#ty for again for enjoying my analysis ramble posts

[briefeee]

I adore adore the concept of characters who share/are asked to dance. I get a little obsessive with the idea of dancing between robots, so excuse this rabble of nonsense. But, the way Zeta has imaginably gotten on one knee for Sentinel to meet him at optic level is so tender. It shows a lot of care and need for the needs of his apprentice and like I had previously written my brain starts to play a whole little orchestra/symphony for them in this scene. I forgot that I originally wondered if Zeta would have lowered the volume/tone/sound of his voice for Sentie as well. But the timber of his voice may be lowered to make sure Sentinel feels respect, safe, gentle as treating a baby bird analogy. I love canary metaphors.

Zeta is so formal and respectful in his actions/pose as well, the pressed servo on his chest with a slight bowed position to Sentinel as he asks, "May I have this dance?" The openly handed over servo for Sentinel to rest his servo on if he so desires. And then how Zeta has his optics closed with a content smile; the gentle expression is very gorgeous and I love it tbh.

And the halo like effect behind his helmet? The little details in his armor, he is the starlight itself; maybe Sentinel is his galaxy (or was). Anyway, back to Sentinel's expression in the first image drawn, the palm of his servos fit so delicately and perfectly into Zeta's and the little curve he has too when placing it there, he probably enjoys knowing this is his right or at least he's allowed to have a Prime bend to his optic level, be so formal, step on one knee maybe for him. It's like they really have no height difference, they're both about to hit the wide open space of flooring and everyone will watch them dance like the world isn't there anymore.

Sentinel's smile is so so it's like how what I can recall, I compared the look on his face to be akin to one of a hatchling, in this case birds. Young avian's tend to imprint on the first thing they see, it's who they depend on, and believe whole heartily that is their whole world. It does show in his optics too, the smug little smile that spreads across his face. He's really cute tbh. It's devotion almost, maybe it's shared, maybe it's on different levels of it, but Zeta is treating Sentinel like how one treats a baby bird and Sentinel treats him like he's the whole world, the only thing he's ever gotten to experience/known, who's showed him what life can be.

NOW, the second image, oh how did i miss this before. But it looks like Sentinel has little, I don't want to say marks on his face (?), but it kinda looks like it, ignore me for this little footnote; I just wanted to have it down for myself by saying how they look sort of like the lines across Zeta's armor. Who knows really why Sentinel now has those post apprenticeship (his cape is gone by now) I have no real reason to overthink much, but I wanted to mention it for myself really (felt silly, if it isnt relevant, it isnt relevant)

I find it special that Zeta still tries to bend a little downward for Sentinel again, but it's...not to the same degree he did before and we don't know his expression either. We don't know what kind of expression he's making to Sentinel. He could be very well making the same type of face he did before or, it's a truer/better reflection of the current state of his relationship to Sentinel by now, who knows!

But, what I do notice is how Sentinel is standing there. He's probably off to the side, not wanting to be spotted or just wants to be ignored, left alone. Bby is literally holding a champagne flute glass of something in his servo and has the other one pressed to his sides. Like mentioned before, is it at his hip, is it clenched, is it hidden behind his back so Zeta can't even see the opportunity to take it? Who knows, idk for sure, but that servo is not being taken, he DOES not want to dance. And the way he stares too is so clear, he's got that look of immense disinterest, or I guess distrust. He's probably trying to figure out what Zeta wants/is doing right now asking for a dance like this again; he's not a a hatchling anymore, so easily persuaded by a dance or empty grand gestures

I do apologize if this wasn't as detailed as what I wrote before because I kinda forgot what I wrote 😭😭😭

But here another quote to make up for it:

⟡ "You coil so tightly from me that your digits dig into the palm of your servos until all that can be seen are the marks of your ire and the burning passion of what was. You even do it so tightly and bitterly that I can't help but wonder why? Why, you insist that we're at war. A war that surrounds a deep blue abyss. 'It's because,' you say, but I miss when you still looked at me like I was your whole world, and not a passing bundle of rotting metal at the bottom of the ocean. Oh, how the vision of when you used to stand by my side so proudly still lingers. Heaped to my spark and seared into my wires, my old memories still remain." ⟡

"Sometimes I miss you, adorned in my colour, smiling as if I'm all you've ever known"

Based on this Zeta design!!

