Prospect Info: 2020 Devils-Centric Mock Draft, Conference Finals Edition

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

Would Devil fans trade their 3 1st rd picks for Mitch Marner from the Leafs? Marner would get you 90-100 pts every year... especially playing with Hughes,,, helping him reach his potential... your team has cap space.. Leafs do this for cap space to sign a number #1 D

definitely not

 

[MartyOwns]

Would Devil fans trade their 3 1st rd picks for Mitch Marner from the Leafs? Marner would get you 90-100 pts every year... especially playing with Hughes,,, helping him reach his potential... your team has cap space.. Leafs do this for cap space to sign a number #1 D

holy f*** no

 

[Davegarri]

No no no... you did it wrong.

You're supposed to get the entire 6th round so we pick up 31 Bratts.

Oh, damn you're right.

Glad I'm not the GM!

 

[Ripshot 43]

Would Devil fans trade their 3 1st rd picks for Mitch Marner from the Leafs? Marner would get you 90-100 pts every year... especially playing with Hughes,,, helping him reach his potential... your team has cap space.. Leafs do this for cap space to sign a number #1 D

CJs back! Oh wait, it’s not that CJ

To answer your question, no I wouldn’t even think twice about that ask. Those 3 1st round picks will go a long way to filling out our roster, 1 way or another instead of trading them all for 1 high end winger that wants a huge payday.

 

[StevenToddIves]

Don’t forget Raymond !! We have to keep hope alive that me might be there at 7

I can't say it enough for the Raymond fans -- I'd be shocked if he were gone by #7 overall.

 

[StevenToddIves]

It was the 4th, but still, no chance he lasts, probably not even to our third. Very few of those players will be available at those slots in my estimation, but it can be fun to fiddle with the sim.

Not long ago, I had hopes that Robins would be around in the third round. But he's definitely caught a bit of helium lately in draft circles, especially among sharper prospect-niks who don't judge a draft-eligible in February based on the one game they watched him play in October.

Because that's just the thing with Robins. I was not impressed with him at all in October. I thought: maybe a 6th/7th round pick with upside. Then he opened my eyes a lot in January and February, and I had to admit I was very, very wrong. I realize more each time I watch game film -- especially over the final two months of Saskatoon's season -- that Tristen Robins is a very special player.

 

[SteveCangialosi123]

Would Devil fans trade their 3 1st rd picks for Mitch Marner from the Leafs? Marner would get you 90-100 pts every year... especially playing with Hughes,,, helping him reach his potential... your team has cap space.. Leafs do this for cap space to sign a number #1 D

 

[StevenToddIves]

Would Devil fans trade their 3 1st rd picks for Mitch Marner from the Leafs? Marner would get you 90-100 pts every year... especially playing with Hughes,,, helping him reach his potential... your team has cap space.. Leafs do this for cap space to sign a number #1 D

Not even a chance.

 

[Guttersniped]

Would Devil fans trade their 3 1st rd picks for Mitch Marner from the Leafs? Marner would get you 90-100 pts every year... especially playing with Hughes,,, helping him reach his potential... your team has cap space.. Leafs do this for cap space to sign a number #1 D

No, that contract’s cap hit is too just brutal with too few years even if Toronto has paid a lot actual money by front loading it. Hughes also has an early birth day, he’s a year and seven months younger than his brother and has plenty of developing to do. I think fans and ownership are probably more eager to push the timeline faster than the 19 yo’s career arc is actually demanding it go, so we aren’t in such dire need for 23 yo superstar that we should sacrifice that many assets. I don’t underestimate how great Marner is, but we have different needs and limited assets.

 

[Cheddabombs]

 

[48th Chamber Design]

Ooooooh -- can you give us the link?

I love Biakabutuka for the 6th/7th rounds. I thought I was the only guy on earth who was writing about him. I'd watch Val d'Or just to watch him play.

Biakabutuka is interesting in that he simply never had the opportunity to get people's attention. Pretty much his entire 2019 was marred by injuries, but nothing major. In January, he really started to put his game together and by February he was absolutely a force on the blueline. He's better when he simplifies his game, so he's never going to be a creative, first-pairing guy. But for a 7th round pick who projects to a 6'4-220 beast with very good skates and a bomb from the point? He's certainly got mid-pairing upside, and that's why it's weird to me that no one else is talking about him.

Is he the son of the running back that was on the Panthers?

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

Is he the son of the running back that was on the Panthers?

nephew I believe

 

[Forge]

Would Devil fans trade their 3 1st rd picks for Mitch Marner from the Leafs? Marner would get you 90-100 pts every year... especially playing with Hughes,,, helping him reach his potential... your team has cap space.. Leafs do this for cap space to sign a number #1 D

Definitely not.

