Back to the blueline we go, focusing on US-NTDP defenseman Jake Sanderson for our fourth draft prospect profile. It may be wishful thinking to hope that the two-way stud with organizational ties falls to 13th overall, but Carolina should take a shot if he does.
Jake Sanderson - Defenseman - US National Team Development Program - 7/8/2002 - 6-foot-2, 185 pounds
Sanderson is the latest crown jewel of the US National Team Development Program, and as the team’s top defensemen in 2019-20, will follow the same path as so many others before him have. The blueliner will move on from the program to a top college hockey program (in Sanderson’s case, North Dakota) where he will make a meaningful impact, paving with the way towards a long professional career in the NHL.