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

[hbk]

I didn’t mean with our first pick necessarily. More just conceptually. We’ve acquired an absolutely ridiculous quantity of picks and prospects. More are coming. Which is great. And I’m still onboard with BPA. But I’d like to look for ways to consolidate also.

honestly this may be like a draft in 89/90 and you just take all the high skilled russians that everyone else passes over and 4 years from now you have something.

 

[rt]

We might want to consider winning this lottery:

 

[JasonDemersWasOkay]

30th is still very much in play. 31st and 32nd are a pipe dream

 

[Grimes]

We might want to consider winning this lottery:

And McDavid had Strome and DeBrincat on his team

 

[rt]

30th is still very much in play. 31st and 32nd are a pipe dream

It all comes down the the lottery anyway.

 

[JasonDemersWasOkay]

It all comes down the the lottery anyway.

I honestly don’t even think about Bedard anymore. To me it’s all about having the best chance at securing at least fantilli/Carlsson.

 

[Magonus1703]

I honestly don’t even think about Bedard anymore. To me it’s all about having the best chance at securing at least fantilli/Carlsson.

This. Top 4 in this Draft is amazing so missing out on that would be utterly underwhelming when we still have a chance at getting very good odds on that by finising 30th or below.

 

[Nagatoarek]

Carlsson has definitely stepped up in the last few games again. I'm just so not used to seeing a freaking teenager skate circles and dangle around men in the SHL. Getting back on the scoresheet as well! I'm just really hoping the coaching team makes him work on his legs in the gym more. They're still a little too noodle.

He's been improving massively on his defensive end as well lately and is showing signs of indeed being a center. I just wished they weren't so scared of putting teenagers in the middle in SHL.

 

[hbk]

 

[Jakey53]

We might want to consider winning this lottery:

It has to happen, sooner or later.

 

[Vinny Boombatz]

Outside of Werenski, who else is hurt for Columbus?

I just don't understand how these guys are as bad as they are with the players they have.

 

[Jakey53]

Outside of Werenski, who else is hurt for Columbus?

I just don't understand how these guys are as bad as they are with the players they have.

Voracek, Nyquist, Bean, Boqvist and a few others. Also, Elvis shit the bed as well.

 

[rt]

Voracek, Nyquist, Bean, Boqvist and a few others. Also, Elvis shit the bed as well.

Ladies and gentlemen, Elvis has shit the bed.

 

[Jakey53]

Ladies and gentlemen, Elvis has shit the bed.

Thank you, thank you very much.

 

[Mosby]

Outside of Werenski, who else is hurt for Columbus?

I just don't understand how these guys are as bad as they are with the players they have.

Their coach is Tocchet tier. Glad we didn’t hire him. IIRC he was on our list or at least discussed by media.

 

[Llewzaher]

I wonder what it would take to trade Fantilli for Bedard? In this scenario I was thinking about if we win the Bedard sweepstakes and the #2 is so obsessed with Bedard, that they are willing to overpay for him. There is only a couple of teams I would consider and it involves teams with recent top 5 draft picks being included. It is unrealistic and we should keep Bedard, just wondering what kinda haul it would take. I would also like a 3rd piece to be included.

If we won Bedard and Montreal won Fantilli?

 

[Schemp]

If we won Bedard and Montreal won Fantilli?

Montreal could be one. What would be the ask besides Fantilli. I'm so stuck on ripping off teams, so I would say Slafkovsky.
Initially I was thinking Anaheim with McTavish and Philly with Gauthier. That's alot! I was wondering if people here would take less? That's why I posted it. That and believe that even though Bedard is way better, Fantilli is more of an Armstrong type player .

 

[Art.Vandelay]

It has to happen, sooner or later.

That's what I say every time i call Scarlett Johannson and leave a marriage proposal on her voicemail.

 

[rt]

Really very impressed every time I watch Carson Rehkopf. I like Hunter Brzustewicz, also. And Colby Barlow is impressive, obviously. But relative to rankings, I like Rehkopf a lot and think he’s generally quite underrated. He’s easily going to be in my first round.

 

[Llewzaher]

Montreal could be one. What would be the ask besides Fantilli. I'm so stuck on ripping off teams, so I would say Slafkovsky.
Initially I was thinking Anaheim with McTavish and Philly with Gauthier. That's alot! I was wondering if people here would take less? That's why I posted it. That and believe that even though Bedard is way better, Fantilli is more of an Armstrong type player .

Whomever it is .. it would be a haul..

Fantili
Slav
unprotected 1st
1 protected first
Then a roster player?… ( I am not as good at this as you guys are) I am totally throwing darts at a board hoping to hit… I have no idea

 

[rt]

We need blueliners. This draft is supposedly weak in them. I don’t think that’s true. It’s weak in the top 8 but I think there are some really underrated D late in the 1st and early in the 2nd.

McKenzie’s Mid-Season Poll:

27. Dragicevic
33. Strbak
44. Brzustewicz
62. Molendyk

I’d have Dragicevic around 12-15 spots higher. Strabak 10-12 spots higher. Brzustewicz at least 15 spots higher. And Molendyk maybe as many as 40 spots higher.

I’ve liked the little I’ve seen from Bonk. Need to watch him and Akey more.

But the point is, I think we can get a great blueline prospect if we trade Chychrun for a package that includes a ‘23 1st. And we can likely get another great blueline prospect with our own 2nd.

 

[lanky]

We need blueliners. This draft is supposedly weak in them. I don’t think that’s true. It’s weak in the top 8 but I think there are some really underrated D late in the 1st and early in the 2nd.

That sounds right to me.

As coveted as Brandt Clarke is, doesn't Dragicevic seem just as special?

 

[rt]

That sounds right to me.

As coveted as Brandt Clarke is, doesn't Dragicevic seem just as special?

I’m the exact wrong guy to ask. I was a huge Clarke skeptic in his draft year and I like Dragicevic a lot more than most do.

 

[Freddy Sjostrom]

Oliver Moore going up…

 

[rt]

Oliver Moore going up…

With him and Eiserman developing chemistry, will smith better watch his back. Moore has the motor to go with the skills and now that he’s got the linemates to match, he could shoot way up into the 5-10 range.