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[OregonCanuck]

Top 10
Bedard
Michkov
Fantilli
Smith
Carlsson
Benson
Leonard
Wood
Pellikka
Cristall

 

[Kipper933]

Here's what I have for the top 3 rounds/top-96 this year:

1) Connor Bedard
2) Matvei Michkov
3) Leo Carlsson
4) Adam Fantilli
5) Will Smith
6) Ryan Leonard
7) Matthew Wood
8) Dalibor Dvorsky
9) Colby Barlow
10) Axel Sandin Pellikka
11) David Reinbacher
12) Zach Benson
13) Oliver Moore
14) Daniil But
15) Quentin Musty
16) Dmitri Simashev
17) Mikhail Gulyayev
18) Tom Willander
19) Brayden Yager
20) Etienne Morin
21) Eduard Sale
22) Michael Hrabal
23) Anton Wahlberg
24) Calum Ritchie
25) Gabe Perreault
26) Jacob Fowler
27) Lukas Dragicevic
28) Otto Stenberg
29) Beau Akey
30) Gavin Brindley
31) Nate Danielson
32) Carson Bjarnason


2nd
33) Tanner Molendyk
34) Nick Lardis
35) Andrew Strathmann
36) Oscar Fisker Molgaar
37) Kasper Halttunen
38) Oliver Bonk
39) Theo Lindstein
40) Jakub Dvorak
41) Roman Kantserov
42) Riley Heidt
43) Samuel Honzek
44) Tristan Bertucci
45) Andrew Cristall
46) David Edstrom
47) Denver Barkey
48) Quinton Burns
49) Lenni Hameenaho
50) Easton Cowan
51) Luca Cagnoni
52) Jayden Perron
53) Noah Dower-Nilsson
54) Luca Pinelli
55) Trey Augustine
56) Jason Shaugabay
57) Caden Price
58) Sawyer Mynio
59) Maxim Strbak
60) Felix Unger Sorum
61) Aram Minnetian
62) Carson Rehkopf
63) Aydar Suniev
64) Gracyn Sawchyn


3rd
65) Matthew Mania
66) Bradly Nadeau
67) Ethan Miedema
68) Timur Mukhanov
69) Charlie Stramel
70) Jesse Kiiskanen
71) Ethan Gauthier
72) Andrew Gibson
73) Danny Nelson
74) Thomas Milic
75) Adam Gajan
76) Cameron Allen
77) Alex Ciernik
78) Nico Myatovic
79) Cole Knuble
80) Scott Ratzlaff
81) Chase Cheslock
82) Kalan Lind
83) Luke Mittelstadt
84) Alexander Rykov
85) Ty Mueller
86) Jimmy Clark
87) Tanner Ludtke
88) Hoyt Stanley
89) Aiden Fink
90) Griffin Erdman
91) Koehn Ziemmer
92) William Whitelaw
93) Mikhail Ilyin
94) James Petrovski
95) Joe Connor
96) Justin Kipkie

+

97) Jaden Lipinski


I like a lot of the goalies this year, but there were also a lot goalies that I didn't see enough of.

Top 15 Goalies:

1) Michael Hrabal
2) Jacob Fowler
3) Carson Bjarnason
4) Trey Augustine
5) Thomas Milic
6) Adam Gajan
7) Scott Ratzlaff
8) Samuel Urban
9) Tomas Suchanek
10) Damian Clara
11) Yegor Velmakin
12) Owen Flores
13) Yegor Zavragin
14) Joshua Fleming
15) Juha Jatkola



Unranked/players of interest with limited views:

Yegor Rimashevsky, Cam Squires, Felix Nilsson, Noel Nordh, Andrei Loshko, Tyler Peddle, Kalle Carlsson, Jesse Nurmi

G: Hampton Slukynsky, Yegor Yegorov, Noa Vali, Adam Dybal, Denis Utenkov, Lorens Zinaddin, Yevgeni Volokhin, Quentin Miller, Olof Glifford

 

[SnapVirus]

Bedard
Michkov
Carlsson
Fantilli
Smith
Leonard
Benson
Perreault
Wood
Cristall

 

[OregonCanuck]

 

[TheUnusedCrayon]

Yeah, I knew this would be asked. Two things I really like about his game are his high-motor and his creativity. I think he has times where he looks like a legitimate danger with the puck, he has good craftiness that gives him good puck control, and he's a guy who can be explosive in the right situations. Finishing was a slight issue, even with a 30-Goal season, but his game, as well as what I felt was a growth in defense throughout the season, makes me think that he could have a huge breakout and could push for top-six potential in the NHL.

