GDT: NHL Entry Draft | Day 2

[Love]

Guess who watched that one game with the hat trick?

Haha exactly

 

[The Vasili Jerry]

Guess who watched that one game with the hat trick?

First thing I thought of.

 

[GranvilleIsland]

Does he go straight to Abbotsford?

 

[thefeebster]

I would have done this senators trade down. Damn.

 

[StickShift]

Hey look another Russian

Belarussian. Important distinction as there may not be the same draw to play in the KHL.

Don't know a lot about him—which seems like the case for most of the scouting reports about him. Sounds like he has a NHL toolset but that he just wasn't scouted that much so he didn't get a lot of projections. I guess Belarussian junior leagues weren't a priority for travel during the pandemic.

 

[Catamarca Livin]

Seems like they are swinging for a homerun. Smaller nation, high scoring player. Good U 18. I know nothing about him but like the idea of going for an unknown.

 

[LickTheEnvelope]

Not happy with that pick with Stankoven on the board.

I don't mind Klimovich on a move down into the 50s but seems high here.

 

[alternate]

Wanted our only pick in the first 4 rounds to be C or D. Splicing hairs at this point in determining BPA so needed to prioritize the more important positions imo.

 

[ziploc]

Does he go straight to Abbotsford?

Maybe he wants to stay in Belarus? It is after all the 20th most populated country in Europe and home of the annual government-sponsored Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk.

 

[Bitz and Bites]

Geez, this seems like Benning getting a chub for a player after seeing him in one tournament all over again.
I hope that wasn’t just a flash in the pan.

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

Not happy with that pick with Stankoven on the board.

I don't mind Klimovich on a move down into the 50s but seems high here.

Meh, it’s a crap shoot
Can’t even trust your scouting this year

 

[LickTheEnvelope]

Seems like they are swinging for a homerun. Smaller nation, high scoring player. Good U 18. I know nothing about him but like the idea of going for an unknown.

PP specialist with a very good shot, pretty good size. Not the fastest but can skate.

 

[StickShift]

Does he go straight to Abbotsford?

That's an interesting question. The Athletic profile on him mentions that he was drafted by a QMJHL team. Does that mean he has an obligation to player major junior ahead of the AHL?

83. Danila Klimovich — C/W, Minsky Zubry/Dinamo Molodechno, 6-foot-2 (Wheeler's take)

Klimovich, the second Belarussian to appear on my board, is one of those players where when his shot misses the net and bangs off of the board, it sounds like it should have put a hole through the wall. It just explodes off of his stick. Add in a pro frame and a tenacious, “go-get-the-puck” disposition and there’s enough there to warrant getting him into a program (and a better league) to work with him to round out the rest. He, like Kuzmin, was also selected in the CHL Import Draft, by Rouyn-Noranda, so he has an option if he wants to come over to North America — or the NHL club that takes him does.

54. Danila Klimovich, RW, Minsk Zubry-Belarus (Pronman's take)
Jan. 9, 2003 | 6-foot-2 | 202 pounds
Skating: Below–average
Puck Skills: Average
Hockey Sense: Below-average
Compete: Average
Shot: Above-average

Klimovich is an extremely tough evaluation case. He played in the Belarus junior league all season then lit it up versus good nations at the U18 world championship with six goals in five games. He’s a 6-foot-2 winger with great hands who can make plays through defenders often, using his reach and skill. He is a mid-range threat with his wrist shot and one-timer. Klimovich is an average skater and passer, which can limit him in how dangerous he is off the rush if he can’t beat his checks with his hands. He’s also not that good off the puck. In a sentence, Klimovich projects as a bottom-six NHL winger who can chip in scoring, but is also one of the bigger mysteries of the draft.​

 

[Sedinery]

If this is the guy we wanted why not trade down?

 

[Tryamkin]

Geez, this seems like Benning getting a chub for a player after seeing him in one tournament all over again.
I hope that wasn’t just a flash in the pan.

He was consistent this year and a threat with the puck on his stick all year. It’s a good pick trust

 

[MS]

Don’t love this pick. Feel like we’ll be talking about Stankoven for a long time.

 

[kaiser matias]

Belarussian. Important distinction as there may not be the same draw to play in the KHL.

Don't know a lot about him—which seems like the case for most of the scouting reports about him. Sounds like he has a NHL toolset but that he just wasn't scouted that much so he didn't get a lot of projections. I guess Belarussian junior leagues weren't a priority for travel during the pandemic.

Belarus also had some political unrest that started last August and would have likely scared most foreign nationals from visiting the country. So any viewing of Klimovich, or anyone in the country, would be limited.

 

[Tryamkin]

That's an interesting question. The Athletic profile on him mentions that he was drafted by a QMJHL team. Does that mean he has an obligation to player major junior ahead of the AHL?

83. Danila Klimovich — C/W, Minsky Zubry/Dinamo Molodechno, 6-foot-2 (Wheeler's take)

Klimovich, the second Belarussian to appear on my board, is one of those players where when his shot misses the net and bangs off of the board, it sounds like it should have put a hole through the wall. It just explodes off of his stick. Add in a pro frame and a tenacious, “go-get-the-puck” disposition and there’s enough there to warrant getting him into a program (and a better league) to work with him to round out the rest. He, like Kuzmin, was also selected in the CHL Import Draft, by Rouyn-Noranda, so he has an option if he wants to come over to North America — or the NHL club that takes him does.

54. Danila Klimovich, RW, Minsk Zubry-Belarus (Pronman's take)
Jan. 9, 2003 | 6-foot-2 | 202 pounds
Skating: Below–average
Puck Skills: Average
Hockey Sense: Below-average
Compete: Average
Shot: Above-average

Klimovich is an extremely tough evaluation case. He played in the Belarus junior league all season then lit it up versus good nations at the U18 world championship with six goals in five games. He’s a 6-foot-2 winger with great hands who can make plays through defenders often, using his reach and skill. He is a mid-range threat with his wrist shot and one-timer. Klimovich is an average skater and passer, which can limit him in how dangerous he is off the rush if he can’t beat his checks with his hands. He’s also not that good off the puck. In a sentence, Klimovich projects as a bottom-six NHL winger who can chip in scoring, but is also one of the bigger mysteries of the draft.​

I don’t know who wrote that bottom report but he definitely can project as someone who could play up the lineup if developed right. His skating is also not as bad as indicated.

 

[Just A Bit Outside]

Horrible.

 

[Breakers]

well when you dont have any frigan draft picks

you're putting a ton of pressure on this kid.

 

[SeawaterOnIce]

Lazy drafting by Benning as expected. The lean scouting department is going to kill this franchise over the next few years.

 

[Just A Bit Outside]

This draft keeps getting worse.

Thanks Benning

 

[The Vasili Jerry]

Guess I’ll go and do something else for a few hours now. Gotta wait for about 100 picks.

 

[Breakers]

Anybody want to refresh my memory on where our 3rd went?

i can't keep track with how we give them away like candy?
and DB isnt loading

 

[m9]

Anybody want to refresh my memory on where our 3rd went?

i can't keep track with how we give them away like candy?

Dickinson.