Filip Mesar Is the Wild's Best Bet For A Stud Center

The Minnesota Wild are going to the NHL Draft tomorrow. They have picks 19 and 24. Marco Rossi is the current top-scorer, but there's a gap between him and Joel Eriksson Ek. Head scout Judd Brackett is insistent that they won't deviate from their draft list to target positions of need.

The Minnesota Wild have two centers in Marco Rossi and Joel Eriksson Ek. They have picks 19 and 24 in the NHL Draft tomorrow. Filip Mesar, a forward from Slovakia, is a good fit for them. He plays center at HK Poprad. He needs to get stronger to play there. The Slovakian league is good for his development. It's about controlling the tempo of the game. His showing at the combine shows he's serious about adding strength. There are only three star centers picked at No. 19 through 40 overall from 2009 to 2018. Ryan O’Reilly (2009, 33rd overall), Evgeny Kuznetsov (2010, 26th), Sebastian Aho (2014, 35th, and Josh Norris (2017, 19th).

Filip Mesar's series against Simon Nemec and the Nitra squad is now even at 2-2.

Filip Mesar is the Wild's best bet for a stud center.

Filip Mesar has 2 goals and 3 points in 3 games since returning from the World Junior Championship. He has 7 goals, 12 points and 23 league games overall.