Prospect Info: The 2015 NHL Draft Thread VII

[Billdo]

Timashov will probably go in the top 60 so unless we use a 2nd on him I doubt he's there for us at in the 4th.

 

[MichaelJ]

Re: multiple second rd picks

We currently have #36 and #41. Would anyone be willing to trade one of them down to Calgary to pick up an additional 2nd? They have 3 picks in that round.

 

[R8Devs]

If they take Dergachyev with one of the second round picks I wouldn't be opposed to picking Timoshov with the other 2nd(or moving down a bit to pick him). it's high risk but I don't think he'll fall to the next pick and Dergacyev is more of a safe pick(if they know for sure he'll come to the US).

 

[MadDevil]

If even more upside is there, great. He looks like good value for a sub-1st rd pick.

I wonder with Shero on board if we'll target more USA players though.

Any way we can grab Boeser and Roslovic ?

I don't know how much it would affect this particular draft. We're only what 5-6 weeks away from the draft? I'm thinking Shero is going to lean pretty heavily on the Devils scouting staff for now. If there are any changes in the scouting staff I don't think it would be until after the draft. Besides, we're already pretty connected when it comes to drafting Americans. Merrill, Boucher, Coleman, Pietila, Matteau, Santini, Wood, Jacobs, Chatham, Johnson, Dudek all drafted from 2010-2014.

 

[Emperoreddy]

I don't know how much it would affect this particular draft. We're only what 5-6 weeks away from the draft? I'm thinking Shero is going to lean pretty heavily on the Devils scouting staff for now. If there are any changes in the scouting staff I don't think it would be until after the draft. Besides, we're already pretty connected when it comes to drafting Americans. Merrill, Boucher, Coleman, Pietila, Matteau, Santini, Wood, Jacobs, Chatham, Johnson, Dudek all drafted from 2010-2014.

He most definitely will. Shero has been doing some amateur scouting apparently so he will have opinions, and he is currently watching many of these prospects in person as we speak.

He could overrule Conte and crew early on, especially with the 6th overall (they also might all agree, we don't know what the board currently looks like), but as the draft goes deeper he has to rely on the staff at hand because he just won't have much insight on all the players going past the top 50, top 100, and beyond.

 

[R8Devs]

more euros please. feels like they ignore that whole area.

 

[Billdo]

Is Myles Bell UFA if we don't sign him this year?

 

[MadDevil]

more euros please. feels like they ignore that whole area.

Our European scouting hasn't been particularly good for a long time. Beyond Larsson and Josefson (the jury is still out on him), who is the last good Euro we've drafted/developed? Sykora?

 

[R8Devs]

They don't draft enough euros to make that judgement.

Last time drafted a Euro: 2011(Larsson first round)
Last time a they drafted a Swede outside the first round: Alexander Urbom(3rd round-6 years ago(2009).
Last Finn: Vili Sopanen(6th round- 8 years ago)
Last Russian: Alexander Vasyunov(2nd round-9 years ago(2006), Kirill Tulopov(3rd round-9 years ago), Vladimir Zharkov(3rd round-9 years ago(2006).


From 2006-2014 they've drafted 50 players playing in NA.
Same time period they've drafted 9 players playing in Europe.

 

[thethinglonger]

Is Myles Bell UFA if we don't sign him this year?

No he's got until his third year of college to sign otherwise he becomes a UFA

Oops, that's Wood. Bell is signed to an AHL deal, but was buried in the ECHL this year.

 

[Zippy316]

No he's got until his third year of college to sign otherwise he becomes a UFA

He's not in college. He signed an AHL deal as opposed to an NHL deal.

I wonder what the Devils do with him honestly.

 

[MichaelJ]

No he's got until his third year of college to sign otherwise he becomes a UFA

That's Wood....

 

[Zippy316]

No he's got until his third year of college to sign otherwise he becomes a UFA

This is very wrong too, I believe.

