sockeye Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 Everybody is talking about Nico Hischier and Nolan Patrick being the top 2 picks of this years NHL entry draft. I would like to know more about Gabriel Vilardi who is often slated as the number 3 pick. After all, there's no guarantee (with the lottery) that we can land either of those top 2 picks. I'm intrigued by Vilardi because of what I've seen in a few video clips and because he has done very well on an OHL team (Windor Spitfires) that went through lots of injuries; and the team was not considered one of the best OHL teams this year. Rocky Thompson (Head Coach of the Spitfires) was interviewed on TSN 1040 a few weeks ago and he had lots of good things to say about Vilardi (good character, makes players around him better, a leader through the injury spell, etc.). Another thing to consider is that Vilardi is 11 months younger than Patrick. Lots of development can happen in 11 months at their age. Let's assume that we fall to third in the draft. I'd like other people's insight on Vilardi or other top 5 picks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweathog Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 I'd be over the moon if we land any of Patrick, Hischier, or Vilardi. Vilardi is not only big, he's also very mature for his age and according to some scouts is always looking for (and working on) ways to improve his game. There are concerns about his skating but apparently he's well aware of it and is working on it. Vilardi would be a great pick for the Canucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuckYa Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 8 minutes ago, sockeye said: Everybody is talking about Nico Hischier and Nolan Patrick being the top 2 picks of this years NHL entry draft. I would like to know more about Gabriel Vilardi who is often slated as the number 3 pick. After all, there's no guarantee (with the lottery) that we can land either of those top 2 picks. I'm intrigued by Vilardi because of what I've seen in a few video clips and because he has done very well on an OHL team (Windor Spitfires) that went through lots of injuries; and the team was not considered one of the best OHL teams this year. Rocky Thompson (Head Coach of the Spitfires) was interviewed on TSN 1040 a few weeks ago and he had lots of good things to say about Vilardi (good character, makes players around him better, a leader through the injury spell, etc.). Another thing to consider is that Vilardi is 11 months younger than Patrick. Lots of development can happen in 11 months at their age. Let's assume that we fall to third in the draft. I'd like other people's insight on Vilardi or other top 5 picks. Gabriel Vilardi's Player Profile Mike Morreale - Mar. 20th: ""The enhanced stats tell us [Vilardi] is the engine on this team because whoever plays with him, their Corsi numbers go straight up and are increased," [Windsor coach Rocky] Thompson said. "Without him, they drop significantly. We've had a ton of injuries this year so it's been a revolving door with our lines but the one common theme has been Vilardi's ability to make the players with him even better.""Jeff Marek of Sportsnet - Mar. 8th: "Probably Windsor’s most consistent player this season. Plays wing, but is a natural centre and has played a few games at that position. Almost a full year younger than Nolan Patrick."ISS Hockey - Mar. 6th: "Starting to heat up with 14 points in 10 games during February -- just in time for the playoffs."ISS Hockey - Feb. 6th: "Always been blessed w/size