Pre-Game Talk: 2023 Draft

[Stanky and Janky]

I'm not entirely sure, of course, but I expect that the Canes will trade their 1st this draft. Considering just how deep this draft is thought to be for forwards, there should be many fruitful opportunities in the 2nd and 3rd rounds for decent-chance lottery tickets.

 

[Chan790]

I'm not entirely sure, of course, but I expect that the Canes will trade their 1st this draft. Considering just how deep this draft is thought to be for forwards, there should be many fruitful opportunities in the 2nd and 3rd rounds for decent-chance lottery tickets.

I would be irate if we went down too far and didn't have a pick in say, the Top-35-40 unless we just sell the pick for immediate help. There's a definite tier line around 40 here. Picks at #29-32 where we're likely to be picking for a while aren't usually as good as what is projectable to be on the board for us tonight at #30.

Holding to the metaphor, we already hold too many $1 scratchers with limited but solid potential...if a quarter of them pan out, we're going to have middle-6 guys out the rear. We just don't need more...we have enough to insure a solid "next man up" churn for a while as long as we continue to have and accrue picks in the bottom half of the top-100 through attrition and draft well. None of lottery tickets except maybe Gleb Trikozov have any possibility of ever being a 30G or top-line guy.

Those are what we could use...$10 scratchers that have big jackpots...top-line potential, but either boom-or-bust or project picks. We're not getting those guys at #45-90 unless we get real lucky and nobody is getting them consistently.

 

[zman77]

2023 Draft Rankings: Top 100​

EOTP’s 2023 Consensus NHL Draft Rankings​

We used 16 sources to come up with an ultimate ranking of the prospects.

