Post your 2023 Draft List

[SimGrindcore]

I like it. Our lists are quite similar.

Where it is?

 

[95snipes]

Where it is?

Coming next week. Still finalizing placement on a few guys, but I'll have a top ~90 give or take

 

[mc1laren]

How the draft will play out in my opinion

Chi - Bedard
Ana - Fantili
Clb - Carlsson (JK is drafting the bigger center here over Smith)
SJ - Smith (not a chance SJ passes on Smith at 4)
Mon - Reinbacher (Mtl may like someone like Dvorsky but ultimately they go with their future #1)
Ari - Leonard/Dvorsky/Michkov (Likely Dvrosky whilst Leonard falls to Phi but who know)
Phi - Dvorsky/Leonard/Michkov (They need everything so it could be anyone but my bet is one of these 3)
Was - Michkov/Leonard/Dvorsky (dont see Michkov dropping past Was)
Det - Benson (I think Yzerman swings for the fences here)
Stl - Danielsson (the tools, size and motor isnt something STL will want to pass up on regardless of who else remains)
Van - Willander (confident that this is who the Canucks take unless any of the 5 above fall)
Ott - ASP (smooth skating defenseman that can help with zone exits as they were at the bottom of the league in this regard)
Buf - Wood (Tage Thompson 2.0 enough said - Buffalo is going to be scary)
Pit - Perreault (Crosbys replacement)
Nsh - Barlow (Heavy shot and physicality to play alongside Forsberg)

 

[Hinterland]

#1: Connor Bedard
#2: Adam Fantilli
#3: Leo Carlsson
#4: Will Smith
#5: David Reinbacher
#6: Matvei Michkov
#7: Ryan Leonard
#8: Samuel Honzek
#9: Nate Danielson
#10: Brayden Yager
#11: Oliver Bonk
#12: Colby Barlow
#13: Andrew Cristall
#14: Calum Ritchie
#15: Riley Heidt
#16: Charlie Stramel
#17: Axel Sandin-Pellikka
#18: Jakub Dvorak
#19: Theo Lindstein
#20: Lenni Hämeenaho
#21: Lukas Dragicevic
#22: Koehn Zimmer
#23: Zach Benson
#24: Dalibor Dvorsky
#25: Oliver Moore
#26: Matthew Wood
#27: Eduard Sale
#28: Nick Lardis
#29: Kasper Halttunen
#30: Otto Stenberg
#31: Gavin Brindley
#32: Danny Nelson


My BPA list for this years draft. Probably not the most popular opinions but it's where I'm currently at with the limited info and viewings I have.

 

[TheUnusedCrayon]

#1: Connor Bedard
#2: Adam Fantilli
#3: Leo Carlsson
#4: Will Smith
#5: David Reinbacher
#6: Matvei Michkov
#7: Ryan Leonard
#8: Samuel Honzek
#9: Nate Danielson
#10: Brayden Yager
#11: Oliver Bonk
#12: Colby Barlow
#13: Andrew Cristall
#14: Calum Ritchie
#15: Riley Heidt
#16: Charlie Stramel
#17: Axel Sandin-Pellikka
#18: Jakub Dvorak
#19: Theo Lindstein
#20: Lenni Hämeenaho
#21: Lukas Dragicevic
#22: Koehn Zimmer
#23: Zach Benson
#24: Dalibor Dvorsky
#25: Oliver Moore
#26: Matthew Wood
#27: Eduard Sale
#28: Nick Lardis
#29: Kasper Halttunen
#30: Otto Stenberg
#31: Gavin Brindley
#32: Danny Nelson


My BPA list for this years draft. Probably not the most popular opinions but it's where I'm currently at with the limited info and viewings I have.

I admire your boldness. I don't like it, but I admire it hahaha. You did my boy Zach Benson dirty hahahaha

I also have zero idea what the hell you value in your players. At first I thought it was size. Then it was NHL readiness and then I just gave up hahahaha

 

[Hinterland]

I admire your boldness. I don't like it, but I admire it hahaha. You did my boy Zach Benson dirty hahahaha

I also have zero idea what the hell you value in your players. At first I thought it was size. Then it was NHL readiness and then I just gave up hahahaha

Certainly not wrong.