but his skill level & maturity has grown in leaps & bounds."Mike Morreale NHL.com - Jan. 20th: "A puck-possessing workaholic with skilled hands and outstanding awareness. A right-shot forward, Vilardi (6-3, 201) has excellent hockey sense and puck-handling ability, is very composed with the puck and able to influence the game in all three zones."Future Considerations: "A dynamic and often brilliant offensive attacker…has skilled hands and outstanding awareness…looks to set up his linemates with timely passes, but can also finish off the play when the opportunity is there…has nice size and uses it to protect the puck…has a quick jump and agility on his feet, but is not really a speed demon screaming up the ice…plays aggressively both when his team does and does not have the puck; often hunting it down and stripping it from his opponent."Dennis Schellenberg Hockey Prospectus - Nov. 9th: "Vilardi has both great playmaking skills as well as the ability to finish off plays using his hard and accurate wrist shot. Due to his size, he is hard to separate from the puck and uses his long reach to protect the puck successfully. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuckYa Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 Here's some more predictions from some pretty reliable sources. Everybody's got Nolan Patrick #1 except one person. Corey Pronman ESPN. Although the predictions were from Jan, Feb & March. Craig Button's is pretty recent & he's got Necas at #3. http://www.mynhldraft.com/2017-draft/2017-nhl-draft-rankings 2017 NHL Draft Prospect Rankings Craig Button TSNMar. 21st DraftBuzz Hockey Mar. 12th Jeff Marek Sportsnet Mar. 8th ISS Hockey Mar. 1st 1 Nolan Patrick Nolan Patrick Nolan Patrick Nolan Patrick 2 Nico Hischier Nico Hischier Nico Hischier Nico Hischier 3 Martin Necas Gabe Vilardi Timothy Liljegren Owen Tippett 4 Gabe Vilardi Owen Tippett Owen Tippett Gabe Vilardi 5 Cale Makar Elias Petterson Gabe Vilardi Timothy Liljegren 6 Casey Mittelstadt Martin Necas Casey Mittelstadt Casey Mittelstadt 7 Cody Glass Lias Andersson Eeli Tolvanen Michael Rasmussen 8 Timothy Liljegren Cody Glass Martin Necas Callan Foote 9 Ryan Poehling Timothy Liljegren Michael Rasmussen Klim Kostin 10 Nick Suzuki Casey Mittelstadt Cale Makar Juuso Valimaki 11 Miro Heiskanen Cale Makar Nicolas Hague Eeli Tolvanen 12 Elias Pettersson Nick Suzuki Lias Andersson Nicolas Hague 13 Eeli Tolvanen Juuso Valimaki Miro Heiskanen Cale Makar 14 Kailer Yamamoto Eeli Tolvanen Jusso Valimaki Cody Glass 15 Lias Andersson Ryan Poehling Cal Foote Elias Pettersson 16 Michael Rasmussen Nikita Popugaev Cody Glass Kole Lind 17 Alexei Lipanov Michael Rasmussen Erik Brannstrom Martin Necas 18 Cal Foote Klim Kostin Klim Kostin Maxime Comtois 19 P-Olivier Joseph Miro Heiskanen Maxime Comtois Ryan Poehling 20 Owen Tippett Isaac Ratcliffe Kailer Yamamoto Kailer Yamamoto 21 Josh Norris Conor Timmins Kristian Vesalainen Shane Bowers 22 Shane Bowers Kailer Yamamoto Urho Vaakanainen Isaac Ratcliffe 23 Jusso Valimaki Nic Hague Nick Suzuki Nick Suzuki 24 Aleksei Heponiemi Jake Oettinger Ryan Poehling Josh Norris 25 Conor Timins Cal Foote Robert Thomas Urho Vaakanainen 26 Matthew Strome Robert Thomas Shane Bowers Henri Jokiharju 27 Grant Mismash Shane Bowers Elias Pettersson Lias Andersson 28 Isaac Ratcliffe Urho Vaakanainen Matthew Strome Jaret Anderson-Dolan 29 Kristian Vesalainen Maxime Comtois Kole Lind Kristian Vesalainen 30 Klim Kostin Kole Lind Nikita Popugaev Lukas Elvenes 31 Jaret Anderson-Dolan Jaret Anderson-Dolan MacKenzie Entwistle Robert Thomas 2017 