Prospect Info: 2023 NHL Draft - Potential Selection Discussion

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Actually, for each draft 28th. is the starting point because every player from 28th. to last player selected is available at 28.

 

[hockeywiz542]

Five questions for the Maple Leafs to answer at the NHL Draft

From potential trades to contracts to coaching decisions, the Maple Leafs have a lot to do in Nashville this week.

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As the entire hockey world converges on Nashville for the start of the NHL Draft on Tuesday, we can expect an offseason of changes for the Maple Leafs to begin in earnest.

To start, that means new players added via the draft. As it stands, the Leafs have just three picks (28th, 153rd, 185th). But who makes those selections remains unclear, and that should make for two curious days for the Leafs.

When Brad Treliving was hired by the Leafs as their new GM, Leafs president Brendan Shanahan revealed that Treliving’s former team, the Calgary Flames, imposed “some restrictions” on Treliving’s involvement in the Leafs draft.

The Leafs confirmed to The Athletic Treliving cannot be at the Leafs draft table or participate in draft meetings. It’s still unclear what the other stipulations are, which leaves us with a few questions.

Even if Treliving is not at the Leafs’ draft table, is he able to trade any of the Leafs picks, either this year or beyond? For example, at the 2022 draft, the Leafs traded their 2023 fourth-round pick to re-acquire a fourth-round pick that would become now-touted goalie prospect Dennis Hildeby. Will there be any disconnect between a new GM and his scouting staff during the two days of the draft?

Is it possible there are trades to be made which don’t get completed because Treliving won’t be at the draft table? The Leafs have a valued asset in their first-round pick.

Even if the answers to these questions emerge, doesn’t it feel a little strange to have the new GM of a team not be in complete control of his new team’s situation, or possibly assets, heading into two of the most important days of the year for him?

Nevertheless, Treliving and the rest of the Leafs staff figure to be busy over what could be an eventful summer stopover in Nashville.

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Will the Leafs keep their first-round pick?

You’d have to go back to 2017 (!) for the last time the Leafs made their own first-round pick in the draft. Even for a team that has constantly tried to contend during that window, that approach – constantly flipping their pick for a variety of reasons – is sort of wild. It’s no wonder the Leafs’ prospect pool is verging on dire straits, and so far away from having the kind of talent they once did in their system.

This year is no different, as the Leafs’ original pick at 25 was flipped to the Blues as part of the deal for Ryan O’Reilly and Noel Acciari. But they acquired the Bruins’ first-round pick via the Capitals when they flipped Rasmus Sandin out.

There are routes the Leafs could take with the 28th pick, be it trading down to acquire more lottery tickets or trading it away either for a roster player or as part of a package to ditch a contract. (More on that in a bit.)

But the best option to re-stock their prospect cupboard would be to actually make a first-round pick in a very good draft.

There are legitimate options for the Leafs to explore at 28, which we have covered in detail over the past few weeks.

A centre with professional experience who could fit into the Leafs lineup in a short amount of time like Otto Stenberg makes sense. Tremendously-skilled point-producing power forward Quentin Musty might end up being available. There are even players who bear striking similarities to Matthew Knies, like Charlie Stramel.

And with the many talented options available to the Leafs, should they actually make their first-round pick, that player would instantly rocket toward the top of their prospect rankings. Whether they want to juice up their prospect pool remains to be seen, because this organization has rarely been shy about dangling a first-round pick in a deal. If Treliving can trade picks, we could learn a little bit about his philosophy for this team on day one of the draft.

 

[Menzinger]

 

[acrobaticgoalie]

I think Willander is my pick at 28. I doubt he will be there. I think he'll be long gone.

Willander
Musty
Simashev
Gulyayev

That's probably the order I'm looking at if available. Might be some interesting forwards that fall like Heidt, Stenberg, Sale.

 

[SprDaVE]

I think Willander is my pick at 28. I doubt he will be there. I think he'll be long gone.

Willander
Musty
Simashev
Gulyayev

That's probably the order I'm looking at if available. Might be some interesting forwards that fall like Heidt, Stenberg, Sale.

I've seen Willander in most top 10 rankings. There's always 1 or two that fall really hard but he seems like a big time riser.

