HF Habs: Early Bird Mock Draft 2022 (COMPLETED!)

[WeThreeKings]

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"The Arizona Coyotes are proud to select, from Guelph Storm of the Ontario Hockey League, Center, Danny Zhilkin!"

"Zhilkin has a lot of flair to his game, he's able to make skilled plays and advanced reads while owning a heavy shot and underrated touch & vision. He's another high IQ center who could improve some of his skating technique. Consistency is the name of the game for improvement but if he finds it, he could be considered a steal in the 2nd round,"

Arizona picks thus far:
1. Shane Wright
2. Noah Ostlund
3. Adam Ingram
4. Jiri Kulich
5. Sam Rinzel
6. Calle Odelius
7. Danny Zhilkin

 

[Duff88]

Washington selects Matyas Sapovaliv from the OHL Saginaw Spirit.

Next GM has been PMed

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Arizona is loaded haha, kick start a resurgence quickly

Yeah, they are going to build quite the prospect system out of this draft alone. They still have quite a few picks over next 2 years too.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

3rd round is up in OP.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

:coyotes:coyotes2:coyotes

"The Arizona Coyotes are proud to select, from Guelph Storm of the Ontario Hockey League, Center, Danny Zhilkin!"

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"Zhilkin has a lot of flair to his game, he's able to make skilled plays and advanced reads while owning a heavy shot and underrated touch & vision. He's another high IQ center who could improve some of his skating technique. Consistency is the name of the game for improvement but if he finds it, he could be considered a steal in the 2nd round,"

Arizona picks thus far:
1. Shane Wright
2. Noah Ostlund
3. Adam Ingram
4. Jiri Kulich
5. Sam Rinzel
6. Calle Odelius
7. Danny Zhilkin

I mean that's just f***ing ridiculous.

 

[WeThreeKings]

I mean that's just f***ing ridiculous.

And they traded a 2nd for McBain lol

 

[MarkovsKnee]

2nd Round, so far.


33. Arizona: Jiri Kulich (W) - HC Energie Karlovy (Czech)
34. Montreal: Filip Bystedt (C) - Linkoping HC (SHL)
35. Seattle: Isaac Howard (W) - US NTDP
36. New Jersey: Jack Hughes (C) - Northeastern U. (NCAA)
37. Arizona (Philadelphia): Sam Rinzel (RD) - Waterloo (USHL)
38. Ottawa: Alexander Perevalov (W) - Yoko Yaroslavl (MHL)
39. Chicago: Ryan Chesley (RD) - US NTDP
40. Buffalo: Owen Pickering (LD) - Swift Current (WHL)
41. Detroit: Lane Hutson (LD) - US NTDP
42. Arizona (SJS): Calle Odelius (LD) - Djurgardens IF (J20)
43. Anaheim: Owen Beck (C) - Mississauga (OHL)
44. Columbus: Seamus Casey (RD) - US NTDP
45. Arizona (NYI): Danny Zhilkin (C) - Guelph (OHL)
46. Washington (Winnipeg): Matyas Sapovaliv (F) - Saginaw (OHL)
47. Minnesota (Vancouver via Arizona)
48. Vegas
49. Los Angeles
50. Dallas
51. Seattle (Nashville)
52. Montreal (Edmonton)
53. Detroit (Washington)
54. Anaheim (Pittsburgh)
55. Winnipeg (St. Louis via NYR)
56. Chicago (Minnesota)
57. Boston
58. Ottawa (TB)
59. Calgary
60. Winnipeg (NYR)
61. Seattle (Toronto)
62. Carolina
63. Seattle (Florida)
64. NYI (Colorado)

 

[Toene]

3rd round is up in OP.

How many rounds do we usually complete in the Early Bird Mock?

 

[An0n]

All 7

 

[MarkovsKnee]

How many rounds do we usually complete in the Early Bird Mock?

All 7.

Only time we didn't was last year, because I left it so late we only got through 4 rounds.

 

[Toene]

All 7.

Only time we didn't was last year, because I left it so late we only got through 4 rounds.

