GDT: The 2023 NHL Entry Draft, June 28 - 29, 2023

[SoupNazi]

Here it is: The 2023 NHL Draft GDT.

Our list of picks is for reference below. I will update the OP if we make any deals with some of these picks throughout the day.

Will also try to update the OP as picks are made, and link to each prospect's discussion thread.

Round	Pick	#OA	Conditions	Pick Made/Disposition
1st	DET	9	N/A	9OA: Nate Danielson
1st	NYI	17	From Vancouver (1 Mar 2023). Hronek Trade.	17OA: Axel Sandin Pellikka
2nd	DET	41
2nd	STL	42	From St. Louis (21 Mar 2022). Leddy Trade
2nd	Van	43	From Vancouver (1 Mar 2023). Hronek Trade.
3rd	DET	73
4th	MIN	117	From Minnesota (3 Mar 2023). Sundqvist Trade.
5th	DET	137
6th	DET	169
7th	DET	201

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[Konnan511]

Did you cut and paste this from last year?

Naw, I was a big fan of Kasper.

 

[GMR]

Can we draft this Chayka babe?

 

[Roomba With a Bauer]

It's almost to the point where I don't care anymore. Drafting guys almost every draft you could've gotten 10 picks later. They reach almost every draft. There isn't one other team that would've taken Danielson over Dvorsky.

TBF, Edvinsson, Raymond, and Kasper were all drafted around where they should have been.

 

[Shaman464]

People desperately want us to become a skilled 1st round exit team.

It'll be fun until game 3 when its clear its 2015 again.

 

[Martinez]

Hoping for Moore or Barlow

 

[Fyodorov]

People desperately want us to become a skilled 1st round exit team.

instead we need to be a big don't even make the playoffs team

skill is bad. need 10 3Cs on the roster

 

[Winged Wheel Willy]

Benson is a midget and plays left wing. Why is he a better fit than a big center?

Are you guys building an AEW roster or a hockey team?

He can play center. But even if he doesn’t. He is the more skilled player and also good at defense with a great motor. And size alone doesn’t mean anything, if you can’t produce at the nhl level. Danielson is solid but the offensive upside is more questionable than with other guys who were available

 

[JediOrderPizza]

This beer might get tossed if we select Honzek when Moore or Wood are there.

 

[raymond23]

the Debbie downers in here are so lame

Sorry we didn’t draft the small skilled winger that y’all always cry about every year. Rinse and repeat

 

[TCNorthstars]

It's almost to the point where I don't care anymore. Drafting guys almost every draft you could've gotten 10 picks later. They reach almost every draft. There isn't one other team that would've taken Danielson over Dvorsky.

You know this how?

 

[Shaman464]

He can play center. But even if he doesn’t. He is the more skilled player and also good at defense with a great motor. And size alone doesn’t mean anything, if you can’t produce at the nhl level. Danielson is solid but the offensive upside is more questionable than with other guys who were available

I hope Yzerman sees something we don't. Unlike Kasper I have hope that there's a pretty good offensive upside waiting to be developed in his game.

 

[Ezekial]

I love how people here are still sooo super confident in how these picks will turn out in spite of endless evidence to the contrary year after year.

I can understand being bummed the guy you wanted was picked by someone else, but people are acting like Yzerman passed on Bedard.

I used to really enjoy looking into prospects and rankings and spent a lot of time and got a lot of enjoyment out of it. But, I found the past 2 years I've enjoyed the draft way more knowing very little. Makes it fun to look stuff up during and learn rather than stew in disappointment.

 

[GMR]

We already drafted Turgeon and Ferraro's sons.

 

[ZDH]

BUST!!!!

 

[Holden Caufield]

Damn there goes Wood.

Moore or Barlow for sure dropped to us.

Wouldn’t mind Musty or Stenberg either

 

[RED WINGS STOMP]

Barlow, or Moore at 17 please.

 

[Shaman464]

I so hope they can grab Moore at 17, that would be a huge get.

 

[Winged Wheel Willy]

Moore pls

 

[Frk It]

Perreault at 17 please please please please

Dear god please

 

[RabidBadger]

Dvorsky has become the new Raty on this board for the whiners.

 

[ShanahanMan]

Lol at people saying Benson wasn’t worth it cause “he’s small”. As if that’s held back someone like Johnny Hockey.

The game is now about speed and skill, not size and character.

 

[Rzombo4 prez]

Barlow or Perreault

 

[Holden Caufield]

Perreault at 17 please please please please

Dear god please

Damn forgot about him completely !!! Assumed he would be gone.

Yes Perrault over everyone

 

[evolutionbaby]

Perrault, Moore or Barlow

 

[Ulysses31]

hoping for stenberg or perrault or moore

1)moore
2)perreault
3) stenberg wish list at 17