Sale seems like a faller for sure. I could see him even making it to the 2nd round.

 

[JSn0w93]

I think Willander is my pick at 28. I doubt he will be there. I think he'll be long gone.

Willander
Musty
Simashev
Gulyayev

That's probably the order I'm looking at if available. Might be some interesting forwards that fall like Heidt, Stenberg, Sale.

Would be thrilled with either of those 4.

 

[SeaOfBlue]

More or less my rankings for this year.

Player	2023 Ranking	Average DC Ranking
Connor Bedard	5	5
Matvei Michkov	5	5
Adam Fantilli	5	5
Leo Carlsson	5	5
Will Smith	5	5
Zach Benson	10	5
Oliver Moore	10	10
David Reinbacher	10	10
Ryan Leonard	10	10
Matthew Wood	10	15
Dalibor Dvorsky	15	15
Colby Barlow	15	15
Axel Sandin Pellikka	15	15
Nate Danielson	15	25
Calum Ritchie	15	25
Brayden Yager	25	25
Gabriel Perreault	25	25
Mikhail Gulyayev	25	25
Samuel Honzek	25	25
Ethan Gauthier	25	25
Eduard Sale	25	25
Gavin Brindley	25	25
Otto Stenberg	25	25
Quentin Musty	25	25
Dmitri Simashev	25	25
Lukas Dragicevic	50	25
Andrew Cristall	50	50
Riley Heidt	50	50
Michael Hrabal	50	50
Bradley Nadeau	50	50
Kasper Halttunen	50	50
Tanner Molendyk	50	50
Jayden Perron	50	50
Nick Lardis	50	50
Daniil But	50	50
Charlie Stramel	50	50
Coulson Pitre	50	50
Carson Rehkopf	50	50
Koehn Ziemmer	50	50
Oliver Bonk	50	50
Beau Akey	50	50
Hunter Brzustewicz	50	50
Caden Price	50	50
Theo Lindstein	50	50
Etienne Morin	50	50
Kalan Lind	50	50
Tom Willander	50	50
Gracyn Sawchyn	50	50
Mathieu Cataford	50	50
William Whitelaw	50	50
Jacob Fowler	75	75
Cameron Allen	75	75
Luca Cagnoni	75	75
Trey Augustine	75	75
Jakub Dvorak	75	75
Carson Bjarnason	75	75
Adam Gajan	75	75
Tristan Bertucci	75	75
Maxim Strbak	75	75
Luca Pinelli	75	75
Alex Ciernik	75	75
Andrew Gibson	75	75
Noah Dower Nilsson	75	75
Danny Nelson	75	75
Scott Ratzlaff	75	75
Alexander Rykov	75	75
Carey Terrance	75	75
Gavin McCarthy	75	75
Easton Cowan	75	75
Martin Misiak	75	75
Anton Wahlberg	75	75
Nico Myatovic	75	75
Lenni Hameenaho	75	75
Oscar Fisker Molgaard	75	75
David Edstrom	75	75
Quinton Burns	100	75
Jesse Kiiskinen	100	100
Denver Barkey	100	100
Matthew Mania	100	100
Aram Minnetian	100	100
Ethan Miedema	100	100
Andrew Strathmann	100	100
Tyler Peddle	100	100
Tommaso De Luca	100	100
Brad Gardiner	100	100
Dylan MacKinnon	100	100
Felix Nilsson	100	100
Carter Sotheran	100	100
Sawyer Mynio	100	100
Jaden Lipinski	100	100
Albert Wikman	100	100
Felix Unger Sorum	100	100
Drew Fortescue	100	100
Paul Fischer	100	100
Connor Levis	100	100
Aydar Suniev	100	100
Cam Squires	100	100
Zach Nehring	100	100
Beckett Hendrickson	100	100
Stephen Peck	100	100

More or less what I have. Don't pay attention to ordering within the tiers... It is sorted in my sheet by some criteria but that doesn't mean they are slated to go above/below anyone in their own tier.

 

[hockeywiz542]

 

[Peasy]

Still so ridiculous theyre doing this but at least they somewhat came to their senses...

