The Capitals need top end talent, and Scherbak has the most upside of the players available. The Caps need scoring other than Alex Ovechkin, and that is something Scherbak does best.
14. Dallas Stars: Kasperi Kapanen, RW, Kuopio (Finland)
The Stars need help down the middle, but Kapanen falling to this spot is just too good to pass up here. The Stars made the playoffs, and though he could step in right away, the Stars don't have to rush him here.
15. Detroit Red Wings: Julius Honka, D, Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
The Red Wings desperately need a game breaker on the blue line, and Honka has the most potential of this group. He's not big, but he will have a chance to gain a few pounds and should provide some of the offense that has been missing since Nicklas Lidstrom retired a couple years ago.
16. Columbus Blue Jackets: Dylan Larkin, LW, US NTDP (USHL)
The Blue Jackets go for the player that best fits their identity in Larkin, who will be allowed to develop as he head off to Michigan in the fall.
17. Philadelphia Flyers: Ivan Barbashev, LW, Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL)
The Flyers go with perhaps the most complete player left on the board in Barbashev. He plays defense about as well as he can score, and that will go over well with the notoriously fickle Flyers fans.
18. Minnesota Wild: David Pastrnak, LW, Sodertalje (Sweden)
The Wild need scoring help on the wings, and assuming that they don't either resign Matt Moulson or go after Thomas Vanek, Pastrnak would be the logical choice here.
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