#4 SemyonDer-Arguchintsev
The Toronto Maple Leafs use their third pick in 2018 to take a small, extremely talented winger named Semyon Der-Arguchintsev.
SDA is an enigma. No one knows if he’ll be an NHL player or not. He may be working at Walmart two years from now, or lacing up his skates for the NHL All-Star game.
Can he score enough goals to make the NHL? Can he handle the NHL’s physical game?
If I knew, I might rank him higher or lower. But the guy can pass, and if you check out some of his youtube videos, you can see he is insanely talented.
He is currently 19 years old and playing in the OHL with the Peterborough Petes and fellow Toronto Maple Leafs prospect Nick Robertson.
They are tearing up the league.
SDA has seven goals and 51 assists for 58 points in 41 games. That’s good for 17th in league scoring and 2nd in assists.
The odds of SDA making the NHL are lower than many players ranked below him on this list, but his ceiling is said to be extremely high. If he ever develops an NHL worthy game, his talent is going to make him very successful.
He is the Toronto Maple Leafs Wild Card prospect.