NHL Entry Draft 2022 NHL Draft Thread - Part 2

[ReginKarlssonLehner]

Nemec/Cooley are no brainers if available
Savoie/Lambert are a swing for the fences
Slafkovsky/Kemell/Jirichek are safe picks, but not as high-end as others could be

Very wrong. Kemell is just as big a risk as the above group. Jiri and Slaf has as much skill as anyone in this draft.

I keep yelling for Slaf but I'd love any of Wright/Nemec/Cooley/Jiri/Slafv..... it's when we get outside that group I get seriously underwhelmed. I was huge Savoie guy a year ago, but I have not seen any serious growth from him to warrant picking him top 5. I also thought he'd grow a bit more.

 

[SensFactor]

Nemec is my pick.

 

[aragorn]

Jiricek RW is mine.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

These guys put out well respected rankings. I have never subscribed but I hear good things about their annual black book. They scout in the rink and they have contact with NHL scouts. I am not promoting them just fyi.

2022 NHL Draft Rankings - HockeyProspect.com

HockeyProspect.com has produced NHL Draft Rankings for eligible draft prospects for the NHL draft since 2004.

hockeyprospect.com

They have Geekie higher than I have seen him on most lists. They also have Snuggerud higher than Gauthier which we don't see much.
Given their rankings from 4-7 .. I think I would take Nemec or Jiricek. Cooley is quite tempting in that range.
What do you guys think? Is Cooley a must take from that 4-7 group given his almost universally higher ranking.
McKenzie had Cooley #2 at Mid Season.

 

[Burrowsaurus]

Crazy when we get both slaf and kemell and they play on stutzles wings it will be crazy trust me

 

[Joeyjoejoe]

Crazy when we get both slaf and kemell and they play on stutzles wings it will be crazy trust me

How do we get both?

 

[NHL Dude 120]

Crazy when we get both slaf and kemell and they play on stutzles wings it will be crazy trust me

Kss line. But how in the world do we get both? Honest question. If by some fluke we are in a position to get two picks high enough I would use the pick to draft a one of Jiricek or Nemec and one of Slafkovsky or Kemell.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

How do we get both?

Obviously not going to share that .. Big Bucks to get that answer.

 

[Burrowsaurus]

Kss line. But how in the world do we get both? Honest question. If by some fluke we are in a position to get two picks high enough I would use the pick to draft a one of Jiricek or Nemec and one of Slafkovsky or Kemell.

Trust me.

 

[Burrowsaurus]

Obviously not going to share that .. Big Bucks to get that answer.

I said we were getting galchenyuk what happened.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

I said we were getting galchenyuk what happened.

short version or the long version? lol

 

[Burrowsaurus]

short version or the long version? lol

I just said we were getting galchenyuk. It happened nephew. Trust me.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

I just said we were getting galchenyuk. It happened nephew. Trust me.

That's the short version. Not doubting Burrowstradamous

 

[Rusty7550]

Hossa junior

 

[Mingus Dew]

Hossa junior

It's gonna burn when he's drafted one pick ahead of us.

 

[aragorn]

These guys put out well respected rankings. I have never subscribed but I hear good things about their annual black book. They scout in the rink and they have contact with NHL scouts. I am not promoting them just fyi.

2022 NHL Draft Rankings - HockeyProspect.com

HockeyProspect.com has produced NHL Draft Rankings for eligible draft prospects for the NHL draft since 2004.

hockeyprospect.com

They have Geekie higher than I have seen him on most lists. They also have Snuggerud higher than Gauthier which we don't see much.
Given their rankings from 4-7 .. I think I would take Nemec or Jiricek. Cooley is quite tempting in that range.
What do you guys think? Is Cooley a must take from that 4-7 group given his almost universally higher ranking.
McKenzie had Cooley #2 at Mid Season.

Geekie at #2 is very strange, yes, if Cooley falls to us they should take him & Jiricek at #7 is right around where I expect the Sens to pick which is good. Yurov & Kemell out of the first rd after many were very high on Kemell is also weird, he's 2nd on Lines.com. First time I see Pickering in the top 10 too. Doesn't look like they will get another pick in the first rd, I also noticed that Nathan Gaucher C/RW has fallen out of the first rd, could be an interesting pick in the 2nd as would Tristan Luneau RD.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

 

[aragorn]

It's gonna burn when he's drafted one pick ahead of us.