 

[WayneGretzky]

Top 53 (Everyone I feel is worthy of 1st round consideration)

1. Connor Bedard
2. Matvei Michkov
3. Leo Carlsson
4. Adam Fantilli
5. Zach Benson
6. Will Smith
7. Ryan Leonard
8. Dalibor Dvorsky
9. Colby Barlow
10. Brayden Yager
11. Matthew Wood
12. Oliver Moore
13. Gabriel Perreault
14. Eduard Sale
15. Samuel Honzek
16. David Reinbacher
17. Axel Sandin-Pelikka
18. Tom Willander
19. Dmitri Simashev
20. Nate Danielson
21. Quentin Musty
22. Gavin Brindley
23. Otto Stenberg
24. Calum Ritchie
25. Etienne Morin
26. Andrew Cristall
27. Danil But
28. Ethan Gauthier
29. Riley Heidt
30. Michael Hrabal
31. Gracyn Sawchyn
32. Maxim Strbak

33. Hunter Brzustewicz
34. David Edstrom
35. Lukas Dragicevic
36. Bradly Nadeau
37. Mikhail Gulyayev
38. Charlie Stramel
39. Koehn Zimmer
40. Oliver Bonk
41. Kasper Halttunen
42. Jayden Perron
43. Anton Wahlberg
44. Easton Cowan
45. Tanner Molendyk
46. Tristan Bertucci
47. Nick Lardis
48. Caden Price
49. Theo Lindstein
50. Carson Bjarnasson
51. William Whitelaw
52. Danny Nelson
53. Kalan Lind

 

[landy92mack29]

1-Connor Bedard, C Regina (WHL)
2-Leo Carlsson, C Orebro HK (SHL)
3-Matvei Michkov. RW HK Sochi (KHL)
4-Brayden Yager, C Moose Jaw (WHL)
5-David Reinbacher, RHD Kloten (NL)
6-Lukas Dragicevic, RHD Tri-City (WHL)
7-Nate Danielson, C Brandon (WHL)
8-Adam Fantilli, C Michigan (NCAA)
9-Dalibor Dvorsky, C AIK (Allsvenskan)
10-Will Smith, C NTDP (USHL)
11-Riley Heidt, C Prince George (WHL)
12-Zach Benson, LW Winnipeg (WHL)
13-Ryan Leonard, RW NDTP (USHL)
14-Colby Barlow, LW Owen Sound (OHL)
15-Andrew Cristall, LW Kelowna (WHL)
16-Dmitri Simashev, LHD Lokomotiv (KHL)
17-Mathew Wood, RW Connecticut (NCAA)
18-Axel Sandin Pellikka, RHD Skelleftea (SHL)
19-Oliver Moore, C NTDP (USHL)
20-Koehn Ziemmer, RW Prince George (WHL)
21-Gabe Perreault, RW NTDP (USHL)
22-Tom Willander, RHD Rogle (SHL)
23-Caden Price, LHD Kelowna (WHL)
24-Calum Ritchie, C Oshawa (OHL)
25-Eduard Sale, LW Brno (Czech)
26-Ethan Gauthier, RW Sherbrooke (QMJHL)
27-Samuel Honzek, C Vancouver (WHL)
28-Kalan Lind, LW Red Deer (WHL)
29-Etienne Morin, LHD Moncton (QMJHL)
30-Daniil But, LW Yaroslavl (MHL)
31-Kasper Halttunen, RW HIFK (Liiga)
32-Mikhail Gulyayev, LHD Omsk (KHL)

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

1-Connor Bedard, C Regina (WHL)
2-Leo Carlsson, C Orebro HK (SHL)
3-Matvei Michkov. RW HK Sochi (KHL)
4-Brayden Yager, C Moose Jaw (WHL)
5-David Reinbacher, RHD Kloten (NL)
6-Lukas Dragicevic, RHD Tri-City (WHL)
7-Nate Danielson, C Brandon (WHL)
8-Adam Fantilli, C Michigan (NCAA)
9-Dalibor Dvorsky, C AIK (Allsvenskan)
10-Will Smith, C NTDP (USHL)
11-Riley Heidt, C Prince George (WHL)
12-Zach Benson, LW Winnipeg (WHL)
13-Ryan Leonard, RW NDTP (USHL)
14-Colby Barlow, LW Owen Sound (OHL)
15-Andrew Cristall, LW Kelowna (WHL)
16-Dmitri Simashev, LHD Lokomotiv (KHL)
17-Mathew Wood, RW Connecticut (NCAA)
18-Axel Sandin Pellikka, RHD Skelleftea (SHL)
19-Oliver Moore, C NTDP (USHL)
20-Koehn Ziemmer, RW Prince George (WHL)
21-Gabe Perreault, RW NTDP (USHL)
22-Tom Willander, RHD Rogle (SHL)
23-Caden Price, LHD Kelowna (WHL)
24-Calum Ritchie, C Oshawa (OHL)
25-Eduard Sale, LW Brno (Czech)
26-Ethan Gauthier, RW Sherbrooke (QMJHL)
27-Samuel Honzek, C Vancouver (WHL)
28-Kalan Lind, LW Red Deer (WHL)
29-Etienne Morin, LHD Moncton (QMJHL)
30-Daniil But, LW Yaroslavl (MHL)
31-Kasper Halttunen, RW HIFK (Liiga)
32-Mikhail Gulyayev, LHD Omsk (KHL)

