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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[LuckyDucky]

I just don't see Michkov as the 5th rated prospect. He has to be top 3, and you could easily make the argument that he's the 2nd best prospect in this draft.

 

[bsu]

I just don't see Michkov as the 5th rated prospect. He has to be top 3, and you could easily make the argument that he's the 2nd best prospect in this draft.

He is the second best prospect. The problem is the gap is nowhere big enough for the waiting until 2026 or longer (?) plus everything going on with the world and what will be going on with the world in the next year or two IMO. I take Michkov 3rd after Fantilli but I'd be absolutely stoked to get Michkov. I just hope we get a top 3 pick at this point. I'd be happy with any of the 3.

 

[Beckett]

I love Carlsson's game.. extremely skilled and advanced at the little things, not just for his size either. He's also built solid and already uses his size efficiently against men. Probably not done growing either so he could end up being bigger than Getz. I think Fantilli has a bit more speed and flash to his game but I'd honeslty have a hard time picking between the two at the moment.

 

[Kalv]

I love Carrlson's game.. extremely skilled and advanced at the little things, not just for his size either. He's also built solid and already uses his size extremely efficiently against men. Probably not done growing either so he could end up being bigger than Getz. I think Fantilli has a bit more speed and flash to his game but I'd honeslty have a hard time picking between the two at the moment.

to me, top3 is the ''safe spot''. All those 3 guys can help you turn a franchise around, I hope we get lucky to get one.

 

[Beckett]

to me, top3 is the ''safe spot''. All those 3 guys can help you turn a franchise around, I hope we get lucky to get one.

For sure, then you have Michkov who's obviously the wild card and could end up being a franchise level talent picked 4th.

 

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[bsu]

This is a solid list

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

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?

hoping we can add a 1st from a playoff team and package that with our 2nd to move up to the middle of the first.

 

[goonsaredumb]

hoping we can add a 1st from a playoff team and package that with our 2nd to move up to the middle of the first.

Here's hoping, grabbing someone like Dragicevic or Reinbacher with a second 1st round pick would be fantastic or Cristall if by some grace of god he's still available, the guys getting overshadowed by Bedard in the WHL but he's the only guy even close to Bedard's production.

 

[bsu]

Here's hoping, grabbing someone like Dragicevic or Reinbacher with a second 1st round pick would be fantastic or Cristall if by some grace of god he's still available, the guys getting overshadowed by Bedard in the WHL but he's the only guy even close to Bedard's production.

We would have to move up

 

[goonsaredumb]

We would have to move up

I know that's what he said so I was going with that hypothetical scenario in which we do move up and grab a mid-round pick

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

We would have to move up

Agreed but id much rather package a late 1st + our 2nd to move up into range of some of those player (if a situation happens where a guy we like starts to drop, kinda like krebs in the zegras draft until someone else took him)

 

[Kalv]

In my mind, I'm already giving the best odds to Chicago.
While I have not seen too much on Fantilli, I'd be so stoked to have our hands on Leo Karlsson. Great frame and drives so many plays against men already, he's ridiculously good:

 

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[Gliff]

Something else crazy to think about is that Bedard is by far the youngest of the top 4 guys. He is like 8 months younger then the next youngest of the 3 others.

I would be so happy to get any of those guys but getting Bedard would be insane.

 

[Smirnov2Chistov]

In my mind, I'm already giving the best odds to Chicago.

So I just checked the current standings, technically we have played 3 games already, and Chicago can pick up up to 6 points and leap from us if we continue our slide. It sucks.

I am not trying to get my hopes up, but if we do get Bedard, I guess the suffering would be worth it

 

[HunterDuck]

If Bob were still here we would be getting Carlsson at #5

 

[Boo Boo]

If Bob were still here we would be getting Carlsson at #5

Is that supposed to be bad? Carlsson is awesome and could go even higher than that?

 

[HunterDuck]

Is that supposed to be bad? Carlsson is awesome and could go even higher than that?

Not at all. Quite a loaded draft too. It’s just that I know for a fact who Bob would want at that spot. Less clear with Pat so far.

 

[Terry Yake]

If Bob were still here we would be getting Carlsson at #5

as things stand, carlsson at 5 would be a huge steal lol

barring any injuries or significant drop-offs in play, it'll likely be bedard-fantilli-carlsson 1-2-3 with any two of michkov, benson, yager, smith, and sale rounding out the top 5

 

[Kalv]

So I just checked the current standings, technically we have played 3 games already, and Chicago can pick up up to 6 points and leap from us if we continue our slide. It sucks.

I am not trying to get my hopes up, but if we do get Bedard, I guess the suffering would be worth it

I feel it's meaningless to count any points and games now. Most of the season is still to be played.
Gotta look at trends and, well, Chicago as bad as they are now, are about to trade off basically all their top guys except Jones. They might be historically bad, and I just dont see anyone outsucking them. Gotta hope for the lottery if we want Bedard, I believe

 

[dracom]

the biggest issue with chicago compared to us is they have a goalie that is truly horrible. we have a young goalie trying to win games, and then another goalie who also wants to win. mrazek is just on a whole other level of awful. it's gonna be hard to compete against that.

 

[AngelDuck]

the biggest issue with chicago compared to us is they have a goalie that is truly horrible. we have a young goalie trying to win games, and then another goalie who also wants to win. mrazek is just on a whole other level of awful. it's gonna be hard to compete against that.

And yet we’ve still allowed more goals than them. Chicago’s issue this season has been offense