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

[Jakey53]

One of my top ten days last year.



Yes have to do it again.



Calendar marked off



Only if you leave early again



This would top it off. You would be like a celebrity if you came Jakey. I'm not kidding.

@Jakey53 You should definitely come this year. It's a great time.

We'll see. IF we select 1st. I'll come, and even buy a round.

 

[Vinny Boombatz]

Benson injured yesterday early in the game and is not expected to return at all this year...don't know what it is, just wondering if this hurts his draft status at all.

 

[Jagged Ice]

Benson injured yesterday early in the game and is not expected to return at all this year...don't know what it is, just wondering if this hurts his draft status at all.

Sounds like a shoulder or collarbone injury. He was seen wearing a sling after the game. Got hit from behind by a plug. At least it's not a concussion.

 

[hbk]

Benson injured yesterday early in the game and is not expected to return at all this year...don't know what it is, just wondering if this hurts his draft status at all.

U18’s will create some recency bias. So i think he drops. This is the exact scenario why teams who have size bias where the scouts say “told ya so”

 

[Magonus1703]

Benson injured yesterday early in the game and is not expected to return at all this year...don't know what it is, just wondering if this hurts his draft status at all.

Won't return all year or all season? Not playing at all this year would be really bad for his development.

 

[Vinny Boombatz]

Won't return all year or all season? Not playing at all this year would be really bad for his development.

From what I've seen online, he's out for the playoffs, but don't know when he'll be actually be able to play, so don't know if he'll just miss the playoffs, but be ready for some of the spring tournaments.

 

[Prestigeworldwide]

Benson injured yesterday early in the game and is not expected to return at all this year...don't know what it is, just wondering if this hurts his draft status at all.

So he might fall to us at 8 or 9...

 

[Vinny Boombatz]

We're gonna end up 8th...haha!

 

[Jagged Ice]

We're gonna end up 8th...haha!

For sure. With all the home wins ahead of us we're passing Philly, Vancouver and Montreal. Let's hope we don't catch the Blues and pick #9.

 

[Vinny Boombatz]

I've figured out that I only want one of Bedard/Fantilli/Carlsson/Michkov

and one of them has to fall to 5th, but there is 0% chance they will be around at 8 or 9

 

[hbk]

I've figured out that I only want one of Bedard/Fantilli/Carlsson/Michkov

and one of them has to fall to 5th, but there is 0% chance they will be around at 8 or 9

I don’t want Smith so hope he slips into top 5.

 

[Vinny Boombatz]

I don’t want Smith so hope he slips into top 5.

You don't need to worry, Smith isn't a BA type of guy, there is 0% chance we take Smith

 

[hbk]

You don't need to worry, Smith isn't a BA type of guy, there is 0% chance we take Smith

I honestly think Bensen could fall to our Ottawa pick with this injury.

 

[Vinny Boombatz]

I think BA and team take in order if available

Carlsson
Michkov
Sale
Dvorsky

I still think that Carlsson could fall to 5th, if another team has Michkov and Sale high, or Smith or for the love of pete some teams thinks that Reinbacher is a #1 Dman...there is always some team that will draft a D within the top 5

 

[rt]

Not sure how Sale is a BA player if Smith isn’t. Sale reminds me of Wojtek Wolski.

I like Smith quite a bit, personally. Not as much as Benson. I think apart from being small, Benson is EVERYONE’S type of player.

 

[rt]

 

[lanky]

Let's just win that 2nd lottery and draft Fantilli.
Simple.
Geekie can transition to LW.

 

[Half Clapper]

I don’t want Smith so hope he slips into top 5.

Why don't you want him? He is putting up better point totals than Cooley did last year...

 

[Schemp]

What it looks like right now
and if Michkov is still on the board at pick 5


5th & 37th for 9th , 27th & 29th

Leaving us with 9, 15, 27, 29
...would like to draft Reinbacher and Stramel with 2 of those picks

 

[Vinny Boombatz]

No way I trade the #5 for #9, #27 & #29

Michkov is the best prospect after Bedard and likely to be a 50-goal scorer and I can imagine how good we would be if we could actually get 1 of Bedard/Fantilli/Carlsson/Michkov

Keller/Cooley/Schmaltz
(Bedard/Fantilli/Carlsson/Michkov)/Hayton/Guenther
Maccelli/McBain/Crouse

Best 3 lines the Coyotes have ever had, will be a fun team to watch.

 

[Half Clapper]

No way I trade the #5 for #9, #27 & #29

Michkov is the best prospect after Bedard and likely to be a 50-goal scorer and I can imagine how good we would be if we could actually get 1 of Bedard/Fantilli/Carlsson/Michkov

Keller/Cooley/Schmaltz
(Bedard/Fantilli/Carlsson/Michkov)/Hayton/Guenther
Maccelli/McBain/Crouse

Best 3 lines the Coyotes have ever had, will be a fun team to watch.

Mcbain over Geekie? Or are we already writing Geekie off?

 

[Vinny Boombatz]

Mcbain over Geekie? Or are we already writing Geekie off?

Nope, just forgot him

 

[Half Clapper]

Nope, just forgot him

Will see what happens, but Lambert is looking like quite a bit better of a prospect right now. Kinda wishing that the Yotes kept their draft capital and drafted Lambert at #27 instead. I am a bit worried that the scouts fell in love with the size of the player, and overlooked some of his weaknesses.

 

[Baby Doaner]

The tank has come off the rails last night. No chance were picking 1 or 2 at this point. We don’t have Lady Luck. Just gotta hope our scouting is good enough to make up the difference.

 

[FinnishCoyote]

Will see what happens, but Lambert is looking like quite a bit better of a prospect right now. Kinda wishing that the Yotes kept their draft capital and drafted Lambert at #27 instead. I am a bit worried that the scouts fell in love with the size of the player, and overlooked some of his weaknesses.

Geekie was always going to be a project