Prospect Info: 2020 NHL Draft Part 2

[Rasp]

We are getting a great prospect its going to be so good. 27 could get a nice slider too.

 

[Anaheim4ever]

Why does Detroit like Perfetti so much, do they project him massively improving his skating ?
If he does improve his skating to Point level, that with the combination of his elite shot, elite passing & IQ will be one heck of a player.
If Detroit or Ottawa take Rossi at #4 or #5, i definitely would be excited about Perfetti.

 

[sasha barkov]

Rossi could be the next Kariya

 

[KaseMeOutside]

Rossi doesn't have Kariya speed. If he did he would be considered in the same group as Stutzle and Byfield

 

[Duck Off]

Rossi or Perfetti would be amazing. Drysdale said we’re one a few teams who is he talked to several times btw. Smart of us to regardless if we take him or not.

 

[Paul4587]

I want Rossi or Raymond. Wouldn’t be disappointed if we took Sanderson, Drysdale or Perfetti. Would be disappointed if we took Holtz or Quinn without trading down.

 

[GibsonIsGod666]

The more I think about it, the more I think the Ducks take Sanderson. I think Rossi will be there but I think he is too small for GMBM to pick, unfortunately. The Ducks seem to love to pick out of the USHL and USNTDP and Sanderson by all means is very comparable to Lindholm.

When Lindholm was picked 6th OA in 2012 he was ranked near 15th in most mock drafts, so the Ducks definitely arent afraid to draft someone a little high. I can't wait to see how the draft goes. The only pick I would really be upset about is Holtz or some big reach like Quinn/Jarvis.

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

The more I think about it, the more I think the Ducks take Sanderson. I think Rossi will be there but I think he is too small for GMBM to pick, unfortunately. The Ducks seem to love to pick out of the USHL and USNTDP and Sanderson by all means is very comparable to Lindholm.

When Lindholm was picked 6th OA in 2012 he was ranked near 15th in most mock drafts, so the Ducks definitely arent afraid to draft someone a little high. I can't wait to see how the draft goes. The only pick I would really be upset about is Holtz or some big reach like Quinn/Jarvis.

I have a feeling if we go dmen, it’ll be drysdale

 

[Anaheim4ever]

Buffalo will be smiling big time if the Ducks select a Dman and pass on Rossi or Perfetti at #6, Buffalo would love to be able to slot Rossi into their group of centers.

 

[bsu]

I hope the Kings don't select Stutzle, he's going to be one of the best wingers in the game imo. Byfield will end up being one of the players people talk about "potential" for a long time imo.

I am starting to really think we select Drysdale.

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just posted an updated mock draft.

 

[Boo Boo]

I hope the Kings don't select Stutzle, he's going to be one of the best wingers in the game imo. Byfield will end up being one of the players people talk about "potential" for a long time imo.

I am starting to really think we select Drysdale.

2020 NHL Mock Draft | 2020 NHL Draft | NHL Draft
just posted an updated mock draft.

I love that this mock has reichel going after our second first rounder

 

[gilfaizon]

Had a weird dream we drafted Grans with our 27th, mix in Rossi/Raymond at 6 and i'm happy

 

[Beckett]

I love that this mock has reichel going after our second first rounder

I think he's one of the most likely to be picked earlier than projected. I dont think he makes it past 20

 

[Static]

Scouts in pronman's article today say they think there is a chance Drysdale goes higher than expected.

 

[Gliff]

There is a chance anything can happen outside of #1 lol.

 

[Static]

There is a chance anything can happen outside of #1 lol.

An increasing chance, I should have said.

 

[Beckett]

Hoping Drysdale isnt the 6th pick but I'll trust Madden. He is a RH shot, good defensive IQ and would immediately be the best skater in the system, so the potential is there.

 

[TopShelfWaterBottle]

I hope the Kings don't select Stutzle, he's going to be one of the best wingers in the game imo. Byfield will end up being one of the players people talk about "potential" for a long time imo

I am starting to really think we select Drysdale.

2020 NHL Mock Draft | 2020 NHL Draft | NHL Draft
just posted an updated mock draft.

Interesting this mock has us taking Lapierre with our second first.

In an article posted this morning in the athletic Hendrix Lapierre was the guy 4 out of 7 scouts said would be the main player who you’d expect to go high but dropped for whatever reason (his being health)

one scout said he’s easily a top ten talent but several injuries including a head shot plagued him this season

 

[bumperkisser]

No more injury prone people please. I've had enough

 

[eternalbedhead]

I'm not entirely sure our scouting staff would be enthused about the prospect of drafting another Kase a mere few months after trading him out of concern for his injury woes. Lapierre is super talented but I'm not feeling that pick. Enough heartbreak. Lol.

 

[Kalv]

I'm not entirely sure our scouting staff would be enthused about the prospect of drafting another Kase a mere few months after trading him out of concern for his injury woes. Lapierre is super talented but I'm not feeling that pick. Enough heartbreak. Lol.

Injuries are one part of the Kase story. The other was, of course, he was all over the puck but he was not scoring that much.
Gibson had injury problems and we still drafted him.

 

[bsu]

Kase wasn't expected to be anything.... It's not like we've took high draft picks with injury concerns. I'd roll the dice on Lapierre for sure. Highly doubt he will be available when we choose.

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

Kase wasn't expected to be anything.... It's not like we've took high draft picks with injury concerns. I'd roll the dice on Lapierre for sure. Highly doubt he will be available when we choose.

If lapierre is there at 27 I feel like you almost have to take him.... it’s potentially a huge steal. I feel the same way about Barron at 36

 

[rlstine]

I have a new theory about the draft: not only is LW the least valuable position, but it's also the most likely to bust.

I also think this might be a thing people already know about. LW is usually the least drafted position in the 1st round (in 2017 there were 0).

We have kind of an interesting history with that position too. Kariya was a LW obviously but so were arguably our two biggest draft busts (Chistov and Ritchie). And our two best LW's in recent memory (Ryan and Rakell) weren't originally drafted as left wings (I think this might be why Murray always talks about how it's better to draft centers because you can always slide them over to wing but you can't do the reverse).

LW's projected to go in the first this year:

-Lafreniere
-Stutzle
-Raymond
-Amirov
-Reichel
-Peterka

 

[Kalv]

I have a new theory about the draft: not only is LW the least valuable position, but it's also the most likely to bust.

I also think this might be a thing people already know about. LW is usually the least drafted position in the 1st round (in 2017 there were 0).

Well, yeah, teams passed on Comtois and Texier - too bad for them

I'm not saying you're wrong though, this is just a comment.
Interesting theory, is there any idea behind it? We have always had problems with LW but have often had surplus of RW.