starsfan86
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Probably so. Although he has shown he will draft smaller skilled players now. I think he will be a gem in this draft
Prospect Info: 2021 NHL Draft Thread
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BfantZ
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Ya once he fills out that pathetic frame , watch out . Kids got mad skills .
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If I sit here and think about it, Goaltender and D are super thin after Harley and Oettinger, respectively. The forward ranks seem better off in comparison, but the wingers are non existent if you don't assume that several centers will eventually move over to wing in the NHL. I mean, there are guys like Stranges and Oksentyuk, Mascherin also, but the whole system probably needs more depth. Granted, in the last couple years we've had Robertson, Heiskanen, Guryanov graduate, so it's not surprising.
BrettHullsToe
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Yeah, the "problem" with our current prospect depth is we keep graduating the guys who are supposed to pan out, i.e. the first rounders and every other second rounder. Tough to build up a prospect pool when guys keep moving to the NHL. 
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Yeah, the "problem" with our current prospect depth is we keep graduating the guys who are supposed to pan out, i.e. the first rounders and every other second rounder. Tough to build up a prospect pool when guys keep moving to the NHL.
Not really, the problem is we only had 2 picks in the first 3 rounds for the past 2 years, so outside of Harley and Borque, no one has really popped and it's looking a little empty. 2018 has Dellandrea, Damiani, and Mascherin (I guess he kinda counts), 2017 has pretty much graduated, and 2016 is an absolute wasteland. I don't really considering Caamano and Gardner successful picks, Tufte is a straight bust, and Karlstrom might be a 3rd liner at some point. Also, most teams can muster getting lucky and getting something interesting out of prospects past the first 2 rounds, but Lindell and John Klingberg are the only impact players we've drafted past round 2 in a decade. Maybe Damiani is the guy to break that streak, but when every pick past the first 2 rounds doesn't count, it's not great for your depth.
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The MHL (Russian junior league) is impossible to project. There is a massive talent disparity between the organizations and teams play a style that is unrecognizable from that of North America. Seriously, forechecking doesn't exist. The moment teams lose possession all 5 guys will retreat to the neutral zone, fan out wide and trap. No one supports the puck carrier and everyone plays on the perimeter. There are less physical battles but a ton of open ice 1 on 1 situations. Because of that I feel like people should take top Russian junior prospects with a large grain of salt. However, the talent in Russia is definitely there as they've had plenty of late round/undrafted offensive talent come out of the country. I feel like teams should have a healthy dose of skepticism with regards to taking undersized skill guys in the first round (which they do), but more importantly, teams should just spam late round draft picks on Russian skill guys and goalies as it's a total gold mine.
With that in mind, Dmitry Buchelnikov. Under the radar Russian prospect for anyone who likes Kisakov types, might not even get drafted but there seems to be a lot of upside.
5'9" 150 pounds but considered to be a great skater with an excellent offensive skill set. Part of the SKA-St Petersburg farm system where he played for both the loaded SKA-1946 team (21 points in 29 games playing only 13-14 minutes a night) and a bad team in SKA-Varyagi (16 points in 17 games playing 17-18 minutes a night). Also made the U18 team this year. He's intriguing because of how young he is and how favorably his production compares to guys ranked above him on draft boards, in spite of his lower placement on the organization's depth chart. Early September birthday so only a couple weeks away from being in the 2022 draft, next year when SKA graduates some of their top junior guys, you might be seeing Buchelnikov near the MHL league leaders in scoring.
With that in mind, Dmitry Buchelnikov. Under the radar Russian prospect for anyone who likes Kisakov types, might not even get drafted but there seems to be a lot of upside.
5'9" 150 pounds but considered to be a great skater with an excellent offensive skill set. Part of the SKA-St Petersburg farm system where he played for both the loaded SKA-1946 team (21 points in 29 games playing only 13-14 minutes a night) and a bad team in SKA-Varyagi (16 points in 17 games playing 17-18 minutes a night). Also made the U18 team this year. He's intriguing because of how young he is and how favorably his production compares to guys ranked above him on draft boards, in spite of his lower placement on the organization's depth chart. Early September birthday so only a couple weeks away from being in the 2022 draft, next year when SKA graduates some of their top junior guys, you might be seeing Buchelnikov near the MHL league leaders in scoring.
