GDT: 2022 NHL Draft - Boots down in hostile territory

[R2010]

Want one of Kasper, Korchinski, Mintyukov and Lekkerimaki, in that order. Don’t want anyone else, outside of the top 6 guys.

The discussion of Kasper from a lot of other posters reminds me of Josh Norris. I think Corey Pronman's reflections on 'prospects I was wrong about' is interesting to think about here.

 

[Tuna99]

Every Cheif Scout is practicing his “it’s a process” speech for tonight

 

[Golden_Jet]

Kasper really intrigues me. I'm wary of Kemmell can't quantify it just don't like him

Ya and the 67s own Kaspers rights.

 

[Gil Gunderson]

I imagine we'll be going off the board if we were willing to move back to 16.

 

[2CHAINZ]

I imagine we'll be going off the board if we were willing to move back to 16.

I imagine we'd be going off off the board if we were drafting at 16

 

[TheDebater]

I imagine we'd be going off off the board if we were drafting at 16

Move back to 16th only to draft a guy ranked 30th.

 

[hockey20000]

savoie is who i want the most.. if not him then kemmel/lekkerimaki.. if we draft kasper i will be pissed DO NOT WANT HIM.

 

[TheDebater]

I think it is safe to say at this point, that no matter what happens tonight, there is going to be a TON of pissed off Senators fans.

 

[edguy]

I imagine we'll be going off the board if we were willing to move back to 16.

Just because we had a chance to move back doesnt mean we only like guys in that range.

 

[Gil Gunderson]

Just because we had a chance to move back doesnt mean we only like guys in that range.

If last year didn’t happen I’d agree with you.

 

[cudi]

Im going to assume we're taking Geekie until they prove me wrong.

 

[aragorn]

1. Wright C - Montreal needs a big centre behind Suzuki.
2. Slafkovsky LW - NJ needs to get bigger
3. Cooley C - Arz adds a very marketable American player
4. Nemec RD - Seattle adds a good RD (could also select Korchinski LD Seattle WHL)
5. Gauthier C/LW - Philly adds that big centre they covet
6. Kasper C/LW - Columbus adds a nice complimentary piece next to Sillinger or Nemec if he falls
7. Jiricek RD - Ott gets the top pairing RD they covet
8. Korchinski LD - if available to compliment Seider RD or Mintyukov LD
9. Geekie C - Buff gets a big centre to compliment their wingers
10. Lekkerimaki RW - will fit in nicely in Ann with McTavish as his centre.

 

[edguy]

Im going to assume we're taking Geekie until they prove me wrong.

And if guys like Jiricek/Nemec/Cutter are off the board it wouldn't be a horrible pick.
Going off what we have heard I'd personally be a little shocked we didnt take Kasper, but him and Geekie are in that 7-15 range of guys.

 

[cudi]

And if guys like Jiricek/Nemec/Cutter are off the board it wouldn't be a horrible pick.
Going off what we have heard I'd personally be a little shocked we didnt take Kasper, but him and Geekie are in that 7-15 range of guys.

Geekie just sounds like a guy the Sens would have huge interest in. Im vanilla about him personally. Wouldnt celebrate nor would I call for our scouts to be fired.

 

[edguy]

Geekie just sounds like a guy the Sens would have huge interest in. Im vanilla about him personally. Wouldnt celebrate nor would I call for our scouts to be fired.

Oh I am right there with you on Geekie. I am not wild about him but have concerns. But it definitely wouldn't be Boucher level off the board.

 

[bicboi64]

Only reason I'm hesitant to pick Geekie is he gives me Logan Brown vibes because of his size

 

[edguy]

Only reason I'm hesitant to pick Geekie is he gives me Logan Brown vibes because of his size

Fully agree. How many of these big centers, mainly drafted due to their size, ever actually work out? I can't think of any off the top of my head.

 

[R2010]

Fully agree. How many of these big centers, mainly drafted due to their size, ever actually work out? I can't think of any off the top of my head.

Logan Brown had incredible skill and vision. He just had an attitude problem.

 

[Gil Gunderson]

Geekie’s draft profile is basically exactly what Brown’s was. The coping about his skating is basically the same too.

 

[chipsens]

Sorry - just turned midnight where I'm from. I'll be up until 5-6AM tomorrow because of the draft. I can't wait!

Beverage? Beer or coffee?

 

[GermanSpitfire]

Beverage? Beer or coffee?

Few Red Bulls should get the job done. Nothing I haven’t done before.

 

[chipsens]

Today is the 2022 NHL Draft - The draft is being held in Montreal and Ottawa owns the 7th overall pick in the first round at the time of me writing this - Draft coverage will start at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN, ESPN+ in the U.S. and Sportsnet, TVA Sports in Canada. Rounds 2-7 will air on NHL Network, ESPN+ in the U.S., and on Sportsnet, TVA Sports in Canada on Friday starting at 11 a.m. ET

If you need a live stream link - DM me at some point before the draft and I'll provide you with one. Just make sure you have your ad blocker active,


Here are the picks the Senators currently hold:

