2023 NHL Entry Draft

[Saxon]

No tier 5? Bold! I like it.

Or 3!

 

[BergevinBurner]

No tier 5? Bold! I like it.

It looks like he does his tiers by NHL upside. So I guess he sees a significant gap between the guys in tiers 2 and 4, and same with the guys in tiers 4 and 6.

 

[WeThreeKings]

What does everyone Fink about Aiden Fink?

I try not to fink about it.

 

[DramaticGloveSave]

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Grant and WTK agreeing!

 

[WeThreeKings]

Grant and WTK agreeing!

In theory.. he probably thinks Augustine is the best goalie in the class lmfao

 

[DramaticGloveSave]

Tier 1:
Bedard

Tier 2:
Fantilli
Michkov

Tier 4:
Carlsson
Smith

Tier 6:
Danielson
Reinbacher
Dvorsky
But
Simashev

Tier 7:
Perreault
Honzek
Leonard
Wood
Nillander
Yager
Benson
Enstrom
Moore
Barlow

Doing Dvorsky dirty

In theory.. he probably thinks Augustine is the best goalie in the class lmfao

Augustine was pretty damn impressive at the U18s I thought. Obviously doesn’t have the size the other top guys do, but he looks like a legit prospect to me.

 

[WeThreeKings]

Doing Dvorsky dirty


Augustine was pretty damn impressive at the U18s I thought. Obviously doesn’t have the size the other top guys do, but he looks like a legit prospect to me.

He's fine but I would say if you are drafting him, you're drafting the next Jake Allen/Kuemper style goalie.

 

[NotProkofievian]

Tier 1:
Bedard

Tier 2:
Fantilli
Michkov

Tier 4:
Carlsson
Smith

Tier 6:
Danielson
Reinbacher
Dvorsky
But
Simashev

Tier 7:
Perreault
Honzek
Leonard
Wood
Nillander
Yager
Benson
Enstrom
Moore
Barlow

Here for the Danielson stans.

 

[WeThreeKings]

Here for the Danielson stans.

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[JotAlan]

What is your guys top 10 from last years draft and this years combined. For me, I have it....

1. Bedard
2. Michkov
3. Fantilli
4. Slaf
5. Carlsson
6. Nemec
7. Dvorsky
8. Cooley
9. Wright
10. Jiricek

1 Bedard
2 Michkov
3 Carlsson
4 Fantilli
5 Cooley
6 Smith
7 Benson
8 Nemec
9 Jiricek
10 Slafkovsky/Leonard

 

[NotProkofievian]

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There are dozens of us!

 

[le_sean]

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@WeThreeKings is Grant McCagg. I knew it!

 

[phillytennis]

That's you're opinion, and that's fine. Also, I'm not absolutely certain of my rankings yet. Still, I believe there are a couple reasons to pick Leonard over Smith:

Skating: Leonard's has been even better than I thought, very impressive in terms of speed, agility and stability.

Compete/agressiveness: Leonard is relentless on the puck. If you're looking for that Benson intensity, he comes pretty close while being bigger (to be fair Smith was more intense at the u18s than during the season, from what I saw).

Defensive ability: all-around better positioning from Leonard, better on puck retrievals and contested exits too.

Leonard's game is definitely more translateable to me. I am projecting him to be a first line RW who might not be *the* star but can still drive play from the wing (Andrei Svechnikov, anyone?). I think he'll pair extremely well with other skilled forwards (see: Caufield, Cole and Suzuki, Nick) and be the glue to hold a 1st line together. On the other hand, Smith's skills are amazing, and he probably has the best vision/playmaking combo since Jack Hughes. However, I'm currently not set on a realistic projection for him. He can improve his skating and develop better habits for sure, and that might be the difference between becoming a 2C or a 1C. There is definitely a limit to how many of his skilled plays will actually work on a regular basis in the NHL. The higher that limit is, the more successful he will be.

All in all, two great prospects. I wouldn't mind Smith at 5, even if he'll probably be gone.

I respect your opinion but on this board people complain all the time that the Habs are lacking high end talent...Smith is super gifted with the puck...resembles Patrick Kane. I have Leonard at 6....Dvorsky at 5 Smith at 4...Reinbacher at 7.

 

[WeThreeKings]

I would do UNGODLY things to get Carlsson.

 

[junyab]

For our first pick I just want the player with the highest offensive upside.

 

[NekkiChiconey]

I respect your opinion but on this board people complain all the time that the Habs are lacking high end talent...Smith is super gifted with the puck...resembles Patrick Kane. I have Leonard at 6....Dvorsky at 5 Smith at 4...Reinbacher at 7.

It would definitely be fun to draft a ppg+ forward. Is Smith going to be the most impactful player among that group though? I'm not sure.

 

[le_sean]

I would do UNGODLY things to get Carlsson.

Shouldn’t you be pushing But, Grant

 

[Seb]

I would do UNGODLY things to get Carlsson.

0.3% I BELIEVE!

 

[River Meadow]

For our first pick I just want the player with the highest offensive upside.

Best we can do is Dalibor Dvorsky

 

[BergevinBurner]

0.3% I BELIEVE!

If a team at 3rd or 4th takes the gamble with Michkov then I think there's a very real chance the other team opts for Smith over Carlsson. I don't think it's overly likely, but I wouldn't be shocked if Carlsson goes at 5th.

 

[le_sean]

If a team at 3rd or 4th takes the gamble Michkov then I think there's a very real chance the other team opts for Smith over Carlsson. I don't think it's overly likely, but I wouldn't be shocked if Carlsson goes at 5th.

Isn’t Carlsson going to the World Championships? He might vault himself to 2 honestly.

 

[atrud66]

Ryan Leonard's basically Zach Hyman right?

 

[Skip Bayless]

Ryan Leonard's basically Zach Hyman right?

I'm not too familiar with Hyman's play, but he reminds me of Travis Konecny.

Would love to add him, but there's like 67 other guys I'd love to add just as much.

 

[Kobe Armstrong]

I'm not too familiar with Hyman's play, but he reminds me of Travis Konecny.

Would love to add him, but there's like 67 other guys I'd love to add just as much.

I would add Debrusk as a comparison

 

[BergevinBurner]

Isn’t Carlsson going to the World Championships? He might vault himself to 2 honestly.

Or he might devalue himself down to us