Team Board Mock Draft

[wings95]

Thought Chernyshov would get more love from Wings fans.

I voted for him

 

[Rzombo4 prez]

I’ll be stunned and thrilled to draft Eiserman if he is there at 15. I think the rhetoric on him has gone way overboard. He’s 1st all time in goals scored for USNTDP and 2nd all time below Hughes in points. The hit rate for these top USNTDP guys is so high. Jeremy Bracco sticks out like a sore thumb on the all time USNTDP points list, not only as the only guy not to make it, but also the only guy to not become a top line NHL player. Eiserman is far less boom or bust than he is being made out to be. He has his faults, but he has elite talent while being super young for this draft. His decision making can grow and be coached, you simply can’t teach goal scoring ability like Eiserman possesses.

If he was elite, we wouldn't be discussing him at 15.

 

[Martinez]

As a non eiserman guy this is a pretty bad scenario, gimme hage

 

[Nut Upstrom]

I went with Hage. Wether he translates to center or not, I think he has another level to reach.

 

[The Real Pastafarian]

Are we assuming Beckett Sennecke will be gone, or that he's not good enough to make this list?

If you can add him, put me down for Sennecke. If you can't, and we draft him, I'll take a season-long victory lap and proclaim myself the second coming of Henkka.

 

[Nut Upstrom]

Are we assuming Beckett Sennecke will be gone, or that he's not good enough to make this list?

If you can add him, put me down for Sennecke. If you can't, and we draft him, I'll take a season-long victory lap and proclaim myself the second coming of Henkka.

Was taken at 14 by the Sharks in this mock. Just missed him.

 

[The Real Pastafarian]

Was taken at 14 by the Sharks in this mock. Just missed him.

Yep I just saw that, hadn't looked at the first page.

As others have pointed out, the fact that this mock draft has Eiserman still available at 15 makes it a huge outlier.

I'd also say that Jiricek is gone before 15 in every other mock draft I've seen.

So yeah, in this very unlikely situation, take Eiserman, of course.

But that's not going to happen. We'll take Sennecke. And I'm good with that -- he'll take some time to make the league, but he could maybe, just maybe, be really good in about 4 years.

 

[Tatar Shots]

If he was elite, we wouldn't be discussing him at 15.

He absolutely is an elite scorer.

 

[Dotter]

None are appealing so went with Jiricek.

 

[RabidBadger]

I voted Eiserman, but I don't think I could handle him on this team. The "Eiserman/Yzerman" thing, and all the comments it will generate for years, may cause me to drive off the edge of a bridge.

Man, if you haven't driven off that bridge through all the Hossa/Franzen talk, the debate of Holland's legacy, ketchup vs. mustard on a hotdog debate...I think you can handle Eiserman.

 

[jaster]

Man, if you haven't driven off that bridge through all the Hossa/Franzen talk, the debate of Holland's legacy, ketchup vs. mustard on a hotdog debate...I think you can handle Eiserman.

You say ketchup one more time….

*swerves violently*

 

[RabidBadger]

You say ketchup one more time….

*swerves violently*

Put it in park. Ketchup makes me retch-up.

 

[Leadzedder]

At season 2028-29:

Eiserman - Larkin - Raymond
Rasmussen - Danielson - DeBrincat
Söderblom - Lombardi - Berggren
Hanas - Kasper - Mazur

Wallinder - Seider
Edvinsson - Sandin Pellikka
Walman - Gibson
Buium - Tuomisto

Cossa
Augustine

If that’s 15 ELCs we could probably fill out the bottom lines with a McDavid or two.

Are any of our young guys in that scenario on their 2nd contract? I guess I could look. But with that much talent on cheap deals we’d likely have huge cap room.

 

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

I’ll be stunned and thrilled to draft Eiserman if he is there at 15. I think the rhetoric on him has gone way overboard. He’s 1st all time in goals scored for USNTDP and 2nd all time below Hughes in points. The hit rate for these top USNTDP guys is so high. Jeremy Bracco sticks out like a sore thumb on the all time USNTDP points list, not only as the only guy not to make it, but also the only guy to not become a top line NHL player. Eiserman is far less boom or bust than he is being made out to be. He has his faults, but he has elite talent while being super young for this draft. His decision making can grow and be coached, you simply can’t teach goal scoring ability like Eiserman possesses.

