Prospect Info: 2021 NHL Draft Thread Vol. 1

[Rebels57]

Man, seeing York up there in that list has me hoping we may have found our Makar. We deserve it.

Bruh..

 

[Rebels57]

If we can get Aatu Räty at 13 that would be nice. Bad season this year but I had him going higher than some of the rankings I’ve read today

Pass on prospects that have bad draft years. Typically not a good sign.

What Happened to the Aatu Räty of 2018-19?

 

[BigToe]

If we can get Aatu Räty at 13 that would be nice. Bad season this year but I had him going higher than some of the rankings I’ve read today

Please no

 

[flyerslducks]

So Hall has played 11 seasons....and 6 of them the team he played with that season, picked 1st overall the following draft.

That's a pretty crazy stat.

haven't they picked in the top 10 for the last 8 drafts lol? tf they doing hahaha

 

[FLYguy3911]

I know some people really like Raty still. Does everything well but score. Sounds like he'd be a favorite around here.

Haha you think they don’t pick Power

Well I mean he's the unanimous guy according to McKenzie so probably but how do you take a guy that doesn't really have a path to the first pair or first PP? I guess Dahlin can and has played the right side, but yeah...

Also kind of funny that defensemen rarely go 1-1 and Buffalo could do it twice in four years!

 

[PHILOUDELPHIA]

Ok who will be good at 13 worth taking

 

[GKJ]

I want that but via trade

I want both. Draft costs less

 

[Magua]

Buffalo’s franchise center wants out; their best winger wants out; their supposed to be franchise defender is on a developmental rollercoaster. Their depth is a mess. Imagine if Buffalo traded down with the pick for multiple assets, including light-no protected futures, if there’s a team out there that feels differently. There’s not a real 1-1 candidate; the top prospects each have flaws or ceiling concerns. Those top 2 consensus defensemen would make me think twice, and the forwards might not be stars either. Maybe Eklund? But Buffalo going wing seems unlikely.

I don’t expect them to do this because Buffalo. But man, if ever there was a case for pure value.

 

[Tripod]

haven't they picked in the top 10 for the last 8 drafts lol? tf they doing hahaha

This will be the 9th straight draft, picking in the top 8.

And 10 drafts ago...they picked #12 and #14....and picked Grigs and Girgs.

 

[Rebels57]

Buffalo’s franchise center wants out; their best winger wants out; their supposed to be franchise defender is on a developmental rollercoaster. Their depth is a mess. Imagine if Buffalo traded down with the pick for multiple assets, including futures, if there’s a team out there that feels differently. There’s not a real 1-1 candidate; the candidates each have flaws or ceiling concerns.

I don’t expect them to do this because Buffalo. But man, if ever there was a case for pure value.

I cant even imagine any team wanting to trade up in this draft.

 

[FlyerNutter]

Won’t pretend to really know shit about these kids, but Bolduc and Lysell seem to be the best skaters around our pick?

I am easily pleased.

 

[Magua]

I cant even imagine any team wanting to trade up in this draft.

I can guarantee you one thing: there are a few teams out there that drool over Power or Edvinsson and don’t care that they have some real concerns. There always are teams with stars in their eyes. 6’5!

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

I doubt this draft is going to greatly vary in terms of players produced down the line past the fifth pick or whatever & so on when you start breaking away from those more advanced prospects.

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

Well...

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Well...

That tweeter is trolling.

 

[Rebels57]

I can guarantee you one thing: there are a few teams out there that drool over Power or Edvinsson and don’t care that they have some real concerns. There always are teams with stars in their eyes. 6’5!

 

[IronMarshal]

If we can get Aatu Räty at 13 that would be nice. Bad season this year but I had him going higher than some of the rankings I’ve read today

Raty is definitely possible at 13. Maybe a real good pick too. There are a few guys who may be there that I like better, but Raty is a center with size, good skating, good skill, and allegedly good smarts and a plus motor.
Scott Wheeler had a long piece on him today. Sebastien Aho's dad us his coach with Karpat, The article said last year Raty lost his love for the game. He seems to have it back now. Aho said that Raty: is really a smart player, and that is his best attribute. He said he can create plays by himself and for other players. That is his strength. His other skills are good and his skating has improved this year, though it wasn't a problem in the past. He has strengthened his legs during the shutdown period. He is a willing learner and a very hard worker. He is interested in the game and wants to get better. He is a good kid. It is going to take some time.
I believe he is signed for next year at Karpat, and needs to play over there for another year. At 13, he might be better than a batch of guys selected in front of him. The Flyers never take Finns though.

 

[IronMarshal]

That tweeter is trolling.

That is some serious trolling. Twitter is an ugly place.

 

[Rebels57]

Well...

 

[Rebels57]

Raty is definitely possible at 13. Maybe a real good pick too. There are a few guys who may be there that I like better, but Raty is a center with size, good skating, good skill, and allegedly good smarts and a plus motor.
Scott Wheeler had a long piece on him today. Sebastien Aho's dad us his coach with Karpat, The article said last year Raty lost his love for the game. He seems to have it back now. Aho said that Raty: is really a smart player, and that is his best attribute. He said he can create plays by himself and for other players. That is his strength. His other skills are good and his skating has improved this year, though it wasn't a problem in the past. He has strengthened his legs during the shutdown period. He is a willing learner and a very hard worker. He is interested in the game and wants to get better. He is a good kid. It is going to take some time.
I believe he is signed for next year at Karpat, and needs to play over there for another year. At 13, he might be better than a batch of guys selected in front of him. The Flyers never take Finns though.

If he can lose his love for the game already as a teenager because of pressure, it can happen again. Pass.

 

[IronMarshal]

If he can lose his love for the game already as a teenager because of pressure, it can happen again. Pass.

Yes, that does sound like a problem, however, kids these days... ya know?

 

[Magua]

Raty, from what I gather, has uncertain upside. His production at the junior and pro level for an early birthday just isn’t encouraging. I’m not a box score watcher, but when you produce so little, you’re the exception not the norm. His numbers compared to other Finnish ~1st rounders stand out.

The way he’s described as having raw talent but playing too simple or lacking confidence, lacking production.....does he have Rubtsov vibes?

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I was rooting to not get a lottery pick for this reason.

 

[Rebels57]

Raty, from what I gather, has capped upside. His production at the junior and pro level for an early birthday isn’t encouraging either.



I was rooting to not get a lottery pick for this reason.

Same. I cant deal with more lotto luck morphing into draft pain again.

 

[BobbyClarkeFan16]

Craig Button has the Flyers selecting Zachary L'Heureux from Halifax, Destroyer's teammate

 

[Rebels57]

Craig Button has the Flyers selecting Zachary L'Heureux from Halifax, Destroyer's teammate

Dude is never even close on who the Flyers pick. He had us going with Serron Noel the year we took Farabee at 14 and Bode Wilde at 19th overall.

Noel went 34th overall, Wilde 41st lol

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