In case anyone forgot, Sentinel was Zeta's apprentice! I made a little tweak to Sentinel pre-Primacy design. Thought it'd make more sense that he just had normal jet wings.

[digital-dhampirs]

thank you very much for the ask, @kachowwwww !

I did do a covernalysis for Vol 3, which you can read here: [https://digital-dhampirs.tumblr.com/post/168641851375/here-it-is-the-beautiful-twosome-vanitas-no ], but after staring at the cover of the volume for a little while I’ve started to notice some stuff I didn’t see way back in my original post from 2017. So! I will be doing an all new (hopefully improved) covernalysis four years later! oh by the holy glow of the blue moon it’s been four years

this is technically a part 2, but it’s completely separate from the first part! feel free to just read one or the other..!

VnC Volume 3 covernalysis: part 2

Volume 3 is our first cover featuring multiple characters together, and boy is it a fantastic way to start the trend! Vanitas and Noé lie peacefully in a pool of water, a golden frame between them. There is a Lot going on here, so let’s get started with breaking down the frame!

Volume 3’s golden frame is absolutely dripping in Chasseur imagery— the frame is decorated with stacks of skulls similar to those in the catacombs, the design in the frame’s corners is just like the Chasseurs’ six- winged sword symbol, and at the top of the frame we see the high- ranking vampire skull Roland shows our protagonists in chapter 14. Vol 3 contains chapters 11 through 15 of the manga— the time leading up to and the beginning of Vanitas and Noé’s adventures in the catacombs— so these Chasseur designs seem very relevant. We see one of those ever- present butterflies perched on the dead vampire’s skull, a symbol of transformation and rebirth.

We also see daisies growing in one section of the frame, possibly symbolizing innocence, purity, rebirth, fidelity, and/ or new beginnings. Maybe these daisies symbolize the new developments for Vanitas and Noé’s relationship during and after the events in the catacombs? Or maybe they’re a callback to an old Celtic myth in which daisies grew to console parents after the loss of a child? Or maybe something else!

The other plant featured on this frame is ivy— a symbol of attachment, immortality, fidelity, and eternity. Both daisies and ivy have something to do with eternal life and eternal faithfulness, which is very interesting considering Vanitas’s eventual demise. Ivy is a plant that holds on to things and doesn’t let go, which is pretty neat considering the events of chapter 53..!

There’s one last part of the volume 3 frame I want to mention before moving on to the rest of the cover— the skeletal hands adorning it. Two of the hands are holding the inside edges of the frame, reminiscent of the hands on Vanitas’s frame in volume 1, and two more are holding the vampire skull in a manner eerily similar to the way the Teacher’s hands frame Noé’s face on the cover of Volume 2.

The volume 3 frame has a lot of lil details combining aspects of Vanitas and Noé’s frames from the two previous volumes— the rectangular shape of Vani’s frame with the skull at the top, the row of beads and stick bone decoration thingys (if anyone knows what those things are please tell me I’ve been wondering what they are for literal years at this point) from Noé’s frame, the skeleton hands from volume 1 in the Teacher’s position from volume 2… the Volume 3 frame might have a lot of chasseur elements, but it’s also a combination of Vanitas and Noé’s symbolic details, once again indicating the pair’s developing relationship.

And with that I think we’re finally done with the frame! Now it’s time to tackle the main subject of this ask, the boys themselves.

Vanitas, smirking, shows his mark from Luna to the viewer. The Book of Vanitas rests on his stomach, and he has two more marks of possession on display— Jeanne’s mark, which is bright red, and a duller purple mark on the other side of his neck. We don’t know who this third mark is from yet, but just based on the mark’s color palette it seems pretty likely it’s from Noé. Unlike the marks from Luna and Jeanne, though, the purple mark isn’t leaking out onto Vanitas’s clothes— it’s just there, like a bruise, and the only place its color is really echoed is on the Book. I don’t really know what this means and I suspect we won’t find out until Noé drinks Vanitas’s blood in uhm… chapter… 105… but it’s a notable difference nonetheless!

Moving from Vanitas to his partner in crime! Noé is lying above Vanitas, with the chain from the Book of Vanitas wrapped around his arm. He’s wearing the comfortable sleep clothes he wore in chapter 11 and seems to be calmly watching Vani as the latter shows off his mark from Luna. Noé’s right hand is resting on the Book of Vanitas’s chain, but he isn’t trying to remove it or snap it, he’s just touching it.

