2021 NHL Entry Draft - Round 1: July 23 (8 p.m. ET; ESPN2, SN, SN NOW, TVA Sports)

[King'sPawn]

Prospect Logan Mailloux withdraws from 2021 NHL Draft after conviction in Sweden

Well, no need to shuffle him around in your rankings this year...

Good decision for him. It was a gross thing and hopefully he learns from it and can reconcile amicably with the victim.

 

[Peter James Bond III]

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[Raccoon Jesus]

Forgive me for being a little hesitant that the same media that was pushing "stutzle got in a limo with Anschutz in Germany, byfield is OURS" only to turn around and say that was all a smokescreen is a credible source on the Kings.

 

[Reclamation Project]

^ CNN covering hockey now???

 

[kilowatt]

Forgive me for being a little hesitant that the same media that was pushing "stutzle got in a limo with Anschutz in Germany, byfield is OURS" only to turn around and say that was all a smokescreen is a credible source on the Kings.

Garrioch sucks

 

[Reclamation Project]

Let us pray to the hockey gods that another Hall of Fame Stanley Cup winning superstar falls to us...

 

[Reclamation Project]

I'd like a defenseman, but I'm leaning more toward Wallstedt. Kings are stacked at C, have some really promising wingers, and have a couple good defenseman. We don't have a top tier goalie prospect. This should most likely (and hopefully) be the highest pick we have in the next 10 years. A harbinger of Stanley Cup winners is a very good, homegrown goaltender developed through the system. Look at the recent winners -

Vasilevskiy - drafted by TB.

Binnington - drafted by St. Louis.

Grubauer/Holtby - drafted by Washington.

Murray/Fleury - drafted by Pittsburgh.

Crawford - drafted by Chicago.

QUICK - drafted by LA.

Thomas - basically a Boston product for his entire career. He's an outlier and an amazing story. Finally a starter at 32, won 2 Vezina's, and lead Boston to a Cup and won the Conn Smythe (1 of 4 Americans to win it alongside Quick). Never give up on your dreams!

Niemi - undrafted but again started off as a Chicago product.

Fleury - the most highly regarded goalie prospect in my lifetime, a top 5 goalie in my book, and future Hall of Famer. Drafted #1 overall by Pittsburgh! We may never see this again.

Osgood - drafted by Detroit. Hasek split but Osgood was the guy for the run.

Giguère - bounced around, but again, basically a Ducks product.

Ward - drafted by Carolina.

Khabibulin - trade.

Brodeur - drafted by New Jersey, another top 5 goalie in my book. The only non-Kings player jersey I own!

Hasek - trade.​

Summary - if we want to win another Cup, history says we need to draft and develop a stud goaltender, preferably in the first round like many of the names above. The trends above don't lie. I may look into the past too much, but most of the players who have won, and especially won multiple times, were drafted and developed by the same team, many in the first round. The Kings can develop goalies as good as any team in the league.

tl;dr - Kings lack of a standout goaltending prospect is their biggest flaw in my mind, let's fix it Friday.

 

[Docgonzo]

Draft day comes and the choices available are Wallstedt, Johnson and Edvisson. Who should the Kings pick? These 3 choices seem like the toughest picks in the draft. And all seem to fit a need.

 

[King'sPawn]

Draft day comes and the choices available are Wallstedt, Johnson and Edvisson. Who should the Kings pick? These 3 choices seem like the toughest picks in the draft. And all seem to fit a need.

My gut feeling:
Edvinsson
Johnson
Wallstedt

 

[kovacro]

Draft day comes and the choices available are Wallstedt, Johnson and Edvisson. Who should the Kings pick? These 3 choices seem like the toughest picks in the draft. And all seem to fit a need.

Let's be forward thinking and go just a tad off the board with Cossa.

 

[bland]

Draft day comes and the choices available are Wallstedt, Johnson and Edvisson. Who should the Kings pick? These 3 choices seem like the toughest picks in the draft. And all seem to fit a need.

All would be welcome, but Edvinsson is the pick there, followed by Wallstedt. Johnson is a nice player and would be the easiest to follow, the sexiest by far, and likely look better early, but ultimately I would wager that the other two have more impact within five years.

 

[KingTech]

Heard red wings might be after Wallstedt at 6 So maybe we will have a shot at a good D at 8

 

[SFKingshomer]

Heard red wings might be after Wallstedt at 6 So maybe we will have a shot at a good D at 8

Wings will trade for LA's #8

 

[KingTech]

Wings will trade for LA's #8

As long as we get 6 out of it I would be fine


8 and Turrcotte for 6 and Bertuzzi

 

[KingLB]

As long as we get 6 out of it I would be fine


8 and Turrcotte for 6 and Bertuzzi

No.

 

[Reclamation Project]

As long as we get 6 out of it I would be fine


8 and Turrcotte for 6 and Bertuzzi

Hard pass.

 

[KingTech]

why ?

 

[tny760]

i like bertuzzi and he's semi-proven but giving up turcotte for a guy coming off back surgery? i'm not into that kind of risk

 

[KingTech]

i like bertuzzi and he's semi-proven but giving up for a guy coming off back surgery? i'm not into that kind of risk

I agree with u to a diagree however the 6 for 8 makes its a ton more palatable because we get one of the 4 top defenseman in the draft which is more of a long term need than Turcotte who will be a great player but we have Vilardi Bayfield ?Thomas madden etc we can afford to lose one for a defense upgrade in the future.

 

[bland]

I agree with u to a diagree however the 6 for 8 makes its a ton more palatable because we get one of the 4 top defenseman in the draft which is more of a long term need than Turcotte who will be a great player but we have Vilardi Bayfield ?Thomas madden etc we can afford to lose one for a defense upgrade in the future.

Yeah, but not the best one...

 

[KingTech]

Yeah, but not the best one...

lol but better then anything we can draft at 8 Take what we can get

 

[bland]

lol but better then anything we can draft at 8 Take what we can get

Only if you like moving sideways.

Vilardi and/or Kupari 8 to move up, sure, but not Turcotte.

 

[tny760]

I agree with u to a diagree however the 6 for 8 makes its a ton more palatable because we get one of the 4 top defenseman in the draft which is more of a long term need than Turcotte who will be a great player but we have Vilardi Bayfield ?Thomas madden etc we can afford to lose one for a defense upgrade in the future.

the sticking point to me is turcotte, i hate the term but he feels like more of a long-term "sure thing" than some of the others. i'd hate to lose him for a winger that may or may not ever be the same player post-surgery

 

[kings11]

As long as we get 6 out of it I would be fine


8 and Turrcotte for 6 and Bertuzzi

That’s a terrible trade and unlikely to happen. Turcotte might have fallen off in your eyes but the FO values him highly

 

[Reclamation Project]

Mid first and a B level prospect. Not a top 10 pick and one of our best prospects. If you package 8OA and Turcotte it better get you a young top pairing left handed defenseman signed with term.