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Philadelphia Flyers Five Round 2019 NHL Mock Draft

By Benjamin Gabrych

PHILADELPHIA, PA - MARCH 14: Members of the Philadelphia Flyers watch the play on the ice from their bench against the Washington Capitals on March 14, 2019 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Len Redkoles/NHLI via Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA - MARCH 14: Members of the Philadelphia Flyers watch the play on the ice from their bench against the Washington Capitals on March 14, 2019 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Len Redkoles/NHLI via Getty Images) /
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KELOWNA, BC – JANUARY 26: Kaedan Korczak #6 of the Kelowna Rockets warms up against the Vancouver Giants at Prospera Place on January 26, 2019 in Kelowna, Canada. (Photo by Marissa Baecker/Getty Images) /

Round Two, Pick Forty-One: D Kaedan Korczak

A teammate of Lassi Thomson, who was the admittingly low third-round selection in my three round mock, Kaedan Korczak doesn’t possess the skating ability that Thomson does, but is very talented in his own right.

Korczak is a 6’2, 192-pound blue-liner who has substantial two-way upside to his game. He has the puck skills and skating to go coast-to-coast, as you can see on this goal here, but does need more offensive development to fulfill that two-way potential.  Even if he’s not able to consistently contribute offensively in the NHL, he can still be an excellent defensive, puck-moving d-man.

He shuts down opposing offensive chances with positioning and does what most current Flyer defensemen don’t: move bodies away from the net. Korczak uses his impeccable strength to do so, hardly letting any other player get the best of him. He has great positioning, as well, and usually makes the right play on either end of the ice.

I wanted to see a better display on offense from him in the Under-18 World Championships, though. He had the tied lowest point total on Team Canada with just one in seven games, and I expected him to show that side of his game a little more on a big stage. Still, the talents are all there, giving Fletcher plenty of good reasons to select Korczak in the second round.

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