Selon Button cet été, Mete n'aurait pas été choisi.
LEFT DEFENCEMAN
Jake Bean, Calgary (WHL)
HT: 6-1 WT: 169 S: L NHL Draft: Car 2016
Needs to perform at higher level than he did in 2017 tournament for Canada.
Samuel Girard, Shawinigan (QMJHL)
HT: 5-9 WT: 166 S: L NHL Draft: Nsh 2016
Brilliant offensive blueliner has 149 points in last 126 Quebec League games.
Kale Clague, Brandon (WHL)
HT: 6-0 WT: 177 S: L NHL Draft: LA 2016
2017 No. 7 filled in admirably for injured Philippe Myers.
Josh Mahura, Regina (WHL)
HT: 6-0 WT: 179 S: L NHL Draft: Ana 2016
Looked great playing alongside Dante Fabbro vs. Finland in Showcase.
RIGHT DEFENCEMEN
Cale Makar, UMass-Amherst (NCAA)
HT: 5-10 WT: 175 S: R NHL Draft: Col 2017
Regarded as the most exciting Canadian offensive defenceman prospect since Drew Doughty.
Dante Fabbro, Boston University (NCAA)
HT: 6-1 WT: 192 S: R NHL Draft: Nsh 2016
Solidified his reputation as an ultra-solid, all-purpose defenceman in 2017 tournament.
Cal Foote, Kelowna (WHL)
HT: 6-4 WT: 210 S: R NHL Draft: Tam 2017
The thinking man’s defenceman, the Colorado native chose to play for Canada over USA.
Girard est encore avec Colorado, dont il y aurait une place de libre selon ses projections.