 

[Blackjack]

Great post, lots to agree with here. Also, I have very complicated opinions concerning Norman Mailer.

“Once again, words fail Norman Mailer.”

 

[SKNJD9]

Would Devil fans trade their 3 1st rd picks for Mitch Marner from the Leafs? Marner would get you 90-100 pts every year... especially playing with Hughes,,, helping him reach his potential... your team has cap space.. Leafs do this for cap space to sign a number #1 D

lmfao jesus christ no

 

[Andre Palot]

CJs back! Oh wait, it’s not that CJ

To answer your question, no I wouldn’t even think twice about that ask. Those 3 1st round picks will go a long way to filling out our roster, 1 way or another instead of trading them all for 1 high end winger that wants a huge payday.

What do we have? 7, 18 and 20?

I rather leverage 18 and 20 for something more attractive in the 1st round.

 

[OmNomNom]

CJs back! Oh wait, it’s not that CJ

To answer your question, no I wouldn’t even think twice about that ask. Those 3 1st round picks will go a long way to filling out our roster, 1 way or another instead of trading them all for 1 high end winger that wants a huge payday.

sometimes i wonder if she lurks on here, but at least we all know she's around in the arena

 

[Peter Sidorkiewicz]

In the Athletic mock draft, Corey Misisak picked Rossi, Zary and Guhle as the Devils picks.

Top 6 was Lafreniere, Stutzle, Byfield, Perfetti, Raymond, Drysdale.

 

[Billdo]

In the Athletic mock draft, Corey Misisak picked Rossi, Zary and Guhle as the Devils picks.

Top 6 was Lafreniere, Stutzle, Byfield, Perfetti, Raymond, Drysdale.

I don't see them taking Rossi over Sanderson if he's available. I don't think he'll be available though.

 

[TBF1972]

What are some people thoughts on the draft objectives that the Devils need to fulfil at the upcomimg draft.

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[StevenToddIves]

In the Athletic mock draft, Corey Misisak picked Rossi, Zary and Guhle as the Devils picks.

Top 6 was Lafreniere, Stutzle, Byfield, Perfetti, Raymond, Drysdale.

It's really difficult seeing it that way, as we need to face the reality that hockey writers think far differently than NHL front offices -- especially when we're dealing with "old school" front offices like Ottawa and Anaheim.

While Raymond is a scintillating prospect, I don't think a good SHL pre-season will be enough to get Ottawa out of the mind-set and draft tendencies they have consistently displayed over the last 15 years. The Ottawa Senators had exactly ZERO players under 5'11 lace the skates for more than 10 games last year. They had three regulars who were 5'11 (Duclair, Hawryluk and Balcers) and everyone else on the roster was 6'0 or bigger.

Meanwhile, the Ducks had ZERO players under 6'0 skate regularly for the team once they traded 5'11 Ondrej Kase. None. Draft writers can argue all they want about whether Sanderson will ever score 50-60 points at the NHL level, but he is exactly the type of player Anaheim has coveted for years.

Personally, I think this is silly and most of us here do, as well. I would not pass up on Marco Rossi at #7 because he's 5'9 -- he plays a bigger game than and center in the CHL not named Byfield. Or we can look to Sweden, where 5'8-145 Anton Johannesson plays a bigger game than 6'4 defenders William Wallinder and Helge Grans combined. But the front offices in Ottawa and Anaheim have a clear-cut philosophy and they stick to it. Will they break convention in the 2020 draft? I mean, anything is possible, but if I was a betting man that's not something I would be willing to put my money on.

 

[StevenToddIves]

Hire STI to their scouting staff with the special permission to share some insights to us readers.

They can pay me in beer.

 

[Nocashstyle]

Wheeler also updated his top 100 prospects for this year. He has Rossi at 3 and a very complimentary write up about him.

 

[TBF1972]

Detroit takes Sanderson, you heard it here first.

actually i speculated about it before you said it here.

 

[Guadana]

In the Athletic mock draft, Corey Misisak picked Rossi, Zary and Guhle as the Devils picks.

Top 6 was Lafreniere, Stutzle, Byfield, Perfetti, Raymond, Drysdale.

Sorry, Corey, but it doesn't look like a truth. Two centers and stay at home LD? I am not a fan of Schneider, but i see devils will prefer him, because of lack of RD. Devs have Bahl, Okhotyuk and Vukojevich who are LD stay at home defensmen,
If devs will pick Rossi, i don`t see any chance they will pick Zary after. The organization has a problem with RW, and there are definitely enough of them for the Devils in this first-round on this draft.

I won't believe this top 6 either.