Team Board Mock Draft

[Dick Steel]

McTavish is the highest riser, Getzlaf replacement and goes to the net, scores, tough, 1st line potential
Very rare to get a chance at a player like this

McTavish is just Murrays look a like pick. He want new Getz, and McTavish is just like that. Murray should trade down if he want McTavish. Only proplem is a Columbus. They want center, and McTavish is too obvious pick for them.

 

[GunnarStahl]

Wrong thread

 

[GunnarStahl]

McTavish is just Murrays look a like pick. He want new Getz, and McTavish is just like that. Murray should trade down if he want McTavish. Only proplem is a Columbus. They want center, and McTavish is too obvious pick for them.

McTavish is a bit more like Perry if he played center, with a bit of Comtois as well. Also is McTavish expected to play center in the NHL, I thought most have determined that Beniers is probably gonna be the only true center in the top 15

 

[cheesymc]

Boy Mctavish is really ascending it seems. If Power and Beniers are gone by our pick, I really think Murray will be deciding between Hughes and Mctavish. Hughes has OEL or Chabot upside, but Murray has a hard on for forwards that might become centers and have some nasty. If Mctavish can’t stay at center he appears to have a legit shot and many view him with Landeskog upside. He might be a better winger for Zegras than Eklund or Guenther, who are more perimeter players. He did mention that only our Max twins did well in drawing calls while playing inside.

 

[405Entrance]

Damn this is hard what it really comes down to is either eklund or Hughes. I really like both and I flip flop a lot but I’m gonna go Hughes for now. I really wish berniers dropped though

 

[cheesymc]

I’m trying to find more footage but it’s really difficult to gauge skills when everyone plays in separate leagues and different age categories. People say not to put too much into world championship games but it is nice to have top prospects playing in the same tournament.

Based what I’m reading and watching on clips, this would be my current ranking for our team:

Rank - Player - Comparison - Weakness
1 - Hughes - OEL/Chabot - Raw, could be more assertive, defensive consistently
2 - Beniers - Bergeron - Finishing, offensive creativity
3 - Powers - Werenski/Parayko - Physicality, composure
4 - Mctavish - Landeskog - Skating could be better
5 - Eklund - Marchessault - Size, top speed
6 - Guenther - Forsberg - Strength, skating
7 - Edvinsson - ??? - Hockey sense, raw, productivity
8 - Clarke - Trouba - Skating and consistency
9 - Johnson - ??? - Top speed, strength, more of a playmaker than finisher
10 - Svechkov - Oreilly / Skating and finishing

 

[Dick Steel]

McTavish is a bit more like Perry if he played center, with a bit of Comtois as well. Also is McTavish expected to play center in the NHL, I thought most have determined that Beniers is probably gonna be the only true center in the top 15

We should sign Hall next two years with max salary. He is only guy who can make next two years generation talent picks to Ducks. Wright and Bedard are the game changers in the future.

 

[Hockey Duckie]

McTavish is a bit more like Perry if he played center, with a bit of Comtois as well. Also is McTavish expected to play center in the NHL, I thought most have determined that Beniers is probably gonna be the only true center in the top 15

With Olten in the Swiss league B, he started off at center (4C), but moved to 1LW. It was at wing when McTavish finally got going offensively in the Swiss league. According to reports, he's more aggressive at wing, but dials it back when at center due to more responsibilities. At the WJC-18, he played center.

His skating isn't elite, but it's good enough. Those who watched him for a couple of seasons or more have cited his skating has improved. And he's is continuing to improve his skating and body with certain instructors that he cited in an interview, after the Swiss league and before the WJC-18, iirc. In another report, they cite although his skating isn't great, his edge work is and that's how he makes his on ice play perform better.

Yet, on a bigger ice surface across the pond, McTavish's skating wasn't a huge liability against men.

Although I've read early reports that he isn't a driver, I've read reports on his play in the Swiss league and WJC-18 that state the contrary. And if Murray wants a goal scorer, then McTavish was a better scorer at the WCJ-18 than Guenther, who is highly praised. BUT... that is a small sample. So is his his 17 games (13 regular and 4 playoffs) in the NLB (Swiss League). Now, here's the kicker, he's 6'1 and 207 pounds. Physically, he can rival Power on being NHL ready in their draft year... not that either should go to the NHL in their draft year. At least McTavish does have that build that can allow him to play in the danger zone in the NHL, which GM Murray wants more players like that as the Ducks only have two on their team with Jones and Comtois.

McTavish did have articles raving how he could become a top-5 pick in 2018. (I read too many articles on McTavish recently.) At least the historical pedigree is there of being a potential top-5 draftee.

I do like he can be a pest and hits. Perry sounds like a good comp, aggressive top end scorer that doesn't skate great.

 

[bsu]

I’m trying to find more footage but it’s really difficult to gauge skills when everyone plays in separate leagues and different age categories. People say not to put too much into world championship games but it is nice to have top prospects playing in the same tournament.

