GDT: LA Kings 2013 NHL Draft

[Jonteeh]

So now we have to wait until the 4th round?

 

[ScoreZeGoals]

When is our next pick now?

 

[Oh Snap]

I really like this pick. Dean-o at it again, this player should have gone top 15.

 

[KopitarFAN]

I changed the channel for 5 minutes and missed it.

 

[FrozenKing18]

Good pick

 

[KingKopitar11*]

He has skating issues and he's not fast. Damn we need some good quick skaters. I'm glad he's talented but we need speed.

 

[Peter James Bond]

http://www.tsn.ca/draftcentre/feature/?id=9422

TSN Scout Craig Button:

A determined, competitive player who combines a goal scoring intensity with very good skills. He has excellent hands and is able to handle the puck in traffic and get his shot off accurately. Very good offensive instincts and he gets to the dangerous scoring areas at the right times and is hungry to score. Has very good awareness and can make plays which makes him a multi-faceted threat and difficult to keep in check. He is strong along the boards and in traffic and hard to contain.

Craig Button: No. 37 | NHL CS: No. 7 NAS | ISS: No. 19 | The Hockey News: No. 31 | McKeen's: No. 32

From Hockey Prospectus:
http://www.hockeyprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=1529

19. Valentin Zykov, Right Wing, Baie-Comeau (QMJHL)

Zykov was one of this season's biggest surprises. He did not come into the QMJHL as an elite scoring prospect, but he really flourished at Baie-Comeau. He is a skilled player, showing nice touch with the puck. He is able to make plays in tight spaces, flashing high-end skill at times. He can distribute the puck at a quality level, showing quick decision-making, with good offensive instincts. Zykov's intriguing element is his physicality. He is quite strong for a U-18 player, and he is proficient at shielding the puck and driving the net. He works hard, he will backcheck, and he can lay some crushing hits. His skating is an area of concern. A few sources describe him as a good skater, but a few that I trust believe he is clearly below average.

Ranking explanation: Zykov and Josh Morrissey are both talented offensive players with roughly the same value. Zykov could be a great second line winger, with Morrissey a great second pairing, power play-capable defenseman. Morrissey has dynamic offensive qualities in his skating and play with the puck, but his size keeps him from being a truly elite prospect, especially considering his position. His upside is better than Zykov's, but it is close, and this is another case of favoring the generally less risky forward in close ranking decisions.

 

[Chris43]

.....

why ....? That is the entire reason teams have scouting staffs....

 

[Richards10]

Really like the pick! Well done Lombardi

 

[DanKD]

What did we give up?

 

[Reaper45]

 

[funky]

He has skating issues and he's not fast. Damn we need some good quick skaters. I'm glad he's talented but we need speed.

wasn't this Toffolis thing, that turned out okay

 

[CanadianKingsFan14]

Valentin Zykov's Player Profile

Zykov was one of this season's biggest surprises. He did not come into the QMJHL as an elite scoring prospect, but he really flourished at Baie-Comeau. He is a skilled player, showing nice touch with the puck. He is able to make plays in tight spaces, flashing high-end skill at times. He can distribute the puck at a quality level, showing quick decision-making, with good offensive instincts. Zykov's intriguing element is his physicality. He is quite strong for a U-18 player, and he is proficient at shielding the puck and driving the net. He works hard, he will backcheck, and he can lay some crushing hits. His skating is an area of concern. A few sources describe him as a good skater, but a few that I trust believe he is clearly below average.
Submitted by: Corey Pronman of Hockey Prospectus. Click here for Pronman's draft rankings

Physical winger who plays an untraditional power forward style for a Russian player… Uses his big frame to drive the net and create havoc for the opposition… Possesses a good shot and above average puck skills… Will be difficult to pass up in the 1st round.
Submitted by: The Scouting Report

 

[Whiskeypete]

i like the Zykov pick. he will be an improvement in skill down the left over what we have today.

 

[KingKopitar11*]

What did we give up?

3 picks.

 

[Reaper45]

English is great. Should fit in no problem.

 

[Reclamation Project]

We all know Dean's track record in the second round. MONEY.

 

[topliner967]

He's Russian, physical, can cycle, score, and play LW. If you're not happy, you should be banished from this board!

Who is Alexander Frolov?

 

[Telos]

Ryan Rishaug ‏@TSNRyanRishaug
Oilers wanted Fucale. Lombardi was at Oiler table, As soon as Fucale was gone Mactavish and Lombardi shook hands, picks swapped.

 

[Reaper45]

Button's take.

 

[sweatypickle]

he can help Slava with his English.

 

[Puck U]

So Updated ... Kings have 8 10 selections in the 2013 NHL Draft.

37. Valentin Zykov (from EDM. trade picks #57, #88 and #96)
57. Los Angeles Round 2
88. Los Angeles Round 3
96. Los Angeles (from Car. in Kevin Westgarth trade) Round 4
103. Los Angeles (from Phx-CBJ-Phi. in Simon Gagne trade) Round 4
118. Los Angeles Round 4
146. Los Angeles (from Mtl. in Davis Drewiske trade) Round 5
148. Los Angeles Round 5
178. Los Angeles Round 6
191. Los Angeles (from Dal. for 7th round pick in 2012) Round 7
208. Los Angeles Round 7

 

[William H Bonney]

@TSNBobMcKenzie: TOR acquires David Bolland from CHI for three draft picks.

Thanks for that goal.

 

[kingsholygrail]

Bolland to Toronto

 

[CNS]

LOL! Chicago....what?