If Miroschnichenko wants out now and you think you can bring him over and keep him here then I'd think hard about it at 37. I'd probably consider forwards like Firkus, Mesar, Ostlund, Beck, or Hughes if they slide to 37. If it is Slaf at 2 then I don't see why you'd prioritize a worse forward because it's "hard skill" (shouldn't do that regardless). Then there's the Dmen in there too as options. The ceiling's high enough that if I think I can keep him here it'd be hard to turn down. Gleb's an interesting one for me. If I can get him over I probably consider him at 70 since I think he'll be there. If there's a comparable player to me like say Sykora somehow falls that low (doubt it) then I take them and grab Gleb with one of the 4ths if I can.
Keep in mind we have no idea how high Miroshnichenko's upside is, but it's probably in the same ballpark as Slafkovsky and Wright and Lambert and above the other forwards for the 2022 draft. He's big, fast, skilled, can fire the puck, can dangle, passes extremely well, and thinks the game at a high level offensively. He's truly got it all.
If you have a chance to get a player who could be a superstar at #37, you do it. Miroshnichenko is without a doubt the Kucherov/Kaprizov for the 2022 class.
As for Trikozov, in December if you had asked if he could be around in the 3rd round, I'd have said no way. But after recent developments in Russia (I don't want to get into it for those who aren't in the know, because it's very upsetting for me, but just Google "Fedotov") I think it's possible. You're absolutely correct that Trikozov could be a huge steal in the 3rd round, he's sublimely skilled, incredibly smart and just a wizard with the puck on his stick. I have some problems with his compete level, and his lack of two-way consistency will likely see his NHL future on RW rather than C, but the talent is high-end, especially for the 3rd round.
I suppose we can't discuss these two without also bringing up Alexander Perevalov, who I would say has less upside than Miroshnichenko and more than Trikozov, while being the highest-floor player of the three. Perevalov tops Trikozov in playmaking and shooting by a long shot. Trikozov gets an edge in puckhandling and his biggest edge over Perevalov is skating, where I'd say Trikozov is very good and Perevalov in the average to above-average range. But where Perevalov blows Trikozov away is in his intangibles -- his compete level and IQ blow away Trikozov, and he's at his best in the interior, where Trikozov tends to shy away, especially against more physical defenders.
Basically, rankings of Trikozov over Perevalov are all done by evaluators who do not factor in intangibles to their rankings. Draft rankers who care about compete and IQ routinely have Perevalov over Trikozov. I'm clearly in the latter category.
As for Miroshnichenko, if he fully recovers from Hodgkin's, the sky is the limit. We're talking about a kid who could have been in the #1 overall conversation were it not for his health issues. Sure, there's risk here, but this type of talent at #37 would be absolutely immense.
Well you I get that but even then Guhle's a part of that cap dump part. We'd be giving them 2OA for free and then some lol
I'd actually say Guhle is in the conversation for a top 5-7 D prospect outside the NHL right now, his value is huge. It's just the Devils don't need him, because NJ is loaded at LD. But once you get past the big names of Power, Hughes and Sanderson, you're going to have to bring up guys like Edvinsson, Guhle, Faber and Morrow -- there are some great D prospects right now.
Regardless, Guhle is Montreal's #1 prospect (until tomorrow) by a country mile, so we'd sound as bad as Montreal fans if we undersold him.