NHL Draft Prospect Rankings McKeen's Hockey Feb. 26th Hockey Prospect Feb. 20th The Draft Analyst Feb. 14th Ryan Kennedy THN Feb. 13th 1 Nolan Patrick Nolan Patrick Nolan Patrick Nolan Patrick 2 Nico Hischier Nico Hischier Casey Mittelstadt Nico Hischier 3 Michael Rasmussen Casey Mittelstadt Nico Hischier Timothy Liljegren 4 Casey Mittelstadt Gabe Vilardi Eeli Tolvanen Gabe Vilardi 5 Gabriel Vilardi Elias Pettersson Timothy Liljegren Owen Tippett 6 Owen Tippett Martin Necas Owen Tippett Klim Kostin 7 Elias Pettersson Cody Glass Elias Pettersson Casey Mittelstadt 8 Timothy Liljegren Timothy Liljegren Martin Necas Michael Rasmussen 9 Eeli Tolvanen Cale Makar Miro Heiskanen Eeli Tolvanen 10 Martin Necas Miro Heiskanen Lias Andersson Miro Heiskanen 11 Miro Heiskanen Owen Tippett Jusso Valimaki Martin Necas 12 Cale Makar Eeli Tolvanen Gabe Vilardi Kristian Vesalainen 13 Cody Glass Isaac Ratcliffe Klim Kostin Cale Makar 14 Ryan Poehling Ryan Poehling Urho Vaakanainen Elias Pettersson 15 Lias Andersson Michael Rasmussen Kristian Vesalainen Cody Glass 16 Jusso Valimaki Lias Andersson Erik Brannstrom Ryan Poehling 17 Nikita Popugaev Cal Foote Michael Rasmussen Juuso Valimaki 18 Robert Thomas Nicolas Hague Nicolas Hague Maxime Comtois 19 Conor Timmins Jusso Valimaki Kailer Yamamoto Nikita Popugaev 20 Kole Lind Shane Bowers Maxime Comtois Cal Foote 21 Erik Brannstrom Alexei Lipanov Henry Jokiharju Isaac Ratcliffe 22 Klim Kostin Kailer Yamamoto Antoine Morand Nic Hague 23 Cal Foote Klim Kostin Marcus Davidsson Lias Andersson 24 Maxime Comtois Kole Lind Cale Makar Kailer Yamamoto 25 Kristian Vesalainen Urho Vaakanainen Ian Mitchell Shane Bowers 26 Urho Vaakanainen Nick Suzuki Ryan Poehling Nick Suzuki 27 Shane Bowers Maxime Comtois Nikita Popugaev Jake Oettinger 28 Nick Suzuki Jake Oettinger Callan Foote Ivan Lodnia 29 Kailer Yamamoto Pierre-Olivier Joseph Scott Reedy Jaret Anderson-Dolan 30 Isaac Ratcliffe Marcus Davidsson Ivan Chekhovich Erik Brannstrom 31 Josh Norris Jonah Gadjovich Shane Bowers Sasha Chmelevski 2017 NHL Draft Prospect Rankings Corey Pronman ESPN Feb. 8th Bob McKenzie TSN Jan. 31st Dub Network Jan. 16th Future Considerations Jan. 2nd 1 Nico Hischier Nolan Patrick Nolan Patrick Nolan Patrick 2 Nolan Patrick Nico Hischier Timothy Liljegren Timothy Liljegren 3 Owen Tippett Timothy Liljegren Klim Kostin Casey Mittelstadt 4 Eeli Tolvanen Gabe Vilardi Nico Hischier Nico Hischier 5 Klim Kostin Casey Mittelstadt Nic Hague Gabriel Vilardi 6 Gabe Vilardi Owen Tippett Casey Mittelstadt Owen Tippett 7 Timothy Liljegren Michael Rasmussen Owen Tippett Eeli Tolvanen 8 Martin Necas Martin Necas Eeli Tolvanen Elias Pettersson 9 Cody Glass Eeli Tolvanen Gabe Vilardi Nicolas Hague 10 Kailer Yamamoto Klim Kostin Martin Necas Lias Andersson 11 Casey Mittelstadt Elias Pettersson Callan Foote Maxime Comtois 12 Nick Suzuki Cale Makar Michael Rasmussen Klim Kostin 13 Cale Makar Miro Heiskanen Cale Makar Juuso Valimaki 14 Kristian Vesalainen Cody Glass Maxime Comtois Kailer Yamamoto 15 Michael Rasmussen Lias Andersson Elias Pettersson Kristian Vesalainen 16 Miro Heiskanen Jusso Valimaki Juuso Valimaki Miro Heiskanen 17 Ivan Lodnia Ryan Poehling Kristian Vesalainen Ryan Poehling 18 Elias Pettersson Cal Foote Lias Andersson Cale Makar 19 Robert Thomas Kristian Vesalainen Erik Brannstrom Matthew Strome 20 Erik Brannstrom Shane Bowers Marcus Davidsson Michael Rasmussen 21 Lias Andersson Nic Hague Cody Glass Nick Suzuki 22 Ryan Poehling Maxime Comtois Ryan Poehling Callan Foote 23 Henri Jokiharju Kailer Yamamoto Matthew Strome Martin Necas 24 