Yep. Gauthier is underrated. I have him in my first round as well. End of the first as I think he's a bit too inconsistent but he definitely has the tools. He has some real flashes of brilliant IQ too but again, inconsistent. He's definitely being underrated in this draft. If he falls to the third round he will be a huge steal.

 

[SantosHalper]

1. CHI: Connor Bedard
- no-brainer
2. ANA: Adam Fantilli
- i think Fantilli suits better in Anaheim's plans. They are still going to tank and apparently Fantilli wants to return in college.
3. CBJ: Leo Carlsson
- no-brainer, POHO Davidson already slipped that they take a center. I think Carlsson is ready to play in NHL but extra year never hurts.
4. SJS: Matvei Michkov
- Russian factor isn't that severe but it is severe enough to drop Michkov to 4th. San Jose also continues their tank, so Michkov fits their plans very well.
5. MTL: Will Smith
- Last year they took size and grit, now they take skill to go with that. Habs could use Reinbacher but i think Smith is too good pass on.
6. ARI: David Reinbacher
- They need D and Reinbacher is the best D available. And since Reinbacher is from Europe, there is no rush for the Coyotes to sign him. He can play in top-3 league in Europe, in a big role until the franchise's affairs are in order.
7. PHI: Ryan Leonard
- New POHO said that he wants to rebuild the defense, other D prospects are too much of a reaches at this point. So they take Leonard who fits in the team identity like a fist in the eye.
8. WSH: Zach Benson
- Caps picks a player who has the highest offensive upside. Not only Benson helps the team, he can help Ovy break Gretzky's record with his playmaking skills.
9. DET: Dalibor Dvorsky
- Dear god let this happen! Dvorsky fits in the team identity better than anyone outside the top-3. Size, skill, 2-way game, character and as a center Dvorsky fills a massive organizational need.
10. STL: Nate Danielson
- BPA, the Blues gets 2nd line center.
11. VAN: Oliver Moore
- Canucks needs a new 2nd line center and Moore is a best center available.
12. ARI: Matthew Wood
- Armstrong likes west canadian kids, like with Reinbacher, Arizona get's time to fix the org before they have to sign Wood. Extra time in NCAA also helps Wood.
13. BUF: Axel Sandin-Pellikka
- Large prospect pool but they are missing RHDs.
14. PIT: Brayden Yager
- Center core is aging and Yager is best center prospect available. And his name is almost Jagr.
15. NSH: Samuel Honzek
- Trotz's first pick and if he's trying to build, like he coached the team, Honzek fit's in that identity very well.
16. CAL: Colby Barlow
- BPA
17. DET: Tom Willander
- 2nd biggest organizational need in Detroit is RHD, Willander will fix that. And announcers will go nuts when Detroit plays Wallinder-Willander pair.
18. WPG: Gabe Perreault
- BPA
19. CHI: Calum Ritchie
- BPA
20. SEA: Lukas Dragicevic
- D prospect pool is empty, no-brainer.
21. MIN: Charlie Stramel
- BPA and a local boy
22. PHI: Oliver Bonk
- Bit of a reach but RHDs don't grow in trees and they wanted D.
23. NYR: Dmitri Simashev
- Russians love New York and New York loves Russians. Miller and Lindgren might end up getting traded to make more cap room eventually and Simashev will be ready to jump straight in by then.
24. NSH: Riley Heidt
- BPA
25. STL: Eduard Sale
- BPA
26. SJS: Otto Stenberg
- Their scouting department likes swedes.
27. COL: Quentin Musty
- Landeskog might be done and Nichushkin has disappeared, suddenly there's need for a top-6 winger in Colorado and Musty is BPA.
28. TOR: Daniil But
- Leafs want size and they get size.
29. STL: Ethan Gauthier
- 3rd 1st round pick for the Blues, another BPA makes sense at this point.
30. CAR: Danny Nelson
- Jerks are looking for more size, i think a utility player like Nelson is what Rod wants.
31. AVS: Mikhail Gulyayev
- BPA
32. VGK: Michael Hrabal
- Champs are hoping the get a long time starter.

