Team Board Mock Draft

[Hasbro]

A series of 1 day polls for the forthcoming draft. Picks will be decided by vote.*


*not polling for #1 since we know who it will be and Sharks fans get to vote on their other 1st

Please Only Vote if you are a Avs fan.

Links to the individual threads on the player names.

Mother Thread on Prospect Board

1. Macklin Celebrini, c, Boston University (NCAA)


2. Ivan Demidov, RW/C, SKA (KHL)


3. Artyom Levshunov, D, Michigan State (NCAA)


4. Cayden Lindstrom, C, Medicine Hat (WHL)


5. Tij Iginla, F, Kelowna (WHL)
6.

Zeev Buium, D, Denver (NCAA)

7. Anton Silayev, D, Torpedo Nizhny Novogorod (KHL)



8. Sam Dickinson, D, London (OHL)



9.Berkly Catton, F, Spokane (WHL)


10. Michael Brandsegg-Nygard, F, Mora IK (SWE)


11. Konsta Helenius, C/RW Jukurit (Liiga)


12. Zanye Parekh, D, Saginaw (OHL)


13. Carter Yakemchuk, D, Calgary (WHL)


14. Beckett Sennecke, RW, Oshawa (OHL)



15. Cole Eiserman, LW, Boston University (NCAA)


16. Michael Hage, C, Michigan (NCAA)


17. Stian Solberg, D, Farjestad (SHL)


18. Adam Jiricek, D, HC Plzen (Cze)


19.Aron Kiviharju, D, HIFK (Liiga)



20. Trevor Connelly, LW, Providence (NCAA)


21. EJ Emery, D, North Dakota (NCAA)


22. Jett Luchanko, C, Guelph (OHL)

23. Charlie Elick, D, Brandon (WHL)

24. ?????

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[S E P H]

Centres or defencemen for me. I went with Freij who I suggest is the most talented of those players. Badinka would also be solid, while I am a bit more iffy on Boisvert as I was earlier on in the season. His playoff was very uninspiring in an area where you want a player to shine more in.

Letourneau would be an interesting one, but I've had too many Vietnam Junior A flashbacks (especially on Stienburg) to want to pick another player from that level of Canadian hockey.

 

[BobRossColton]

Is there a possible feisty forward in the first round?

 

[The Merchant]

Dean Letourneau
6'7"
209 lbs

'nuff said.

 

[AvsFan2123]

Whatever they do I think they should target a F. The Avs have more defensive talent in the pipeline/minors than forwards. Gulyayev, Behrens, Malinski all have potential to be impactful NHL players. Up front it’s probably just Ritchie. I’m as big a fan as you’ll find in JLF but times ticking on him. That injury didn’t help. OO.

 

[redacted]

The best center is Boisvert who is a Pinto clone without the gambling. Mews is the high offensive upside defensemen. Parascak is your risky, but high upside scoring wing. Given the Avs lack of skill in the system I'd go Parascak. Ignoring needs... I'd gamble on Mews.

 

[Gruyeriev]

For me it’s Cole Beaudoin! May be able to win more Faceoffs than any current Av!

 

[Gruyeriev]

The best center is Boisvert who is a Pinto clone without the gambling. Mews is the high offensive upside defensemen. Parascak is your risky, but high upside scoring wing. Given the Avs lack of skill in the system I'd go Parascak. Ignoring needs... I'd gamble on Mews.

Boisvert is my second pick but I like Beaudoin’s complete game a little better. Sacha does probably have the higher offensive upside.

 

[BaconNater]

Cole the gym bro is my choice

 

[Alienblood]

Centres or defencemen for me. I went with Freij who I suggest is the most talented of those players. Badinka would also be solid, while I am a bit more iffy on Boisvert as I was earlier on in the season. His playoff was very uninspiring in an area where you want a player to shine more in.

Letourneau would be an interesting one, but I've had too many Vietnam Junior A flashbacks (especially on Stienburg) to want to pick another player from that level of Canadian hockey.