Yager, Dragicevic, and Danielson over Fantilli is certainly an opinion lol.

Lots of overrated WHL guys here... 7 in your top 15...

 

[Schemp]

How the draft will play out in my opinion

Chi - Bedard
Ana - Fantili
Clb - Carlsson (JK is drafting the bigger center here over Smith)
SJ - Smith (not a chance SJ passes on Smith at 4)
Mon - Reinbacher (Mtl may like someone like Dvorsky but ultimately they go with their future #1)
Ari - Leonard/Dvorsky/Michkov (Likely Dvrosky whilst Leonard falls to Phi but who know)
Phi - Dvorsky/Leonard/Michkov (They need everything so it could be anyone but my bet is one of these 3)
Was - Michkov/Leonard/Dvorsky (dont see Michkov dropping past Was)
Det - Benson (I think Yzerman swings for the fences here)
Stl - Danielsson (the tools, size and motor isnt something STL will want to pass up on regardless of who else remains)
Van - Willander (confident that this is who the Canucks take unless any of the 5 above fall)
Ott - ASP (smooth skating defenseman that can help with zone exits as they were at the bottom of the league in this regard)
Buf - Wood (Tage Thompson 2.0 enough said - Buffalo is going to be scary)
Pit - Perreault (Crosbys replacement)
Nsh - Barlow (Heavy shot and physicality to play alongside Forsberg)

So you're saying that the Coyotes will trade the Ottawa pick back to them?

 

[Antiillafire]

Yager, Dragicevic, and Danielson over Fantilli is certainly an opinion lol.

Lots of overrated WHL guys here... 7 in your top 15...

I wonder how shocked he was that Canada didn’t run through the recent U18 WC with ease considering those rankings.

 

[majormajor]

I wonder how shocked he was that Canada didn’t run through the recent U18 WC with ease considering those rankings.

And how did they lose 8-0 to Sweden, whose top players he has ranked much lower.

 

[Rabid Ranger]

Montreal is not going to draft Reinbacher at #5.

 

[Hinterland]

And how did they lose 8-0 to Sweden, whose top players he has ranked much lower.

Maybe but he's got Leo Carlsson (I know he played the WJC20, not the WJC18) at 2 and Tom Willander at 22 which is higher than most have them.

 

[landy92mack29]

I wonder how shocked he was that Canada didn’t run through the recent U18 WC with ease considering those rankings.

Because they're always missing quite a few of the top players, the team doesn't have time to get chemistry with a proper training camp and the players just come out of a playoff series most times so they're running on fumes. I never expect much from Canada at the u18s, that is the us's tournament they basically train all year for.

 

[JackZap]

Montreal is not going to draft Reinbacher at #5.

I hope youre right

 

[Garl]

Because they're always missing quite a few of the top players, the team doesn't have time to get chemistry with a proper training camp and the players just come out of a playoff series most times so they're running on fumes. I never expect much from Canada at the u18s, that is the us's tournament they basically train all year for.

They lost to Sweden 15-2. Not US, Sweden

 

[Michoulicious]

With the draft coming up in 10 days, here is my final top 15, with only 2 defensemen in it. This is a forward heavy draft in the top talent IMO.

1. Bedard
2. Michkov
3. Fantilli
4. Smith
5. Carlsson
6. Sandin Pellika
7. Leonard
8. Dvorsky
9. Benson
10. Barlow
11. Moore
12. Willander
13. Musty
14. Yager
15. Perreault

 

[Fistfullofbeer]

I know there is a lot of unpredictability in draft lists after the top-5, but I have seen ASP, Willander and Simashev all over the place. From anywhere in the 5-10 range to late-1st or even outside the 1st round.

 

[majormajor]

I know there is a lot of unpredictability in draft lists after the top-5, but I have seen ASP, Willander and Simashev all over the place. From anywhere in the 5-10 range to late-1st or even outside the 1st round.

