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

[Freddy Sjostrom]

1. Connor Bedard
2. Adam Fantilli
3. Leo Carlsson
4. Matvei Michkov
5. Andrew Cristall
6. Zach Benson
7. Will Smith
8. Dalibor Dvorsky
9. Oliver Moore
10. Jayden Perron

 

[Jakey53]

Just disgusting

Messier and Glenn Anderson did that multiple times when they played together. Bedard is some kind of talent no doubt.

 

[rt]

Weird.

 

[Freddy Sjostrom]

I think this is my top 10. I'm curious how many of you have Barlow and/or Ritchie in yours.

I was curious where Ritchie fell on independent scouts lists. After his great performance in the Hlinka Gretzky, he’s at 27 pts in 29 games (10 goals).
McKeen’s November
7- Ritchie
11- Barlow
Elite Prospects December
16- Barlow
22- Ritchie
FC Hockey Prelim
10- Ritchie
18- Barlow
Hockey News Prelim
10- Ritchie
13- Barlow
Bob McKenzie Prelim
6- Ritchie
15- Barlow
Craig Button November
7- Barlow
19- Ritchie
Sports net December
10- Barlow
13- Ritchie

 

[Heldig]

I'm personally excited to see Chicago get the best #1 prospect since Matthews. No fanbase has suffered more in the last decade.

It pains me that Montreal is going to out tank us 2 years in a row - a year after going to the Stanley Cup finals.

I really hope for a lottery win for this franchise - create a ton of excitement and FINALLY land a franchise player. Otherwise, the team is likely to pick somewhere just outside of the bonafide future stars. Bad enough the team pooched the 2015 draft.

 

[Heldig]

1. Connor Bedard
2. Adam Fantilli
3. Leo Carlsson
4. Matvei Michkov
5. Andrew Cristall
6. Zach Benson
7. Will Smith
8. Dalibor Dvorsky
9. Oliver Moore
10. Jayden Perron

After the top 3 it really boils down to scouting preferences...small ultra talented wingers (Cristall and Benson) or the responsible C (Smith).

 

[Bonsai Tree]

It pains me that Montreal is going to out tank us 2 years in a row - a year after going to the Stanley Cup finals.

I really hope for a lottery win for this franchise - create a ton of excitement and FINALLY land a franchise player. Otherwise, the team is likely to pick somewhere just outside of the bonafide future stars. Bad enough the team pooched the 2015 draft.

The Habs management seems to want to win. I am fortunate to sit, for the time being, right next to the visiting coaches, execs, etc on level 3. They tried to be professional, but they were elated about getting that second point last night.

 

[hbk]

Michkov loaned to Sochi

so similar to Fedotov he's essentially been loaned to another team to get playing time and development so the parent team can get him back when he's more capable of contributing? Am i interpreting things correctly? what a league when your development system is your opposition. Kind of how some teams view the Coyotes lol.

 

[Freddy Sjostrom]

so similar to Fedotov he's essentially been loaned to another team to get playing time and development so the parent team can get him back when he's more capable of contributing? Am i interpreting things correctly? what a league when your development system is your opposition. Kind of how some teams view the Coyotes lol.

Correct, he was getting 3 mins per game in with CSKA. The divide between have and have nots is massive in the K. Obviously, he will get a lot more ice. Win-win for both. Edit to clarify- agreement only for the remainder of the season.

 

[Dead Coyote]

Shoutout to CSKA for not giving MM the ice time he should get, sitting him for multiple weeks, then sending him to a "lesser" team, setting the stage for him to tell ARI Coyotes GMBA that he wants to get out of his contract and will come over to NA if he can, leading to them drafting him 4th overall.

 

[sundance74]

Shoutout to CSKA for not giving MM the ice time he should get, sitting him for multiple weeks, then sending him to a "lesser" team, setting the stage for him to tell ARI Coyotes GMBA that he wants to get out of his contract and will come over to NA if he can, leading to them drafting him 4th overall.

7th overall

 

[rt]

The Coyotes are the Sochi of the NHL.

 

[rt]

Jake Sloan is a D+1 possible pick to watch. I was surprised he was undrafted last season. He’s having a great year. I could see us targeting him with a mid-rounder. Big, strong center who plays the game big and strong. He’s just finding out he’s got skills too. And I think teams will take notice.

 

[MIGs Dog]

The Coyotes are the Sochi of the NHL.

Abandoned, decaying, wasteland, symbolic of gross misallocation of capital?

 

[rt]

Abandoned, decaying, wasteland, symbolic of gross misallocation of capital?

Glendale is the Sochi of the NHL.

 

[Dirty Old Man]

Glendale is the Sochi of the NHL.

Ah, that explains the plans for the big waterpark, then. (Sochi is on the Black Sea, the only "beach resort" Russia has that isn't Crimea)

 

[hbk]

the dumb thing is is we are playing "loose" right now because expectations are low. When we decide (like Ottawa did this past summer where they won the offseason) that we want to now compete for a wild card spot as the next step we likely will struggle.

 

[rt]

the dumb thing is is we are playing "loose" right now because expectations are low. When we decide (like Ottawa did this past summer where they won the offseason) that we want to now compete for a wild card spot as the next step we likely will struggle.

Gotta start trading.

 

[MIGs Dog]

Ah, that explains the plans for the big waterpark, then. (Sochi is on the Black Sea, the only "beach resort" Russia has that isn't Crimea)

So that's why Russia wanted the Crimea.

 

[rt]

So that's why Russia wanted the Crimea.

Wanted? Didn’t they get it? I can’t keep up.

 

[GhostofYotesFan47]

Some important names on this list (looking at my boys Benson and Barlow)!

 

[rt]

Shots per game:

Bedard: 6.25
Barlow: 4.61
Cristall: 4.21
Musty: 4.00
Yager: 3.59
Dragicevic: 3.50
Benson : 3.07
Ziemmer: 3.03
Ritchie: 2.72
Heidt: 2.72

^ just a random 10 notable ‘23 eligible names in the CHL

 

[GhostofYotesFan47]

Shots per game:

Bedard: 6.25
Barlow: 4.61
Cristall: 4.21
Musty: 4.00
Yager: 3.59
Dragicevic: 3.50
Benson : 3.07
Ziemmer: 3.03
Ritchie: 2.72
Heidt: 2.72

^ just a random 10 notable ‘23 eligible names in the CHL

I wonder how high Barlow is on BAs list? Seems like a player he'd have a lot of interest in. I'm really hoping we get a shot at Dragicevic too.

 

[BAdvocate]

Christmas gifts for the Suns, Cardinals and Arizona's sports teams

What if Santa was a fan? He would get those elves to whip up something to help the Phoenix Suns, Arizona Cardinals and Arizona Diamondbacks.

arizonasports.com

Those Elves better get busy and I hope they don't use elves from the South Pole.....

I'd also ask Santa to notify the AZ Sports media that the NHL Coyotes be lumped with the other local professional sports leagues instead of NBA/NFL/MLB, followed by a college football team, and then the Coyotes.

 

[rt]

Sick photo though.