 

[RoadWarrior]

Actually, for each draft 28th. is the starting point because every player from 28th. to last player selected is available at 28.

Plus this draft is much deeper than other recent drafts.

 

[RoadWarrior]

I think Willander is my pick at 28. I doubt he will be there. I think he'll be long gone.

Willander
Musty
Simashev
Gulyayev

That's probably the order I'm looking at if available. Might be some interesting forwards that fall like Heidt, Stenberg, Sale.

Gulyayev is a defensive liability but he can score like a fourth forward. Great with the puck but not without it.

Willander is more of a complete player. This isn’t a great draft class for D men and unless Willander or Simashev slides down I would draft a forward at 28.

 

[uncleben]

Plus this draft is much deeper than other recent drafts.

Don't tell Dorion that

 

[Maplebeasts]

Gulyayev is a defensive liability but he can score like a fourth forward. Great with the puck but not without it.

Willander is more of a complete player. This isn’t a great draft class for D men and unless Willander or Simashev slides down I would draft a forward at 28.

Gulyayev is not a defensive liability, at least when you compare him to other offence first dmen available in the late first round. His mobility is near top of the class for defensemen and his gap control is actually quite good. If he was from anywhere other than Russia he’s probably a top 15 pick.

 

[hockeywiz542]

Maple Leafs' Treliving says 'there's a fairly good bet' they'll keep their 28th pick - Sportsnet.ca

0:46 | June 27, 2023

Maple Leafs GM Brad Treliving says unless something comes along that makes too much sense, there's a fairly good chance they'll be making their first round pick at 28th overall.

 

[Maplebeasts]

Maple Leafs' Treliving says 'there's a fairly good bet' they'll keep their 28th pick - Sportsnet.ca

0:46 | June 27, 2023

Maple Leafs GM Brad Treliving says unless something comes along that makes too much sense, there's a fairly good chance they'll be making their first round pick at 28th overall.

Good. Really strong draft and our prospect cupboard needs some help. A hockey trade to improve the roster makes more sense.

 

[WTFMAN99]

Who is intelligent and competitive at 28 that will be there?

 

[Maplebeasts]

Who is intelligent and competitive at 28 that will be there?

Brindley, maybe Heidt.

 

[SprDaVE]

 

[Dion TheFluff]

any rumblings on who we may be interested in?

 

[francis246]

Maple Leafs' Treliving says 'there's a fairly good bet' they'll keep their 28th pick - Sportsnet.ca

0:46 | June 27, 2023

Maple Leafs GM Brad Treliving says unless something comes along that makes too much sense, there's a fairly good chance they'll be making their first round pick at 28th overall.

Love this!!

 

[hockeywiz542]

Maple Leafs Media Availability | June 27, 2023

Toronto Maple Leafs

June 27, 2023

Leafs General Manager Brad Treliving & Wes Clark, Assistant Director of Player Personnel / Director of Amateur Scouting speaks with the media Tuesday.

00:00 Brad Treliving
15:29 Wes Clark

 

[HockeyVirus]

Nick Kypreos said on his sportsnet show he heard Dubas wanted to extend Murray before he was fired. What.

 

[BallardEra]

Nick Kypreos said on his sportsnet show he heard Dubas wanted to extend Murray before he was fired. What.

Why not? Everyone gets extended on the Leafs!

 

[DragoGrizzly]

any rumblings on who we may be interested in?

Apparently the reported interviews (that I’ve been able to find) the Leafs had with prospects at the combine were Yager, Barlow, Musty, Perreault and Sandin-Pellikka, which I thought that was a bit strange since they’re all projected to go before our pick most likely. I guess just doing their due diligence in case there’s an opportunity to move up. They definitely interviewed more, it’s hard to find out who though.

 

[TheDoldrums]

Gulyayev is not a defensive liability, at least when you compare him to other offence first dmen available in the late first round. His mobility is near top of the class for defensemen and his gap control is actually quite good. If he was from anywhere other than Russia he’s probably a top 15 pick.

Agreed. I keep seeing him fall out of the 1st in a lot of recent mocks. If we could actually trade down, get Gulyayev and another pick that would be incredible work imo.