2023 NHL Entry Draft

[WeThreeKings]

Argh we better move up or stay at 5

1. Bedard
2. Fantilli
3. Smith
4. Carlsson
5. Michkov
6. Dvorsky
7. Leonard
8. Benson
9. Perreault
10. Reinbacher
11. Barlow
12. Wood

 

[DramaticGloveSave]

So same top 8 as me, not surprised by that.

Then Perrault 9th, Reinbacher 10th, followed by Barlow and Wood.

Reinbachers comp is Adam Larsson which I think is fitting.

 

[SOLR]

lol @ Gabe number 9 - never in a million years.

 

[David Suzuki]

Grants smugness when we draft dvorsky going to be insane

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

Smith at #3 is putting a lot more weight on his U18 dominance than I would, but he certainly has the tools to be a top 3.

 

[Seb]

Pretty sure Reinbacher won't be taken as low as 10, especially not after Perreault.

 

[Mrb1p]

So same top 8 as me, not surprised by that.

Then Perrault 9th, Reinbacher 10th, followed by Barlow and Wood.

Reinbachers comp is Adam Larsson which I think is fitting.

Yeah it makes alot of sense for people who dont watch Reinbacher lmao

 

[WeThreeKings]

Good news is - we are winning Bedard.

Other news is - if we are unwilling to pick Michkov or we drop a spot or two at all, I just need to accept I'm not gonna be head over heels in love with whoever they select.

Gonna have to trust in the development staff.

 

[River Meadow]

Gonna have to trust in the development staff.

The same development staff who put a raw not NHL ready Slafkovsky in the NHL right away?

 

[waitin425]

If not Bedard, Michkov baby. All the way!

Side note.....can Button stop comparing players to people who died 40+ years ago. Kharlamov? Come on man!!! Might as well compare someone to Newsy Lalonde!

 

[River Meadow]

If not Bedard, Michkov baby. All the way!

Side note.....can Button stop comparing players to people who died 40+ years ago. Kharlamov? Come on man!!! Might as well compare someone to Newsy Lalonde!

LOL.

I saw that too, and was like.. bRuHHH

 

[ginomini]

Those Craig Button NHL Comparables .

Valeri Kharlamov for Michkkov hahahah wow.

and Zibanejad for Smith?!?!?!

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

If not Bedard, Michkov baby. All the way!

Side note.....can Button stop comparing players to people who died 40+ years ago. Kharlamov? Come on man!!! Might as well compare someone to Newsy Lalonde!

Kharlamov was a speedster whose career was ended by Clarke.



Skip to 1:40, but the whole thing is hilarious

 

[Ozmodiar]

If not Bedard, Michkov baby. All the way!

Side note.....can Button stop comparing players to people who died 40+ years ago. Kharlamov? Come on man!!! Might as well compare someone to Newsy Lalonde!

Yes. And age aside, “NHL comparable” should have some NHL experience. lol

 

[le_sean]

Argh we better move up or stay at 5

1. Bedard
2. Fantilli
3. Smith
4. Carlsson
5. Michkov
6. Dvorsky
7. Leonard
8. Benson
9. Perreault
10. Reinbacher
11. Barlow
12. Wood

He also says Michkov probably not going Top 5 because of his uncertainty. Would have been nice to be Top 4, though that was never happening.

 

[waitin425]

Kharlamov was a speedster whose career was ended by Clarke.



Skip to 1:40, but the whole thing is hilarious

Looks fast....Had to watch a few videos to see that. But still.....find another speedster to compare too, that at least some of us will remember. Bure?

From Wikipedia.....

Prior to the 1989 NHL Entry Draft, William Houston of The Globe and Mail wrote, "The best of the group is Soviet star winger Pavel Bure, a spectacular player with outstanding speed. He is compared to Vladimir Krutov and also the late Soviet superstar of the 1970s, Valeri Kharlamov."[22] NHL organizations were afraid he would not leave the Soviet Union to play in the NHL thus deterring teams from selecting him early, although scouts and analysts believed he could have been selected as high as the second round had he defected. Many analysts compared him to Valeri Kharlamov.[23][24] Edmonton Oilers' scout Barry Fraser commented, "From what I've seen of him, Bure can play on any team in the NHL right now... he's quick, real quick, small and very exciting. He may be the top player in this year's draft, but because he is from the Soviet Union, we don't analyze him the same way as a kid from the West... I don't expect him to go really early because it is still too much of a gamble to hope he will defect."[23]

 

[le_sean]

Kharlamov was a speedster whose career was ended by Clarke.

Clarke ended his domination in the Summit Series with the slash, but he didn’t end his career. Kharlamov played 9 more seasons of dominant hockey.

 

[BergevinBurner]

Carlsson at 5 is a real possibility if someone takes the gamble on Michkov

 

[SOLR]

This past ranking by McKenzie feels like absolute trolling ahead of the lottery.

 

[DramaticGloveSave]

Yeah it makes alot of sense for people who dont watch Reinbacher lmao

Solid top 4 RD.

 

[MeanMugging91]

I really hope the habs don't pass on michkov if he's the one left from the top 5... we need that elite level offensive talent that we've been lacking for far to long... hopefully we can put this all to rest Monday and leap frog 4 teams..

 

[FrankMTL]

Ok so wait, this is Bob McKenzie's Top 12 list, but Button's comparables?

 

[Vachon23]

Ohhhh man they are some good news in that ranking !

If we stay at 5 and a team decide to gamble on Michkov (like Arizona or Chicago that are at the start of there rebuild so they don't care not being good for the next seasons) and the other team prefer Will Smith... Can't believe we could have a shot on Leo Carlsson at 5 !

 

[WeThreeKings]

The same development staff who put a raw not NHL ready Slafkovsky in the NHL right away?

They had a specific plan in place with steps and everything outlined, the injury robbed us of seeing how that would have played out over a full year.

It's also the same development staff that progressed Kirby Dach, had Guhle, Harris, Xhekaj playing top 6 minutes and doing a fantastic job. The same development staff that brought Ylonen and RHP in who showed really well, with RHP being an absolute revelation.

I'd say they've certainly earned the right to show what they can do.

 

[Vachon23]

Ok so wait, this is Bob McKenzie's Top 12 list, but Button's comparables?

McKenzie talk to scout, he doesn't watch those prospect so they use Button comparable who is the director of scouting for TSN