He stays a Devils prospect as long as he stays in college. If he wants to turn UFA, he can't do it until after his third year, and the Devils have until a certain date to sign him as well. He can't sign an NHL deal, it voids his NCAA eligibility. So if he goes back for his senior year, then he will still be a Devils prospect. After that, he can technically become a UFA, but I would wait before going on that assumption.

I feel like since Hayes and Schultz both hit free agency, every person fears that if a prospect stays in college long or doesn't sign a deal right away that he is going to turn UFA.

 

[MichaelJ]

This is very wrong too, I believe.

He stays a Devils prospect as long as he stays in college. If he wants to turn UFA, he can't do it until after his third year, and the Devils have until a certain date to sign him as well. He can't sign an NHL deal, it voids his NCAA eligibility. So if he goes back for his senior year, then he will still be a Devils prospect. After that, he can technically become a UFA, but I would wait before going on that assumption.

I feel like since Hayes and Schultz both hit free agency, every person fears that if a prospect stays in college long or doesn't sign a deal right away that he is going to turn UFA.

Lou - Boston College
Shero - USA Hockey
Devils - Deep pocket owners, lots of opportunity at F

When the time comes, given connections and circumstances we'll be positioned to keep Miles here.

 

[Cheddabombs]

Some food for thought

Top Draft Eligible Q Skaters in ES PPG
1. Timashov
2. Svechnikov
3. Meier
4. Trenin
5. Schweri

Top 5 QMJHL skaters in ES Goals/Game:
1. Garland
2. Ehlers
3. Micheli
4. Timashov
5. Svechnikov

 

[Devils Dominion]

Conte should buy his son a Rosetta Stone Learn Russian cd pack and a plane ticket to Moscow.

If he really uncovered Miles Wood maybe he can replace our presumed inactive Russian scout

 

[Devils Dominion]

Lou - Boston College
Shero - USA Hockey
Devils - Deep pocket owners, lots of opportunity at F

When the time comes, given connections and circumstances we'll be positioned to keep Miles here.

Lou is a Providence guy

 

[Emperoreddy]

Lou is a Providence guy

Ya but he loves his BC prospects.

 

[MichaelJ]

Lou is a Providence guy

He IS?!?!?

I know, but he loves the BC program and guarantee he has connections to Jerry York.

 

[Tretyak 20]

They don't draft enough euros to make that judgement.

From 2006-2014 they've drafted 50 players playing in NA.
Same time period they've drafted 9 players playing in Europe.

There are a lot of good euros in this draft. That's why it's so deep - good NA pool and good euro pool. I could name a half dozen 2nd round or later euros I'd be very happy with.

Some food for thought

Trenin is interesting. Big, reasonably skilled player that doesn't mind going to the dirty areas and has a knack for putting up points. We could do much worse.

 

[Brooklyndevil]

My realistic updated draft wish:

1. Mitch Marner - C/RW
2. Jack Roslovic - RW
2. Thomas Novak - C
3. Adam Musil - C
4. Colton White - Defense

 

[OmNomNom]

Some food for thought

who's this micheli guy

edit: found it. it was angelo miceli

 

[The Devil In I]

Some food for thought

I've been saying the Devils should draft Garland, maybe even using as high as one of the 2nd round picks on him. That explosion in points from last year to this year shows a great trajectory. He's been talked about for a while, but he's passed over because of his size. This is from 6 years ago -

http://www.wickedlocal.com/article/20090513/News/305139737

 

[GameSeven]

I think my top picks for us are:

Marner
White (if he slips to 2nd round)
Bracco
Dergachyev
Timashov

EDIT: And I think theres a solid chance we could get all of them.

And an equal chance we end up with none of them

 

[thethinglonger]

If we get any combination of Marner/Barzal/Bracco/Dergachyov/Boeser/Sprong in our first 3 picks of this draft, I will be extremely satisfied.