Draft 2022 NHL Draft and Undrafted Free Agents Thread

[Joey Bones]

Okay, back to it. WJSS and Hlinka-Gretzky Cup are ongoing and so far we're seeing a ton of crazy scorers popping up.

This class is going to be wayyyy better than 2021 so let's get hyped!

Here's to another year of draft banter!

LGR!!!!

 

[brians1128]

With a quick scan of elite prospects, I know one thing, were gonna need the goaltenders to grow, tallest one is only 6'4".

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

How Florian Elias goes undrafted twice, I will never understand.

 

[TheBloodyNine]

Wright!
Lambert!
The answer to our center issue lies at the top of this draft!

 

[Gospel of Prospal]

Brad Lambert is the most Finnish name ever. Kakko would love him.

 

[I Eat Crow]

Chaz Lucius' brother Cruz is draft eligible this year. Plays similarly to his brother. Likely to be in the range of the Rangers' pick. Other names to look for include Noah Ostlund, Markus Vidicek, Nathan Gaucher, all center that can be in range when the Rangers pick.

This is a very strong USNTP crop. Cooley, McGroarty, Jack Hughes II, Nazar, Howard, Chesley, Casey, and Devine all have a good chance of going top 15 next June. First three are center prospects that will likely be out of NYR's range barring a catastrophe.

 

[Joey Bones]

Juraj Slafkovsky already blowing up the Hlinka-Gretzky

 

[Joey Bones]

Chaz Lucius' brother Cruz is draft eligible this year. Plays similarly to his brother. Likely to be in the range of the Rangers' pick. Other names to look for include Noah Ostlund, Markus Vidicek, Nathan Gaucher, all center that can be in range when the Rangers pick.

This is a very strong USNTP crop. Cooley, McGroarty, Jack Hughes II, Nazar, Howard, Chesley, Casey, and Devine all have a good chance of going top 15 next June. First three are center prospects that will likely be out of NYR's range barring a catastrophe.

Agreed. This will be another strong group for USNTDP!!

 

[Joey Bones]

Also, IIRC there is no goalie supposed to be ranked in the 1st. So all those people that were having fits of Knight->Askarov->Wallstedt can breathe a nice breath.

 

[I Eat Crow]

Juraj Slafkovsky already blowing up the Hlinka-Gretzky

Kid's a monster. He's likely going to play at 6'5" or 6'6" and 230ish pounds when he gets to the NHL.

 

[Joey Bones]

Also the non-related Jack Hughes is in this class!

 

[Synergy27]

I can finally like posts again. And I like this one!

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

Brad Lambert is the most Finnish name ever. Kakko would love him.

We reached a point in time where Lambert, Komarov and Barkov are Finnish, Virtanen, Tychonick and Krebs are Canadian, Wahlstrom, Galchenyuk and Khodorenko are American and Pilut, Zibanejad and de la Rose are Swedish.

A global community indeed.

 

[EdJovanovski]

We reached a point in time where Lambert, Komarov and Barkov are Finnish, Virtanen, Tychonick and Krebs are Canadian, Wahlstrom, Galchenyuk and Khodorenko are American and Pilut, Zibanejad and de la Rose are Swedish.

A global community indeed.

You left out Buchnevich

 

[Joey Bones]

Some early names to look out for other than the obvious...

Maddox Fleming
Jack Devine
Isaac Howard
Jaokim Kemmell
Simon Nemec
Ryan Greene
Devin Kaplan
Cruz Lucius
Mathew Ward
David Jiricek

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

Some early names to look out for other than the obvious...

Maddox Fleming
Jack Devine
Isaac Howard
Jaokim Kemmell
Simon Nemec
Ryan Greene
Devin Kaplan
Cruz Lucius
Mathew Ward
David Jiricek

Early frontrunners for best name in the draft:

- Jonathan Lekkerimaki
- Kenta Isogai
- Jonathan Melee (Drink every time he's in a fight)
- Artyom Duda
- Jimmy Snuggerud
- Michael La Starza

 

[redwhiteandblue]

USA has dropped the first two in prelims, yikes... also, Elias Pettersson 2.0 was the insurance goal for Sweden.

 

[brians1128]

Noah Ostlund

 

[Joey Bones]

Just dropping this hype video...

 

[TheBloodyNine]

Just dropping this hype video...

Don't do this to us. We're never getting him haha.

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

Don't do this to us. We're never getting him haha.

"He's going to pull a Lindros and force his way here to play with his buddy Brennan"

 

[NYRFANMANI]

I love Kakko and Laffy, but by god I'm bummed we're gonna miss out on the top center prospects in the 2022 and 2023 draft.

There are some franchise caliber players there.

 

[TheBloodyNine]

I love Kakko and Laffy, but by god I'm bummed we're gonna miss out on the top center prospects in the 2022 and 2023 draft.

There are some franchise caliber players there.

Franchise?!?! Bedard is gonna be a generational talent haha

 

[NYRFANMANI]

Franchise?!?! Bedard is gonna be a generational talent haha

Ah, the old elite/franchise/generational debate. Bedard generational? Fine by me. Michkov only franchise or also generational?

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Ah, the old elite/franchise/generational debate. Bedard generational? Fine by me. Michkov only franchise or also generational?

Both Generational as much as Crosby/AO are.