Prospect Info: 2023 NHL Draft (mod warning 1st post)

[Anaheim4ever]

Yeah i know its early but 2022 draft discussion started pretty quickly too last year.
So far its #1 Bedard and #2 Mitchkov but after that what are players you are interested in for the Ducks ?
I don't see Bedard falling like Wright did at all. Who will be this years Slaf and Cooley ?

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[Zegs2sendhelp]

This guy would fit our team so well.

He’s 1st overall talent(just unfortunate for him that bedard is close to/if not generational talent)…. Shades of eichel Mcdavid draft.

I’ll be ecstatic with either of them…. Still hoping we find ways back into middle 1st/late 1st with deadline trades and potentially packaging picks to move up.

I know some people here want more shots, I’d rather have higher quality shots…. We need good talent asap

 

[Gliff]

This draft is insane.

 

[WhatTheDuck]

This draft is insane.

One generational talent and at least two other legit #1 type prospects in a given year.

Even a guy like Will Smith, I don't think it's a stretch to suggest he would have been right in the mix for #1 last year. Such an exciting draft

 

[gilfaizon]

Such a good year to be tanking. The hope is that the pain is nearing its end.

 

[Hockey Duckie]

Such a good year to be tanking. The hope is that the pain is nearing its end.

Until we find a few top-4 defensive D next year, the end remains afar, unfortunately.

 

[Anaheim4ever]

This draft is like having Crosby, Eichel and Ovi in the top 3.
So a dead last finish guarentees at least one of Michkov, Fantilli or Bedard.

 

[Hockey Duckie]

As months go by, we see talent rising and passing up Michkov. Not that Michkov's play has dwindled, but other talents are getting better. I think more talents will solidify being ranked higher than Michkov at the WJC.

	Mock	Draft		2023
	12-Dec​	MyNHLDraft	.	12-Dec​	Lines	.	1-Nov​	Wheeler	.	19-Oct​	Sportsnet
	Pos	Player		Pos	Player		Pos	Player		Pos	Player
1​	C	Bedard		C	Bedard		C	Bedard		C	Bedard
2​	C	Fantilli		C	Fantilli		C	Fantilli		RW	Michkov
3​	C	Carlsson		RW	Carlsson		RW	Michkov		C	Fantilli
4​	LW	Sale		RW	Michkov		C	Carlsson		C	Carlsson
5​	RW	Michkov		LW	Benson		LW	Benson		C	Yager
6​	C	Smith		C	Smith		C	Yager		C	Benson
7​	C	Yager		RW	Sale		C	Dvorsky		C	Dvorsky
8​	C	Dvorsky		C	Dvorsky		RW	Dvorsky		C	Stenberg
9​	LW/RW	Barlow		C	Ritchie		C	Ritchie		C	Ritchie
10​	C/LW	Benson		RW	Yager		C	Smith		RW	Sale

 

[bsu]

If someone drafts Sale over Michkov I'm excited to see how long before the GM is fired.

 

[Hockey Duckie]

On a tangent: While looking up Fantilli's stats for the whole NCAA league, I was surprised to see Snuggerud as the #2 NCAA scorer (raw, not rate) with 27 points. He leads his team in scoring. RW Snuggerud was drafted right after we drafted C Gaucher. It's gonna be fun watching both at the WJC.

 

[Anaheim4ever]

If someone drafts Sale over Michkov I'm excited to see how long before the GM is fired.

Same. Wheeler doesn't even have Sale in his top 10 lol.
Sale going to Chicago would be fitting though because Chris Sale played for the Chicago WhiteSox lol.

 

[Kalv]

Btw, currently, we hold 3x2nd round picks (our, Avs, Boston). Ours will be basically a late 1st

There's great top-end talent in this draft, but how deep is it?

 

[HunterDuck]

Me neither. Ducks will go on a streak and win 9 of 10 meaningless games right at the end of the season to ensure pick #4 or 5.

I think this season is different.

I trust Dallas to prevent that from occurring this year. I think Pat is mandating a tank.

We are in the B Dard sweepstakes for the long haul. Team Chill!

Trust the Process…

Trust the Pondcess?

 

[bsu]

 

[WhatTheDuck]

Preliminary Media/Scout Top 10 for 2023

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[Smirnov2Chistov]

I wouldn’t mind either Fantilli or Bedard.. Fantilli has the size and edge that I love, but you can’t deny Bedard and his explosive offensive instincts.

 

[GunnarStahl]

I wouldn’t mind either Fantilli or Bedard.. Fantilli has the size and edge that I love, but you can’t deny Bedard and his explosive offensive instincts.

