberg to the Flames in 2019) in the 4th round.
The Kings will pick 128th in the 5th round, 159th in the 6th, and 190 in the 7th.
With these 11 picks the Kings will continue to rebuild their team to became a better and stronger team in the previous years, as well to build a solid young core in the minors.
