2023 NHL Draft June 28 and 29, Nashville, TN (Selections - 13, 39, 45, 86, 109, 141, 173, 205)

[debaser66]

Alrighty...

1. CHI Bedard
2. ANA Fantilli
3. CBJ Carlsson
4. SJS Michkov
5. MTL Smith
6. ARI Moore
7. PHI Leonard
8. WSH Dvorsky
9. DET Benson
10. STL Wood
11. VAN Reinbacher
12. ARI Perreault


13. BUF Pellikka

not sure DET will draft the small guy

 

[Der Jaeger]

I’d take Danielson

 

[Fjordy]

I’d take Danielson

Why exactly him and why is he better than others? (I just don't know anything about him.)

 

[Der Jaeger]

Why exactly him and why is he better than others? (I just don't know anything about him.)

I think he’ll be BPA at 13

 

[Old Navy Goat]

He's a good sized center that plays a 200' game, doesn't have any holes in his game unlike a lot of other players. You can argue that he doesn't have the highest ceiling but his floor is elevated. Basically he's at worse a surefire mid 6 C that will pk and play a defensive game

 

[Fjordy]

I think he’ll be BPA at 13

Ok, I'll read the scouting reports about him.

 

[The Blunder Years]

These are my tiers for the top 19 right now. I think there is a chance one of Reinbacher or Wood fall to 13 as there is always going to be a team or two that go off the board.

Tier 1: Bedard

Tier 2: Fantilli, Michkov, Carlsson

Tier 3: Smith, Benson, Moore, Reinbacher, Wood, Dvorsky

Tier 4: Sandin-Pellikka, Simashev, Leonard, Sale

Tier 5: Barlow, Cristall, Perreault, Honzek, Gulyayev

 

[Fjordy]

Reinbacher or Simashev and I am satisfied.

 

[WhereAreTheCookies]

Outside of the 1st round pick, I wonder if Strbak would still be available at #40. Not a solution for right now, but could potentially be a Samuelsson in a few years.

 

[brian_griffin]

My preferences at #13? No smurfs.

Top preferences: Simashev, Danielson, Reinbecher (I assume some/all will be gone by #13)

If all gone: Honzek, Dvorsky

 

[CaliSabresfan24]

Really hoping Reinbacher is available at 13 but regardless Adams needs to walk away from this draft with at least 3 d man.. Especially if Adams knows Johnson is gonna walk to free agency.

 

[Jim Bob]

I don't know who I like more, people who think it was rigged because of the teleprompter SNAFU and Weekes talking about how C'Bus landed 3rd early or the people that think this would make for good TV and replace the current envelope reveal.

 

[Chainshot]

I don't know who I like more, people who think it was rigged because of the teleprompter SNAFU and Weekes talking about how C'Bus landed 3rd early or the people that think this would make for good TV and replace the current envelope reveal.

My issue is that they bungled something so simple as announcing the flips. The league couldn't stack blocks in a kindergarten room without f***ing it up.

 

[Nikolajs Sillers]

Lost words. F... Chicago. Why Arizona have good things?

 

[Jim Bob]

My issue is that they bungled something so simple as announcing the flips. The league couldn't stack blocks in a kindergarten room without f***ing it up.

Reportedly, it wasn't the league. It was a teleprompter mess up by the ESPN staff.

 

[Nikolajs Sillers]

Don't know names, hope it's a good player. Defenseman's a priority.

 

[BritSabre]

Humour me... If Simashev were named Dominic Smith and played for usntdp... Where would he be ranked?

 

[brian_griffin]

I don't know who I like more, people who think it was rigged because of the teleprompter SNAFU and Weekes talking about how C'Bus landed 3rd early or the people that think this would make for good TV and replace the current envelope reveal.

09:45 Bettman should be wearing a cape. He has the rest down pat.

 

[Dirty Dog]

Really hoping Reinbacher is available at 13 but regardless Adams needs to walk away from this draft with at least 3 d man.. Especially if Adams knows Johnson is gonna walk to free agency.

It is hard enough to hit on three players in a draft. It’s even harder if you put position stipulations on it!

They need to draft more defensmen, but not let that guide them. Especially at 13, if the forwards available are significantly better than the defensemen, you draft a forward

But agreed, it would be nice if we get some good defensive prospects in the draft!

 

[Fjordy]

Humour me... If Simashev were named Dominic Smith and played for usntdp... Where would he be ranked?

Top 10

 

[Chainshot]

Really hoping Reinbacher is available at 13 but regardless Adams needs to walk away from this draft with at least 3 d man.. Especially if Adams knows Johnson is gonna walk to free agency.

The second and third round should be full of possible targets - some of them who have fallen out of the early season ratings, some who have risen. But it seems like that's probably the place they can get a few for sure and then maybe slip one in later (like the local kid Gavin McCarthy) in the mid-rounds.

 

[Chainshot]

Humour me... If Simashev were named Dominic Smith and played for usntdp... Where would he be ranked?

Probably similarly - later third of the first round. The questions asked about him are does his offensive game translate, will it start to come together or not, would probably still be there if he played the same way as he did with Loko at both tiers.

 

[toddkaz]

Give me Wood all day long. Size matters.

 

[dickiedunnwrotethis]

My preferences for pick 13:

1. Trade for a top dman.
2. Draft Simashev or Reinbacher.
3. Move up to pick 7 and draft Michkov (assuming he's there). I think he falls but I don't think MM gets past Washington's pick.

Those are the only three scenarios that I find compelling, although I'm not sure how realistic option #3 is in regard to getting accomplished.

 

[Zach716]

Seeing how Newhook has turned out so far since being drafted it makes me a bit scared of looking at guys like Wood who tear up in the BCHL -> College pipeline but maybe someone can shed some light on why that’s a fallacy