For the second year in a row, the Kings have a first-round draft pick. Last year saw Gabe Vilardi slip down through the draft, possibly owing to concerns about his skating, allowing him to land with the Kings with the eleventh pick. With an uncertain draft board this year after Rasmus Dahlin and Andrei Svechnikov at numbers one and two, teams had some hard, and interesting choices to make. This year saw some higher-ranked players slipping as several teams picked for position rather than best player available; Filip Zadina fell out of the top three, and Oliver Wahlstrom and Noah Dobson just slipping down from the top ten.
NHL Draft 2018: Los Angeles Kings Draft C Rasmus Kupari With 20th Overall Pick