Pick #	Original Owner	Trade Analysis
#7 Overall	Ottawa
#39 Overall	Ottawa
#64 Overall	Tampa Bay	TRADE ANALYSIS The Ottawa Senators acquired Braydon Coburn, Cedric Paquette, and 2022 second round pick from the Tampa Bay Lightning for Marian Gaborik and Anders Nilsson
#72 Overall	Ottawa
#87 Overall	Boston	TRADE ANALYSIS The Boston Bruins acquired Mike Reilly from the Ottawa Senators for a 2022 third round pick
# 104 Overall	Ottawa
#136 Overall	Ottawa
#143 Overall	Winnipeg	TRADE ANALYSIS The Winnipeg Jets acquired Zach Sanford from the Ottawa Senators for a 2022 fifth round pick
#151 Overall	Boston	TRADE ANALYSIS The Ottawa Senators acquired Zach Senyshyn and a 2022 fifth round pick from Boston Bruins for Josh Brown and conditional 2022 seventh round pick
#168 Overall	Ottawa
#206 Overall	New York Islanders	TRADE ANALYSIS The New York Islanders acquired Braydon Coburn from the Ottawa Senators for a 2022 seventh round pick

Here is Bob McKenzie's final draft rankings for the first round.

R	N	PLAYER	TEAM	LEAGUE	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
TOP PROSPECTS
1	Slovakia	Juraj Slafkovský (LW)	TPS	Liiga	31	5	5	10	33
2	Canada	Shane Wright (C)	Kingston Frontenacs	OHL	63	32	62	94	22
3	USA	Logan Cooley (C)	U.S. National U18 Team	USDP	51	27	48	75	67
4	Slovakia	Simon Nemec (D)	HK Nitra	Slovakia	39	1	25	26	20
5	USA	Cutter Gauthier (C/LW)	U.S. National U18 Team	USDP	54	34	31	65	49
6	Czechia	David Jiricek (D)	HC Plzen	Czechia	29	5	6	11	49
7	Finland	Joakim Kemell (RW)	JYP	Liiga	39	15	8	23	2
8	Sweden	Jonathan Lekkerimäki (RW)	Djurgårdens IF	SHL	26	7	2	9	0
9	Canada	Matthew Savoie (C)	Winnipeg Ice	WHL	65	35	55	90	32
10	Austria	Marco Kasper (C)	Rögle BK	SHL	46	7	4	11	17
11	Canada	Kevin Korchinski (D)	Seattle Thunderbirds	WHL	67	4	61	65	40
12	Russia	Pavel Mintyukov (D)	Saginaw Spirit	OHL	67	17	45	62	28
13	Canada	Conor Geekie (C)	Winnipeg Ice	WHL	63	24	46	70	49
14	Russia	Danila Yurov (RW)	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	KHL	21	0	0	0	2
15	USA	Frank Nazar (C/RW)	U.S. National U18 Team	USDP	56	28	42	70	20
16	Finland	Brad Lambert (C/RW)	Pelicans	Liiga	25	2	2	4	12
17	USA	Jimmy Snuggerud (F)	U.S. National U18 Team	USDP	59	24	39	63	32
18	Czechia	Jiri Kulich (C)	HC Energie Karlovy Vary	Czechia	49	9	5	14	4
19	Russia	Ivan Miroshnichenko (LW)	Omskie Krylia	VHL	31	10	6	16	6
20	USA	Isaac Howard (LW)	U.S. National U18 Team	USDP	60	33	49	82	42
21	Sweden	Liam Öhgren (LW)	Djurgårdens IF J20	J20 Nationell	30	33	25	58	6
22	Sweden	Noah Östlund (C)	Djurgårdens IF J20	J20 Nationell	32	9	33	42	6
23	Canada	Owen Pickering (D)	Swift Current Broncos	WHL	62	9	24	33	39
24	Canada	Denton Mateychuk (D)	Moose Jaw Warriors	WHL	65	13	51	64	15
25	USA	Ryan Chesley (D)	U.S. National U18 Team	USDP	59	12	17	29	69
26	Switzerland	Lian Bichsel (D)	Leksands IF	SHL	29	1	2	3	16
27	USA	Rutger McGroarty (C/RW)	U.S. National U18 Team	USDP	54	35	34	69	65
28	Canada	Nathan Gaucher (C)	Québec Remparts	QMJHL	66	31	26	57	74
29	Canada	Luca Del Bel Belluz (C)	Mississauga Steelheads	OHL	68	30	46	76	28
30	Slovakia	Filip Mesar (W/C)	HK Poprad	Slovakia	37	8	8	16	8
31	USA	Sam Rinzel (D)	Chaska High	USHS-MN	27	9	29	38	22
32	Canada	Tristan Luneau (D)	Gatineau Olympiques	QMJHL	63	12	31	43	20

Yes, Bob is wright...i mean for #7. That would give us 2 Jimmy's : J Stu & Jimmy Kemmel. <3 Kemmel. Sens need more Finnish Grab Brad Lambert too. Tervae!

 

[chipsens]

wow he's that small and was able to truck guys much bigger than him? might be a Karlsson type where he is wiry and stronger than players much bigger than him.

Both Kemmel and Lekk share a lot of traits with Pasternak imo. high end skill, deception, lethal shot, mentality. certainly more so than guys like Gauthier, Savoie, Kaspar.

Kemmel said Pasta is his role model. I can see it.

 

[chipsens]

wow he's that small and was able to truck guys much bigger than him? might be a Karlsson type where he is wiry and stronger than players much bigger than him.

Both Kemmel and Lekk share a lot of traits with Pasternak imo. high end skill, deception, lethal shot, mentality. certainly more so than guys like Gauthier, Savoie, Kaspar.

 

[aragorn]

Should be interesting who Chicago picks at 7th OA especially if one of the two RD fall to them.