Prospect Info: 2023 Draft Thread (Yotes picking #6 & #12)

[Vinny Boombatz]

Yikes, don't even look at the former times Coyotes drafted twice in the 1st round, besides Keller/Chychrun, it is downright ugly. (not including last years Cooley/Geekie of course)

 

[hbk]

Yikes, don't even look at the former times Coyotes drafted twice in the 1st round, besides Keller/Chychrun, it is downright ugly.

I criticize them more for trading out of the 2003 draft. The best draft in NHL history for Daymond f***ing Langkow. Cliff Fletcher.....

Cooley/Geekie/Lameroux
keller/Chychrun
Strome/Merkley
Gormely/Visintin
Boedker/Tikhonov
Turris/Ross
Mueller/Summers
Koreis/Eager
Kelman/Safronov
Focht/Briere

Couple of astute picks. You have to think that drafting 6/12 is going to yield better results than 8/30 though. Expectations should be high on both selections this year.

 

[TheLegend]

“Bobby Margarita” MacKenzie is on tomorrow’s video pod at 11am talking draft.

 

[Freddy Sjostrom]

Anyone like this quote?

“It’s challenging this year. At the start of the year, I’m not sure we had a defenseman that we thought was gonna go in the top 10. Some guys have taken steps while some other guys have fallen off, but I think we’ll see again in the top 20 that there’s not going to be a lot of defenseman taken. It looks to be a bit better next year and yet saying that, we have no idea what’s gonna happen next year, where we’re going to be picking, so you just have to make the most of each year as it comes and hopefully you maximize your picks in whichever way you can.” - Ryan Jankowski

 

[rt]

Anyone like this quote?

Yes. I was very encouraged by it. It’s extremely stupid to reach for positional need.

 

[Freddy Sjostrom]

Pronman got the size memo, some big guys. Nobody under 6-1’.
6- Dalibor Dvorsky, C, Aik (SWEDEN-2)
12- Matthew Wood, RW, Uconn (H-EAST)
38- Maxim Strbak, RD, Sioux Falls (USHL)
70- Alex Pharand, C, Sudbury (OHL)
72- Jacob Fowler, G, Youngstown (USHL)
81- Tristan Bertucci, D, Flint (OHL)
88- Jonathan Castagna, C, St. Andrews College (HIGH-ON)
102- Frantisek Dej, C, Modre Kridla Slovan (SLOVAKIA-2)
134- Cam Squires, RW, Cape Breton (QMJHL)
160- Deagan Mcmillan, RW, Tri-City (WHL)
162- Janne Peltonen, D, Karpat Jr. (FINLAND-JR.)
166- Nathaniel Day, G, Flint (OHL)

 

[rt]

Pronman got the size memo, some big guys. Nobody under 6-1’.
6- Dalibor Dvorsky, C, Aik (SWEDEN-2)
12- Matthew Wood, RW, Uconn (H-EAST)
38- Maxim Strbak, RD, Sioux Falls (USHL)
70- Alex Pharand, C, Sudbury (OHL)
72- Jacob Fowler, G, Youngstown (USHL)
81- Tristan Bertucci, D, Flint (OHL)
88- Jonathan Castagna, C, St. Andrews College (HIGH-ON)
102- Frantisek Dej, C, Modre Kridla Slovan (SLOVAKIA-2)
134- Cam Squires, RW, Cape Breton (QMJHL)
160- Deagan Mcmillan, RW, Tri-City (WHL)
162- Janne Peltonen, D, Karpat Jr. (FINLAND-JR.)
166- Nathaniel Day, G, Flint (OHL)

I’d be quite happy with that result.

I really like them nabbing Fowler and Bertucci in the 3rd. I honestly like the first six picks as a whole set.

 

[moosemeister]

I’d be stoked with Dvorsky and literally anyone at 12.

Dvorsky and Wood would be an exciting draft for sure

 

[lanky]

Pronman got the size memo, some big guys.

He also got the Slovakian memo.

He gave us three more to keep Koch, Keleman and Zlnka happy.

 

[Mosby]

So what are the rules exactly? I think (according to Dr Google )if we draft Michkov … we have to sign him within 2 years … or he re enters the draft and then we would receive a 2nd round pick in the same spot as our first .. so 6th. He plans to stay over there for at least 3 years .. It definitely is a risk..

