Draft 2021 NHL Draft and Undrafted Free Agent Thread

[Kshahdoo]

Have any of our more knowledgeable posters watched this guy at all?

Scouting Report: Prokhor Poltapov - Smaht Scouting

As far as I remember, Pavel Buchnevich (I mean a poster, not a player) loved him a lot even before the U18 World Championship.

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

As far as I remember, Pavel Buchnevich (I mean a poster, not a player) loved him a lot even before the U18 World Championship.

I'm sure our box score scout is a big fan

 

[Kshahdoo]

I'm sure our box score scout is a big fan

Hehe, I'm mostly too, because it's actually a hard job to watch MHL. Very defensive league with a lot of traps etc. Your average U20 quality of hockey isn't very good even comparing to the KHL, let alone NHL. It's not WJC hockey quality by any means as well.

 

[FireGerardGallant]

Not just Doan’s but Martin St. Louis’ son Ryan plays for the USNTDP program and I think he’s going to Northeastern where we also have Riley Hughes. Martin was a player who wasn’t drafted and was a college superstar at Vermont. Ryan is small like his father but it also reminds Cliff/Ty Ronning.

I will now be incredibly disappointed if we don't draft Ryan

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

Hehe, I'm mostly too, because it's actually a hard job to watch MHL. Very defensive league with a lot of traps etc. Your average U20 quality of hockey isn't very good even comparing to the KHL, let alone NHL. It's not WJC hockey quality by any means as well.

Yeah, but the big difference is that we aren't claiming to watch 10-15 games a day. I mean, he doesn't have school or a job when these games are on at 11 AM?

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

I will now be incredibly disappointed if we don't draft Ryan

The more Ryans we have, the more we can trade to Tampa

 

[dshea19]

The more Ryans we have, the more we can trade to Tampa

If we only had enough Ryans to trade for Point.

 

[TheBloodyNine]

What’s the lowest we can go at this point? 4 games left against two good teams jockeying for position it’s reasonable to think they could lose all 4 of them.

 

[Joey Bones]

I like both Doan and MSL's kids, seems like good mid round picks, more bullish on Doans kid but admittedly haven't seen much of St. Louis.


Off topic - finally getting to see 16 yr old phenom Matvei Michkov highlights from the U18s. Yeah, this kid looks to be everything they say he is. 2023 draft, better hope no one in our division wins the lottery that year.

That lacrosse goal the other night was nuts!!

 

[Joey Bones]

Have any of our more knowledgeable posters watched this guy at all?

Scouting Report: Prokhor Poltapov - Smaht Scouting

I have video on him, but just need to find the time to sit down and dive deep, lolol.

 

[Edge]

What’s the lowest we can go at this point? 4 games left against two good teams jockeying for position it’s reasonable to think they could lose all 4 of them.

And you look at our defense for tonight's game and it definitely feels like an uphill sprint.

 

[rangersfansince08]

Could we just draft all C's and hope one sticks? Kidding.. sort of

 

[cwede]

NYR pretty much locked into 15th or 14th, pre-lottery
no longer possible to fall into Top 10 pre-lottery
an unlikely run by Canucks, or a win-out by Flyers, could pass NYR
unsure of tie-break vs LAK should they win out and NYR are swept by B's

team	GP	today, vs.500	possible
NYR	54	+4	+2 if swept in reg
DS	53	+3	0 <> +6
PF	53	0	+3 if win out
LAK	51	-3	+2 if win out
VC	47	-6	+3 if win out

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

 

[TheBloodyNine]

Gotta think all bets are off at this point with this draft. Who knows what they'll do.

 

[Bluenote13]

Gotta think all bets are off at this point with this draft. Who knows what they'll do.

If they keep our young players what's left to trade? This years 1st gonna burn a hole through Drurys pocket....

 

[mas0764]

If they keep our young players what's left to trade? This years 1st gonna burn a hole through Drurys pocket....

I'm kinda ok moving this year's first if it's for a young center in return.

 

[Joey Bones]

Gotta think all bets are off at this point with this draft. Who knows what they'll do.

Think it's going to be BPA as always. The scouting staff didn't get axed so we'll see...

 

[TheBloodyNine]

Think it's going to be BPA as always. The scouting staff didn't get axed so we'll see...

I have a feeling some other team is going to be making the pick in that spot

 

[Joey Bones]

I have a feeling some other team is going to be making the pick in that spot

Could very well happen. I've haven't been opposed to it, either, even before this week, lolol.

 

[TheBloodyNine]

Could very well happen. I've haven't been opposed to it, either, even before this week, lolol.

If we are making the pick I'm still on the Raty train though, although that might not be there train of thought anymore.

 

[bl02]

There has to be a center prospect at 14,15,16. Hopefully the Ranger scouts have done their due diligence.
I would rather trade Buch plus a prospect (at a position where we have glut of prospects) for a young Center. Who that is I have no idea. I would imagine it is going to be harder in this flat cap era to do that.

 

[TheBloodyNine]

There has to be a center prospect at 14,15,16. Hopefully the Ranger scouts have done their due diligence.
I would rather trade Buch plus a prospect (at a position where we have glut of prospects) for a young Center. Who that is I have no idea. I would imagine it is going to be harder in this flat cap era to do that.

I would trade Buch if it could move us up to select Beniers. He'll play next season IMO and is exactly the tireless, hard working, dog on a bone center this team needs right now.

 

[bl02]

I would trade Buch if it could move us up to select Beniers. He'll play next season IMO and is exactly the tireless, hard working, dog on a bone center this team needs right now.

If that was at all a possibility then I would be on board as well. Would just caution having him jump right in.
I would let him marinate a year before bringing him in if that's possible.

 

[TheBloodyNine]

If that was at all a possibility then I would be on board as well. Would just caution having him jump right in.
I would let him marinate a year before bringing him in if that's possible.

I think he's ready. Already a year of college under his belt (24 points in 24 games), extremely impressive world juniors, he'll already be 19 by November. Good size too. Regardless, he's the competitive player we need right now. Him and Laff would have a field day trying to outcompete each other haha.

 

[bl02]

I think he's ready. Already a year of college under his belt, extremely impressive world juniors, he'll already be 19 by November. Good size too. Regardless, he's the competitive player we need right now. Him and Laff would have a field day trying to outcompete each other haha.

Yeah I appreciate your glass half full approach but I would have to see who the coach is. None of the guys at forward we have "rushed" up has really worked out.
I think you're right his competitive nature is really good but can only get better as he becomes more physically mature to battle in the NHL