The chain around Noé’s arm reminds me quite a bit of another piece of official art,

But on the Volume 3 cover, the chain around Noé’s arm is Noé’s classic purple-magenta color, rather than Vanitas’s cobalt blue like it is in the official art. This difference in color (along with the drastically different poses between the cover and the official art) makes the official art look far more aggressive and confrontational, while the cover image looks much more peaceful and relaxed despite the chain.

The chain’s color on the Vol 3 cover makes me think that, unlike in the official art, Noé is in control of what’s going on and is choosing to keep things this way. He could get rid of the chain at any time, but keeps it wrapped around his arm. In a way, it’s tying him and Vanitas together rather than dragging them apart.

So we’ve covered the frame, we’ve talked about our protagonists… all that’s left to talk about from this cover is the background/ whatever’s going on with the water Noé and Vani are lying in! And honestly? This is another one of those things I have no ideas about. Water symbolizes a lot of things— life, purity, the moon, transformation, and a whole lot more. But I don’t quite know why Vanitas and Noé are lying in it beyond ‘it looks very pretty’.

One thing I do know for sure, though, is that there are shards of glass lying in the water with the boys. Where might those shards have come from…? My best guess is that the frame between Vani and Noé was originally a complete mirror or picture frame made out of glass, but at some point it was shattered, and now the boys are able to lie down side by side between it.

The internal walls separating Noé and Vanitas start to crumble with their argument during the ball and conversation on the roof, and fall apart a bit more during their time in the catacombs. It’ll still be a very very long time before they can even approach the idea of fully understanding each other, but at this point in the manga they’re slowly getting closer and learning to walk side by side.

Annnnnd with that, I think this covernalysis is complete! For now. Thank you so much for reading this ridiculously wordy covernalysis, and thanks again for this ask! Thinking over a cover again four years after my initial analysis was a truly unique experience— maybe in 2025 I’ll come back to this cover one more time and cringe at this analysis the same way I’m currently cringing over my 2017 cover breakdown. Hope you enjoyed this meta/ analysis/ confused rambling thing!

Fun Fact

This volume’s inside cover features the lovely Dominique! Domi doesn’t feature too heavily in this volume, but she plays a major role in Chapter 12, and we learn a lot about her true feelings for Noé during the chapters she’s in. The color scheme of this inside cover is particularly notable when compared with the vibrant yellow and magenta of Domi’s volume 8 cover— Domi isn’t exactly colorless here, but she’s definitely quite desaturated compared to her volume 8 appearance. The magenta color reflecting on her hair and bow actually seems quite close to.. that… faded………. purple….

[glittering-snowfall]

Since I always seem to be “in the middle” about Frozen 2 (I have mixed feelings about it and sometimes I defend it and other times I critique it a whole lot), I’ve been thinking about Elsa’s characterization in F2 and what does and doesn’t work for me.

I know I’m an EA shipper and that colors my perspective. A part of me is always going to dislike the ending of F2 - although it’s not entirely shipping-based. I’m of the opinion that F2 made missteps in the Frohana dynamic and that the focus on characters’ individual personal journeys at the expense of working together did a disservice to the final film.

At the same time, I’m not against the ending of F2 on principle the way some of my friends are. This is going to be controversial, but I do see some potential in F2′s ending. And I think there are some ways it fits with Elsa’s character. (In the same breath, let me say that there are some ways I feel it doesn’t fit with Elsa’s character, but let me make my first point first.)

One of the good things I can see in the ending (and in Elsa’s personal journey across the film and her characterization therein) is that the journey ultimately allows Elsa to broaden her horizons. This seems like a good thing, especially for someone who was cooped up in a castle for years of her life in childhood without the ability to truly live. Another good thing might be (keep a pin in that “might be,” I’ll come back to it later) that it expands Elsa’s support network because now Elsa can have the Northuldra and the spirits around her - and so she can meet new people and expand her horizons that way. Again, I can see a lot of good in that, especially for someone like Elsa who was isolated for years of her life.

