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9 hours ago, hammertime said:
https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/627775/bogdan-konyushkov
Bogdan Konyushkov 20yo RD exploded into the KHL this year. Having a whale of a regular season as a rookie and then going on to score at 0.5ppg in the playoffs voted one of the 4 best players in the 2nd round of the Gagarin cup.
https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/509851/oskar-asplund
Oskar Asplund LD. Passed over in last years draft went on an absolute tear this year. Posting 30 points in 49 Allsven games yes you read that right. Well ahead of several high profile picks from last years draft. Shocked Oskar went undrafted again.
Just sayin.
Would love to bring in astound for the rookie development camp
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21 minutes ago, Camel Toe Drag said:
If he hits, his ceiling is definitely higher than Hamhuis. And that’s no slight on Hammer. You may see a Pesce/McAvoy/Andersson. Not to mention he models his game after Heiskanen. You can see in his eyes he has the drive to be the best. Very excited to follow his development at BU.
He is not where heiskanen was at the same age. Heiskanen could control the game just walking the blueline. He doesn't have that quality yet or the shot. His shot and how he thinks the game in the offensive zone is gonna limit him a bit. I tend to see alot of another guy too in slavin. Still will be fun to watch especially under the tutelage of pandolfo.
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4 hours ago, mikeyman109 said:
Because we havent won any cups doing it the other way
And we haven't won cups doing it for need either. See burkies first couple of drafts. As for willander I thought he was drafted a bit high and that we could have got him if we traded down. However, if this guy hits, then you got another hamhuis. Really like that he is gonna be learning under pandolfo and his excellent coaching staff for the next couple of years.
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12 minutes ago, cripplereh said:
Tomorrow we trade for a 2nd, trade it for a D or 3c.
Then trade for another 2nd and everyone's happy.
Nope
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1 minute ago, Insensitive said:
You put this guy in Quinn's hip pocket and watch this grow into your 1st pair
How so? How was his play in rogle?
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16 minutes ago, PhillipBlunt said:
I don’t get it either.
Great draft
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3 minutes ago, PhillipBlunt said:
MacKinnon is gonna cost you, broseph.
We got the capital but we stand still cuz reasons
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Just now, PhillipBlunt said:
Yeah, he doesn’t strike me as a Dahlin.
Ugh. If you wanted this guy then just trade down and get the second. I want mackinnon
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Just now, Sylas said:
I love the pick, need that franchise RD.
He isn't the franchise rd
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17 minutes ago, R3aL said:
With this in mind the most nhl ready prospect in our draft range imo:
1. Reinbacher
2. Simashev (once KHL contract is done plug n play)
3. Danielson
4. Barlow
5. Willander
2-3 years easy to project all of them in the NHL
whereas others are 2-4/5 years I think.
and I think Willander will be in the NHL before ASP depending on team that drafts him. But he’s going to get climatized to North American ice fast and could be 1-2 ncaa years and ready for ahl/nhl
The ice issue isn't as big of a deal as in the past. Most top end prospects have trained on both at a early age.
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1 minute ago, chon derry said:
At 64,years old and having played at a reasonably good level of competition ,I can safely say, I never had to witness vegas and their grizzled backend to know that’s what it takes. Hell I knew that back in the early 70 s when the Habs proved it. To my point. Tell me that, that vegas backend couldn’t stand up a player like benson. And stop him in his tracks.
Low center of gravity. Kid has got that and a projectable frame.
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2 minutes ago, R3aL said:
That's for your rankings then lets see!
I I still really like him but I like the others in the tiers above Moore. hehe
Take me a bit to look through my notes, but I think I can get one sometime tomorrow if work doesn't kick my as again. Be fun
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27 minutes ago, R3aL said:
Ya its hard to be upset with Benson at 11. But like yourself I have seeds of doubt that he could be the BPA or best fit for us too.
I am impressed on your openness and that @hammertime influenced your view on Dvorsky.
My Top 20 Tiers right now are:
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Fantilli / Carlsson / Smith / Michkov
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Leonard / Dvorsky / Willander / Danielson
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Reinbacher / Wood / Simashev / Benson
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Moore / ASP / Sale / Barlow
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Stenberg / But / Yager
I've honestly drank the KOOLAID for Willander's play, interviews, path I just think he and Simashev are going to be the best dmen out the draft. Followed by Reinbacher and Bonk.
I cant wait to see what Willander does in the NCAA and hes going to get the opportunity to really develop his offensive game. I also love the green line rivalry he will get against the BIG US Program Line: Perreault-Smith-Leonard
And I am pretty happy comfortable taking any player from my tiers in our draft range:
Leonard / Dvorsky / Willander / Danielson
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Reinbacher / Wood / Simashev / Benson
We are getting a great player.