Damn. I need to do a deeper homework than I thought because Sharks have multiple picks in the bottom 3 rounds. That's on top of doing my actual homework because I'm part-time at uni and it's end of semester and I've been mailing it in since the beginning

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Damn. I need to do a deeper homework than I thought because Sharks have multiple picks in the bottom 3 rounds. That's on top of doing my actual homework because I'm part-time at uni and it's end of semester and I've been mailing it in since the beginning

Has to be almost over, no? Uni?

Check Central Scouting lists in OP. Rankings aren't great, but they list all eligible draftees, like 400 players. It's why I posted it.

 

[SOLR]

I'm starting to think that my 3 next picks will be in my first round.

 

[Toene]

Has to be almost over, no? Uni?

Check Central Scouting lists in OP. Rankings aren't great, but they list all eligible draftees, like 400 players. It's why I posted it.

It's almost over but I consistently pushed back essays until the very end like the classic slacker that I am. I only have 2 classes on Monday but I work as a substitute teacher 4 days a week so I have limited time to dive into it. But I'm not complaining, watching some hockey tape makes for the best study-breaks and also the best excuses to request some me-time from the fiancee. "Sorry babe really got to scout this teenage Swedish defenseman guess we'll watch this romcom tomorrow instead".

Edit : thanks for the advice. I try to follow most scouting platforms that put up rankings on eliteprospects, and go from there. I'm beginning to understand that they all have biases for certain skills and I try to balance everything, then video-scout the players who stand-out and have the kind of profiles I like.

 

[RandomTask26]

Yeah, they are going to build quite the prospect system out of this draft alone. They still have quite a few picks over next 2 years too.

What’s crazy is that they took on cap dumps for 2nd round picks, and all those teams ended up being non playoff teams lol. Now that’s good rebuilding trades

 

[MarkovsKnee]

It's almost over but I consistently pushed back essays until the very end like the classic slacker that I am. I only have 2 classes on Monday but I work as a substitute teacher 4 days a week so I have limited time to dive into it. But I'm not complaining, watching some hockey tape makes for the best study-breaks and also the best excuses to request some me-time from the fiancee. "Sorry babe really got to scout this teenage Swedish defenseman guess we'll watch this romcom tomorrow instead".

Edit : thanks for the advice. I try to follow most scouting platforms that put up rankings on eliteprospects, and go from there. I'm beginning to understand that they all have biases for certain skills and I try to balance everything, then video-scout the players who stand-out and have the kind of profiles I like.

That's way too much work for round 7. I usually scout the names that are left, go " oh wow, awesome hockey name!"

Draft.

 

[NotProkofievian]

It was between Chesley and Pickering for me. I went with the former because I think he has a higher floor and shoots right but I think Pickering has stronger upside. Gotta love that 6ft5 frame.

Owen's skating with his frame is remarkable.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Alright I'm done for the night. We're waiting on Minnesota.

@JeffreyLFC has til noon tomorrow (Wednesday) to pick then I'll auto.

I pmed him.

 

[JeffreyLFC]

Minnosota select:

LW, Rutger McGroarty, USNT​

I hate his name (it seems like a name from slapshot) but I like the player. Great value at this point.

I will PM the next GM (update: PMed)

@CristianoRonaldo you are up!

 

[L4br3cqu3]

Minnosota select:

LW, Rutger McGroarty, USNT​

I hate his name (it seems like a name from slapshot) but I like the player. Great value at this point.View attachment 530240
I will PM the next GM (update: PMed)

@CristianoRonaldo you are up!

Wtf he wasn't selected yet ?!

Don't believe he'll fall that low, you got a steal in this mock.

 

[CristianoRonaldo]

Vegas is proud to select: D Elias Salomonsson - Skelleftea AIK J20, J20 Nationell​

@Goldenhands your turn.

 

[SOLR]

Well, ok, just got 1 more first-rounder on my list haha. Gotta go to the sleepers.

 

[Goldenhands]

With the 49th selection, the L.A. Kings are proud to select from Ilves Liiga: Jani Nyman LW



"Big talended kid with nice goalscoring abilities, we really like the package he brings going foward."

@Hope Of Glory

 

[Hope Of Glory]

Dallas selects defenseman Mattias Havelid,

I'm in a rush at work, can somebody please PM the next guy? Thanks!

 

[Goldenhands]

@SOLR you are up.