Based what I’m reading and watching on clips, this would be my current ranking for our team:

Rank - Player - Comparison - Weakness
1 - Hughes - OEL/Chabot - Raw, could be more assertive, defensive consistently
2 - Beniers - Bergeron - Finishing, offensive creativity
3 - Powers - Werenski/Parayko - Physicality, composure
4 - Mctavish - Landeskog - Skating could be better
5 - Eklund - Marchessault - Size, top speed
6 - Guenther - Forsberg - Strength, skating
7 - Edvinsson - ??? - Hockey sense, raw, productivity
8 - Clarke - Trouba - Skating and consistency
9 - Johnson - ??? - Top speed, strength, more of a playmaker than finisher
10 - Svechkov - Oreilly / Skating and finishing

Some nice ones here but clarke plays nothing like trouba. He is more like klingberg. Nice list.

 

[91Fedorov]

How did we go from "this is a weak draft with no top end talent" to "Beniers is the next Bergeron and McTavish is the next Getzlaf"? It seems like this draft is suddenly getting way over hyped.

 

[Gliff]

How did we go from "this is a weak draft with no top end talent" to "Beniers is the next Bergeron and McTavish is the next Getzlaf"? It seems like this draft is suddenly getting way over hyped.

Playing style, not projection.

 

[cheesymc]

Some nice ones here but clarke plays nothing like trouba. He is more like klingberg. Nice list.

I haven’t seen a full game from him, just clips where he does look very good, but probably since they are highlights. But there seems to be a lot of conflicting reports from folks who watch him. Some say he is a great skater and others say he needs work. Klingberg and Trouba are both considered very good skaters, but defensively inconsistent. Clarke gets good reports for hockey sense which I think Klingberg and Trouba get knocked on. But for a PP1 player, skating concerns would be a red flag.

 

[bsu]

I don't consider Klingberg a very good skater. I don't consider Trouba a good skater either. They are both good but not very good to me. Fowler is a way better skater than both and it's not close.

 

[cheesymc]

How did we go from "this is a weak draft with no top end talent" to "Beniers is the next Bergeron and McTavish is the next Getzlaf"? It seems like this draft is suddenly getting way over hyped.

Yes, people are comparing Beniers to play that style… but Bergeron is a Hall of Famer so the odds are very low to be anything close to that. Beniers does have great attributes like skating, motor, sense, leadship, etc. I just don’t see that nasty fire that makes centers like Bergeron, Larkin, Kesler so damn good. I’d be super happy to have him on our squad if he was like a lankier version of Oreilly who is a bit softer but is an ox in strength.

 

[GunnarStahl]

Yes, people are comparing Beniers to play that style… but Bergeron is a Hall of Famer so the odds are very low to be anything close to that. Beniers does have great attributes like skating, motor, sense, leadship, etc. I just don’t see that nasty fire that makes centers like Bergeron, Larkin, Kesler so damn good. I’d be super happy to have him on our squad if he was like a lankier version of Oreilly who is a bit softer but is an ox in strength.

Can you elaborate on what you mean by the term “nasty fire”

 

[cheesymc]

Can you elaborate on what you mean by the term “nasty fire”

You don’t watch their games? Playoffs? Those guys where obsolete warriors. Very vocal and intense, sacrificing themselves with hits, blocking shots, fighting, attacking the front of the net. Guys who push back.

Beniers is more on the perimeter. Maybe it’s because he played against older competition. He sort of reminded me of Kase with his forechecking and skating motor.

 

[Anaheim4ever]

Can you elaborate on what you mean by the term “nasty fire”

I think it means like playing with a bit of snarl, and as like their giving 200% effort.

 

[GunnarStahl]

You don’t watch their games? Playoffs? Those guys where obsolete warriors. Very vocal and intense, sacrificing themselves with hits, blocking shots, fighting, attacking the front of the net. Guys who push back.

Beniers is more on the perimeter. Maybe it’s because he played against older competition. He sort of reminded me of Kase with his forechecking and skating motor.

I had just about finished writing a nice intricate response to your comment after typing for like 10 minutes and I thought it was gonna be nice and insightful response to share with you but the site decided to refresh and delete my comment and that crushed my soul... I’m going to sleep...maybe I’ll re-type it out tomorrow

 

[Hasbro]

Luke Hughes.

Thanks Everyone.

 

[Hey234]

I voted for Hughes because I think the Ducks are more likely to choose him. But I think Eklund would be a better fit for the direction of the team. Always BPA though

 

[flying v 604]

Clarke will be a very, very solid d man. However , Hughes has way more upside in my opinion and has the ceiling to be better than both his brothers.

I think Luke has the potential to be the best D in this draft but I gotta disagree on him possibly being better than Quinn.
I know Quinn struggled the first 20 games with benn as his partner but he for his age over the last 2 seasons he's putting up numbers not seen since the 80s and holds a couple of records including youngest rookie D points in the playoffs. He is leading all 2018 picks in ppg and with the right partner excelled playing 25+ minutes against teams top lines at 20. I could easily see him being a 70+ point D who again with the right partner can be at worst an average defensive D.
Luke even with his size struggled defensively and I don't see the offensive ceiling of Quinn but that's not a knock on him by any means I just think Quinn beats him in everything except size