Ghost of Kyiv
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Other late round Russians worth a pick, this time between the pipes...
Semyon Vyazovoi - 6'2" and a great athlete with apparently excellent lateral agility. Considered to be raw despite putting up terrific numbers ( .939 sv% 2.06 gaa). Playing in Ufa during a pandemic, I doubt many scouts have seen him in person and he's seems to be falling under the radar despite the upside.
Kirill Gerasimyuk - 6'2" athletic and young for the draft class. Expected to be the #1 for Russia at the under 18s but completely shit the bed and got replaced by his backup. So, 5 minutes of terrible net-minding could conceivably bump him down a few rounds in the draft. Pretty good numbers in the MHL with a .931 save percentage behind a bad team in SKA-Varyagi. Nice part about him is that he's in the SKA program, so you have a young athlete that will receive top of the line goalie coaching (SKA has a ton of money and its the same organization that Askarov plays in and might soon graduate).
Semyon Vyazovoi - 6'2" and a great athlete with apparently excellent lateral agility. Considered to be raw despite putting up terrific numbers ( .939 sv% 2.06 gaa). Playing in Ufa during a pandemic, I doubt many scouts have seen him in person and he's seems to be falling under the radar despite the upside.
Kirill Gerasimyuk - 6'2" athletic and young for the draft class. Expected to be the #1 for Russia at the under 18s but completely shit the bed and got replaced by his backup. So, 5 minutes of terrible net-minding could conceivably bump him down a few rounds in the draft. Pretty good numbers in the MHL with a .931 save percentage behind a bad team in SKA-Varyagi. Nice part about him is that he's in the SKA program, so you have a young athlete that will receive top of the line goalie coaching (SKA has a ton of money and its the same organization that Askarov plays in and might soon graduate).
Ghost of Kyiv
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The best mid to late round sleeper is probably Marcus Almquist.
Very short, but still a tremendous amount of talent. Very industrious player with excellent quickness and a great pair of hands. Plays with pace and has been very productive in Sweden (and Denmark) in spite of being the youngest player available in the draft this year. He has a great chance to be this year's Zuccarelo, Gaudreau, Atkinson type.
Very short, but still a tremendous amount of talent. Very industrious player with excellent quickness and a great pair of hands. Plays with pace and has been very productive in Sweden (and Denmark) in spite of being the youngest player available in the draft this year. He has a great chance to be this year's Zuccarelo, Gaudreau, Atkinson type.
starsfan86
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Just did a mock draft simulator on nhlentrydraft.com. What do y’all think?
I know it’s not realistic at all. But you never know in this draft.
I know it’s not realistic at all. But you never know in this draft.
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BfantZ
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Judging by the battery level on your phone, I think you are a guy who likes to live a bit on the wild side.
As for the mock draft, I have a problem with anyone named "Cole" but if he can play good puck, then I'm all in.
starsfan86
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My last name is Cole so I’m totally ok with this little pick lol.
Yea 100%. The simulator didn’t do very well by leaving these good players available. I couldn’t resist picking them though haha
Morry83
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I’m not a huge fan of Othmann. Would much prefer Lucius.
Pronman has us taking 3 dman during the draft. I still think we focus on the forward group again this year.
BfantZ
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Lucius over Othman for sure but coronato over Lucius .
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Stars should draft at least one goalie in the later rounds because they only have 1 drafted goalie prospect in Poirier and nobody else. It's not a big need since Oettinger is really young and Scheel is just freshley signed but just adding a guy for somewhere down the line makes sense.
MrHeiskanen
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They need to draft a NCAA or European goalie. Drafting guys in the CHL isn't enough development time before you need to offer a contract or let them walk.
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I was just thinking they should get back to the draft a goalie every year, just because the depth is so poor right now. Although other than Wallstedt & Cossa the rest of the goalies dont look too great, maybe take a chance on Benjamin Gaudreau. Or maybe there is some hidden gem at the end of the draft I have no clue.
With 26 of 31 other teams not interested in the guy, that would be a low percentage trade idea.
Why wouldn't Nill just draft someone they like as a prospect?
Why wouldn't Nill just draft someone they like as a prospect?
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