UPDATED, Avs #31

 

[WayneGretzky]

Top 53 Rankings + Top 32 Mock

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. Nate Danielson
18. Tom Willander
19. Dmitri Simashev
20. Axel Sandin-Pelikka
21. Quentin Musty
22. Danil But
23. Otto Stenberg
24. Calum Ritchie
25. Etienne Morin
26. Andrew Cristall
27. Gavin Brindley
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



1) Chicago Blackhawks — Connor Bedard

2) Anaheim Ducks — Adam Fantilli

3) Columbus Blue Jackets — Will Smith

4) San Jose Sharks — Leo Carlsson

5) Montreal Canadiens (trades pick?) — Matvei Michkov

6) Arizona Coyotes — Dalibor Dvorsky

7) Philadelphia Flyers — Ryan Leonard

8) Washington Capitals? — David Reinbacher

9) Detroit Red Wings — Colby Barlow

10) St. Louis Blues — Zach Benson

11) Vancouver Canucks — Tom Willander

12) Arizona Coyotes (from Ottawa) — Matthew Wood

13) Buffalo Sabres — Dmitri Simashev

14) Pittsburgh Penguins — Nate Danielson

15) Nashville Predators — Gabe Perreault

16) Calgary Flames — Axel Sandin Pelikka

17) Detroit Red Wings (from New York Islanders) — Oliver Moore

18) Winnipeg Jets — Brayden Yager

19) Chicago Blackhawks (from Tampa Bay) — Eduard Sale

20) Seattle Kraken — Quinton Musty

21) Minnesota Wild — Daniil But

22) Philadelphia Flyers (from Los Angeles) — Oliver Bonk

23) New York Rangers — Samuel Honzek

24) Nashville Predators (from Edmonton) — Etienne Morin

25) St. Louis Blues (from Toronto) — Calum Ritchie

26) San Jose Sharks (from New Jersey) — Otto Stenberg

27) Colorado Avalanche — David Edstrom

28) Toronto Maple Leafs (from Boston) — Maxim Strbak

29) St. Louis Blues (from Dallas) — Lukas Dragicevic

30) Carolina Hurricanes — Ethan Gauthier

31) Colorado (from MTL) — Andrew Cristall

32) Vegas Golden Knights — Bradley Nadeau

 

[Perratrooper]

Apparently Colorado is interested in Brindley, wouldn’t hate if they grabbed him and Edstrom.

 

[WayneGretzky]

Apparently Colorado is interested in Brindley, wouldn’t hate if they grabbed him and Edstrom.

Decent chance they package the two picks, but looking at their cupboards, I hope they take the 2 best players available!

 

[Perratrooper]

Decent chance they package the two picks, but looking at their cupboards, I hope they take the 2 best players available!

Oh yeah I could certainly see both being gone by pick 27 tonight, but if they do make both selections I don’t hate the Avs nabbing those two players.

How do you determine Brindley over Edstrom in your rankings? Do you value ceiling more than floor for close prospects?

 

[WayneGretzky]

Oh yeah I could certainly see both being gone by pick 27 tonight, but if they do make both selections I don’t hate the Avs nabbing those two players.

How do you determine Brindley over Edstrom in your rankings? Do you value ceiling more than floor for close prospects?

A generalization of my ranking schematic would look something like a Venn diagram with one side being perceived ceiling or upside, and the other being likelihood of reaching said upside.

Brindley has a higher ceiling value wise, if he was 2 inches taller, he may be top 15. Edstrom has a much higher floor, but tops out as a middle 6 contributor.