(If that is true I guess we need to sign Cooley next year for sure…) Kind of a sucky rule if true..

Four years to sign college players and two years for CHL. I don’t remember the timeline for Euros.

 

[lanky]

A couple guys that I hope we land in the 3rd / 4th

RD Andrew Gibson 6'3
C Jaden Lipinski 6'4

 

[Mangosteen]

Can Cooley pull a Wheeler on us? If so any kind of protection we can put in place?

 

[Jamieh]

Can Cooley pull a Wheeler on us? If so any kind of protection we can put in place?

Wheeler stayed in College because he couldn't play in NHL. Cooley is highly unlikely to choose College over millions for a couple years when he is good enough to play in NHL

 

[hbk]

Can Cooley pull a Wheeler on us? If so any kind of protection we can put in place?

unlikely given that he'd be deferring his entry level contract by 3 more years and deferring free agency further. He will sign at end of this season to burn the year.

The reason we didn't try to sign Wheeler earlier is he looked like a bust 3 years post draft. Wheeler wanted to sign but we held it off so long that the UFA option was there for him.

 

[The Feckless Puck]

Can Cooley pull a Wheeler on us? If so any kind of protection we can put in place?

There are two answers to these questions. Technically, yes, Cooley could pull a Wheeler on us, and no, there'd be nothing we could do about it.

But realistically, it's highly unlikely it happens, because Cooley is obviously NHL-ready and waiting another three years for UFA with no paycheck is one hell of a gamble for a guy that talented - especially considering that he'd be signing an entry-level contract no matter where he picked if he let his rights expire.

 

[Jamieh]

Sounds like Bob and Agent are throwing some cold water on the rumours of only talking to specific teams.

 

[Prestigeworldwide]

Pronman got the size memo, some big guys. Nobody under 6-1’.
6- Dalibor Dvorsky, C, Aik (SWEDEN-2)
12- Matthew Wood, RW, Uconn (H-EAST)
38- Maxim Strbak, RD, Sioux Falls (USHL)
70- Alex Pharand, C, Sudbury (OHL)
72- Jacob Fowler, G, Youngstown (USHL)
81- Tristan Bertucci, D, Flint (OHL)
88- Jonathan Castagna, C, St. Andrews College (HIGH-ON)
102- Frantisek Dej, C, Modre Kridla Slovan (SLOVAKIA-2)
134- Cam Squires, RW, Cape Breton (QMJHL)
160- Deagan Mcmillan, RW, Tri-City (WHL)
162- Janne Peltonen, D, Karpat Jr. (FINLAND-JR.)
166- Nathaniel Day, G, Flint (OHL)

Pronman definitely knows BAs love for size. Kudos to him

 

[lanky]

Intrigue and excitement in the Year of Connor Bedard at the NHL Draft | TSN

The 2023 NHL Draft is about so much more than just the phenom who will go first overall to the Chicago Blackhawks in Nashville, Bob McKenzie writes. Scouts are very enthused about the depth of this year’s class.

www.tsn.ca

The top 8 are the guys that I expected. I'm really not sure which one we're going to get. I'm confident that none of them will fall to 12 though.

 

[lanky]

A couple guys that I hope we land in the 3rd / 4th

RD Andrew Gibson 6'3
C Jaden Lipinski 6'4

I now see they're rated 55 and 79 so I guess it wasn't meant to be - unless we trade up with our 3rds.

 

[Llewzaher]

Man if we can grab Leonard/Benson at 6 and Oliver Moore at 12 ..man oh man ..

 

[Jagged Ice]

Man if we can grab Leonard/Benson at 6 and Oliver Moore at 12 ..man oh man ..

That's probably my preferred combo. If Moore is gone by 12 then Barlow, Wood or Honzek.

 

[Vinny Boombatz]

I'd rather have Honzek or Wood over Moore.

 

[Prestigeworldwide]

Michkov at 6
Simashev at 12
Trade up from 38 to get But.
Just go all in on the Russians

 

[Schemp]

Michkov at 6
Simashev at 12
Trade up from 38 to get But.
Just go all in on the Russians

Is this another Russian conspiracy?

 

[Heldig]

I am really starting to like Oliver Moore ..more and moore

Happily take him at 12.