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4 hours ago, BCNate said:
This U18 tournament could turn the top end of the draft on it'e head in a hurry. Let's assume that Hughes, Kakkoare 1&2 and Byram is almost certainly gone by 10 as well. The next 10 picks are going to be crazy. We could very well walk away with the 4th best player in the draft, depending on how things shake out. There is not much separating the list below:
Cozens- Likely top 5
Podkolzin- Huge talent, but lots of question marks. I could see him falling by more than a few a spots.
Dach- Not playing U18s,do others who stand out leap frog him? Most likely gone by our pick
Turcotte- Injured for lots of the season, but has been fantastic when he has played. I could see him anywhere from 3-12.
Zegras- May be the most dynamic player in the draft not named Hughes. Not in U18s, does that hurt his stock? I see him anywhere from 6-12.
Boldy- Strong season, and has been lights out so far n U18s. closer to NHL ready than most. I would have had him ranked 8-12 before, but now probably 6-10
Krebs- Very talented, but some questions. If he played on a strong team, how much better would he have looked. Another 6-12 guy
Caufield- Will likely dismantle Ovie's goal record at the U18s. How many teams will ignore his skill due to his size?
Soderstrom- Very skilled RHD. I compare him to Boquist from last year, minus the shot, but with far better D. Every year at least 2 D go top 10.
Broberg- Great size and skill, a strong tournament could boost his stock significantly.
Other than Dach and Cozens, we are going to have a choice of 4 guys on this list. I will have my fingers crossed that Podkolzin or Zegras are there.
Boqvist and Soderstrom are nothing alike expect being Swedish and RHD. Boqvists offensive tools are far superior than Soderstroms, while Söderström plays a better two-way game. Soderstrom is more comparable to someone like Nils Lundquist or a lesser Ty Smith
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1 hour ago, Rollieo Del Fuego said:
Boldy and Caufield's stock is for sure on the rise...same for Turcotte...
I can't see Podkolzin falling to us but maybe Dach or Zegras....otherwise I would take a chance of Caufield if available and none of the previous 3 are...after that I would go;
Soderstrom
Krebs
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Haven’t been too impressed with Soderstrom after his 2 first games. I would be ok with him after 15 but nowhere near pick 10, doesn’t have the upside in my opinion. Anyone else have any thoughts? I really think if he wasn’t RH, no one would really be considering him at 10.
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Haven’t posted in this thread since the junior season started, can’t believe it’s almost Christmas... My early thoughts of the top 10 this year, where the Canucks should be picking again:)
- Hughes still the semi-clear number 1, hasn’t been as dominant as say Matthews or Eichel in their usntdp u18 year but still pretty great.
-Kakko has been unreal in the Finnish league and has actually played C recently for this Fins international team, let’s see if that continues down the road.
- That US u18 team is just filthy. Besides Hughes, I have Turcotte, Zegras and Boldy all inside the top 10
- Out west Dach and Cozens (especially Dach) have been lights outs and look to be top 5 picks for sure.
-For as great as this draft is for Cs, it’s just as week on D with Byram being my top D. He has a chance to become a top pairing guy but most likely a 3/4 dman since I don’t see him having any standout quality. If he were in last years draft I’d have all of Hughes, Boqvist, Bouchard, Dobson and maybe even Smith ahead of him.
Hope this helps some people who don’t know much about this years draft! Comments and thoughts would be much appreciated aswell!
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Why is there even a conversation about this smh^ If you get Hughes you take him and run.
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All the Whl forwards off to great starts. Cozens, Dach and Krebs all near 2ppg to start off the season!
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Totally agree with the above statements, I honestly believe Turcotte will prove to be a Top 5 pick!
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Not to be a Debby downer but this could mean he’s traded to another KHL team^
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I know faceoffs are of huge importance but most Young Cs who come into the league are pretty bad at them. For example Mcdavid was 42 percent this year in his 3rd year and Matthews around the same in his 2nd! It’ll come!
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one can dream right?
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Hey guys! Been watching video recently of all the projects top guys for 2019! HEAVY C draft this year! Here are my prelim rankings I put together!
2019 NHL Mock Draft - Summer Rankings
- C-Jack Hughes
- RW-Kaapo Kakko
- C-Alex Turcotte
- C/LW-Peyton Krebs
- C-Kirby Dach
- C/RW-Dylan Cozens
- C-Alex Newhook
- D-Bowen Byram
- C-Trevor Zigras
- C/RW- Raphael Lavoie
- (HM: Honka, Robertson,Suzuki)
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4 minutes ago, BCNate said:
How does Hughes compare to Makar interms of potential? Who would you rather have?
Without a doubt Hughes. Makar has a better shot but other than than Hughes is superior in every other way!
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Per Ben Kuzma, out atleast 8-10 weeks. For &^@# sakes
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Hey atleast we can say MTL messed up more by trading serg :-) with they said let's hope OJ becomes a player for us !
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4 hours ago, DeNiro said:
Pulljujarvi or Hischier will win it.
Puljujarvi isn't eligible .
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Another 3 points tonight! Still half a period to go
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1 hour ago, 73 Percent said:Not going to lie I'd rather he got a couple pts than the 0 pts he tallied. People can and will harp on me all they want but we would be losing sour minds if he went like ppg in this tourney. I'm not saying that this will project his career, just that is feel better about our offensive center if he had a little more support from numbers on NA ice.
Not gonna lie, I dunno why he wasn't awarded assists on 2 goals that I watched. (The 2-2 goal vs USA and the 3-2 goal vs Canada). Let's see how he does at the work juniors.
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4 minutes ago, Rob_Zepp said:
Second game watching Lind in this tournament and he looks a tad slow and lost. Good news for Canuck faithful is play of Gajovich who looks like he is playing in beast mode. Already has something like four shots on goal out of a total of 19 so far for Canada. Second game in a row he is one of the better players on the ice for either team.
Whole Canadian team looks slow. TBH so do the Fins. I guess that's what u expect with summer league games
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2 hours ago, Beastmode33 said:
While Elias was busy playing wing and getting injured, my choice for 5th overall was doing this:
I hear buffalo needs more fans.....
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43 minutes ago, 48MPHSlapShot said:
Wait, why was he playing the wing?
ffs
He's a natural C but can also play LW. Must be playing W becuase it's a team neee.
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According to the Vancouver Province, OJ has gained almost 20 pounds and is now listed at 6'3 200 pounds!!
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People can't be serious right? After Bashing management for taking the braun of jake and passing over the skill of nylander, the same people are knocking Pettersson becuase he's underweight at 18 years old??????? Sorry to say but it's true that some people on these forums are just not smart
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10 minutes ago, combover said:
150lbs he would last a shift in the NHL. He's the opposite of what this team needs we have Tall and tiny non physical players that get pushed around. Let's hope he can add about 5o lbs in three years. The report even says he fades away in physical games GREAT. The team the drafts after Vancouver must love benning they away get a pleasant surprise.
It was a bad pick at 5 plan and simple.
He's 18.........
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2 minutes ago, combover said:
LOL That's all you can do when it comes to bennings vancouver days. Hopefully there numbered.
Ranked worst gm for good reason.
150lb project taken in the top five. Oh well there's always next years lottery hopefully we have an NHL gm running the team by then.
You're kidding right? A ppg in a men's league at 18
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At Number 10 Who do we take?
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