Cristall is a similar kind of home run swing to Brindley in my books, I could see Colorado taking a shot at either at 31 if they keep both picks.

 

[SantosHalper]

1. CHI: Connor Bedard
- no-brainer
2. ANA: Adam Fantilli
- i think Fantilli suits better in Anaheim's plans. They are still going to tank and apparently Fantilli wants to return in college.
3. CBJ: Leo Carlsson
- no-brainer, POHO Davidson already slipped that they take a center. I think Carlsson is ready to play in NHL but extra year never hurts.
4. SJS: Matvei Michkov
- Russian factor isn't that severe but it is severe enough to drop Michkov to 4th. San Jose also continues their tank, so Michkov fits their plans very well.
5. MTL: Will Smith
- Last year they took size and grit, now they take skill to go with that. Habs could use Reinbacher but i think Smith is too good pass on.
6. ARI: David Reinbacher
- They need D and Reinbacher is the best D available. And since Reinbacher is from Europe, there is no rush for the Coyotes to sign him. He can play in top-3 league in Europe, in a big role until the franchise's affairs are in order.
7. PHI: Ryan Leonard
- New POHO said that he wants to rebuild the defense, other D prospects are too much of a reaches at this point. So they take Leonard who fits in the team identity like a fist in the eye.
8. WSH: Zach Benson
- Caps picks a player who has the highest offensive upside. Not only Benson helps the team, he can help Ovy break Gretzky's record with his playmaking skills.
9. DET: Dalibor Dvorsky
- Dear god let this happen! Dvorsky fits in the team identity better than anyone outside the top-3. Size, skill, 2-way game, character and as a center Dvorsky fills a massive organizational need.
10. STL: Nate Danielson
- BPA, the Blues gets 2nd line center.
11. VAN: Oliver Moore
- Canucks needs a new 2nd line center and Moore is a best center available.
12. ARI: Matthew Wood
- Armstrong likes west canadian kids, like with Reinbacher, Arizona get's time to fix the org before they have to sign Wood. Extra time in NCAA also helps Wood.
13. BUF: Axel Sandin-Pellikka
- Large prospect pool but they are missing RHDs.
14. PIT: Brayden Yager
- Center core is aging and Yager is best center prospect available. And his name is almost Jagr.
15. NSH: Samuel Honzek
- Trotz's first pick and if he's trying to build, like he coached the team, Honzek fit's in that identity very well.
16. CAL: Colby Barlow
- BPA
17. DET: Tom Willander
- 2nd biggest organizational need in Detroit is RHD, Willander will fix that. And announcers will go nuts when Detroit plays Wallinder-Willander pair.
18. WPG: Gabe Perreault
- BPA
19. CHI: Calum Ritchie
- BPA
20. SEA: Lukas Dragicevic
- D prospect pool is empty, no-brainer.
21. MIN: Charlie Stramel
- BPA and a local boy
22. PHI: Oliver Bonk
- Bit of a reach but RHDs don't grow in trees and they wanted D.
23. NYR: Dmitri Simashev
- Russians love New York and New York loves Russians. Miller and Lindgren might end up getting traded to make more cap room eventually and Simashev will be ready to jump straight in by then.
24. NSH: Riley Heidt
- BPA
25. STL: Eduard Sale
- BPA
26. SJS: Otto Stenberg
- Their scouting department likes swedes.
27. COL: Quentin Musty
- Landeskog might be done and Nichushkin has disappeared, suddenly there's need for a top-6 winger in Colorado and Musty is BPA.
28. TOR: Daniil But
- Leafs want size and they get size.
29. STL: Ethan Gauthier
- 3rd 1st round pick for the Blues, another BPA makes sense at this point.
30. CAR: Danny Nelson
- Jerks are looking for more size, i think a utility player like Nelson is what Rod wants.
31. AVS: Mikhail Gulyayev
- BPA
32. VGK: Michael Hrabal
- Champs are hoping the get a long time starter.

UPDATED, Avs #31

5/32, better last year.