If you want to inject this future core with some strength and physicality but not sacrifice skill, getting Fantilli and then packaging a bunch of picks to move up to 10-15 like the Yotes did this summer to grab Barlow would be the move. Of course there’s a million different factors at play there. I suppose my point here is that I would love to see management find a way to get Barlow on top of whoever we get with the first pick lol.

 

[Hockey Duckie]

If you want to inject this future core with some strength and physicality but not sacrifice skill, getting Fantilli and then packaging a bunch of picks to move up to 10-15 like the Yotes did this summer to grab Barlow would be the move. Of course there’s a million different factors at play there. I suppose my point here is that I would love to see management find a way to get Barlow on top of whoever we get with the first pick lol.

We still have a strength and physicality problem on the blue line. We're hoping 2nd rounders (Helleson and Warren), 3rd rd (Hinds), and/or 4th rd (Thrun) will be solutions. There aren't any top-end DFD guys in the 2023 draft. In 2024, there are quite a few big DFD's already on people's radar.

 

[GunnarStahl]

We still have a strength and physicality problem on the blue line. We're hoping 2nd rounders (Helleson and Warren), 3rd rd (Hinds), and/or 4th rd (Thrun) will be solutions. There aren't any top-end DFD guys in the 2023 draft. In 2024, there are quite a few big DFD's already on people's radar.

The only two names that I think may be quality strong defensive defenders are Strbak and Reinbacher but I haven’t really read up on their game yet.

 

[Smirnov2Chistov]

If you want to inject this future core with some strength and physicality but not sacrifice skill, getting Fantilli and then packaging a bunch of picks to move up to 10-15 like the Yotes did this summer to grab Barlow would be the move. Of course there’s a million different factors at play there. I suppose my point here is that I would love to see management find a way to get Barlow on top of whoever we get with the first pick lol.

Yes - I love that way of thinking. I mean, its a big gamble, even if we pick in the top 3. Bedard aside, Fantilli is my number one choice.

I know people will harp me for the size issue, but it’s just one thing I can’t overlook. These generational prospects Crosby, McDavid, (arguably) MacKinnon.. they are all built so differently than Bedard.

 

[Boo Boo]

Yes - I love that way of thinking. I mean, its a big gamble, even if we pick in the top 3. Bedard aside, Fantilli is my number one choice.

I know people will harp me for the size issue, but it’s just one thing I can’t overlook. These generational prospects Crosby, McDavid, (arguably) MacKinnon.. they are all built so differently than Bedard.

How? Bedard has a stocky build similar to Crosby and Mackinnon.

I do agree that It would be nice to have a few core players with size though.

 

[WhatTheDuck]

How? Bedard has a stocky build similar to Crosby and Mackinnon.

I do agree that It would be nice to have a few core players with size though.

Yeah he ain't big but he's "hockey strong". Lower center of gravity and elite balance. He's thrown some huge counter hits this season





It flies under the radar with all the fantastic plays he makes with the puck, but Bedard is also a pretty aggressive and determined young player. He's uses physicality to win battles and races, then of course can just explode away with the puck.


He isn't an exact Crosby clone, but it's fair to say he's the most Crosby like prospect to come along since Crosby. He's going to be that type of presence in someone's lineup

 

[goonsaredumb]

Yes - I love that way of thinking. I mean, its a big gamble, even if we pick in the top 3. Bedard aside, Fantilli is my number one choice.

I know people will harp me for the size issue, but it’s just one thing I can’t overlook. These generational prospects Crosby, McDavid, (arguably) MacKinnon.. they are all built so differently than Bedard.

As others have said Bedard plays way bigger than he is, he's a really sturdy guy, he's already 5'10 185lbs at 17yo , he could easily end up the same size/weight as Crosby (5'11 200lbs) by the time he's finished growing and bulking up, he's nowhere near small enough that I'd be concerned about his size at all

 

[WhatTheDuck]

 

[bsu]

You guys overreact way too much to a random win here and there. We have the worst goal differential in the league and there are zero reinforcements coming. We will be in contention for the worst record down to the last week of the regular season

We ain't finishing last. Just wait until teams like Chicago start dumping Kane and Toews. The players we move aren't going to be as impactful as the type players the other shitty teams are going to start moving. Regardless of where we finish I just don't see Anaheim getting the #1 pick, luckily it's not the end of the world because the top 4 in this draft are ELITE level prospects (Bedard, Fantilli, Michkov, Carlsson)... then you got players like Sale and Will Smith who are IMO pretty close to a Cooley level (damn good).

 

[bsu]

Here's highlights and shift by shifts of the current "best" defensemen in most rankings.




I think David Reinbacher would be a great pick for us if we could get another 1st. He's right handed but plays both sides, some have compared him to Seider at the same age (of course Seider had a huge jump from then)