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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[ShanahanMan]

Of course there's Lucas Raymond

Okay true but he was a 4th pick so anything less than what he’s currently producing would be bust status.

 

[Pavels Dog]

Noah Dower-Nilsson would be great if he keeps falling..

 

[PuckeDRW]

Chicago w/Lardis

 

[ShanahanMan]

The last great scorer we had was Vrana. Not a coincidence the team’s production nosedived when he left. Would have thought that would be a sign to load up on some scorers.

 

[raymond23]

Reminiscent of the 2017 draft where we drafted a bunch of big bodies with no offensive potential. Difference is we are using 2nds instead of late round picks on them...

We drafted Danielson and ASP(!!) in the first round. That immediately discounts your point

Sorry

 

[Holden Caufield]

Who is left Ziemmer, Brzustewicz, Minnetian, Suniev?

Miedema. Perron.

 

[Rolo Tomassi]

There has got to be somebody rated in the 5th round with stone hands for Stevie to grab here in the third.

 

[RedHawkDown]

Idk what to say. The best forward draft in almost a decade and we do this. This sets the rebuild back years. I will die on this hill.

Meanwhile the Hawks get Lardis and Moore. They’ll contend before us.

 

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

Reminiscent of the 2017 draft where we drafted a bunch of big bodies with no offensive potential. Difference is we are using 2nds instead of late round picks on them...

That's what I thought of as well. Rasmussen is finally looking like a good 3rd liner but this draft is making me think Draper needs to go.

 

[Frk It]

@SantosHalper maybe not drafting USDP players was purely a coincidence and there wasn’t some conspiracy level reasoning for it at after all.

We drafted 2 this year out of 5 picks so far.

 

[saska sault]

Love that this draft has everyone so confused . Draft is a educated gamble in the first place, do what your research tells you and don't listen to media and HF boards. Also happy with getting potentially 2 useful players to varying degrees for nothing.

 

[AlwaysSunnyInDetroit]

The fact that they traded back 4 spots and gained essentially nothing is really telling. It means that they did not have a good plan going into this draft. They had over 12 hours to digest how the first round played out, examine who was left on their draft board and think about who was likely to be available at their picks. For someone as determined to get his guy even if it looks like a reach (Seider, Danielson) as Yzerman is, that is really damning.

 

[TCNorthstars]

The fact that they traded back 4 spots and gained essentially nothing is really telling. It means that they did not have a good plan going into this draft. They had over 12 hours to digest how the first round played out, examine who was left on their draft board and think about who was likely to be available at their picks. For someone as determined to get his guy even if it looks like a reach (Seider, Danielson), that is really damning.

Or, hang with me for a second, maybe they have a plan that they like and put into place. Just because you don't agree with what they are doing doesn't mean they have no plan or are doing it wrong.

 

[Umingmak]

We drafted Danielson and ASP(!!) in the first round. That immediately discounts your point

Sorry

Danielson has very low offensive potential. I’ll be shocked if he ever even sniffs 50 points.

 

[TheOctopusKid]

Honestly, I'm disappointed with the selections but I will say this:

- This group has done an amazing job drafting the last four years, and if they think these are the guys, they deserve the benefit of the doubt. There are gripes and rage over every pick over the last four years and despite having preferences, they've built up and unbelievable pipe and often times a lot of these takes end up looking super silly in 18 months

- Collectively, 3 out of our last 6 1st Rd picks: (Danielson, Kasper, Raymond / Sandin-Pellika Edvinsson, Cossa) have been forwards. It's not like we haven't invested in talent up front. We have. Its just two of them haven't gotten there yet.

 

[lhsgolf19]

Idk what to say. The best forward draft in almost a decade and we do this. This sets the rebuild back years. I will die on this hill.

Meanwhile the Hawks get Lardis and Moore. They’ll contend before us.

This fanbase has lost their mind

 

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

@SantosHalper maybe not drafting USDP players was purely a coincidence and there wasn’t some conspiracy level reasoning for it at after all.

We drafted 2 this year out of 5 picks so far.

And passed on Danny Nelson for them! Watch Danny Nelson morph into a Brock f***ing Nelson clone and we get a defense version of Givani Smith and a guy most scouts are saying has cookie cutter backup goalie potential.

 

[RRhoads]

Remember how happy everyone was with Seider pick?

 

[RedHawkDown]

This fanbase has lost their mind

Perhaps you’d like to reply with actual discussion points that arent just appeals to authority. Yes, NHL teams get it right, but they also often get it wrong and the fans were right. Just saying “I trust them” is a trash argument.

 

[Detroit Knights]

There's dower nilsson

 

[lhsgolf19]

awesome we got Liam's brother

 

[NickH8]

Nice. There's a forward. Like Dower Nilsson

 

[redwings8831]

Noah Dower Nilsson

 

[ShanahanMan]

Oh look, there’s our scoring forward pick.

 

[Holden Caufield]

There is the nepotism pick for everyone to keep that going for another year. Lol