2021 NHL Draft Talk part 2

[Mrfenn92]

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[Teemu]

I'm always tinkering until the last minute, but this pretty much how my list will shake out

1	Matthew Beniers
2	William Eklund
3	Owen Power
4	Luke Hughes
5	Fabian Lysell
6	Kent Johnson
7	Brandt Clarke
8	Dylan Guenther
9	Mason McTavish
10	Jesper Wallstedt
11	Simon Edvinsson
12	Fyodor Svechkov
13	Chaz Lucius
14	Isak Rosen
15	Matthew Coronato
16	Aatu Raty
17	Stanislav Svozil
18	Cole Sillinger
19	Simon Robertsson
20	Nikita Chibrikov
21	Scott Morrow
22	Olen Zellweger
23	Oskar Olausson
24	Francesco Pinelli
25	Mackie Samoskevich
26	Carson Lambos
27	Zachary L'Heureux
28	Ayrton Martino
29	Logan Stankoven
30	Brennan Othmann
31	Sebastian Cossa
32	Jack Peart
33	Ville Koivunen
34	Xavier Bourgault
35	Corson Ceulemans
36	Daniil Chayka
37	Samu Tuomaala
38	Kirill Kirsanov
39	Peter Reynolds
40	Jake Martin
41	Prokhor Poltapov
42	Tristan Broz
43	William Stromgren
44	Aleksi Heimosalmi
45	Artyom Grushnikov
46	Samu Salminen
47	Dylan Duke
48	Sasha Pastujov
49	Brent Johnson
50	Dmitri Katelevsky
51	Victor Stjernborg
52	Shai Buium
53	Dmitri Kuzmin
54	Jackson Blake
55	Cole Jordan
56	Alexander Kisakov
57	Bryce Montgomery
58	Trevor Wong
59	Vincent Iorio
60	Ryker Evans
61	Sean Tschigerl
62	Riley Kidney
63	Zachary Bolduc
64	Tyler Boucher
65	Connor Roulette
66	Semyon Vyazovoy
67	Jeremy Hanzel
68	Sean Behrens
69	Oliver Kapanen
70	Christopher Merisier-Ortiz
71	Dmitri Zugan
72	Ty Gallagher
73	Joel Nystrom
74	Simon Motew
75	Lukas Gustafsson

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[scorehawks]

Owen Power is first on every credible draft list.

 

[Cubs2024wildcard]

If Power isn't first, I'm chuckling, not taking seriously and scrolling past.

 

[Larmer83]

If Power isn't first, I'm chuckling, not taking seriously and scrolling past.

By all means, please post your list. I'll settle for a top 15.

 

[RayP]

Wouldn’t touch Power in the top 10 after his hints of staying in college. He’s not so much better compared to other options that I’d even risk it.

 

[Cubs2024wildcard]

By all means, please post your list. I'll settle for a top 15.

It's not draft time.

But Power is most def first.

 

[Kaners Bald Spot]

Wouldn’t touch Power in the top 10 after his hints of staying in college. He’s not so much better compared to other options that I’d even risk it.

That would be great if it actually happened, I'd take that risk at #11.

 

[Larmer83]

It's not draft time.

But Power is most def first.

What's your preliminary list look like?

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[Styles]

Wouldn’t touch Power in the top 10 after his hints of staying in college. He’s not so much better compared to other options that I’d even risk it.

Yeah the kids a total wild card. I can't believe he would say something like this.....

"Right now, I'm probably leaning more towards going back to school," Power told "NHL Now." "It's something I'd like to do just trying to get the true experience of playing college hockey. At the end of the day, it obviously depends on what the team wants and what everyone around me thinks is best."

 

[Drumman44]

Yeah the kids a total wild card. I can't believe he would say something like this.....

Aka "Please dear God not Buffalo".

Also I am not a rink rat nor have any scouting insight, but I just get the feeling this draft is going to be a bit of a crapshoot and will mirror the 2017 draft.