Alexei Lipanov Urho Vaakanainen Miro Heiskanen Marcus Davidsson 25 Callan Foote Jake Oettinger Scott Reedy Mike DiPietro 26 Nikita Popugaev Nikita Popugaev Urho Vaakanainen Scott Reedy 27 Filip Westerlund Nick Suzuki Jake Oettinger Urho Vaakanainen 28 Juuso Valimaki Isaac Ratcliffe Nikita Popugaev Erik Brannstrom 29 Maxime Comtois Matthew Strome Shane Bowers Isaac Ratcliffe 30 Aleksi Heponiemi Robert Thomas Pierre-Olivier Joseph Cody Glass 31 David Farrance Conor Timmins Luke Martin Sasha Chmelevski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinny in Vancouver Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 Did he play mostly wing this year? Also, I thought that he had some pretty good players on his line like Logan Brown? My biggest concern for him is the skating - it just seems slow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boeser6 Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 Bo 2.0 - a Safe pick and I'd be happy with him but would prefer someone with more offensive upside/skating skill ie Mittlestadt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuporbust Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 He is by far the kid I want us to draft. All around stud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuporbust Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 10 minutes ago, vinny_in_vancouver said: Did he play mostly wing this year? Also, I thought that he had some pretty good players on his line like Logan Brown? My biggest concern for him is the skating - it just seems slow. "He’s also got great feet, and he’s a deceptively speedy guy" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattJVD Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 11 minutes ago, vinny_in_vancouver said: Did he play mostly wing this year? Also, I thought that he had some pretty good players on his line like Logan Brown? My biggest concern for him is the skating - it just seems slow. Brown only played 35 games this season, missed nearly half the year with injury. I listened to a few of their games (no where near all of them), and from what I heard they were on the same line about half of the games that Brown played. He played more wing than centre this year, but still took a good number of draws. I don't know exactly how many he took, but the Spitfires website says 136 face off wins in 49 games. So it sounds like he was taking them somewhat frequently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khay Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 If JB did something like pick Vilardi with 2nd OA or 3rd OA when he isn't ranked top 3 in the consensus, then CDC will ask for JB's head. We are going insane over picking Juolevi at #5 over Tkachuk when Tkachuk was ranked ahead of Juolevi in the consensus ranking by like one spot. Can't imagine what would happen if Vilardi is picked when Hischier/Patrick is available. So NO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkyard Dog Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 Maybe #3/4 Yes if #5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sockeye Posted April 14, 2017 Author Share Posted April 14, 2017 12 minutes ago, vinny_in_vancouver said: Did he play mostly wing this year? Also, I thought that he had some pretty good players on his line like Logan Brown? My biggest concern for him is the skating - it just seems slow. Weren't they saying the same thing (slow skater) about Matthew Tkachuk? Vilardi's point totals are definitely trending upwards: http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=187453 