I went Freij too , he is who I want

 

[Hasbro]

Dean Letourneau
6'7"
209 lbs

'nuff said.

Size Queen.

 

[S E P H]

Whatever they do I think they should target a F. The Avs have more defensive talent in the pipeline/minors than forwards. Gulyayev, Behrens, Malinski all have potential to be impactful NHL players. Up front it’s probably just Ritchie. I’m as big a fan as you’ll find in JLF but times ticking on him. That injury didn’t help. OO.

You draft BPA and then trade them away if an organisation accumulates too many of a certain type of player.

 

[expatriatedtexan]

Somehow the 14th overall NA skater is still on the board. Damnit...Liam Greentree is a RW, but shoots left. Screw it, BPA and we need someone lining up behind Rants on the depth charts. He's already 6'2" 198lbs.

 

[AllAboutAvs]

I went Mews. I like the upside. I also like Stiga.

 

[redacted]

You draft BPA and then trade them away if an organisation accumulates too many of a certain type of player.

What if your BPA is Bleackley?

 

[expatriatedtexan]

What if your BPA is Bleackley?

You're not supposed to start drinking until after you've created the board.

Either that or I feel you might be over-estimating that kid's character just a tad.

 

[McMetal]

I like the idea of going after a potential high impact forward. The Avs near-future top six is looking pretty thin if you take Nuke out of the equation. Parascak for me.

 

[S E P H]

What if your BPA is Bleackley?

Avs scouting staff = Man sets home on fire after using blowtorch to kill spiders

 

[redacted]

You're not supposed to start drinking until after you've created the board.

Either that or I feel you might be over-estimating that kid's character just a tad.

I’m gonna say drinking might have been the problem, but not from the Avs side.

 

[expatriatedtexan]

I like the idea of going after a potential high impact forward. The Avs near-future top six is looking pretty thin if you take Nuke out of the equation. Parascak for me.

I've heard of sending players on the 3:10 to Lethbridge. But haven't seen someone want to break a guy back out. Funny you picked a RW as well. What made you go with him rather than Greentree who was rated one spot higher I think.

I’m gonna say drinking might have been the problem, but not from the Avs side.

I heard he showed up like guys used to show up waaaay back in the day. They'd come in with the beer gut and basically use TC to sweet it out of their system, detox and lose some of that fat.

 

[McMetal]

I've heard of sending players on the 3:10 to Lethbridge. But haven't seen someone want to break a guy back out. Funny you picked a RW as well. What made you go with him rather than Greentree who was rated one spot higher I think.

I'm just generally suspicious of big players who produce like that in juniors and don't have high level skating. They bust so often, scouts always think their size will overcome their lack of skating and elite skill as they move up levels and it never works. At best, you get a dime a dozen fourth liner out of them a la Raphael Lavoie, many years later with another team. Maybe if he put up really dazzling numbers you could make a case that he can translate, but as a general rule I feel like the smart money is on a player like that never amounting to anything.

 

[expatriatedtexan]

I'm just generally suspicious of big players who produce like that in juniors and don't have high level skating. They bust so often, scouts always think their size will overcome their lack of skating and elite skill as they move up levels and it never works. At best, you get a dime a dozen fourth liner out of them a la Raphael Lavoie, many years later with another team. Maybe if he put up really dazzling numbers you could make a case that he can translate, but as a general rule I feel like the smart money is on a player like that never amounting to anything.

Intresting. I hadn't read anything negative about Liam's skating. To be honest, I saw he was the highest ranked player available and played RW. Figured at 14 we're still talking top six talent if all breaks right and it would be nice to have a home-grown RW slotting in behind Mikko as his next contract passes the Karman Line.

 

[TruePowerSlave]

You draft BPA and then trade them away if an organisation accumulates too many of a certain type of player.

There really won´t be a BPA at #24

 

[Tommy Shelby]

Which one is gonna be a total bust in 4 years, languishing in the AHL? That's our guy

 

[Hasbro]

Does anyone want a runoff?