GDT: 2017 NHL Draft: The waiting is over! The NYR will pick in the first round!

[mas0764]

D prospects are nice and fill a need, but this team hasn't had a legit #1 center in forever.

Patrick is that.

I can't pass on an opportunity to get a Getzlaf level center.

 

[Ghost of jas]

D prospects are nice and fill a need, but this team hasn't had a legit #1 center in forever.

Patrick is that.

I can't pass on an opportunity to get a Getzlaf level center.

I'll take a Schiefele level center (Glass) and keep the additional assets.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

I'd put a ton of money on Pettersson and Suzuki being better pros than Nico/Nolan.

 

[Trxjw]

Liljegren > Makar

 

[Trxjw]

Deal Raanta for #35. Take the best player you can at 21, then take Jokiharju at 35.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

This was my three round rankings.

Round 1:

1. Elias Pettersson
2. Timothy Liljegren
3. Gabriel Vilardi
4. Nolan Patrick
5. Nico Hischier
6. Miro Heiskanen
7. Cody Glass
8. Erik Brannstrom
9. Juuso Valimaki
10. Martin Necas
11. Eeli Tolvanen
12. Owen Tippett
13. Nick Suzuki
14. Casey Mittelstadt
15. Cale Makar
16. Alexei Lipanov
17. Robert Thomas
18. Klim Kostin
19. Lias Andersson
20. Joni Ikonen
21. Jake Oettinger
22. Michael Rasmussen
23. Maxim Zhukov
24. Evan Barratt
25. Pierre Olivier Joseph
26. Filip Chytil
27. Josh Norris
28. Henri Jokiharju
29. Kristian Vesalainen
30. Aleksi Heponiemi
31. Michael DiPietro

Round 2:

32. Ian Mitchell
33. Kailer Yamamoto
34. Jesper Boqvist
35. David Farrance
36. Ryan Poehling
37. Urho Vaakanainen
38. Kole Lind
39. Grant Mismash
40. Callan Foote
41. Maxime Comtois
42. Max Gildon
43. Nicolas Hague
44. Jaret Anderson-Dolan
45. Jason Robertson
46. Shane Bowers
47. Keith Petruzzelli
48. Isaac Ratcliffe
49. Connor Timmins
50. Ivan Chekhovich
51. Jonah Gadjovich
52. Daniil Vovchenko
53. Scott Reedy
54. Marcus Davidsson
55. Ukka Pekka Luukkonnen
56. Alex Formenton
57. Josh Brook
58. Morgan Geekie
59. Pavel Shen
60. Dmitri Samorukov
61. Ian Scott
62. Stephen Dhillon


Round 3:

63. Antoine Morand
64. Ivan Kosorenkov
65. Robin Salo
66. Nikita Popugayev
67. Adam Ahman
68. Josh Norris
69. Dylan Samberg
70. Cale Fleury
71. Ivan Lodnia
72. Mason Shaw
73. Artyom Minulin
74. Sasha Chmelevski
75. Igor Shvyryov
76. Cayden Primeau
77. Matt Strome
78. Lukas Elvenes
79. Nick Henry
80. Kasper Kotkansalo
81. Jake Leschyshyn
82. Stuart Skinner
83. Morgan Frost
84. Alexei Toropchenko
85. Tyler Steenbergen
86. Mario Ferraro
87. Daniil Tarasov
88. Cameron Crotty
89. David Kvasnicka
90. Tim Soderlund
91. Denis Smirnov
92. Mikey Anderson
93. Vladislav Sukhachyov

 

[Bluenote13]

Deal Raanta for #35. Take the best player you can at 21, then take Jokiharju at 35.

Not a bad idea.

Would like Thomas, Jokiharju at 35, if he's gone there are other good defense prospects, Ferraro maybe.

 

[Trxjw]

Not a bad idea.

Would like Thomas, Jokiharju at 35, if he's gone there are other good defense prospects, Ferraro maybe.

I think there's going to be a run on defensemen somewhere in the early teens. I'd be surprised if the best guy on the board at #21 wasn't a forward.

 

[ManUtdTobbe]

D prospects are nice and fill a need, but this team hasn't had a legit #1 center in forever.

Patrick is that.

I can't pass on an opportunity to get a Getzlaf level center.

Elias Pettersson has a higher upside then Patrick and has proven more to this point. If you want a chance at a legit #1 C then you don't trade up.

 

[ManUtdTobbe]

I'd put a ton of money on Pettersson and Suzuki being better pros than Nico/Nolan.

