4. Colorado Avalanche – Bowen Byram (D, Vancouver Giants, WHL)
The Avalanche may have found their future franchise defenseman back in 2017 when they selected Cale Makar, who also happened to be taken at fourth overall.
He debuted in this year’s playoffs and looked fantastic. The Avalanche are building quite the team.
With that being said, it wouldn’t at all be a surprise to see the Avs pounce on Byram to compliment the right-handed shooting Makar.
Byram lit it up for the Giants this season, putting up 71 points over 67 games.
He’s been described as an excellent skater who plays without panic and can be effective at both ends of the ice.
If the Avs can manage to put together a future top pairing of Makar and Byram, the Western Conference will have to be on the edge of their seats.