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Completely ignoring the state of our team and the state of the world. Removing all biases from the equation. I think the bpa's at our pick are. Gabe Perrealt and Eduard Sale when I listen to that clip where Alvin describes his vision of difference maker. in this draft I think Perreault all day. When Alvin lays out what it lakes to make the next level. The guy who most exemplifies having the IQ and the skill to become our next franchise player. To me it's these 2 who have potential franchise IQ/Skill level fwd at our pick. The rest of the top fwds I see being great top 6 players but not ppg+ franchise players. Where guys like Brindley Heidt Benson compete really hard it's easy to fall in love with those guys. How much more do they have to give? When I watch Perreault and Sale I feel like they are just scratching the surface of their potential. On D It's Simashev guys his size who skate like him are unicorns. Where Reinbacher I think is a great pick too and would be thrilled with either Reinbacher I think is closer to his final form (play is more polished) where Simashev has more room for growth as a player. Pick either of them and I will be a very happy Canucks fan. Willander I haven't seen enough of to project but Im more interested than I am with ASP Gulyayev PWF's can be the difference between competing in the playoffs and a quick exit. Daniil But, Wood, Honzek and Kasper Halttunen to me But leads the 4 of them by a wide margin with IMO Halttunen being closer to Wood than Wood to But. regardless if we do trade down it would be very wise to get one of these guys as having one of them in your top 6 can really change a team from pretender to contender. The C's there really only is one here at our pick that I would spend the 11th on and it's Danielson. There's really nobody close Heidt, Ritchie, Stramel would be great trade down options. I'm just not buying Yager or Moore as top 15 players and Dvorsky I must have the wrong tapes on.

My guess is 119oa Sam Urban.

The other picks. 3rds 75/89 OA Luca Pinelli C/W this kids a fire hydrant had a better playoffs than any CHL player not named Bedard. He's a guy we want if he hits. It's out of the park. Tristian Bertucci LD One of the youngest 2023 prospects has shown incredible promise at both ends total package of size skating IQ ceiling is sky high and his floor is pretty good too. I don't think we can miss with this pick. Juraj Pekarcik W Speaking of guys I feel very confident have what it takes If you liked Dvorsky at the u18 you've seen what he can do. I won't beat it to death play making PWFs who can skate like him are so valuable. Alexander Rykov W I like pests. He forces mistakes and has enough skill to complement highly skilled players or play a checking role. Oskar Asplund LD I will assume that our scouts have seen him. 4ths RHD Carter Sotheran The man behind the man Luca Cagoni who by all right's (Luca) will be long gone in this range. None the less the 6'3 mobile defensive RD has been the perfect partner for the roving Luca. Sotheran is a great package of size, skating, physicality, offensive and defensive acumen. I have him late 2nd Bob doesn't have him top 100 can we get the steal of the 4th? LHD Kristian Kostadinski large and in charge shutdown D his cieling is probably 3/4 D but what a fantastic 3/4 D he would be. C/FWD Zeb Forsfjall Big upside here however I kinda feel like he will be a tweener. Too good for the minors not good enough for the top 6. I don't want to be the guy who bets against him though. RHD Mazden Leslie let's get a Giant in the system. RHD with good size and a great shot it's great for the market and for the team. 7th RD Bogdan Konyushkov 20 yo could probably step onto Abby's top pair right now. LD Tyrell Goldsmith because I don't want none of those hands.

Pretty Meh class. Don't get me wrong all greats just feel the hhof needs a ring of honor for these guys.

No he would not.

Honestly as much as I was high on Boldy Caufield Newhook that year. Still feel Pod was the right pick. I know I know people said stuff about Kass and Virtanen they'll pay dividends 25yo+ and I didn't so much agree on those guys but I really do believe in Pods case he will be an elite middle 6 player not filler.

I think so too. Russians are gonna drop. Simashev and Michkov have the highest ceilings of any players who could be available at our pick. We don't really have anything to lose.

@Wolfgang Durst Would appreciate your thoughts if any on Ian Scherzer, Linus Brandl, Julius Sumpf.

Good lord Terrell Goldsmith can throw bombs. https://www.hockeyfights.com/players/n33545

Based on B Mac's list. https://www.tsn.ca/intrigue-and-excitement-in-the-year-of-connor-bedard-at-the-nhl-draft-1.1976262 The players who look the most attractive to me are. 11OA Need16 Danielson or 19 Simashev 75OA 81 Luca Pinelli or 82 Tristian Bertucci still crossed fingers for 71 Pekarcik 89OA HM Alexander Rykov there are a bunch of guys close though that 80-96 is fire I would be thrilled with any of them. Picks 105, 107, Ian Clarke 119? 171 Mystery Box. There are some really exciting players still on the board. 3 of the following would make me very happy. RHD Carter Sotheran LHD Kristian Kostadinski C/FWD Zeb Forsfjall C/FWD Timur Mukhanov LHD Arvid Bergstrom RHD Mazden Leslie LHD Daniil Karpovich C/FWD Tanner Ludke Giant Fwd Artyom Kashtanov Will be interesting to see where the over agers LHD Oskar Asplund and RHD Bogdan Konyushkov go? They have performed well relative to their peers.

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I mean they would have seen a lot more of him.

Man those 3rds and 4ths are looking so good right now. There are a ton of players I'm super high on on that range.

IMO he's better than Cristal Benson.

There is a difference between having poor work ethic and being Russian. Neither of them wanted to put n the work to be in the NHL like a Jake Virtanen content to get by on their natural gifts. Simashev doesn't strike me as this type of player.

Fair enough It wasn't my intent to be argumentative. I havn't watched the vid to be fair. I can understand how some of these highlight vids can portray players in a less than genuine way.

I invite you to watch some tape on Dvorsky.

Bryce Barker and Owen Beck were fantastic 3C picks last year.

I don't think this is true at all. Danielson has playmaking chopps. Unfortunately that doesn't show up because he's surrounded by plumbers. If he were on WPG or KAM he would be a 100pt player. At this time apples to apples Danielson is in another league than Horvat. I clearly remember Horvats first training camp he was so slow he made Gaunce look like a burner. Hunter Shinkaruk was so much fun to watch playing pond hockey scoring at will with a big smile on his face.

He produces only because he's being carried. Play him on the 3rd and see how he does.

https://whl.ca/stats/players/279 10th in FO taken this year 52.6%

I guess you don't like power plays.

LOL we are going to be over the cap as soon as that OEL dead cap hits.