Here’s the thing though (and this is part the where I start getting critical of F2). F2 doesn’t really focus on Elsa expanding her support network. It never capitalizes on the idea that, hey, this young woman was isolated throughout her childhood and she deserves to have the ability to make connections with people. Frustratingly, F2 doesn’t focus that much on Elsa’s connections with the people who live in the area she eventually decides to call home. Outside of her brief conversations with Yelena and Honeymaren, the film barely shows Elsa interacting with the Northuldra. In fact, the film basically drops the Northuldra characters from the second half of the film. Yes, they are integral on a conceptual level for the plot because the plot hinges on the wrong that Arendelle did to the Northuldra, the developing Northuldra characters from the film’s first part vanish for a large chunk of the runtime - which, in my opinion, has negative consequences for the Northuldra as characters and for Elsa’s choice at the end of the film.

Since the film isn’t as focused on Elsa’s interactions with her new and old friends - on tangible people living in the world around her that she can bond and interact with - it puts its focus on Elsa’s magic, her connection with the spirits, and Fifth Spirit stuff - which was a mistake, in my opinion.

I’ve talked about this before on my other blog, but I fundamentally disagree with the idea we needed to know “the origin of Elsa’s powers.” In my opinion, that puts more focus on what Elsa is rather than who she is. Moreover, making Elsa’s powers a gift for Iduna externalizes something that worked beautifully as a metaphor for something unique that was internal to Elsa. The “gift” plot thread also introduces aspects of predestination to the narrative that the film really could have done without. And before someone jumps in and says, “But Elsa still has the free will to accept her place as one side of the bridge or not and it’s still her choice,” it’s a choice that is fundamentally muddied by the fact her life has been influenced before she was even born by sentient forces outside of her control. I know the world generally influences people, but we tend not to think of the world as having a Will. And even if we look at things from a religious perspective, God never interacts with us as directly as the spirits interact with Elsa, making the comparison between Elsa’s life and the lives of ordinary people influenced by worldly forces outside their control particularly murky.

Now, some friends of mine talk about Elsa making her home in Ahtohallan at the end of F2, while other friends of mine talk about Elsa making her home among the Northuldra. People have very strong opinions about this, but I’m going to toss something out there: both interpretations of the text are valid and that ambiguity is a problem. 

People who argue that Elsa’s home at the end of F2 is Ahtohallan... aren’t wrong, exactly. The film puts way more focus on Elsa connecting with Ahtohallan and the memories of the Northuldra than actually having her connect with the Northuldra. Like I said previously, the actual human Northuldra characters vanish, abruptly cutting off beautiful potential for character development. Moreover, Elsa’s profoundest declaration that she’s “home” comes at Ahtohallan - and there’s some evidence that the writers tossed around the idea of tying Ahtohallan in firmly with the concept of home.

Now, people who disagree with that reading will probably point out that, just because the writers tossed around that idea, doesn’t make it so in the finished film. Just because there are lines in deleted scenes (like Elsa’s declaration that she doesn’t know what the spirits want from her now, but she wants to be there when they do) that suggest the writers didn’t quite know what to do with Elsa and leaned too heavily on the magical destiny aspect, doesn’t mean the finished film totally reflects that.

I’d still argue there are vestiges of it in the finished film, though. We don’t see Elsa living among the Northuldra at the end. We see her standing outside the village instead of within it. We don’t see her riding with the Northuldra at the end, she just waves at them from a distance. But still, she does wave at them! That suggests a happy closeness towards them! She joins hands with Yelena and Honeymaren as she decides to stay, after all. She could indeed live in the village with them.

We just don’t know. It never comes up. I certainly want her to live in the village. I want her to connect more with her mother’s people and explore her culture. It’s a headcanon I find infinitely preferable to the headcanon that her home is the glacier.

But that’s the vexing thing. They are both headcanons - and there are enough details in the finished film that you could plausibly argue either way.

And while I do love the idea of Elsa bonding with the Northuldra in the film’s conclusion, that interpretation also unfortunately highlights the fact that we didn’t get to see that much of Elsa interacting with the Northuldra characters across the movie.

And that just makes me wish we got to see more of the Northuldra - for the Northuldra’s sake, and for Elsa’s. 

And all that kind of comes together to establish why the ending of F2 (at least as it pertains to Elsa) doesn’t exactly work for me.

The way I see it, you could fix this either by having Elsa not stay in the Forest at the end (because that conclusion doesn’t quite feel earned) or you could expand the Northuldra characters’ roles - maybe have Honeymaren and Ryder tag along on the adventure. Then we could see Elsa engage with them, learn more about them, maybe better set up her decision to stay at the end.