www.habseyesontheprize.com

RK	NAME	POS	HT	WT	DOB	S	LEAGUE	AVG	DROP	RANGE	BEST
1	CONNOR BEDARD	C	5'10"	185	2005-07-17	R	WHL	1.00	NA	0	1
2	ADAM FANTILLI	C	6'2"	187	2004-10-12	L	NCAA	2.00	1.00	1	2
3	LEO CARLSSON	C/W	6'3"	194	2004-12-26	L	SHL	3.46	1.46	2	2
4	MATVEI MICHKOV	RW	5'10"	148	2004-12-09	L	KHL	3.54	0.08	3	2
5	WILL SMITH	C	6'0"	172	2005-03-17	R	USDP	5.38	1.85	4	4
6	ZACH BENSON	F	5'10"	159	2005-05-12	L	WHL	7.08	1.69	12	5
7	RYAN LEONARD	C	5'11"	181	2005-01-21	R	USDP	8.69	1.62	17	5
8	DALIBOR DVORSKÝ	C	6'1"	201	2005-06-15	L	ALLSVENSKAN	10.31	1.62	15	6
9	OLIVER MOORE	C	5'11"	176	2005-01-22	L	USDP	10.62	0.31	19	6
10	AXEL SANDIN PELLIKKA	D	5'11"	181	2005-03-11	R	SHL	12.00	1.38	21	5
11	DAVID REINBACHER	D	6'2"	187	2004-10-25	R	NL	12.54	0.54	17	6
12	MATTHEW WOOD	F	6'3"	190	2005-02-06	R	NCAA	15.77	3.23	30	7
13	COLBY BARLOW	LW	6'1"	187	2005-02-14	L	OHL	16.23	0.46	27	6
14	GABE PERREAULT	RW	5'11"	165	2005-05-07	L	USDP	16.46	0.23	20	7
15	DMITRI SIMASHEV	D	6'4"	201	2005-02-04	L	KHL	17.23	0.77	33	5
16	NATE DANIELSON	C	6'1"	185	2004-09-27	R	WHL	18.62	1.38	24	7
17	EDUARD SALE	RW	6'1"	168	2005-03-10	L	CZECHIA	19.85	1.23	25	7
18	SAMUEL HONZEK	C	6'4"	185	2004-11-12	L	WHL	20.15	0.31	32	12
19	BRAYDEN YAGER	C	6'0"	165	2005-01-03	R	WHL	20.54	0.38	23	10
20	TOM WILLANDER	D	6'1"	179	2005-02-09	R	J20 NATIONELL	20.62	0.08	29	8
21	ANDREW CRISTALL	LW	5'10"	165	2005-02-04	L	WHL	21.23	0.62	57	11
22	QUENTIN MUSTY	LW	6'2"	205	2005-07-06	L	OHL	21.31	0.08	36	11
23	CALUM RITCHIE	C	6'2"	187	2005-01-21	R	OHL	21.46	0.15	26	13
24	OTTO STENBERG	C/W	5'11"	181	2005-05-29	L	J20 NATIONELL	21.69	0.23	24	12
25	GAVIN BRINDLEY	RW	5'9"	157	2004-10-05	R	NCAA	22.85	1.15	42	9
26	MIKHAIL GULYAYEV	D	5'10"	170	2005-04-26	L	MHL	25.38	2.54	30	13
27	RILEY HEIDT	F	5'11"	179	2005-03-25	L	WHL	26.54	1.15	50	15
28	DANIIL BUT	LW	6'5"	203	2005-02-15	R	MHL	26.77	0.23	41	7
29	ETHAN GAUTHIER	RW	5'11"	176	2005-01-26	R	QMJHL	32.85	6.08	77	17
30	BRADLY NADEAU	C	5'10"	163	2005-05-05	R	BCHL	35.08	2.23	25	21
31	GRACYN SAWCHYN	C	5'11"	165	2005-01-19	R	WHL	36.46	1.38	103	13
32	DAVID EDSTROM	C	6'3"	187	2005-02-18	L	J20 NATIONELL	37.54	1.08	45	18
33	OLIVER BONK	D	6'1"	176	2005-01-09	R	OHL	38.15	0.62	70	16
34	JAYDEN PERRON	F	5'8"	157	2005-01-11	R	USHL	39.23	1.08	95	12
35	OSCAR FISKER MØLGAARD	F	6'0"	163	2005-02-18	L	SHL	39.46	0.23	56	23
36	LUKAS DRAGICEVIC	D	6'2"	181	2005-04-25	R	WHL	39.77	0.31	40	20
37	TANNER MOLENDYK	D	5'11"	176	2005-02-03	L	WHL	40.38	0.62	43	25
38	MICHAEL HRABAL	G	6'6"	209	2005-01-20	L	USHL	41.62	1.23	37	24
39	KASPER HALTTUNEN	RW	6'3"	207	2005-06-07	R	LIIGA	41.77	0.15	41	23
40	NICK LARDIS	RW	5'10"	154	2005-07-08	L	OHL	44.08	2.31	64	30
41	ANTON WAHLBERG	C	6'3"	185	2005-07-04	L	J20 NATIONELL	46.15	2.08	68	28
42	KOEHN ZIEMMER	RW	6'0"	194	2004-12-08	R	WHL	47.54	1.38	44	31
43	CHARLIE STRAMEL	F	6'3"	216	2004-10-15	R	NCAA	47.62	0.08	45	23
44	TREY AUGUSTINE	G	6'1"	179	2005-02-23	L	USDP	48.15	0.54	44	33
45	THEO LINDSTEIN	D	6'0"	181	2005-01-05	L	SHL	50.54	2.38	56	24
46	CADEN PRICE	D	6'1"	181	2005-08-24	L	WHL	51.69	1.15	52	28
47	ÉTIENNE MORIN	D	6'0"	183	2005-03-09	L	QMJHL	51.69	0.00	79	32
48	WILLIAM WHITELAW	C	5'9"	172	2005-02-05	R	USHL	52.23	0.54	89	23
49	BEAU AKEY	D	6'0"	170	2005-02-11	R	OHL	52.46	0.23	62	32
50	LUCA CAGNONI	D	5'10"	172	2004-12-21	L	WHL	53.08	0.62	93	17
51	CARSON REHKOPF	C/LW	6'1"	194	2005-01-07	L	OHL	55.15	2.08	46	36
52	HUNTER BRZUSTEWICZ	D	6'0"	187	2004-11-29	R	OHL	56.00	0.85	59	32
53	DANNY NELSON	F	6'3"	203	2005-08-03	L	USDP	56.23	0.23	82	28
54	ARAM MINNETIAN	D	6'0"	170	2005-03-19	R	USDP	57.46	1.23	67	43
55	MAXIM STRBAK	D	6'2"	198	2005-04-13	R	USHL	58.15	0.69	77	33
56	KALAN LIND	F	6'0"	154	2005-01-25	L	WHL	60.08	1.92	66	44
