Speculation: With the third pick in the 2024 NHL draft the Anaheim Ducks select...(Draft is June 28th @ 4pm PT. ESPN. ESPN+)

[KickHisAssZegrass]

Grant McCagg, recruits insider of sorts was the first mention of Sennece and Yak as guys the Ducks really liked at the combine... said in a tweet today "Silayev from everything im hearing".

I think that's who we should expect at this point

 

[gilfaizon]

He’s not a playoff type - unless someone can prove me wrong

I listen to TSN Overdrive to and from work. Ray Ferraro yesterday said it best - you can’t win in the playoffs with small, non physical players. You need ‘giants’ out there to handle the physical play. Terry is not that

Tough to prove you wrong when Terry has yet to play in an NHL playoff game. I guess McDonald and Selanne weren't winners in the playoffs either. How do you know what we can get from Zegras when he also hasn't played a game in the playoffs, and is smaller than Terry?

There's all types of "playoff" styles. You can't win with only skill guys, you also can't win with only grinders. Every team has a mixture.

 

[duxfan1101]

He’s not a playoff type - unless someone can prove me wrong

I listen to TSN Overdrive to and from work. Ray Ferraro yesterday said it best - you can’t win in the playoffs with small, non physical players. You need ‘giants’ out there to handle the physical play. Terry is not that

5’9” Marchessault just won the Conn Smythe (though I still think it should’ve been Eichel).

 

[Son of Gib]

So who all is going to be there on day 1 or 2?

I'm there probably both days.

 

[JAHV]

When Madden was asked about late risers, amidst his answer, he said:

“You have to look at the season or the previous two seasons as a whole to try to predict what the future five will look like. So that's the way we go about it.”

That doesn’t make it sound like they’d take a “late riser” in Sennecke, who performed better in the second half than the first.

https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/anaheim-ducks/latest-news/ducks-assistant-gm-martin-madden-discusses-2024-nhl-draft

To me, that makes it sound like Sennecke might not be a late riser for them. He might have been high on their list all along due to the underlying skill set, and the second half surge in production was what got the public on board.

I think what Madden's saying is that "late risers" in the public sphere are completely divorced from the internal conclusions teams have drawn. So Sennecke's rise might not tell the Ducks anything they don't already know.

 

[Dr Johnny Fever]

To me, that makes it sound like Sennecke might not be a late riser for them. He might have been high on their list all along due to the underlying skill set, and the second half surge in production was what got the public on board.

I think what Madden's saying is that "late risers" in the public sphere are completely divorced from the internal conclusions teams have drawn. So Sennecke's rise might not tell the Ducks anything they don't already know.

Yeah, he made that pretty clear that "late risers" are a phenomenon of the public crowd who likes to armchair scout.

 

[Johnnyduck]

If Sennecke is the guy, cool.
But you have to deal 3 for 5 and 26
take sennecke at 5 and move 31 and 26 and a potentially one of our 2nd's for something between 8-15
take yakemchuck, dickinson, or buium.

 

[Hockey Duckie]

When Madden was asked about late risers, amidst his answer, he said:

“You have to look at the season or the previous two seasons as a whole to try to predict what the future five will look like. So that's the way we go about it.”

That doesn’t make it sound like they’d take a “late riser” in Sennecke, who performed better in the second half than the first.

https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/anaheim-ducks/latest-news/ducks-assistant-gm-martin-madden-discusses-2024-nhl-draft

Not even the second half of the season. It was the last 12 games of the regular season and playoffs.

Sennecke
Season	Games	G	A	Pts	PPG	+/-
D+0	63​	27​	41​	68​	1.08​	33​
Oct-Jan	42​	15​	24​	39​	0.93​	16​
Feb-Mar	21​	12​	17​	29​	1.38​	17​
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Playoffs	16​	10​	12​	22​	1.38​	9​

Now, let's look that that Feb-Mar group.

Sennecke	Last	21 games
Season	Games	G	A	Pts	PPG	+/-
Las 21 games	21​	12​	17​	29​	1.38​	17​
First 9	9​	5​	2​	7​	0.78​	-2​
Last 12 games	12​	7​	15​	22​	1.83​	19​

That's a very small sample when compared to 63 regular season games.

There is definitely a risk with Sennecke because we don't know if it did take him that long to get accustomed to his taller and longer frame.

 

[ViD]

What’s the justification on taking Silayev over Demidov ? I must be missing something as it makes no sense

 

[Static]

What’s the justification on taking Silayev over Demidov ? I must be missing something as it makes no sense

He's a prospect who could become one of the best defensive dmen in the NHL. Demidov could become one of the best offensive wingers. It's a matter of taste and who they think is likelier to hit that projection.

 

[Arthuros]

What’s the justification on taking Silayev over Demidov ? I must be missing something as it makes no sense

Narrative I've heard is that Silayev fills a more pressing need in our pipeline (right-side playing D with size and defensive acumen).

 

[Static]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1806051223323210051

 

[Vaakou]

Button interview talking Demidov/Lev/Buium etc:

 

[Dr Quincy]

Narrative I've heard is that Silayev fills a more pressing need in our pipeline (right-shooting D with size and defensive acumen).

Silayev shoots lefthanded, but he can and has played on his off side.

 

[91Fedorov]

Narrative I've heard is that Silayev fills a more pressing need in our pipeline (right-shooting D with size and defensive acumen).

He's a left shooting D.

 

[Arthuros]

Silayev shoots lefthanded, but he can and has played on his off side.

He's a left shooting D.

Meant to say right-side, got muddled while typing it out.

Summer brain.

 

[Unholy]

Also people will always speculate if certain teams think about him playing over in Russia is an issue of itself and then for him specifically the level of competition. Not that the last one is his fault at all

 

[tomd]

What’s the justification on taking Silayev over Demidov ? I must be missing something as it makes no sense

Watching the recently concluded playoffs should make the answer self-evident. Assuming that the Ducks believe Silayev can contribute some offense in addition to defense, he will be a monster playoff performer in a few years. It's all about roster composition as opposed to creating an all-star team.

 

[Unholy]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1806057844749345068

Teams trying to jump ahead of the Ducks? Or Jackets if Ducks aren’t budging either

 

[MMC]

Has us taking Buuim

https://x.com/i/web/status/1806040111500406859

 

[Static]

Again, nobody has any f***ing clue what we are going to do. Insiders, press, they are all over the place. Maybe we get a better idea Friday morning like last year.

 

[rlstine]

Current Vegas odds for whatever it's worth

 

[Vaakou]

Has us taking Buuim

https://x.com/i/web/status/1806040111500406859

Based on how highly he speaks of Buium, that would be awesome. ( If Demidov is gone)

 

[Static]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1806018581072658884

 

[Deuce22]

So I've learned this morning that we are taking Silayev, Buium, and Sennecke at #3. That's going to be a neat trick. "Insider" information is just BS.