Both of those fixes work. And I know the EA shipper in me prefers the first option (and, even divorced from shipping, I enjoy the idea of the found family from the first film staying physically together; it’s a personal bias of mine.) But I also really, really would have loved to have seen more of the Northuldra and the expansion of their role because the Northuldra are pretty awesome.

Sorry, this was really long and rambly. I also know I usually write my rambly analysis posts from my other blog, but I wanted to talk more openly about how my being an EA shipper shapes my perspective. 

[thrashermaxey]

Ramblings: Hoffman Traded Twice, NHL Awards and Draft Predictions (June 20)

That was quite a day for Mike Hoffman, first being dealt to the Sharks, then getting flipped to the Panthers. After he had been labelled as damaged goods, who would have thought that he would have gotten traded twice in one day?

Here is Mike Clifford’s fantasy take on the Hoffman deals and how they affect all of Ottawa, San Jose, and Florida. He mentioned the possibility of Florida not wanting to break up its top six after a successful second-half run. That could happen, but I think the more likely scenario is that Hoffman is on the outside looking in on the Panthers’ first-unit power play. But he can still score in spite of having lacking first-unit power-play time. In his first full season he scored 27 goals, even though only one of those goals was on the power play. Either way, there are more scoring options in Florida than Ottawa right now, so there’s reason for optimism if you’re a Hoffman keeper owner.

If Hoffman does in fact land on the third line, then this trade could help the value of Jared McCann. A former late first-round pick of the Canucks, McCann came on late in the season with 12 points (3g-9a) in 22 games. Maybe a late-round sleeper in deeper leagues right now, though.  

The upcoming season will be important for Hoffman as far as putting this recent controversy behind him. If you’ve got a bit of risk taker in you, it might even represent a bit of a buy-low opportunity for your fantasy team. Just ask Doug Wilson, who managed to earn a profit in terms of draft picks along with clearing all-important cap space. If Wilson manages to land one of John Tavares, John Carlson, or Ilya Kovalchuk to improve his team as a result of moving the Mikkel Boedker contract, he could turn into the big winner of the summer.

One other point: If we didn't know about the reported accusation toward Hoffman's girlfriend, wouldn't the big story of the day be about how the Senators got robbed in this deal? Obviously Wilson out-GMed Pierre Dorion here, but we're not going to be so quick to judge Dorion now that we know more of the facts. 

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You probably heard the Artemi Panarin trade rumors by now. Now the Flyers are reportedly discussing trading Wayne Simmonds. Yes, this is silly season. This is going to be a very busy next few days. I don’t think this offseason will disappoint if you enjoy watching players changing teams.

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Because it’s NHL Awards night on Wednesday night, here are my predictions for each of the individual awards:

Hart Trophy: Connor McDavid

What, he’s not on the ballot? You’re not allowed to be on the ballot if you’re the league’s leading scorer by a good six points? All right, fine, it’s the player judged most valuable to his team.

Let’s try this again. I’ll use the criteria of biggest lead between the nominee and the second-leading scorer on his team.

Hart Trophy: Taylor Hall

At 93 points, Hall was 41 points clear of the Devils’ second-leading scorer (Nico Hischier). Where would the Devils be without him? Sorry, Oilers fans. 

Norris Trophy: Victor Hedman

Fifth in points among defensemen (63 points), also second among defensemen in plus/minus (+32) and fifth among defensemen in time on ice (25:51).

Vezina Trophy: Pekka Rinne

Better ratios than his competition (Connor Hellebuyck and Andrei Vasilevskiy) while posting similar win and shutout totals.

Calder Trophy: Mathew Barzal

The trophy was in Barzal’s hands even before Brock Boeser suffered a season-ending back injury. The first rookie since Sidney Crosby to post at least 20 goals and 60 assists.

Selke Trophy: Patrice Bergeron

If Bergeron wins, this would be his fifth Selke Trophy, passing Bob Gainey for the most Selke Trophy wins. So it’s his to lose.

Lady Byng Trophy: William Karlsson

Ryan O’Reilly recorded just a single minor penalty all season. Karlsson had just 12 PIM, but he also had a stronger season, which also factors into the award.

Jack Adams Award: Gerard Gallant

General Manager of the Year Award: George McPhee

Easy picks here, considering what the Vegas Golden Knights have accomplished in their first season.