Me too, if we get #7 then you stay with that pick and take Pettersson/Glass/Suzuki/Vilardi

 

[Ghost of jas]

I think there's going to be a run on defensemen somewhere in the early teens. I'd be surprised if the best guy on the board at #21 wasn't a forward.

Could you see Mittelstadt falling that far?

 

[ManUtdTobbe]

New sticky suggestion, it's spelled Mittelstadt.

 

[Trxjw]

Could you see Mittelstadt falling that far?

Nah. I can't see him falling past Carolina. Yeah his combine was lousy, but that's all stuff that can be fixed with a quality training program.

 

[ManUtdTobbe]

Could you see Mittelstadt falling that far?

I doubt it, scouts seemed soooo high on him a few months ago, i doubt that changed THAT dramatically at the combine.

Suzuki might fall though, Yamamoto likely there, Tolvanen, Andersson might fall, Kostin.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Nah. I can't see him falling past Carolina. Yeah his combine was lousy, but that's all stuff that can be fixed with a quality training program.

Weren't there some rumblings that he didn't interview well on top of that?

Or am I just imagining things?

 

[Trxjw]

Weren't there some rumblings that he didn't interview well on top of that?

Or am I just imagining things?

I didn't see anything about it, but that doesn't mean it didn't happen.

 

[Ghost of jas]

I just thought I've seen him dropping in rankings recently.

 

[Trxjw]

I doubt it, scouts seemed soooo high on him a few months ago, i doubt that changed THAT dramatically at the combine.

Suzuki might fall though, Yamamoto likely there, Tolvanen, Andersson might fall, Kostin.

Yeah those are the guys I think could slip. Especially with the news that Tolvanen didn't get admitted to BC. Might throw Rasmussen on that list as well, but hopefully he gets taken before we have a chance to even consider him.

 

[offdacrossbar]

still believe we will pass on brannstrom if he's there at 21.

great skill but size and 2 way play still a concern. i like the kids possession numbers and if you always have the puck, you dont have to play defense i guess. he's an overall great looking player if hes slightly bigger. worry about ability to play against larger nhl players and injuries/durability would be my concern

just not sure if i can pull the trigger.

if kostin is still there i could go with the big russian. realistically, he may be but my gut says he's gone by 21. he's my 2nd choice.

if he's gone, i probably pass on brannstrom and hope like heck someone falls. i think there will be fallers.

my realistic top 3 continues to be. ( all 3 could well be there at 21)

1. andersson- my clear cut top choice.
2. kostin- would love a shot a the big russian power forward.
3. brannstrom- 3rd choice but some reservations. if he's the BPA left, he's my guy.

still absolutely love lias andersson. he's the type of player you win with. he's an impact type pivot. developed 2way game, great skater, dangerous shot, leadership qualities, high motor and high end hockey smarts. he's my guy if he's there.

 

[ManUtdTobbe]

Yeah those are the guys I think could slip. Especially with the news that Tolvanen didn't get admitted to BC. Might throw Rasmussen on that list as well, but hopefully he gets taken before we have a chance to even consider him.

Haha yeah, i didn't include Rasmussen because i didn't want to puke

 

[sbjnyc]

Deal Raanta for #35. Take the best player you can at 21, then take Jokiharju at 35.

Just out of curiosity, what value do you put on Oscar Lindberg? Why wouldn't VGK have taken Rantaa and traded him for #35 instead if they could? I wouldn't expect Lindberg to fetch that or am I mistaken?

 

[ManUtdTobbe]

Just out of curiosity, what value do you put on Oscar Lindberg? Why wouldn't VGK have taken Rantaa and traded him for #35 instead if they could? I wouldn't expect Lindberg to fetch that or am I mistaken?

Lindberg got taken for his on ice value, not his trade value. Vegas do need a team aswell

 

[DudMan28]

What's the outlook on the 3rd round? Any fallers that the Rangers can capitalize on?

EDIT: We don't pick again unitl the 4th round

 

[ManUtdTobbe]

Semi-realistic dream scenario:
Trade Raanta for #35 (sweeteners on either side depending on the goalie market)
Trade down from #21 to the 25-31 range and add a ~mid 2nd.

Proceed to pick 3 out of these players: Yamamoto, Brännström, Vaakanainen, Ikonen, Lodnia, Jokiharju, Timmins, Salo, JAD, POJ, Boqvist, Lipanov, Chekovich, Lind, Heponiemi, Thomas, Brook or Samberg.

Probably missed a few but something like that

 

[ManUtdTobbe]

What's the outlook on the 3rd round? Any fallers that the Rangers can capitalize on?

Reedy, Lodnia, Gadjovich, Popugayev and Farrance are a few i like there.