2018 NHL Entry Draft Thread (Less then 24 Hours Edition)

[WeThreeKings]

Seeing Bobs list makes it more important than ever to finish 6-7 if we don't get 1+2

 

[G0bias]

Great play by Jesperi to keep control in traffic and set up that chance.

Two high danger scoring chances set up by Kotkaniemi already. #selfishplayerthough

 

[G0bias]

Not the best gap control by Boqvist there but Finns are just flying out there. Seems to have gone off his skate.

 

[G0bias]

Ginning sucks

 

[G0bias]

What a shot Kotkaniemi. 2-0

And that is why he should be part of the conversation if we get pushed to 7.

 

[G0bias]

Berggren would lead the tournament if Sweden had any finishers. Set up Pasic and Olofsson for two golden chances. Really missing Hallander in these medal games.

 

[Fozz]

I'm more and more convinced.... Olofsson is a De La Rose clone.

 

[Adam Michaels]

I wouldn't be surprised if Habs fall to #7 and they select Veleno, with Ducharme now with the Habs staff.

 

[G0bias]

Kotkaniemi with a solid game. Made positive plays under pressure throughout the entire game, great passing in all 3 zones, got open and converted on important chances.

 

[le_sean]

I wouldn't be surprised if Habs fall to #7 and they select Veleno, with Ducharme now with the Habs staff.

I highly doubt Timmins even has a conversation with Ducharme about the draft. I bet they don’t even talk. I can’t think of a circumstance where a scouting director would call up an assistant coach unless they had their sights on Veleno the entire time and want to know about his character. It’s highly unlikely.

 

[Mrb1p]

Kotkaniemi and Berggren creepin' up. These late season risers are what you need to look for.

 

[lamp9post]

For me, Kotkaniemi becomes a legit option the moment Boqvist, Svechnikov and Dahlin are off the board.

Seeing Bobs list makes it more important than ever to finish 6-7 if we don't get 1+2

Zadina is becoming criminally underrated on this board.

 

[sandviper]

Depending on how the lottery pans out, IF we are considering Kotkaniemi or Veleno (I prefer the former 1000%), I’d look into maybe trading down to pick up a later top-10 or an early teen pick and an additional 2nd if we don’t get another 1st via a trade of some sort on draft day.

 

[Mrb1p]

Zadina is becoming criminally underrated on this board.

Agreed. He went from super overrated to underrated without any actual change in his play... weird.

 

[417]

Seeing Bobs list makes it more important than ever to finish 6-7 if we don't get 1+2

Lol you may as well label this draft "anyone but Tkachuk" draft

 

[ProspectsSTC]

With the draft lottery tonight, it seems like a good time to update and expand my rankings.

1	Rasmus Dahlin
2	Andrei Svechnikov
3	Adam Boqvist
4	Oliver Wahlstrom
5	Filip Zadina
6	Noah Dobson
7	Quinn Hughes
8	Jesperi Kotkaniemi
9	Evan Bouchard
10	Ty Smith
11	Brady Tkachuk
12	Vitali Kravtsov
13	Joel Farabee
14	Grigori Denisenko
15	Isac Lundestrom
16	Martin Kaut
17	Barrett Hayton
18	Joseph Veleno
19	Akil Thomas
20	Bulat Shafigullin
21	Jake Wise
22	Jonatan Berggren
23	Rasmus Sandin
24	Jared McIsaac
25	Ryan Merkley
26	Bode Wilde
27	Dominik Bokk
28	Ty Dellandrea
29	Rasmus Kupari
30	Serron Noel
31	Nils Lundkvist
32	Jacob Olofsson
33	Jonny Tychonick
34	David Gustafsson
35	Filip Hallander
36	Ruslan Ishkakov
37	Cam Hillis
38	Jett Woo
39	Jack Drury
40	Alexander Alexeyev
41	Calen Addison
42	Nicolas Beaudin
43	Danila Zhuravylov
44	Ryan McLeod
45	Liam Foudy
46	Ivan Morozov
47	Johnny Gruden
48	Alexander Khovanov
49	Cole Fonstad
50	Kevin Bahl
51	K'Andre Miller
52	Kirill Marchenko

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

I'm a bit higher on Wilde than I maybe should be, especially when I prefer to look for hockey IQ above all else, but you can't ignore the tools, and I think he can be coached to be at least pretty good defensively at the NHL level.

 

[GREMLIN]

If we fall to 7 Kotkaniemi would not be a bad consolation prize at all.

 

[ProspectsFanatic]

Watching the replay of the game, in the late 2nd, Berggren seem vastly superior than Kupari. Kupari doesn't do much, Berggren is the catalyst in almost every Sweden offensive menacing plays. Kupari is maybe a better skater but thats all, and at most from a very small margin, but who cares Berggren is the better puck-mover between the two, and his vision is far superior.

Someone has Berggren in the top10 and I wouldn't say he is crazy. He does everything well. Smart, skilled and fast. Yeah I am really high on him.

 

[Habs76]

Adam Samuelsson is terrible

But Cole Caufield is a beast

 

[Andrei79]

Adam Samuelsson is terrible

But Cole Caufield is a beast

Caufield is awesome.

He's going to drop just because of his size and that team will get one hell of a player offensively.

 

[ProspectsFanatic]

Adam Samuelsson is terrible

Ginning and A.Samuelsson stay away from those at draft please. For that type of player if they start falling I am ok with M.Samuelsson and Bahl.

 

[Andrei79]

Liking Wahlstrom and Miller a lot today.

 

[The Great Weal]

How is Ty Emberson ?

 

[Habs76]

Ginning and A.Samuelsson stay away from those at draft please. For that type of player if they start falling I am ok with M.Samuelsson and Bahl.

I really do like Mattias Samuelsson. I don't think he's even close to a bad skater and some elements of his game remind me of Ekholm.

 

[jaffy27]

Seeing Bobs list makes it more important than ever to finish 6-7 if we don't get 1+2

I don't think so