2026 NHL Draft

[CanMerc]

StL would hesitate to trade Hofer in div too.

Edit: That proposal is way unrealistic. Its only value might be as an indication of how others see, and value, Helle.

Maybe…maybe not…but he is a multiple Vézina winning, gold medal goalie, 1 yr removed from a hart trophy win

 

[lanky]

jets aren't planning to drop back and would be stupid from our position to do as well

You're judging without even considering the details.

Would it really be stupid if we traded 8 to the Blues for 11 and 15?

 

[gojetsgo]

You're judging without even considering the details.

Would it really be stupid if we traded 8 to the Blues for 11 and 15?

what's the likely hood that we get offered the 15th pick to move down 3 spots?

according to pick calculator we would need to add the 22nd overall pick to make that a fair trade...

just pick the best player at 8, the tier of players were in goes from 2-9, don't drop out of that tier for a lesser prospect just to pick up an extra pick that won't be anywhere near what you suggested

 

[WolfHouse]

You're judging without even considering the details.

Would it really be stupid if we traded 8 to the Blues for 11 and 15?

Considering there is a consensus top 2 then a consensus top 9 and everything after that is mid-range prospects - yes it would be stupid

 

[lanky]

Considering there is a consensus top 2 then a consensus top 9 and everything after that is mid-range prospects - yes it would be stupid

Wow. I think it's a big overpay by the Blues and I'd be all over this if possible.

 

[gojetsgo]

the only place the speculated the jets trading down in the draft was some random a.i bot pushing out articles lol

 

[Gil Fisher]

#8 for #16 and #18 is close from a value perspective in this draft, i think.

Bjorck vs Command AND Morozov

It's not stupid for sure. If we were fully in rebuild mode, I might do it. As we aren't, I'd probably stick with Bjorck.

 

[Gil Fisher]

#8 for #16 and #18 is close from a value perspective in this draft, i think.

Bjorck vs Command AND Morozov

It's not stupid for sure. If we were fully in rebuild mode, I might do it. As we aren't, I'd probably stick with Bjorck.

8 for 16 and 18 in a string of recent drafts.

Zach Werenski or Barzal and Chabot
Alex Nylander or Chychrun and Stanley
Casey Mittelstadt or Valimaki and Vaakanainen
Adam Boqvist or Kaut and Foudy
Philip Broberg or Newhook and Harley
Jack Quinn or Guhle and Mercer
Brandt Clarke or Othmann and Lucius

 

[gojetsgo]

jets need actual talent, picking in the top 8 is the best way to do that, look at this draft, there are mckenna/stenberg then their is a tier of 7 players all similarly ranked, every mock draft has them in a different order, we could end up with the best player in the draft staying where we are, trading down and going into the next tier of player to grab a lesser prospect with a higher chance to bust is not the answer

 

[Flair Hay]

Wow. I think it's a big overpay by the Blues and I'd be all over this if possible.

8 for 13 and 15 would be a laughably good deal for us. Draft tiers are one thing, not like trading tiers of established players. There is probably a 40% chance 15th ends up better than 8th and the 13th pick is pure gravy at that point.

Sure you could lose the trade. But if you make that trade you will come out ahead 3/4 of the time for sure

 

[Flair Hay]

8 for 13 and 15 would be a laughably good deal for us. Draft tiers are one thing, not like trading tiers of established players. There is probably a 40% chance 15th ends up better than 8th and the 13th pick is pure gravy at that point.

Sure you could lose the trade. But if you make that trade you will come out ahead 3/4 of the time for sure

Like what are the odds that if the Jets traded the pick that became Dax Rudolph for Alexander Command and Ryan Lin. You probably have a 55-60% chance on getting the best player in the trade because you get two kicks at the can. And then you get another top 15 pick on top of that. Even if its an eventual bust its still a prospect you can trade.

I know this is not the way Chevy GM's...but these are the odds behind trades like these.

 

[Mortimer Snerd]

Wow. I think it's a big overpay by the Blues and I'd be all over this if possible.

Based on pure positional values it would be an overpay by StL. But it isn't that simple. Those values, averaged over many years, don't necessarily represent the value of the positions in any one draft.

The flat values in this year's top 9-10 might skew the calculation. At 8 I think we might well get a real difference maker. 11 and 15 will give us 2 pretty good prospects but with a lot less chance of being that difference maker.

The most recently updated version of the consolidated rankings have Rudolph at 11 and Malte Gustafsson at 16. I was fantasizing about a L/R pair of Dmen at 8&9 if Smits was already gone. I thought I would take Rudolph and Gustafsson. So I don't think it would be stupid from Jets POV. I do think it would be too risky for Chevy. It might be stupid from Blues POV.

 

[lanky]

I think Cam's Consensus is more meaningful than consolidated rankings.

