Toggle sidebar

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

Status
Not open for further replies.
Anaheim4ever

Anaheim4ever

Registered User
Jun 15, 2017
9,237
5,842
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 ?

Ducks DVM said:
Blanket warning to everyone - the season is over, the active tanking is over, and everyone needs to remember how to get along.

Polite discussions of different viewpoints is fine. Assertions as to who is a good fan, who is a bad fan, and most particularly trolling behavior is going to result in thread bans and warnings. The vast majority of posters here are great about this. There are a few of you, on both sides of this issue, who are trying to start things, and I would advise you to carefully consider if that snarky comment you just made is worth being your last post in a thread. I would advise the folks who think that making an even snarkier response to make that same assessment. Neither of your posts will be seen by anyone else for long regardless.

It is perfectly fine to not understand how anyone could root for the team to lose. It is perfectly fine to not understand how losing has strong benefits to the franchise king term. There are gaping holes in BOTH positions, that may be discussed and debated…POLITELY.

We are all Ducks fans. Time to remember that and stop being at each other’s throats.
Click to expand...
Click to read more...
 
Last edited by a moderator:
WhatTheDuck

WhatTheDuck

9 - 20 - 8
May 17, 2007
23,947
17,269
Worst Case, Ontario
In his latest draft mailbag, Wheeler was asked several questions regarding his previous comments on Will Smith. He reiterated that he can picture Smith being taken in the top 3-4 and referred to the odds of him going ahead of Carlsson as "small to medium".

He does see Bedard - Fantilli - Carlsson - Smith ending up the top four in that order, and can picture Michkov falling to the 6-8 range but not out of the top 10.

He's fully expecting Fantilli in the NHL next year and believes that Michigan don't anticipate him returning. Believes he is the better prospect than Michkov even with context removed, and has him very similarly rated to Eichel.

When asked about players outside the top 10 who he feels confident in becoming good NHL players, he named Danielson, Honzek and Willander, but added that he could see the first two sneaking into the top 10.
 
  • Like
Reactions: LiveLaughDucks, Static, Mr Rogers and 1 other person
Reveille1984

Reveille1984

Registered User
Dec 3, 2014
943
524
heusy_79 said:
In his latest draft mailbag, Wheeler was asked several questions regarding his previous comments on Will Smith. He reiterated that he can picture Smith being taken in the top 3-4 and referred to the odds of him going ahead of Carlsson as "small to medium".

He does see Bedard - Fantilli - Carlsson - Smith ending up the top four in that order, and can picture Michkov falling to the 6-8 range but not out of the top 10.

He's fully expecting Fantilli in the NHL next year and believes that Michigan don't anticipate him returning. Believes he is the better prospect than Michkov even with context removed, and has him very similarly rated to Eichel.

When asked about players outside the top 10 who he feels confident in becoming good NHL players, he named Danielson, Honzek and Willander, but added that he could see the first two sneaking into the top 10.
Click to expand...

Don't think there's any way Michkov drops to 6-8, that would be ludicrous.

Pronman's recent list (who makes some odd leaps at times) has Bedard Tier 1, Fantilli/Michkov Tier 2, and Carlsson/Smith at Tier 3. I wouldn't be at all surprised if we drop to 3OA and grab Michkov, depending on how PV sees the rebuild going and how ballsy he wants to get.
 
ScarTroy

ScarTroy

Registered User
Sponsor
May 24, 2012
3,261
3,024
Corona, CA
I’m completely open to drafting Michkov, but Verbeek better have a f***ing solid plan for those 3 years. If we have 3 more seasons like this he won’t even be around to greet Michkov when he arrives at LAX.
 
  • Like
Reactions: lwvs84 and Reveille1984
Reveille1984

Reveille1984

Registered User
Dec 3, 2014
943
524
ScarTroy said:
I’m completely open to drafting Michkov, but Verbeek better have a f***ing solid plan for those 3 years. If we have 3 more seasons like this he won’t even be around to greet Michkov when he arrives at LAX.
Click to expand...

Yeah, any pick we get in the top three isn't going to single-handedly fix this team whether they play in the NHL next year or not.

Best case scenario next season is probably hovering around .500, and that's if many, many things go well. Another bottom three finish though would be awful for the morale of this group and continue the losing culture, which is the only thing most kids on the team have experienced so far.
 
All Mighty

All Mighty

Registered User
Sep 20, 2014
12,303
19,682
California
allmightyhockeytalk.com
ohcomeonref said:
I really want Fantilli if we don't get Bedard.
Click to expand...
Yup. I’d obviously be disappointed if we don’t get the 1st pick, but I’d be distraught if we ended up at #3. And I know that’s me being dramatic since we still have great options at that spot, but I just feel strongly about the top 2.
 
  • Like
Reactions: GunnarStahl, Son of Gib, ohcomeonref and 1 other person
Mr Rogers

Mr Rogers

Registered User
Jul 11, 2010
20,640
10,221
Calgary
Wedge Fantilli (happy star wars day, haha)

wedge_antilles-denis_lawson-star_wars_-1977-jpg.702853
 
  • Like
  • Haha
Reactions: The Wizard, Hockey Duckie, The Midnight Burrito and 2 others
HanSolo

HanSolo

DJ Crazy Times
Apr 7, 2008
99,156
35,241
Las Vegas
My feelings keep shifting on everyone.

Like I'm somewhat open again to do the idea of Michkov given he could easily be the second best player in this draft (first if things go badly with Bedard) but I'm still nervous about the potential risks.

Then I keep flip flopping on Fantilli and Carlsson. If Fantilli's game matures he could be dynamite while Carlsson'a game is already mature he just needs that adaptation to the speed of the NHL and how to maintain his smart decision making and skilled hands in a higher paced-lower space league.

And then the closer we get to the lottery the more I'm getting this feeling that, yeah, even if we're locked in to get a top tier prospect, man would it be a shame to miss out on Bedard.

Just want the whole thing over with.
 
  • Like
Reactions: LiveLaughDucks, Anaheim4ever, Smirnov2Chistov and 3 others
Arthuros

Arthuros

Registered Snoozer
Feb 24, 2014
13,449
9,021
Littleroot Town
Already preparing for Carlsson or Michkov given our luck...but I did roll an interesting result on the simulator:

1683226180496.png


If Washington did end up moving up to #2, Michkov becomes much more likely...
 
Terry Yake

Terry Yake

Registered User
Aug 5, 2013
28,076
16,695
lwvs84 said:
Best prospect since Kariya... Getzlaf and Perry weren't supposed to be Getzlaf and Perry when they were drafted :D
Click to expand...
i'd say best prospect since tverdovsky, who was getting bobby orr comparisons when he was drafted. or even bobby ryan, who was also taken at #2 like tverdovsky was
 
  • Like
Reactions: lwvs84
Status
Not open for further replies.

Ad

Latest posts

Upcoming events

Ad

Ad

Top Bottom
X