Guess the Kings top three picks.

[LAKings88]

#5 Byram
#22 McMichael
#33 Ryan Johnson

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[KingsHockey24]

Hughes
Kakko
Turcotte

 

[LAKings88]

Hughes
Kakko
Turcotte

Bah dump dump.

 

[KingsHockey24]

Bah dump dump.

#5 Caufield
#22 Seider
#33 Afanasyev

 

[KingsCourt]

Zegras
Seider
Ryan Johnson

 

[Rusty Batch]

Id love to get
5.) C Caufield
22.) York
33.) Beecher

 

[King'sPawn]

5) Byram
22) Kaliyev
33) Tomasino

*edit: just to add, I don't necessarily think Kaliyev will fall to 22, but I think the Kings will trade up to get him with the second 1st round pick

 

[kilowatt]

Zegras
Newhook
McMichael

 

[Brodeur]

5. Zegras -- I keep flip flopping between Cozens and Zegras (assuming Byram/Turcotte are off the board).
22. Seider -- I could see a scenario where the Kings make a small trade up to #18 to leapfrog Ottawa at #19.
33. Hoglander -- Obviously tough to guess who might be available and/or unexpectedly slip.

 

[Reaper45]

Hope for
Turcotte
Brink
Foote

Expect
Cozens/Dach/Zegras
Harley
Johnson

 

[SettlementRichie10]

I think the Kings stay away from Turcotte after going through one injury bust bluechip prospect in Vilardi.

I think they pick Dach or Cozens at #5. Byram will be gone.

If Kaliyev falls to #22, take him and run.

No clue who they pick at #32.

 

[kingsholygrail]

I think the Kings stay away from Turcotte after going through one injury bust bluechip prospect in Vilardi.

I think they pick Dach or Cozens at #5. Byram will be gone.

If Kaliyev falls to #22, take him and run.

No clue who they pick at #32.

I'll go with yours and say Knight if he falls that far.

 

[kings11]

#5 Byram
#22.... TRADE 22+Toffoli/Martinez to Florida for 13th... Alex Newhook
#33 Johnson

 

[Mats26]

You know it's going to be:

#5 Kirby Dach
#22 Mathieu Roberston
#33 Brett Leason

 

[Jungle Boy]

#5 Byram
#22 Seider
#33 Nikolayev

 

[kovacro]

#5:
#22:
#33:

 

[Peter James Bond II]

#5 ZEGRAS (but fear they select Dach)
# 13 NEWHOOK (or Kaliyev ) to Florida: #22, #32, Toffoli to LA: #13, #52
# 52 KORCZAK D

 

[KingKempe9]

5 - Caufield
22 - Suzuki
33 - Leason

 

[Kale Hulls]

Byram
forwards

 

[Rekingsfan17]

Turcotte

Newhook

Tomasino

 

[Ghetty Green]

Hoping for ..


Byram
Newhook
Seider

Expecting...

Dach
Harley
Brink

 

[Primakov!]

Three things I'm thinking:

1. I expect Alex Turcotte and Bowen Byram to both be gone before pick #5 rolls around.
2. I figure Alex Newhook and Bobby Brink to both be gone before the second pick.
3. There's going to be a wild run on defensemen towards the middle of the draft.

Kirby Dach
Ryan Johnson
Egor Afanasyev

So, I've mentioned that I'm a fan of ridiculous gimmicks so the possibility of King Kupa (Rasmus Kupari) scoring off passes from Kirby (Dach) amuses me. And in a multiverse with infinite possibilities, there is an alternate reality where those two are pumping points for the Kings like Gretzky feeding Kurri.

 

[AzKing]

#5 ZEGRAS (but fear they select Dach)
# 13 NEWHOOK (or Kaliyev ) to Florida: #22, #32, Toffoli to LA: #13, #52
# 52 KORCZAK D

Gotta get over the Dach fear. There is a reason he is elevating high on boards and has been projected as high as #3 on some mocks. The guy is a really good player. Is it more of a preference for Zegras than a disdain for Dach?

I like your #13 pick a lot. Sign me up for that. I would also consider Broberg there if he happened to slide.

What's your feel on Korczak? Pronman has him all the way down at #89 ranked and a fringe guy to make it to the NHL. McKeen's has him at #69.

 

[Choralone]

Yeah, the only knock on Dach's skating is his relatively slow first steps, which he acknowledged, and which can be corrected. Hell, how many times have we heard how Robitaille improved his first steps?

Consistency is the only other Dach question mark I've heard come up. We're getting either Byram or Dach.

 

[Fat Elvis]

Cozens- OR if Turcotte or Byram are available.
Tomasino OR Harley
Fagemo OR Bjornfot