I might tweak my tiers as I really like all of these 8 players and I have had a hard time ranking them. I want all of them..
I would have moore ranked higher r3al
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7 minutes ago, NUCKER67 said:
Yeah, I watched some of Willander scouting report video and he's a great skater, smart, puts in the effort. He may have had a knockout interview dinner as well and they might really like him. He's got some decent size and can play a bit physical. Maybe they feel he would make it quicker than some due to his skating, size and smarts? ASP, for example, may require a lot of development time before he's ready for the NHL.
Wilander has his warts on the defensive end. You can get him chasing or overcomitting on the center which led to some ugly play by rogle this year
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6 minutes ago, NuckLuck19 said:
Farber was on Halford and Brough this am and said Barlow is a player who could push for a spot in the NHL next year. Not sure how knowledgeable Farber is so take it for what its worth.
Barlow is smart enough, but look for his d plus season to break through.wood is another interesting case but his knock knee skating scares me, but the iq and skill is there like robertson
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2 minutes ago, R3aL said:
Im curious if he will be a Russian willing to play in the AHL and get PP time.
It will be interesting on the contract situation with him, but I would imagine teams would want to get him over here as soon as possible
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3 minutes ago, Alflives said:
Maybe Willander is a guy who matured later than a lot of his peers. He could be just growing into his frame this season and there’s a bump in his play because of that. He might have a lot of runway of development still ahead of him.
It could be Alf, but I take one under 18 with a grain of salt. If we do draft him though, there is no better place to let him marinate then bc in the ncaa. Plus playing with hutson might help bring out his offensive game
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16 minutes ago, HighOnHockey said:
Also, I agree Simashev is clearly a phenomenal skater for his size, but regarding David Reinbacher, I recall @Isam - who usually has some idea what he's talking about - was not a fan of Reinbacher's skating.
Simashev is the guy I love. I just wish he would build his confidence a little more on the offensive side more, cuz he can seriously walk the line and control the the offensive when given the chance but his team just does not want to use him there
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8 minutes ago, HighOnHockey said:
Also, I agree Simashev is clearly a phenomenal skater for his size, but regarding David Reinbacher, I recall @Isam - who usually has some idea what he's talking about - was not a fan of Reinbacher's skating.
Skating isn't bad per se but you can see the hitch. Atleast it isn't as bad. His bro Tobias had a bit of that hitch too. I can deal with that and is fixable. What I do t like about reinbacher is too many battles lost in puck retrieval and he doesn't walk the line well on the pp causing alot of blocked shots.
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25 minutes ago, hammertime said:
Zee Germans are coming.
They are lol. Watch the griva bros.
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Want to see a bit more of a feisty game from moore kid does have the makings of a kadri
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1 hour ago, R3aL said:
Wonder if Leon is part of the reason. Inspiring more kids to play hockey too.
A big reason for sure, but the Germans overhauled their junior ranks alot. Really cool to see if they ca make the next step cuz they are close.
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2 minutes ago, Alflives said:
And Allvin directs his scouts to rank the prospects according to how much of a difference maker the player will be at their ceiling. If it’s D that’s likely ASP. For cowards, that might be there for us, it’s a guy like Benson.
Yeah. I don't think Benson will be there. If he is then we run to the podium. We can pick up some good rhd like mccarthy or pohlkamp later. Still have to think though we go Danielson. Yeah his u18 was meh, but his overall body of work was great and he fits the type of center this team likes to draft.
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1 hour ago, Pure961089 said:
Now if the Canucks are going after pure upside and not the "safe" pick Sale is in the picture along with Simashev and Cristall. Ive heard Pacioretty comparisons with Sale so even though he's a right winger he might be the player with most upside. I can see a team swing for the fences and take Sale, possibility in the top 10. Same with Simeshev, I think he's the only defenceman with true #1 top D potential and wouldn't be surprised at all if he cracked the top 10. ASP I see as a top 4 right shot defenceman, and that's very valuable and it's more of a safe bet, but if a team is very confident in their development staff why not take a swing at a possible #1 D like Simeshev? The combination of speed, size and physicality is too much to pass on. Cristall's raw talent is evident but he needs a lot of work, with the right team and enough patience he could be a core piece in a few years for any team. There's going to be teams that go off the board and pick potential because the possible payout could be too good not to take a chance on.
Asp out of all the defensemen might have the highest offensive upside, but will need the most work on the defensive side. More on his positioning and using his stick a little better simashev I love, but he really needs to work on his shot in order to break into the top ten.
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2023 NHL Entry Draft
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I like the compete and pushback, but it did hurt him at points during his season at rogle on the defensive side in gap control. Thing I do like about him though is that he is super elite in the puck retrieval battles. Better then reinbacher and almost as good as simashev. It shows to me that the kid has outstanding hockey iq.