Vilardi is listed as a centre and, yes, Logan Brown played on the Spitfires too. Brown had 40 points in 35 games whereas Vilardi had 61 in 49 games. Anyway, thanks for the input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sockeye Posted April 14, 2017 Author Share Posted April 14, 2017 18 minutes ago, khay said: If JB did something like pick Vilardi with 2nd OA or 3rd OA when he isn't ranked top 3 in the consensus, then CDC will ask for JB's head. We are going insane over picking Juolevi at #5 over Tkachuk when Tkachuk was ranked ahead of Juolevi in the consensus ranking by like one spot. Can't imagine what would happen if Vilardi is picked when Hischier/Patrick is available. So NO. A lot of us weren't "going insane" about the Canucks picking Juolevi over Tkachuk. Give Juolevi some time (as all D need) and I'm sure he will turn out to be a solid pick. I just want the best player available who also has good character and maturity. You also need to look at their age (i.e. the 11 month difference between Patrick and Vilardi) and who has the greatest potential (re who is trending upward quicker). I'm not saying we shouldn't pick Patrick/Hischier (they both look to be very good players) at number 1 to 3, I'm just saying we need to look at every aspect. I don't want Benning to pick a player based on what CDC or the fans want (that's no way to run a franchise). He has to trust his scouts and his own instincts (that's what they're paid to do). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilyM Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 52 minutes ago, CoolCanucklehead said: Here's some more predictions from some pretty reliable sources. Everybody's got Nolan Patrick #1 except one person. Corey Pronman ESPN. Although the predictions were from Jan, Feb & March. Craig Button's is pretty recent & he's got Necas at #3. http://www.mynhldraft.com/2017-draft/2017-nhl-draft-rankings 2017 NHL Draft Prospect Rankings Craig Button TSNMar. 21st DraftBuzz Hockey Mar. 12th Jeff Marek Sportsnet Mar. 8th ISS Hockey Mar. 1st 1 Nolan Patrick Nolan Patrick Nolan Patrick Nolan Patrick 2 Nico Hischier Nico Hischier Nico Hischier Nico Hischier 3 Martin Necas Gabe Vilardi Timothy Liljegren Owen Tippett 4 Gabe Vilardi Owen Tippett Owen Tippett Gabe Vilardi 5 Cale Makar Elias Petterson Gabe Vilardi Timothy Liljegren 6 Casey Mittelstadt Martin Necas Casey Mittelstadt Casey Mittelstadt 7 Cody Glass Lias Andersson Eeli Tolvanen Michael Rasmussen 8 Timothy Liljegren Cody Glass Martin Necas Callan Foote 9 Ryan Poehling Timothy Liljegren Michael Rasmussen Klim Kostin 10 Nick Suzuki Casey Mittelstadt Cale Makar Juuso Valimaki 11 Miro Heiskanen Cale Makar Nicolas Hague Eeli Tolvanen 12 Elias Pettersson Nick Suzuki Lias Andersson Nicolas Hague 13 Eeli Tolvanen Juuso Valimaki Miro Heiskanen Cale Makar 14 Kailer Yamamoto Eeli Tolvanen Jusso Valimaki Cody Glass 15 Lias Andersson Ryan Poehling Cal Foote Elias Pettersson 16 Michael Rasmussen Nikita Popugaev Cody Glass Kole Lind 17 Alexei Lipanov Michael Rasmussen Erik Brannstrom Martin Necas 18 Cal Foote Klim Kostin Klim Kostin Maxime Comtois 19 P-Olivier Joseph Miro Heiskanen Maxime Comtois Ryan Poehling 20 Owen Tippett Isaac Ratcliffe Kailer Yamamoto Kailer Yamamoto 21 Josh Norris Conor Timmins Kristian Vesalainen Shane Bowers 22 Shane Bowers Kailer Yamamoto Urho Vaakanainen Isaac Ratcliffe 23 Jusso Valimaki Nic Hague Nick Suzuki Nick Suzuki 24 Aleksei Heponiemi Jake Oettinger Ryan Poehling Josh Norris 25 Conor Timins Cal Foote Robert Thomas Urho Vaakanainen 26 Matthew Strome Robert