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Prospect Info: 2020 NHL Entry Draft Thread

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An elusive ox: Byfield a force to be reckoned with at Canada's camp

https://www.tsn.ca/video/an-elusive-ox-byfield-a-force-to-be-reckoned-with-at-canada-s-camp~1850029

Quinton Byfield has impressed for the Sudbury Wolves this season racking up 22 goals and 57 points in just 30 games. At 6' 4'' and over 200 pounds, the best way to describe Byfield is that he's 'an ox' who's got it all going for him, at least according to Ty Dellandrea. Mark Masters has more on Byfield who's projected to be a top pick in this year's NHL draft.
 
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regulate said:
I think the bottom line if we are fortunate enough to land #1 or #2, it's all good. I think there is a clear division after that. Personally, I think Lafreniere would be great. I know you're not supposed to draft for need, but the thought of Kopi, Vilardi and Turcotte dishing to him on the wing is very tempting, and we are weak sauce in the organization on the left side.
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I think that this draft is different in that the Kings have some forwards now but they don't have an elite complete Defenseman yet. Bjornfort isn't that guy.

I feel that the Kings will most likely end up 3-6 again in the order and if they do, I want them to target Drysdale. You aren't going to trade for that young guy. You need to draft him and Drysdale is a guy what would be a great fit in our system.
 
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The last post here is now 1 month old. Time to resurrect it. Just 5 months, 2 weeks, until the draft. It doesn't seem like 7 months ago, we were watching the Kings get Turcotte and Bjornfot...and hoping Arty
would be there Saturday morning at #33. So...these 7 months have flown by and only 5 to go for the next top 5 pick!

7 months later, Turcotte, Bjornfot, Kaliyev and Fagemo all looking like great picks.

I wish there were 2 or 3 franchise type defensemen in the top 10 for this draft.
 
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Risers in rankings since WJC.

John-Jason Peterka had 4 goals and 2 assists for German WJC team, while Stutzle had 0 goals, 5 assists in 5 games. Peterka has risen to 1st round status. Used to seeing some last name hyphens,
like Anderson-Dolan, Joel Ericksson-Ek, but what's up with first and middle name hyphen?
Here is an article with top 10 risers this month.

https://thehockeywriters.com/2020-nhl-draft-risers-january/
 
Peter James Bond II said:
Risers in rankings since WJC.

John-Jason Peterka had 4 goals and 2 assists for German WJC team, while Stutzle had 0 goals, 5 assists in 5 games. Peterka has risen to 1st round status. Used to seeing some last name hyphens,
like Anderson-Dolan, Joel Ericksson-Ek, but what's up with first and middle name hyphen?
Here is an article with top 10 risers this month.

https://thehockeywriters.com/2020-nhl-draft-risers-january/
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Isn't Anderson-Dolan the two last names? You know his story about the "2 moms" upbringing.
 
KopitarFAN said:
Isn't Anderson-Dolan the two last names? You know his story about the "2 moms" upbringing.
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Yes. But who hyphens their first names? first-middle names? I am ok with that, just wondering. If he becomes a King and can score 20+ goals, he can add Ek too, for all I care.
John-Jason Peterka-Ek.
 
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Peter James Bond II said:
The last post here is now 1 month old. Time to resurrect it. Just 5 months, 2 weeks, until the draft. It doesn't seem like 7 months ago, we were watching the Kings get Turcotte and Bjornfot...and hoping Arty
would be there Saturday morning at #33. So...these 7 months have flown by and only 5 to go for the next top 5 pick!

7 months later, Turcotte, Bjornfot, Kaliyev and Fagemo all looking like great picks.

I wish there were 2 or 3 franchise type defensemen in the top 10 for this draft.
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Unless the Kings are in the top 3. If Drysdale is on the board when they pick, he should be the guy. They need that next level Defenseman.

If they make it in the top three, it seems to be easy to project Lafreniere, Byfield and Stutzle. Can't go wrong there.
 
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AzKing said:
Unless the Kings are in the top 3. If Drysdale is on the board when they pick, he should be the guy. They need that next level Defenseman.

If they make it in the top three, it seems to be easy to project Lafreniere, Byfield and Stutzle. Can't go wrong there.
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Bjornfot - Doughty
Anderson - Drysdale
Clague - Durzi
 
kilowatt said:
Bjornfot - Doughty
Anderson - Drysdale
Clague - Durzi
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Drysdale is a talent to be sure, but 5'11" 165. When Doughty is the biggest defensemen of the 6, you're going to have problems. I wish Drysdale was at least 6'1" 195.
Would not keep me from drafting him, if he is close to Makar talent. Would just have to round out the defense corps with 1 or 2 6'2" 210 defensemen. I think
Moverare has a shot at one of the LHD spots and is 6'3" 210 and has some physicality. Probably good enough to step in this coming season. Tobias is still 18
and could possibly grow to 6'1" 210.

If Drysdale is BPA when the Kings select, I believe they would take him.
 