 

[Mortimer Snerd]

jets need actual talent, picking in the top 8 is the best way to do that, look at this draft, there are mckenna/stenberg then their is a tier of 7 players all similarly ranked, every mock draft has them in a different order, we could end up with the best player in the draft staying where we are, trading down and going into the next tier of player to grab a lesser prospect with a higher chance to bust is not the answer

I agree. We need quality even more than we need quantity. But I think it is unfair to call dropping back to 11 and 15 stupid. It is a reasonable suggestion, if Blues would do it. I don't think they would, unless there was someone still available at 8 that they really wanted. We could end up with the same player at 11 as we would have taken at 8.

 

[Mortimer Snerd]

I think Cam's Consensus is more meaningful than consolidated rankings.View attachment 1253659

I like the concept of Cam's Consensus, the same thing as Bob McK used to do. That list is closer to my personal list. But isn't the Consolidated Ranking = to much the same thing, an avg of several different ranking lists?

 

[gojetsgo]

I agree. We need quality even more than we need quantity. But I think it is unfair to call dropping back to 11 and 15 stupid. It is a reasonable suggestion, if Blues would do it. I don't think they would, unless there was someone still available at 8 that they really wanted. We could end up with the same player at 11 as we would have taken at 8.

holy shit I said dropping back is stupid and then someone said it wasn't stupid and suggested an unrealistic trade rofl

if you go by pick value calculator the add to #11 would be #40 for fair value

 

[lanky]

I like the concept of Cam's Consensus, the same thing as Bob McK used to do. That list is closer to my personal list. But isn't the Consolidated Ranking = to much the same thing, an avg of several different ranking lists?

Cam's averages NHL lists.
Consolidated averages scouting service and media scout lists (I think).

 

[gojetsgo]

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NHL Draft Projection Baseline

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here are some good tools for looking at the odds and values of each pick

 

[voyageur]

Daxon Rudolph still hasn't committed to the NCAA yet?

If you are the interview process, and a player wants to make it to the show immediately, would it carry any weight for the Jets to have a player in TC in his draft year at this point? As part of the integration process.

If Salomonsson misses the start of TC and the season would it be beneficial to have a player who could do the 9 game trial and come back at the end of the junior season, or do you want a player coming out of college for the playoffs?

So far Bjorck, Rudolph, Belchetz have the best chance of starting with the Jets immediately in that 8 spot.

 

[gojetsgo]

Daxon Rudolph still hasn't committed to the NCAA yet?

If you are the interview process, and a player wants to make it to the show immediately, would it carry any weight for the Jets to have a player in TC in his draft year at rgus point ? As part of the integration process.

If Salomonsson misses the start of TC and the season would it be beneficial to have a player who could do the 9 game trial and come back at the end of the junior season, or do you want a player coming out of college for the playoffs?

So far Bjorck, Rudolph, Belchetz have the best chance of starting with the Jets immediately in that 8 spot.

Report: NHL prospect Daxon Rudolph committing to University of Denver

The University of Denver is bringing in a stacked freshman class that will now reportedly be headlined by defenceman Daxson Rudolph.

www.sportsnet.ca

 

[voyageur]

Report: NHL prospect Daxon Rudolph committing to University of Denver

The University of Denver is bringing in a stacked freshman class that will now reportedly be headlined by defenceman Daxson Rudolph.

www.sportsnet.ca

Damn that's quite a raid of the WHL.
There goes my plan.

 

[gojetsgo]

Damn that's quite a raid of the WHL.
There goes my plan.

yeah, it's going to be very hard to actually judge prospects the next few years with how watered down the league is becoming

 

[Classic16]

Daxon Rudolph still hasn't committed to the NCAA yet?

If you are the interview process, and a player wants to make it to the show immediately, would it carry any weight for the Jets to have a player in TC in his draft year at this point? As part of the integration process.

If Salomonsson misses the start of TC and the season would it be beneficial to have a player who could do the 9 game trial and come back at the end of the junior season, or do you want a player coming out of college for the playoffs?

So far Bjorck, Rudolph, Belchetz have the best chance of starting with the Jets immediately in that 8 spot.

Id say Bjorck, Belchetz and Smits. Rudolph im pretty sure is going to Denver.

 

[ps241]

Damn that's quite a raid of the WHL.
There goes my plan.

I thought this interview with Rudolph was really good. Talks about his strengths but also what he wants to work on (first few steps). I really liked his answer on why College hockey he mentions that Makar (and another name) both played in College for two seasons and its a chance to play against older players, and also do more training in the Gym (due to schedule), and get ready to step into the NHL was well answered.

 

[tbcwpg]

Unless the Jets somehow manage to draft McKenna or Stenberg, I wouldn't count on whomever they draft this year to make any meaningful impact next year, whether they start in the NHL or not.