If ASP makes it to 20, let him keep falling.
If Willander makes it to 20, be happy.
If Simashev makes it to 20, rejoice!

 

[Hinterland]

I know there is a lot of unpredictability in draft lists after the top-5, but I have seen ASP, Willander and Simashev all over the place. From anywhere in the 5-10 range to late-1st or even outside the 1st round.

Willander and Simashev are very controversial indeed and I agree this draft is completegoly unpredictable.

However, I have not seen a single even half credible source rank Sandin-Pellikka outside of the 1st round. From what I see he's actually one of the most consistently ranked players. Most have him go very much in the middle of the 1st round and I think that's fair. I have my concerns as well but his upside is too high to fall out of the 1st round and I think he's too good to bust if he isn't rushed. He's gonna play.

 

[majormajor]

he's too good to bust if he isn't rushed. He's gonna play.

How would you say he compares to Boqvist, Brannstrom, Lundqvist, Sandin, and Soderstrom? All those guys are okay at what they do, they can play, but unless they are huge producers then teams don't want them. Several of them had more offensive skill as draft prospects than ASP. I can see a lot of clubs saying "he looks like he'll be a decent NHLer but not what we need".

 

[Hinterland]

How would you say he compares to Boqvist, Brannstrom, Lundqvist, Sandin, and Soderstrom? All those guys are okay at what they do, they can play, but unless they are huge producers then teams don't want them. Several of them had more offensive skill as draft prospects than ASP. I can see a lot of clubs saying "he looks like he'll be a decent NHLer but not what we need".

He reminds me of Boqvist. I wrote that myself in earlier posts. I think Boqvist's development was ruined though. He never seemed to have the strength needed to compete at NHL level...he's allergic to contact and keeps on getting hurt...I can't tell whether that's on him or his teams...probably a bit of both. Most importantly though he was rushed. By the Bluejackets after the trade but especially by the Blackhawks he was exposed to situations he wasn't ready for. I think Boqvist would be a much better player now if his teams just accepted that he's a project, not a finished player. The same goes for Sandin-Pellikka. He does have two things going for him though. He most likely, unlikely Boqvist, won't be a top10 pick so immediate expectations are gonna be lower, he's more likely to get time. Secondly, he apparantly had very good results at the combine which is an important step in the right direction. Makes him turning into Boqvist 2.0 less likely already.

I had him at 17 I believe and I think he's gonna go somewhere in or around the 11-20 area.

 

[Kraken Jokes]

As of right now, but I'm far from settled:

1 Bedard
2 Fantilli
3 Michkov
4 Carlsson
5 Leonard
6 Benson
7 Smith
8 Dvorsky
9 Reinbacher
10 Perreault
11 Moore
12 Wood
13 Barlow
14 Sandin Pellikka
15 Musty
16 Danielson
17 Yager
18 Willander
19 Ritchie
20 But
21 Sale
22 Stenberg
23 Honzek
24 Cristall
25 Heidt
26 Simashev

 

[arider1990]

Since I was asked for one here is my mock draft.
1. Chicago - Connor Bedard
2. Anaheim - Adam Fantilli
3. Columbus - Will Smith
4. San Jose - Leo Carlsson
5. Montreal - Ryan Leonard
6. Arizona - Matvei Michkov
7. Philadelphia - Zach Benson
8. Washington - Danil But
9. Detroit - Colby Barlow
10. St. Louis - Brayden Yager
11. Vancouver - Eduard Sale
12. Arizona - David Reinbacher
13. Buffalo - Tom Willander
14. Pittsburgh - Dalibor Dvorsky
15. Nashville - Dmitri Simashev
16. Calgary - Samuel Honzek
17. Detroit - Gabe Perreault
18. Winnipeg - Nate Danielson
19. Chicago - Axel Sandin Pellikka
20. Seattle - Matthew Wood
21. Minnesota - Calum Ritchie
22. Philadelphia - Oliver Moore
23. New York Rangers - Riley Heidt
24. Nashville - Quintin Musty
25. St. Louis - Lukas Dragicevic
26. San Jose - Michael Hrabel
27. Colorado - Bradly Nadeau
28. Toronto - Kasper Halttunen
29. St. Louis - Andrew Cristall
30. Carolina - Ethan Gauthier
31. Montreal - Oliver Bonk
32. Vegas - Koehn Ziemmer

Let me know if you have any questions.