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With every passing day I worry less and less about the black hole. Not even intense gravity will be able to pull this team out of the bottom if they keep it up.
 
Definitely surprised Stutzle is #1. Raymond is a dynamic offensive winger as well. Would love to see how close the discussions were.

Good crop of players behind Lafreniere. Byfield had a quiet WJC, but is doing well in the OHL, and has been compared to Malkin.

Rossi didn't attend the D-I for Austria, yet is putting up over 2 points-per-game in the OHL.

Drysdale had a depth role as well in the WJC, but stepped up when Byram was out
 
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CHL Top Prospects game is on Thursday, typically Bob McKenzie releases his midseason rankings around the same time.
 
Stuetzle tops Central Scouting International midterm NHL Draft ranking

Stuetzle tops Central Scouting International midterm NHL Draft ranking
Mannheim forward has 23 points in 25 games, played well at World Junior Championship

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Yup I'm surprised to see him so high.

On Raymond:
"Raymond is, in our opinion, a more complete player than Holtz," Stubb said. "Holtz is a sniper; he has a hell of a shot. Lucas Raymond is a more useful, more solid team player. They're very close. The race between those two has been very, very even the whole season. Holtz has really an unbelievable shot. But Raymond is probably the more complete player."

Anton Lundell, a center with HIFK in Liiga, Finland's top league, is No. 4 on the list and would have been a key player for Finland at the World Juniors after helping them win the 2019 WJC but was sidelined for the tournament because of an elbow injury. He returned to the lineup Jan. 4, and has 15 points (six goals, nine assists) in 23 games in Liiga.
"Lundell is maybe the most solid two-way player from Europe in this draft," Stubb said. "He's not flashy, he's not a very fast skater, he's a good, solid skater. He has ability, good hockey sense, and he's an excellent two-way player and a very good competitor."
Yaroslav Askarov (6-3, 176) of Neva St. Petersburg in Russia's second division is the top-rated International goalie.
 
savemefromtears said:
Stuetzle tops Central Scouting International midterm NHL Draft ranking

Stuetzle tops Central Scouting International midterm NHL Draft ranking
Mannheim forward has 23 points in 25 games, played well at World Junior Championship

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Yup I'm surprised to see him so high.

On Raymond:
"Raymond is, in our opinion, a more complete player than Holtz," Stubb said. "Holtz is a sniper; he has a hell of a shot. Lucas Raymond is a more useful, more solid team player. They're very close. The race between those two has been very, very even the whole season. Holtz has really an unbelievable shot. But Raymond is probably the more complete player."

Anton Lundell, a center with HIFK in Liiga, Finland's top league, is No. 4 on the list and would have been a key player for Finland at the World Juniors after helping them win the 2019 WJC but was sidelined for the tournament because of an elbow injury. He returned to the lineup Jan. 4, and has 15 points (six goals, nine assists) in 23 games in Liiga.
"Lundell is maybe the most solid two-way player from Europe in this draft," Stubb said. "He's not flashy, he's not a very fast skater, he's a good, solid skater. He has ability, good hockey sense, and he's an excellent two-way player and a very good competitor."
Yaroslav Askarov (6-3, 176) of Neva St. Petersburg in Russia's second division is the top-rated International goalie.
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Whoever we end up with between 1-6, I’ll be excited. Hope it’s a dynamic winger. Lafreniere, Stutzle, Raymond, Holtz, Perfetti. Hopefully we also get a second first-round pick and get a guy like Braden Schneider or Justin Barron, a right-handed defensive prospect.

I’m guessing those defensive prospects will be long gone before we get a chance, though.

 
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I have to agree that from a need standpoint I hope the BPA is a winger or a defenceman. I really like Byfield, but drafting him would create an issue as we’d have then a log jam down the middle. We’d have to slide a C to wing or trade one of them, which really would be a massive test for Blake.

Kopitar stays as we’d need at least one veteran C and he has his NMC anyway so there’s one top C spot gone. Turcotte, Vilardi and Byfield are not 4c players, so let’s slot JAD in there leaving three elite prospects fighting over 2 spots down the middle. Moving Turcotte feels like an awful idea and we’d never get value for Vilardi for a couple of years at least, due to his injury history. There’s a strong argument then for saying we don’t need another C. So with the C depth we have right now (and assuming Vilardi gets through the year in good shape) what should Blake do when our pick comes up and the BPA is clearly Byfield?

Blake could simply draft on need, but in my book that is idiocy unless it’s a coin flip over which is the best prospect. He could take him and worry about having too many top C players in the system later. That’s the easy play and one of them would probably end up moving to wing. Or he could trade down a few spots to get an elite prospect in a position of need and in addition net another high value pick or prospect.

Trading down is a hugely risky move but if it paid off it could be a difference maker. I know it’s a big IF but if we get a lottery pick it could create a very interesting and challenging scenario. I like the trading down scenario if just for the fact this board would explode and the Blake haters will go mental, no matter what the return was.

Sorry I’m bored, and just speculating about what might happen. It’s quite exciting times atm, I love a rebuild.
 
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