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

[Fjordy]

What do you do if benson , Leonard , Dvorsky, Reinbacher and simashev are gone , which is very possible

Moore, Willander, Barlow, Danielson

 

[Der Jaeger]

Still think it’ll be Willander.

 

[Jim Bob]

 

[MarkusKetterer]

Pretty much a perfect draft if this happens.
Musty was rated 42nd, Dvorak was rated 68th, Cleveland was rated 100th, Levis was rated 116th, Dej was rated 174th.

 

[Fjordy]

 

[Butt Ox]

I like Fowler too, and wouldn't hate seeing the Sabre pursue Suchanek later if Fowler is gone.

 

[Ace]

I’m betting on picking BPA at 13 and trading up to the end of round 1 to grab a faller they like. They moved up for Peterka and tried 7 times to move up for Kulich…so they’re not afraid to do it if they love a prospect (both those players they identified correctly btw). Plus…they have taken so many draft picks the last two years they already have more than an extra draft’s worth...so picks aren’t needed to fill out the depth of the pool by any means. Especially after signing Johnson and getting the Russians signed.

So my new scenario is draft at 13 and then sit back and see who falls past 25. Maybe Willander is there at 13 and But slips to late 1….and they move on him. Or they like Musty and he’s there in the last part of the round. Or Brindley or who knows who they might like that they think is taking a Kulich dive from where they have him. Or it’s a forward at 13 and they want to get ahead of the second wave of D.

 

[Chainshot]

I like Fowler too, and wouldn't hate seeing the Sabre pursue Suchanek later if Fowler is gone.

There should be an opportunity to pick a goalie for system depth somewhere in the middle rounds who they can stash for a number of years. This draft has a bunch of good ones, at least compared to a few of the recent years where it seems like the talent has been thin and selections perhaps forced.

 

[Fjordy]

I like Fowler too, and wouldn't hate seeing the Sabre pursue Suchanek later if Fowler is gone.

There should be an opportunity to pick a goalie for system depth somewhere in the middle rounds who they can stash for a number of years. This draft has a bunch of good ones, at least compared to a few of the recent years where it seems like the talent has been thin and selections perhaps forced.

Add Yegor Zavragin

 

[Chainshot]

Add Yegor Zavragin

How do you feel about Khazheyev?

 

[Fjordy]

How do you feel about Khazheyev?

You can also add, good goalie. You can usually always find a good goaltender in the mid to late draft.

 

[Ace]

I would like to draft two goalies and get in a Time Machine to draft Hutson instead of the goalie we took last year.

 

[Ralonzo]

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Looking forward to "Kenta Sez:" signs in the oranges.

 

[Jim Bob]

 

[Ace]

Pronman really talked up But on the latest athletic podcast. He ranked him 9 in his rankings (had us taking him at 13 in his latest mock) and said some teams (or scouts maybe…it was late) have him ranked as a top 8 (or even a bit higher) player in the draft.

 

[Old Navy Goat]

 

[RefsIdeas]

Anybody ever buy that report? I emailed them once and never heard back. I’ve been waiting for the Black Book to come out, in my mind nothing compares to that one.

 

[Jim Bob]

 

[Fjordy]

Add Zavragin and Khazheyev

 

[truthbluth]

Anybody ever buy that report? I emailed them once and never heard back. I’ve been waiting for the Black Book to come out, in my mind nothing compares to that one.

I like the ep rinkside draft guide personally. I’ve gotten the black book, and the two are similar. I like the way ep ties the game reports directly to the player over view, and I really appreciate the little dash of data they splash. They aren’t data obsessed. They had Lambert really high last year despite his pedestrian numbers. But they do look at fat to round out a report. Plus you can see some of their deliberation on YouTube. The one negative about them, and this may not be fair, they’re almost all pretty young, which inherently makes them lacking some in wisdom, but this is minor.

 

[Jim Bob]

https://theathletic.com/4575346/2023/06/05/nhl-draft-2023-ranking-wheeler/

He has Michkov at 2OV. as well.

 

[Fjordy]

He has Michkov at 2OV. as well.

Well it's not surprising

 

[Zman5778]

https://theathletic.com/4575346/2023/06/05/nhl-draft-2023-ranking-wheeler/

He has Michkov at 2OV. as well.

When it comes to pure talent..........he probably deserves to be at 2 OV. 3 at worst.

 

[Der Jaeger]

I think Wheeler's rankings are more realistic.

 

[Fjordy]