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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[RedHawkDown]

We have several forwards in the system. You are not going to find immediate solution to the goalscoring unless you pick Bedard in this draft.

We have a gaping hole on right side on defense.

And we took ASP. We have no high skill forwards in the system other than Lombardi. Literally 0.

 

[Pavels Dog]

Andrew Gibson was rated late 2nd to mid 3rd. I haven't done a deep dive on the guy yet but Eliteprospects had him at #77.

On a score of 1 to 9 here are his scores (5 being "NHL average")
4.5 skating
4.5 shooting
5 passing
4 puckhandling
5 hockey sense
6 physical

Advanced analytics that don't look too great.

"advanced analytics" for a prospect lol.

 

[Konnan511]

Is this the real or fake account?

 

[Detroit Knights]

yzerman using the clock again

 

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

...And Felix Nilsson goes to 43 after we trade it.

I am also a sad panda today.

 

[Frk It]

Draper might be punching air I bet he loved Lind

 

[RedHawkDown]

I’m not going to lie man, leaving this draft with only a couple of forwards is a huge L.

Brady Cleveland. Yeah, I’m done. I hate everything about this draft.

 

[Detroit Knights]

Is this the real or fake account?

this is unfortunately the real one

 

[Frk It]

Lmao what. Did we take this guy over Danny Nelson?

 

[redwings8831]

 

[RedWingzz]

ok so I guess we don't need forwards lmao...

 

[ShanahanMan]

Apparently being one of the lowest scoring teams in the league doesn’t mean we need goal scorers.

 

[WaW]

Brady "Grover" Cleveland at #47

 

[Frk It]

This draft just ain’t doing it for me. Rather go back to work.

 

[Zetterberg4Captain]

Is SYs shine starting to wear off here?

 

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

Brady Cleveland.

What the literal f*** are we doing here?

 

[Detroit Knights]

okay we didn't get rid of anything?

maybe not terrible...

 

[Umingmak]

I swear Yzerman just goes off the board for the sake of doing it. Outside of ASP, every guy he’s taken was taken much higher than the projections.

I don’t understand this draft at all.

Also, another defenseman. WHY?!

 

[RedWingzz]

I’m not going to lie man, leaving this draft with only a couple of forwards is a huge L.

Brady Cleveland. Yeah, I’m done. I hate everything about this draft.

Agreed...

so depressing. Brady Cleveland in the 2nd round after already picking 2 defencemen???

 

[Detroit Knights]

I swear Yzerman just goes off the board for the sake of doing it. Outside of ASP, every guy he’s taken was taken much higher than the projections.

I don’t understand this draft at all.

Also, another defenseman. WHY?!

well that cleveland guy is 6'5'' and already 210. That's not bad.

 

[Konnan511]

Why BC? Guy is a black hole of offense.

 

[Roomba With a Bauer]

lol, literally no one happy with the outcome of this draft.

No forwards, no DBC, and we traded for two garbage players from Edmonton to fill out the roster.

 

[AD1066]

Could've walked away this year with Benson, Moore, Heidt.

 

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

"advanced analytics" for a prospect lol.

That’s not realgud. That’s the opposite.

 

[Steve Yzerlland]

Three defenseman and a goalie in our first 4 picks. I seriously have zero clue wtf is going on!