How often is the best goal scoring prospect at the draft ACTUALLY the best goal scorer from his draft?

Hint: They usually aren’t.

 

[Go Wings]

I voted Eiserman, but I don't think I could handle him on this team. The "Eiserman/Yzerman" thing, and all the comments it will generate for years, may cause me to drive off the edge of a bridge.

Good news Jaster the Gordie Howe bridge is almost connected

At season 2028-29:

Eiserman - Larkin - Raymond
Rasmussen - Danielson - DeBrincat
Söderblom - Lombardi - Berggren
Hanas - Kasper - Mazur

Wallinder - Seider
Edvinsson - Sandin Pellikka
Walman - Gibson
Buium - Tuomisto

Cossa
Augustine

That looks like the worst left side at forward in the NHL, just awful.

 

[Our Lady Peace]

He absolutely is an elite scorer.

To nitpick you a bit here, he has an elite shot but I wouldn't call him an elite scorer

These players - the Zadinas, Wahlstroms, Bellows of the world - seem to check a lot of boxes and pop off the sheet as big goal scorers when they're young. Difference was, they all sucked at being either quick enough, smart enough, or both when the game tightened up on their goal scoring as they hit the pro ranks

Eiserman I think has average-at-best goal scoring instincts and overall skating ability. These limitations, realistically to me, set his top-end potential as more like a 20g25a PP2 guy

I would also argue a guy like Greentree has mobility limitations too but I like his hockey sense and skills as a package more than Eiserman's

 

[Henkka]

How often is the best goal scoring prospect at the draft ACTUALLY the best goal scorer from his draft?

Hint: They usually aren’t.

Imo, this reminds me much of the 2017 draft and Owen Tippet.

He did fall to #10.

 

[izlez]

I don't look too much into draft prospects until closer to the draft, and I'm honestly shocked about the opinions on Eiserman. Ranked #4 in Bob's rankings and ridiculous numbers in juniors, I figured I'd be on an island not even really wanting him at #15, but yeah... I'm not seeing many things that I see translating to a high level NHLer when looking at him play

 

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

Imo, this reminds me much of the 2017 draft and Owen Tippet.

He did fall to #10.

Eiserman can’t skate as fast as Tippett.

 

[Rzombo4 prez]

He absolutely is an elite scorer.

He is currently the best goal scorer in this class. That much I agree with.

 

[Rzombo4 prez]

To nitpick you a bit here, he has an elite shot but I wouldn't call him an elite scorer

These players - the Zadinas, Wahlstroms, Bellows of the world - seem to check a lot of boxes and pop off the sheet as big goal scorers when they're young. Difference was, they all sucked at being either quick enough, smart enough, or both when the game tightened up on their goal scoring as they hit the pro ranks

Eiserman I think has average-at-best goal scoring instincts and overall skating ability. These limitations, realistically to me, set his top-end potential as more like a 20g25a PP2 guy

I would also argue a guy like Greentree has mobility limitations too but I like his hockey sense and skills as a package more than Eiserman's

I think his skating is slightly above average and that he actually has pretty solid mechanics. His issue is that he doesn't want to use it except to get into scoring position in the offensive zone or in transition. Outside of that he has zero interest in moving his feet.

 

[Hen Kolland]

I think his skating is slightly above average and that he actually has pretty solid mechanics. His issue is that he doesn't want to use it except to get into scoring position in the offensive zone or in transition. Outside of that he has zero interest in moving his feet.

The shiny new Sprong

 

[Henkka]

Eiserman can’t skate as fast as Tippett.

Prospects will develop.

 

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

Prospects will develop.

I’m talking about in their draft years as comparables. Eiserman is a good skater the same way Fabbri was a good skater in the draft. Gets there but isn’t a burner.

My problem with Eiserman after originally being high on that profile is I always came away underwhelmed when watching him. He feels like an empty points guy to me. The kind of guy who piles on the points when his team is already up by 3 or more, or scores the goal that ends a shutout when his team is already getting blown out 5-0.

I’ll eat my hat if he’s on Detroit’s list to pick with their 1st this year.

 

[Hasbro]

Eiserman it is. Thanks everyone.