Speculation: Draft Thread 2018-19: Part X (No Kakko/Hughes Talk) - Post Your Mock Draft

[Ghost of jas]

The higher Caulfield goes, the better, IMO, since it hopefully pushes down one of the centers I want.

 

[Edge]

The higher Caulfield goes, the better, IMO, since it hopefully pushes down one of the centers I want.

Not that I am mock draft kind of guy, but if I am Buffalo he's on my short list.

 

[GeorgeKaplan]

The higher Caulfield goes, the better, IMO, since it hopefully pushes down one of the centers I want.

As much as I love Caufield, this is what I hope happens too

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Not that I am mock draft kind of guy, but if I am Buffalo he's on my short list.

That is where I have him mocked to.

 

[Hunter Gathers]

Good thing I am judging then. Will make it easy to rid the boards of my least like poster

Thank you for believing in my prospect rankings!!!

 

[LORDE]

Just wanna say thanks in here to all the contributors here... the value to someone like me can’t be measured.

I don’t know how u guys / gals find the time to know all these kids as well as u do. It makes for great reading.

Thank you!

 

[Cag29]

You can't dress a lineup of smurfs, but a few will hardly kill you, especially if they're willing to take the punishment required to get to the tough areas (See: Jaden Schwartz, JAM, Atkinsson, etc.)

The old saying applies
It’s not the size of the dog in the fight
But the size of the fight in the dog! Except for Chara. Lol.

 

[GeorgeKaplan]

Just wanna say thanks in here to all the contributors here... the value to someone like me can’t be measured.

I don’t know how u guys / gals find the time to know all these kids as well as u do. It makes for great reading.

Thank you!

+1

For my money, this is the best thread on HF

 

[Gardner McKay]

Thank you for believing in my prospect rankings!!!

You're safely in the top half of my favorite poster rankings (if I actually keep such a thing)

 

[Brooklyn Rangers Fan]

You're safely in the top half of my favorite poster rankings (if I actually keep such a thing)

I mean, this is meaningless if you don't share your tiers...

 

[Edge]

Just wanna say thanks in here to all the contributors here... the value to someone like me can’t be measured.

I don’t know how u guys / gals find the time to know all these kids as well as u do. It makes for great reading.

Thank you!

Quite a few people who wrote/reported on here from the earliest days of HockeysFuture.com.

Though in the next few years we’ll reach the point where the draft eligible players will have been born after some of our last articles appeared.

 

[Lion Hound]

Just started reading this year's Black Book and in the quotes section more than one scout compares Kaliyev to Brendl. Yikes!

Blackbook and Redline had a lot of similarities last year. Both were all over Kravtsov so the degree that some NYR scouts probably wanted to kick them in the ass. This year they aren't on the same page...At least as far as Kayilev goes. Redline has him at like 6, although they do say that he likely won't get drafted there or top 10.

 

[Trxjw]

The higher Caulfield goes, the better, IMO, since it hopefully pushes down one of the centers I want.

Caufield and a couple defensemen sneaking into the top-10 means the Rangers could get one of the top centers available if they can sneak into the early teens. Seems like the sort of draft board where that's totally plausible.

 

[Ghost of jas]

Caufield and a couple defensemen sneaking into the top-10 means the Rangers could get one of the top centers available if they can sneak into the early teens. Seems like the sort of draft board where that's totally plausible.

And if Kreider is used to get the additional 1st, they could use 20 to move up to get a Dman they like also.

 

[Trxjw]

And if Kreider is used to get the additional 1st, they could use 20 to move up to get a Dman they like also.

Could certainly happen. Or they could flip the pick for a young player they like.

 

[Edge]

Sounds like 2006 draft profile of Party Arty Anisimov, who we stole in the 2nd round that year

There's still plenty of time for a lot of these big guys to grow, some take time to grow into themselves, not going to show all their cards at 18 years old. That's the trick, imo, find out who hasn't hit their peak yet.

And yes, my hope is we get him with our 3rd rounder.

Potentially yes, you could be looking at a guy you hope is a “plus” bottom six forward. And that’s a big win when you start talking about second and third rounders.

The skating could be the deciding issue though. It’s hard to see it progressing enough to catapult him into a top six role in this era. But a moderate amount of progress could certainly make him the type of third line center teams look for.

 

[Joey Bones]

Quite a few people who wrote/reported on here from the earliest days of HockeysFuture.com.

Though in the next few years we’ll reach the point where the draft eligible players will have been born after some of our last articles appeared.

 

[Edge]

The unverified internet following the Hawks seems to think the pick is down to Turcotte and Zegras.

Makes me wonder if it was the Hawks who had Zegras fourth.

Also makes me wonder if Zegras is a kid with some slide potential depending on how things break. Could he be the kid who could go third, or fall outside the top 10.

 

[Bluenote13]

The unverified internet following the Hawks seems to think the pick is down to Turcotte and Zegras.

Makes me wonder if it was the Hawks who had Zegras fourth.

Also makes me wonder if Zegras is a kid with some slide potential depending on how things break. Could he be the kid who could go third, or fall outside the top 10.

When we were hovering around pick 8 or 9 back in November I thought Zegras would be our pick. I know it's possible, but can't see him falling out of the top ten.

 

[Edge]

When we were hovering around pick 8 or 9 back in November I thought Zegras would be our pick. I know it's possible, but can't see him falling out of the top ten.

I love the kid, but I don’t have my heart set on being able to get to him at this point.

The weird thing for me has been that I’ve never been able to clearly identify if Zegras is on the Rangers short list, and if so, where. Ditto for Newhook. It’s almost a glaring omission at this point.

 

[ElLeetch]

And if Kreider is used to get the additional 1st, they could use 20 to move up to get a Dman they like also.

is it better for us to ask for the 1st to be in 2020? hope for a deeper draft then, or try to get ahead of the rebuild game and just bring on as much young talent as you can as soon as possible?

 

[Bluenote13]

I agree, would be great to get him and Kakko, but doesn't seem possible, even with a possible Kreider deal.

But I can't imagine him not being on our radar....

 

[Greg02]

This is a pretty dumb thought but I can't get it out of my head for some reason.

Let's say a run on defensemen happens which enables the Rangers to pick someone like Zegras with the pick they acquire for Kreider. That same run results in no D they're considering available at 20, and the clear BPA on their draft board is Spencer Knight. So rather than reach for a d-man a lot, or pick a third forward who they don't consider the best player, they take him. How upset would HFNYR be by that first round?

 

[Edge]

This is a pretty dumb thought but I can't get it out of my head for some reason.

Let's say a run on defensemen happens which enables the Rangers to pick someone like Zegras with the pick they acquire for Kreider. That same run results in no D they're considering available at 20, and the clear BPA on their draft board is Spencer Knight. So rather than reach for a d-man a lot, or pick a third forward who they don't consider the best player, they take him. How upset would HFNYR be by that first round?

Wouldn’t go with him in that scenario either, because a run on defenseman would likely still leave forwards I would gladly take and to whom the Rangers have been linked.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

This is a pretty dumb thought but I can't get it out of my head for some reason.

Let's say a run on defensemen happens which enables the Rangers to pick someone like Zegras with the pick they acquire for Kreider. That same run results in no D they're considering available at 20, and the clear BPA on their draft board is Spencer Knight. So rather than reach for a d-man a lot, or pick a third forward who they don't consider the best player, they take him. How upset would HFNYR be by that first round?

I think people would be flying so high from those first 2 picks that they wouldn't notice.