Wheeler: Ranking every team's Day 2 at the 2019 NHL Draft ($)
The Athletic, Scott Wheeler
Grade: Winners
"In six years of doing this, I have never been as impressed with a team's performance at the draft as I am by Carolina's this weekend."
Wheeler: Ranking the 2019 NHL Draft's first-round winners and losers into tiers ($)
The Athletic, Scott Wheeler
Grade: Winners
"Ryan Suzuki* ($)
The Athletic, Corey Pronman
Grade: A-
"Carolina had 12 picks and got a lot of talent. Even at No. 28, Ryan Suzuki has some value, and I also saw value in the Patrik Puistola pick. … Carolina already had a strong, deep farm and this weekend helped reaffirm that they have one of the best pipelines in the league."
Grading the Carolina Hurricanes' 2019 draft class ($)
The Athletic, Corey Pronman
Grade: A-
"Carolina said they were going forward, and they went forward and they got a very good one. Suzuki had a tough end in April but overall I liked his season. He's an elite playmaker who, despite Carolina's system being deep, especially at forward, will be near the top of the system in terms of talent."
2019 NHL draft grades: Best picks, value steals and more for all 31 teams ($)
ESPN, Chris Peters
Grade: A
"Considering this team was just in the Eastern Conference finals, the Canes had an absurd amount of picks -- seven in the top 100, and even added a 2020 first-rounder in the Patrick Marleau trade -- and I loved the value they got. It starts with Ryan Suzuki and his elite passing slipping to them at No. 28. He has elite vision and anticipates exceptionally well. … The value added to their prospect pool was exceptional."
What we learned at the 2019 NHL draft
ESPN, Emily Kaplan & Greg Wyshynski
Grade: Best overall team
"So smart. So shrewd. For a playoff team to have 12 draft picks is a heck of a thing. For a team with 12 picks to nail as many of them as the Hurricanes did - especially Ryan Suzuki at No. 28 and Patrik Puistola all the way at No. 73 - is exemplary."
NHL Draft 2019: Team-by-Team Results, Grades and Analysis
Bleacher Report
Grade: A
"The Carolina Hurricanes may not have had their first pick until No. 28, but they made 12 selections over the two days of the draft. And they made some great decisions with their large number of picks."
NHL Draft results 2019: Grades, analysis for every pick in Round 1
Sporting News
Grade: A
"Ryan did not have the luxury of playing on a deep team but still carried the offense after Barrie gutted its roster. He's quick, has an deadly wrister but also contributes in other areas beyond the offensive zone."
NHL Draft Grades: East
Rotoworld
Grade: A
"Carolina had a very good 2019 NHL Draft thanks in large part to an outstanding Day 2. Ryan
Yahoo! Sports
Grade: Winner
"Carolina's willingness to facilitate Patrick Marleau's Toronto exit was no bail out. Like vultures, the Hurricanes circled in on a tremendous asset in a future first-round pick from the Maple Leafs, all through weaponizing their cap space on the draft floor. It's wonderful asset management."
2019 NHL Draft first-round results, analysis
NHL.com*
"The Hurricanes got a player (Ryan Suzuki) considered by some scouts to have the highest hockey IQ in the draft."
