Speculation: This year's early round "faller"

[Rorschach]

Since the Lombardi era, we've had some horrible results drafting for need (Hickey, Teubert, Forbort) but we've had terrific luck drafting BPAs that fall in the draft (Kopitar, Vilardi, Kaliyev).

In this year's draft, is there someone you hope falls to the early 2nd where we pick? Or falls to the later first round so that we're motivated to trade our multiple seconds to move up?

I heard one player who might be interesting is Jan Mysak.

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[Fishhead]

One player I think may have a shot of falling is Justin Barron.

He's a big kid, mobile, really solid. He was diagnosed with blood clots or something, and his numbers dropped off a bit before that. Really high ceiling though, if he stayed healthy I think he's a no-brainer mid 1st, but the issues and slight drop in numbers might land him in the early 2nd round. Worth the risk if he drops, IMO.

 

[King'sPawn]

Since the Lombardi era, we've had some horrible results drafting for need (Hickey, Teubert, Forbort) but we've had terrific luck drafting BPAs that fall in the draft (Kopitar, Vilardi, Kaliyev).

In this year's draft, is there someone you hope falls to the early 2nd where we pick? Or falls to the later first round so that we're motivated to trade our multiple seconds to move up?

I heard one player who might be interesting is Jan Mysak.

Jan Mysak and Lukas Reichel are two that I like. Dylan Holloway may actually fall, too. He was Turcotte's teammate at Wisconsin and the team had a very underwhelming year.

 

[AnThGrt]

It is tough as come around 20 it is super open up to 50ish.

Reichel (Likely goes in the teens)
Holloway (Goes 20s imo)
Barron
Gunler
Lapierre
Brisson

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

I don't think I can talk about Barron any more than I have

Also big on Mysak, but wasn't able to imagine a world in which he falls out of first

Lapierre is another injury one

And I could see either Quinn or Zary dropping to nearly 20 in which case I'd maybe be in favor of a trade

But it's tough. There's so much good available in the 2nd round that I'd honestly find it best to stay pat, unless it costs a 2nd and a 3rd to move up. Multiple 2nds right now are great, lot of high-upside potential guys there, and the gap between 20ish and 30ish isn't worth losing one of them over imho.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

One player I think may have a shot of falling is Justin Barron.

He's a big kid, mobile, really solid. He was diagnosed with blood clots or something, and his numbers dropped off a bit before that. Really high ceiling though, if he stayed healthy I think he's a no-brainer mid 1st, but the issues and slight drop in numbers might land him in the early 2nd round. Worth the risk if he drops, IMO.

If he drops I'm all over it. But I definitely see a Cup contending team taking him at the end of the first as a huge swing since they don't 'need' a player but he could be one in short order and one with a high ceiling at that

 

[Rusty Batch]

Gunler falling seems somewhat similar to Kaliyev slipping to us. He's actually been more productive than Raymond for the past two seasons in similar settings.

 

[verbalkint47]

Definitely Gunler