Draft Day:
1. Nico Hischier
2. Nolan Patrick
3. Miro Heiskanen
4. Cale Makar
5. Elias Pettersson

Re -Draft
1. Cale Makar
2. Elias Pettersson
3. Miro Heiskanen
4. Martin Necas
5. Hischier (even that's a maybe)

I would not be shocked if a few years out we are laughing at Power being taken #1 and whoever the Hawks take being available at 11. Covid makes it all weird

 

[RayP]

That would be great if it actually happened, I'd take that risk at #11.

Too many holes with this team to risk losing out on this pick never playing a game for us. It was probably said to Buffalo doesn’t take him because who would want to go there, but I wouldn’t risk it.

 

[Kaners Bald Spot]

Too many holes with this team to risk losing out on this pick ever playing a game for us. It was probably said to Buffalo doesn’t take him because who would want to go there, but I wouldn’t risk it.

It's pretty likely Eichel is getting traded so I think that Buffalo is going to take Beniers.

 

[RayP]

It's pretty likely Eichel is getting traded so I think that Buffalo is going to take Beniers.

I would if I were them too. I don’t think there is a chance in hell Power slides to our pick anyway, but if I’m a team picking before us I don’t even consider him personally.

 

[Kaners Bald Spot]

I would if I were them too. I don’t think there is a chance in hell Power slides to our pick anyway, but if I’m a team picking before us I don’t even consider him personally.

There have been lots of comparisons to Toews/Bergeron and those types win teams Cups. Power is good but forwards are safer at #1.

 

[Cullksinikers]

I'm incredibly intrigued by Coronato. Might be a lazy comp, but I'll take another DeBrincat/Caufield type on my team any day. I can easily see the argument for taking another potential center of the future with there being the possibility Strome is gone, and Toews' health being a concern potentially even with yesterday's good news.

 

[RayP]

There have been lots of comparisons to Toews/Bergeron and those types win teams Cups. Power is good but forwards are safer at #1.

Yeah I really want a center. I don’t even need one with stud 1C potential but even a good with a low floor and a 2 way game who skates above average.

 

[Kaners Bald Spot]

I'm incredibly intrigued by Coronato. Might be a lazy comp, but I'll take another DeBrincat/Caufield type on my team any day. I can easily see the argument for taking another potential center of the future with there being the possibility Strome is gone, and Toews' health being a concern potentially even with yesterday's good news.

I think you take the shot on Raty at #11. It's risky, but he's their best shot at getting an elite talent.

It's similar to what the Sox did last year with Garrett Crochet.

 

[Pez68]

Let me get this straight. You wouldn't draft Owen Power in the TOP TEN, because he said he might want to play college hockey next year?

He's the closest defensive prospect to Victor Hedman since....well....Victor Hedman. Any team that passes him up is likely going to regret it. I think Power's FLOOR is a good #2, on a contender. There's not a team in the NHL that couldn't use what he will likely turn into.

 

[Kaners Bald Spot]

Let me get this straight. You wouldn't draft Owen Power in the TOP TEN, because he said he might want to play college hockey next year?

He's the closest defensive prospect to Victor Hedman since....well....Victor Hedman. Any team that passes him up is likely going to regret it. I think Power's FLOOR is a good #2, on a contender. There's not a team in the NHL that couldn't use what he will likely turn into.

He thinks there is a concern that he goes full Blake Wheeler, especially because he's already used a year of NCAA eligibility.

 

[RayP]

He thinks there is a concern that he goes full Blake Wheeler.

I also don’t think he’s a bonafide 1OA prospect. If I’m picking in the top 5 I’m going with someone else personally.

 

[Toews2Bickell]

Wouldn’t touch Power in the top 10 after his hints of staying in college. He’s not so much better compared to other options that I’d even risk it.

as others have said, could be him trying to push buffalo toward another player

 

[Pez68]

Madness.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

The Sabres drafting Power with him going back to NCAA is risky because look at the mess that is Sabres

Everyone else drafting Power potentially would not have same concern

Only Sabres are team I could see a Hayes pulled on right now

 

[Larmer83]

Owen Power could pull a Blake Wheeler?

Where does that leave Beniers, Johnson, and Hughes?