2021 NHL Draft Thread

[CpatainCanuck]

Apparently, Benning is at the u18's scouting right now. Wouldn't be surprised if our first is from a player that catches his eye in the tournament. I could see them taking Lysell.

Yeah, the fact that both Benning and Weisbrod are at the U18s, coupled with the fact that there has been a much smaller body of Junior hockey this year, leads me to expect that this tournament is going to play very highly into how the Canucks rate the players for this draft.

 

[Get North]

The OHL kids haven't played at all this season. The U18s is going to take up a larger portion of games for all prospects and it's only like 6-7 games. That's the nature of the shortened seasons.

 

[Catamarca Livin]

Yeah, the fact that both Benning and Weisbrod are at the U18s, coupled with the fact that there has been a much smaller body of Junior hockey this year, leads me to expect that this tournament is going to play very highly into how the Canucks rate the players for this draft.

It will play very highly in all teams evaluations as it should they are playing their age class and younger.

 

[lawrence]

8-10 is were we are likely to slot before the lottery.

I want Fyodor Svechkov badly.

What’s then intel on him.

 

[logan5]

Benning scouting one tournament, and then lasering in on one guy is why we have OJ.

And Pettersson and Hughes and Boeser? Is that fair to say?

 

[logan5]

Has any one or two established themselves as the front of the pack. The OHL didn’t play , and did the q play? Not sure. Such a bad year to have a high draft pick.

 

[GetFocht]

12 games more until we get another sick player to add to our young core.

 

[Peen]

12 games more until we get another sick player to add to our young core.

You can say the same for next year as well and then our young core won’t be young by that point.

 

[Frankie Blueberries]

12 games more until we get another sick player to add to our young core.

...50% of the time, Benning has picked not-so-sick players with top 10 picks. Although Virtanen looks to be pretty sick depending on your interpretation of the word.

 

[lawrence]

...50% of the time, Benning has picked not-so-sick players with top 10 picks. Although Virtanen looks to be pretty sick depending on your interpretation of the word.

yea like every team they hit and miss. I hope we don’t miss this time.

 

[The Iron Goalie]

What’s then intel on him.

 

[The Iron Goalie]

The report

The theme song

 

[Fatass]

And Pettersson and Hughes and Boeser? Is that fair to say?

Actually this train of discussion has been gone over in other threads. If you go back and read them you will learn Benning’s laser choice as a negative. It was Bracket and the scouts who selected our top guys, except Hughes.

 

[Knight53]

What’s then intel on him.

IMO the best center after Beniers. Having Pettersson/Horvat/Svechkov down the middle would be downright filthy.

Assuming Power/L.Hughes/Clarke are all gone before we pick otherwise you pick one of these guys to add to Q.Hughes/Rathbone/Juolevi.

Exciting to get to add another big piece to the young core.

Also, the 2022 draft looks like a 2015 calibre draft, so even if we make the playoffs we should be adding another big piece from that draft as well.

 

[clay]

Mason McTavish has really impressed at the U18s. Reminds me of a bit of Horvat at his age, only more polished with an elite shot. Obviously Horvat's development was accelerated once his skating evolved. There are definitely going to be options whether we want to go RHD (Clarke, Ceulemans, Scott) or centre (Eklund, Johnson, Lucius, McTavish, Svechkov, Sillinger). Those are by far the two biggest areas of need for our prospect pool.

 

[AppleHoneySauce]

Mason McTavish has really impressed at the U18s. Reminds me of a bit of Horvat at his age, only more polished with an elite shot. Obviously Horvat's development was accelerated once his skating evolved. There are definitely going to be options whether we want to go RHD (Clarke, Ceulemans, Scott) or centre (Eklund, Johnson, Lucius, McTavish, Svechkov, Sillinger). Those are by far the two biggest areas of need for our prospect pool.

I got a gut feeling that McTavish is the right guy. My gut is also prone to lying so maybe not pick him.

 

[Canucks LB]

Anybody watching the u18?
Who’s stood out?

 

[iceburg]

Dylan Geunther. >pt per game in the WHL as a 16 year old. 2pts/game this year. Decent size. Winger that projects top 6.
Thoughts?

 

[AppleHoneySauce]

Dylan Geunther. >pt per game in the WHL as a 16 year old. 2pts/game this year. Decent size. Winger that projects top 6.
Thoughts?

Maybe. Not a big fan of him being a winger though.

 

[iceburg]

Maybe. Not a big fan of him being a winger though.

I get it. But that's serious production for a guy that just turned 18.

 

[Gstank]

Even if he is a winger that gives us the option to move Miller to the 3rd line C

Petey Boeser
Bo Hoglander
Miller Podkolzin/or Guenther

Thats 3 solids lines to sprinkle in Lind, Gad, Pearson and some of the other guys we have

I would much prefer a Dman though
Hughes
Juolevi?
Rathbone?
Schmidt
Myers isn't exactly a D core that doesnt need some major improvements too

 

[VanJack]

Given the perilous state of the Canuck blueline, an impact d-men in the first round is almost a 'must'.

There's some good ones there in Clarke, Hughes, Edvinsson and Power. If the freefall continues, we might have a shot at one of them.

 

[canuckking1]

Clarke is on the top of my wish list.

 

[lawrence]

Dylan Geunther. >pt per game in the WHL as a 16 year old. 2pts/game this year. Decent size. Winger that projects top 6.
Thoughts?

he’s top 3. the 1st forward off the board. No chance unless we win a top 3 spot.

 

[arttk]

Dylan Geunther. >pt per game in the WHL as a 16 year old. 2pts/game this year. Decent size. Winger that projects top 6.
Thoughts?

WHL scares me. Actually if our WHL scouts says he’s good, then we should do the opposite.