NHL Draft 2013: Future Playmakers Who Can Turn Around Struggling Teams

June 4th, 2013 by Alex Ballentine Leave a reply »

For teams coming off of dreadful 2013 campaigns, the 2013 NHL draft represents the most exciting thing that will happen all season. A losing season is never ideal, but it does offer teams the opportunity to pick up future stars during the draft. 

While bruising defensemen may make a team better, everyone loves adding an offensive playmaker. Whether it be a slick passer who can make everyone around him better or a pure scorer that will add some extra punch on the attack, the draft is filled with prospects that can develop into difference-makers. 

Here's a list of some of the players whose offensive skill sets can be molded and improved to ultimately produce prolific players for the franchise that picks them up in the June 30 draft. 

 

Nathan MacKinnon, C, Halifax (QMJHL)



Any conversation about offensive playmakers has to start with Nathan MacKinnon in this draft class. The Halifax center is a dynamo as both a passer and a goal scorer, and he's a lock to go in the first three picks come draft time. 

The 17-year-old MacKinnon has a skill set that makes hi ...

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