That looked very ordinary to me, he skated one way & then skated the other way, took the puck to the slot & made a rather easy shot that the goalie should have had. Still concerned Slaf could turn into Puljarvi or Sanford.

I like Geekie, but I'm not sure he should be rated that high, but Ottawa could use a little more size at centre. I wonder what would happen if they did draft Geekie when they have Norris, Stutzle & Pinto. What do you think would happen?

 

[Big Muddy]

These guys put out well respected rankings. I have never subscribed but I hear good things about their annual black book. They scout in the rink and they have contact with NHL scouts. I am not promoting them just fyi.

2022 NHL Draft Rankings - HockeyProspect.com

HockeyProspect.com has produced NHL Draft Rankings for eligible draft prospects for the NHL draft since 2004.

hockeyprospect.com

They have Geekie higher than I have seen him on most lists. They also have Snuggerud higher than Gauthier which we don't see much.
Given their rankings from 4-7 .. I think I would take Nemec or Jiricek. Cooley is quite tempting in that range.
What do you guys think? Is Cooley a must take from that 4-7 group given his almost universally higher ranking.
McKenzie had Cooley #2 at Mid Season.

Ya, I noticed Cooley as well, and he's right around where we'd pick (based on current points %).

 

[Mingus Dew]

That looked very ordinary to me, he skated one way & then skated the other way, took the puck to the slot & made a rather easy shot that the goalie should have had. Still concerned Slaf could turn into Puljarvi or Sanford.

I like Geekie, but I'm not sure he should be rated that high, but Ottawa could use a little more size at centre. I wonder what would happen if they did draft Geekie when they have Norris, Stutzle & Pinto. What do you think would happen?

Yeah it’s not an insane play or anything. But I still really like the player and think he’d fit well on this team.

 

[Adele Dazeem]

If Montreal and Arizona continue on their pace; we should be looking at a bottom-3 finish just above Seattle and Philly.
Guarantees us a pick of Slaf/Cooley/Nemec/Savoie

 

[SquidNasty]

This team looks lifeless. If Chabot is out for a few weeks things might get very very ugly. It’s looking more and more likely we’re drafting a phenomenal player this summer LFG.

 

[Cosmix]

This team looks lifeless. If Chabot is out for a few weeks things might get very very ugly. It’s looking more and more likely we’re drafting a phenomenal player this summer LFG.

I would rather we draft in the top 5 rather than win a few more meaningless games this season.

 

[MatchesMalone]

Maybe move this to the 2022 NHL draft thread but how would you compare the 1st round
2022 to
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2023
my votes are bolded although a couple are closer

Sure I'll play. In descending order:
2015
2020
2023
2016
2019
2022
2018
2021
2017

 

[MatchesMalone]

These guys put out well respected rankings. I have never subscribed but I hear good things about their annual black book. They scout in the rink and they have contact with NHL scouts. I am not promoting them just fyi.

2022 NHL Draft Rankings - HockeyProspect.com

HockeyProspect.com has produced NHL Draft Rankings for eligible draft prospects for the NHL draft since 2004.

hockeyprospect.com

They have Geekie higher than I have seen him on most lists. They also have Snuggerud higher than Gauthier which we don't see much.
Given their rankings from 4-7 .. I think I would take Nemec or Jiricek. Cooley is quite tempting in that range.
What do you guys think? Is Cooley a must take from that 4-7 group given his almost universally higher ranking.
McKenzie had Cooley #2 at Mid Season.

Yeah it goes back to the old question of size vs skill. By every other measure Cooley should be an easy top three pick. But as a smaller center, he might not be the guy organizations want to build their team around. Its always the case that fans and media scouting services are going to be higher on prospects like that, whereas real scouts tend to go for the big bodied center. It's what the NHL is all about. Who are the sub-6'0 centers in the NHL right now besides Crosby? Nugent-Hopkins, Paveslki, Hughes are the only that come immediately to mind. Pavelski and Hopkins are excellent players, but maybe not franchise players on contenders. As much as I love Cooley, I don't think he is on Hughes' level as a prospect.

Anyway, to answer the question, hell yeah you gotta take Cooley if he is there after 3. I also wouldn't mind at all if the Sens took Geekie. As I've been saying, I don't see too much difference from around 4-12, and maybe even a little beyond 12. And yes, that is both a slight to the top-end quality of prospects, as well as a testament to the depth of this draft.