Thomas Shane Bowers Henri Jokiharju 27 Grant Mismash Shane Bowers Elias Pettersson Lias Andersson 28 Isaac Ratcliffe Urho Vaakanainen Matthew Strome Jaret Anderson-Dolan 29 Kristian Vesalainen Maxime Comtois Kole Lind Kristian Vesalainen 30 Klim Kostin Kole Lind Nikita Popugaev Lukas Elvenes 31 Jaret Anderson-Dolan Jaret Anderson-Dolan MacKenzie Entwistle Robert Thomas 2017 NHL Draft Prospect Rankings McKeen's Hockey Feb. 26th Hockey Prospect Feb. 20th The Draft Analyst Feb. 14th Ryan Kennedy THN Feb. 13th 1 Nolan Patrick Nolan Patrick Nolan Patrick Nolan Patrick 2 Nico Hischier Nico Hischier Casey Mittelstadt Nico Hischier 3 Michael Rasmussen Casey Mittelstadt Nico Hischier Timothy Liljegren 4 Casey Mittelstadt Gabe Vilardi Eeli Tolvanen Gabe Vilardi 5 Gabriel Vilardi Elias Pettersson Timothy Liljegren Owen Tippett 6 Owen Tippett Martin Necas Owen Tippett Klim Kostin 7 Elias Pettersson Cody Glass Elias Pettersson Casey Mittelstadt 8 Timothy Liljegren Timothy Liljegren Martin Necas Michael Rasmussen 9 Eeli Tolvanen Cale Makar Miro Heiskanen Eeli Tolvanen 10 Martin Necas Miro Heiskanen Lias Andersson Miro Heiskanen 11 Miro Heiskanen Owen Tippett Jusso Valimaki Martin Necas 12 Cale Makar Eeli Tolvanen Gabe Vilardi Kristian Vesalainen 13 Cody Glass Isaac Ratcliffe Klim Kostin Cale Makar 14 Ryan Poehling Ryan Poehling Urho Vaakanainen Elias Pettersson 15 Lias Andersson Michael Rasmussen Kristian Vesalainen Cody Glass 16 Jusso Valimaki Lias Andersson Erik Brannstrom Ryan Poehling 17 Nikita Popugaev Cal Foote Michael Rasmussen Juuso Valimaki 18 Robert Thomas Nicolas Hague Nicolas Hague Maxime Comtois 19 Conor Timmins Jusso Valimaki Kailer Yamamoto Nikita Popugaev 20 Kole Lind Shane Bowers Maxime Comtois Cal Foote 21 Erik Brannstrom Alexei Lipanov Henry Jokiharju Isaac Ratcliffe 22 Klim Kostin Kailer Yamamoto Antoine Morand Nic Hague 23 Cal Foote Klim Kostin Marcus Davidsson Lias Andersson 24 Maxime Comtois Kole Lind Cale Makar Kailer Yamamoto 25 Kristian Vesalainen Urho Vaakanainen Ian Mitchell Shane Bowers 26 Urho Vaakanainen Nick Suzuki Ryan Poehling Nick Suzuki 27 Shane Bowers Maxime Comtois Nikita Popugaev Jake Oettinger 28 Nick Suzuki Jake Oettinger Callan Foote Ivan Lodnia 29 Kailer Yamamoto Pierre-Olivier Joseph Scott Reedy Jaret Anderson-Dolan 30 Isaac Ratcliffe Marcus Davidsson Ivan Chekhovich Erik Brannstrom 31 Josh Norris Jonah Gadjovich Shane Bowers Sasha Chmelevski 2017 NHL Draft Prospect Rankings Corey Pronman ESPN Feb. 8th Bob McKenzie TSN Jan. 31st Dub Network Jan. 16th Future Considerations Jan. 2nd 1 Nico Hischier Nolan Patrick Nolan Patrick Nolan Patrick 2 Nolan Patrick Nico Hischier Timothy Liljegren Timothy Liljegren 3 Owen Tippett Timothy Liljegren Klim Kostin Casey Mittelstadt 4 Eeli Tolvanen Gabe Vilardi Nico Hischier Nico Hischier 5 Klim Kostin Casey Mittelstadt Nic Hague Gabriel Vilardi 6 Gabe Vilardi Owen Tippett Casey Mittelstadt Owen Tippett 7 Timothy Liljegren Michael Rasmussen Owen Tippett Eeli Tolvanen 8 Martin Necas Martin Necas Eeli Tolvanen Elias Pettersson 9 Cody Glass Eeli Tolvanen Gabe Vilardi Nicolas Hague 10 Kailer Yamamoto Klim Kostin Martin Necas Lias Andersson 11 Casey Mittelstadt Elias Pettersson Callan Foote Maxime Comtois 12 Nick Suzuki Cale Makar Michael Rasmussen Klim Kostin 13 Cale Makar Miro Heiskanen Cale Makar Juuso Valimaki 14 Kristian Vesalainen Cody Glass Maxime Comtois Kailer Yamamoto 15 Michael Rasmussen Lias Andersson Elias Pettersson Kristian Vesalainen 16 Miro Heiskanen Jusso Valimaki Juuso Valimaki Miro Heiskanen 17 Ivan Lodnia Ryan Poehling Kristian Vesalainen Ryan