Ted Lindsay Award: Connor McDavid

The players won’t overthink this one.

Masterton Trophy: Brian Boyle

Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award: Blake Wheeler

King Clancy Trophy: Daniel Sedin and Henrik Sedin

One other prediction: There will be at least one bad joke. But the awards will also provide more serious moments, with tributes to the recent tragedies in Las Vegas; Parkland, FL; and Humboldt, SK.  

The #Humboldt Broncos. pic.twitter.com/5XK6F6Mrzr

— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) June 19, 2018

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This draft forecast, aka mock draft, is based on where I think the picks will end up, not rankings in terms of likelihood of success in the NHL. Remember that teams don’t always pick the best player available, but will sometimes pick based on perceived team need. I also won’t go out on a limb and predict any trades, although I’m sure at least one will happen involving a first-round pick.  

BUF: Rasmus Dahlin, D – There’s about a 99 percent chance this will happen. Buffalo needs this player.  

CAR: Andrei Svechnikov, RW – The odds of this happening probably aren’t 99 percent, but still very good.  

MON: Jesperi Kotkaniemi, C  – The wild card of the draft. Certainly not the number 3 ranked prospect (#7 on Cam’s rankings), but a perfect example of a team drafting for positional need. Or Marc Bergevin not being able to value players properly again. But that’s difficult to say right now, considering that we’re talking about 18-year-old kids here. That’s why I don’t get too excited or discouraged with a team picking a particular player.  

Things change so quickly. A week ago, I didn’t think it was likely the Habs would pass on Zadina at 3. Now, after speaking to several people, it seems they’re locked in on Kotkaniemi. They’ll move down to take him if they can, but it seems they’re willing to take him at 3.

— Eric Engels (@EricEngels) June 18, 2018

OTT: Filip Zadina, RW – He might fall, but not that far. Now that the Senators have traded Mike Hoffman, there’s an opening for a young goal-scoring winger to start the rebuild. (Note: The Sens have up until the time they make this pick to trade it to Colorado as part of the Matt Duchene deal. Otherwise they give up the 2019 pick. Given the direction Ottawa is going, this could get interesting. Have I mentioned that the Duchene deal was very bad for Ottawa?)  

ARI: Brady Tkachuk, LW – The younger Tkachuk brother lands on one of the teams that his dad played for.  

DET: Quinn Hughes, D – The run on defensemen begins here.  

VAN: Noah Dobson, D – If Dobson is still available here, the Canucks pick him. My sub prediction is that he doesn’t fall past number 7. But he’s gone by number 6 if the Habs don’t pick Kotkaniemi.  

CHI: Adam Boqvist, D – The Hawks can take their time with Boqvist with Duncan Keith and Brent Seabrook in the fold.  

NYR: Oliver Wahlstrom, RW – The Rangers begin their rebuild with a sniper.  

EDM: Evan Bouchard, D – The Oilers always need help on D, so this is a great fit.  

NYI: Ty Smith, D – Another option for the Oilers and would love to play for Edmonton. But more likely to be one of the Islanders’ two picks.  

NYI:  Joel Farabee, LW – The second Islanders’ pick.  

DAL: Joseph Veleno, C  

PHI: Dominik Bokk, LW/RW  

FLA: Barrett Hayton, C  

COL: Vitali Kravtsov, RW  

NJ: Bode Wilde, D  

CBJ: Rasmus Kupari, C  

PHI: Grigori Denisenko, LW  

LA: Martin Kaut, RW  

SJ: K’Andre Miller, D  

OTT: Rasmus Sandin, D  

ANA: Ty Dellandrea, C  

MIN: Isac Lundeström, C  

TOR: Akil Thomas, C  

NYR: Ryan Merkley, D  

CHI: Jake Wise, C  

NYR: Serron Noel, RW  

STL: Jonny Tychonick, D  

DET: Jay O’Brien, C  

WSH: Nils Lundkvist, D

I’m not expecting to get many of my later picks correct, since there are wider swings of variance as to where these players might end up. But as they say, even a blind squirrel can find a nut once in a while.

Looking for much more in-depth prospect rankings and analysis than what I just provided? Pick up your 2018 Fantasy Prospects Report today.

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from All About Sports https://dobberhockey.com/hockey-rambling/ramblings-hoffman-traded-twice-nhl-awards-and-draft-predictions-june-20/