57	CARSON BJARNASON	G	6'3"	181	2005-06-30	L	WHL	60.23	0.15	85	24
58	LENNI HÄMEENAHO	F	6'0"	174	2004-11-07	R	LIIGA	60.54	0.31	53	31
59	MATHIEU CATAFORD	RW	5'11"	187	2005-03-01	R	QMJHL	62.08	1.54	71	39
60	LUCA PINELLI	C	5'9"	161	2005-04-05	L	OHL	63.46	1.38	85	37
61	JAKUB DVORAK	D	6'5"	203	2005-05-25	L	CZECHIA	64.23	0.77	54	43
62	ALEX CIERNIK	LW/RW	5'10"	179	2004-10-08	L	J20 NATIONELL	65.77	1.54	86	19
63	AYDAR SUNIEV	LW	6'2"	205	2004-11-16	L	BCHL	67.00	1.23	81	31
64	ROMAN KANTSEROV	F	5'9"	176	2004-09-20	L	MHL	67.00	0.00	64	32
65	DENVER BARKEY	C	5'8"	174	2005-04-27	L	OHL	68.15	1.15	65	36
66	COULSON PITRE	C	6'1"	172	2004-12-13	R	OHL	68.46	0.31	60	50
67	FELIX NILSSON	C/W	6'0"	174	2005-06-22	L	J20 NATIONELL	68.92	0.46	76	41
68	NICO MYATOVIC	F	6'2"	181	2004-12-01	L	WHL	69.38	0.46	68	44
69	ANDREW STRATHMANN	D	5'11"	174	2005-02-27	L	USHL	70.77	1.38	75	47
70	EASTON COWAN	C	5'10"	170	2005-05-20	L	OHL	71.46	0.69	89	29
71	JACOB FOWLER	G	6'2"	201	2004-11-24	L	USHL	71.69	0.23	65	45
72	CAMERON ALLEN	D	5'11"	190	2005-01-07	R	OHL	73.38	1.69	66	44
73	NOAH DOWER NILSSON	C	6'0"	183	2005-04-25	L	J20 NATIONELL	75.38	2.00	82	41
74	ADAM GAJAN	G	6'4"	176	2004-05-06	L	USHL	75.92	0.54	76	34
75	ANDREW GIBSON	D	6'3"	190	2005-02-13	R	OHL	76.31	0.38	69	46
76	JESSE KIISKINEN	RW	6'0"	187	2005-08-23	R	U20 SM-SARJA	77.54	1.23	197	48
77	CAREY TERRANCE	C	6'1"	174	2005-05-10	L	OHL	78.31	0.77	79	49
78	ALEXANDER RYKOV	RW	5'11"	170	2005-07-14	L	VHL	79.77	1.46	196	28
79	FELIX UNGER SÖRUM	F	5'11"	172	2005-09-14	R	J20 NATIONELL	80.00	0.23	93	37
80	JURAJ PEKARCIK	LW/C	6'2"	183	2005-09-12	L	SLOVAKIA	81.38	1.38	113	39
81	TIMUR MUKHANOV	C	5'8"	170	2005-06-17	R	MHL	83.38	2.00	130	22
82	MARTIN MISIAK	C	6'2"	198	2004-09-30	L	SLOVAKIA	83.92	0.54	95	35
83	QUINTON BURNS	D	6'1"	179	2005-04-14	L	OHL	84.62	0.69	82	40
84	NOEL NORDH	LW/RW	6'2"	194	2005-01-25	L	J20 NATIONELL	87.00	2.38	119	42
85	MATTHEW MANIA	D	6'0"	187	2005-01-11	R	OHL	87.38	0.38	92	46
86	TRISTAN BERTUCCI	D	6'2"	179	2005-07-12	L	OHL	88.62	1.23	88	58
87	SCOTT RATZLAFF	G	6'1"	172	2005-03-09	L	WHL	91.92	3.31	77	69
88	GAVIN MCCARTHY	D	6'1"	181	2005-06-02	R	USHL	93.00	1.08	257	48
89	RASMUS KUMPULAINEN	F	6'2"	196	2005-08-08	L	U20 SM-SARJA	95.00	2.00	56	62
90	CARTER SOTHERAN	D	6'3"	185	2005-06-26	R	WHL	95.08	0.08	103	55
91	ARTTU KÄRKI	D	6'2"	176	2004-12-08	L	U20 SM-SARJA	97.62	2.54	120	41
92	AIDEN FINK	RW	5'9"	152	2004-11-24	R	AJHL	97.77	0.15	62	70
93	ETHAN MIEDEMA	LW	6'3"	181	2005-03-22	L	OHL	100.38	2.62	97	64
94	EMIL JÄRVENTIE	F	5'10"	168	2005-04-04	L	U20 SM-SARJA	100.54	0.15	84	62
95	DYLAN MACKINNON	D	6'2"	187	2005-01-12	R	QMJHL	100.85	0.31	68	60
96	TYLER PEDDLE	C/LW	6'1"	190	2005-01-28	L	QMJHL	100.92	0.08	74	63
97	JESSE NURMI	LW	5'11"	165	2005-03-07	L	U20 SM-SARJA	101.08	0.15	68	78
98	JORDAN TOURIGNY	D	5'11"	168	2005-02-28	R	QMJHL	103.08	2.00	96	56
99	HOYT STANLEY	D	6'2"	196	2005-02-04	R	BCHL	104.15	1.08	181	64
100	ALBERT WIKMAN	D	6'1"	194	2005-03-10	L	J20 NATIONELL	104.31	0.15	176	69

 

[HisIceness]

Has Donnie drafted Bedard yet?

 

[zman77]

Montreal:
Will they Trade the #5 Pick?

 

[Nikishin al Gaib]

Preds are apparently shopping Askarov

I know we like what we have with Kooch, but it's certainly an interesting thought to kick the tires there and potentially set up a future elite 1-2 in net

 

[Brock Anton]

Time for Bettman to get his Bobby Heenan on and heel it up.

 

[Bub]

Man, I remember when Poile was named GM in Washington...

 

[HisIceness]

I love how everyone is excited about the Blackhawks picking first

Man, I remember when Poile was named GM in Washington...

1990 right? I was still in diapers

 

[Bub]

I love how everyone is excited about the Blackhawks picking first



1990 right? I was still in diapers

1982