Poehling 18 Elias Pettersson Cal Foote Lias Andersson Cale Makar 19 Robert Thomas Kristian Vesalainen Erik Brannstrom Matthew Strome 20 Erik Brannstrom Shane Bowers Marcus Davidsson Michael Rasmussen 21 Lias Andersson Nic Hague Cody Glass Nick Suzuki 22 Ryan Poehling Maxime Comtois Ryan Poehling Callan Foote 23 Henri Jokiharju Kailer Yamamoto Matthew Strome Martin Necas 24 Alexei Lipanov Urho Vaakanainen Miro Heiskanen Marcus Davidsson 25 Callan Foote Jake Oettinger Scott Reedy Mike DiPietro 26 Nikita Popugaev Nikita Popugaev Urho Vaakanainen Scott Reedy 27 Filip Westerlund Nick Suzuki Jake Oettinger Urho Vaakanainen 28 Juuso Valimaki Isaac Ratcliffe Nikita Popugaev Erik Brannstrom 29 Maxime Comtois Matthew Strome Shane Bowers Isaac Ratcliffe 30 Aleksi Heponiemi Robert Thomas Pierre-Olivier Joseph Cody Glass 31 David Farrance Conor Timmins Luke Martin Sasha Chmelevski Really surprised to see how far Rasmussen has fallen since earlier this season. I know he had an injury/surgery, but damn. The kid has size, skill, and not to mention the BC pedigree that I thought would send him soaring into our team. Sounds like barely even a top 10 anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jam126 Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 2 minutes ago, EmilyM said: Really surprised to see how far Rasmussen has fallen since earlier this season. I know he had an injury/surgery, but damn. The kid has size, skill, and not to mention the BC pedigree that I thought would send him soaring into our team. Sounds like barely even a top 10 anymore. He's basically Virtanen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 To be honest he's not even in my top 5: Patrick Hischier Mittelstadt Liljegren Makar I don't think Vilardi has the elite offensive potential we should be looking for. Reminds me way too much of Dubois for my liking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 I'm interested in a 3 for 2 deal. Say we have a top-2 pick, & we added Tanev or Edler. In return, land 3 nice pieces(eg: top-5 pick, great prospect,& tough bottom 6 fwd perhaps?). I haven't seen any of these jr kids to estimate accurately, but it might be a yr to fish for extra value, if the other team had surplus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiznak Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 A good comparison would be Eric Staal, perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownUndaCanuck Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 I think it'll be between Vilardi or Mittelstatd, and JB seems pretty keen on the latter, even though Vilardi is much younger. They're pretty similar, Vilardi has a bigger frame though and more room to grow and develop whereas Mittelstatd has put up some impressive USHL numbers. Neither will be elite, but both will be valuable top-6 centers in this league for a while and that's all we need to complement Horvat. If I were JB I'd try to trade up hard for Hirschier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jägermeister Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 1st I would take Patrick, 2nd I would take Hischier. But I would be fine with either or regardless of where we picked. If we picked 3rd I would without a doubt want Vilardi (assuming the first two guys are gone). I would still be thrilled if we ended up with Mittlestadt, Liljegren or Vilimaki, but only if we end up falling outside of the top 3. I really hope we end up with one of those 6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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