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9 hours ago, HighOnHockey said:

Alright, I'll try finishing tomorrow, but this this may be as far as I get on my final mock. The parentheses with the personnel I expect to be most involved in making the pick were mostly just notes for myself, but I figured I'd leave them in, in case anyone is interested.

 

1. Chicago - Connor Bedard (Director of Amateur Scouting: Mike Doneghey) - Doesn't matter though, they're taking Bedard

2. Anaheim - Adam Fantilli (Directer of Player Evaluation: Bruce Franklin) - Again, probably wouldn't matter much who the scouts are behind the pick, Fantilli is the guy.

3. Columbus - Leo Carlsson (DAS: Ville Siren, ADAS: Trevor Timmins) - Timmins took Caufield early pretty recently, so there's some precedent for NTDP here, but Kekelainen seems to actively avoid drafting from that program. Besides, Carlsson seems to be the consensus BPA here.

4. San Jose - Will Smith (DAS: Chris Morehouse, DPP: Scott Fitzgerald) - Boston drafted incessantly out of the USHL and NTDP while Fitzgerald was there, so hard to imagine Smith falling past them here.

5. Montreal - Dalibor Dvorsky (DAS/DPP: Martin LaPointe, co-DAS: Nick Bobrov) - Maybe this is my personal bias showing, but they did take a Slovak first overall and another in the first round last year. Dvorsky feels like a Martin LaPointe kinda pick, although the same could be said for Leonard.

6. Arizona - Matthew Wood (GM: Bill Armstrong, DAS: Darryl Plandowski, ADAS: Ryan Jankowski) - These are tricky picks to predict. Between three old school Canadians at the helm, the tendencies scream CHL, but it seems a little early for any of the CHLers here. A trade-down seems likely, but if they're going to pick then Wood is my best guess, as both head scouts are based out of Western Canada, and the last two times Armstrong went outside of CHL in the first were collegiate players Logan Cooley and Tage Thompson.

7. Philadelphia - Ryan Leonard (AGM: Brent Flahr, DHO: Tom Minton) - This was the easiest decision since the first couple picks. Tom Minton has a close connection to the NTDP, Flahr has a long history drafting from the program, and the Torts-coached Flyers say they're looking for compete above all else in a draft pick. Not to mention he's the pretty clear BPA here.

8. Washington - Matvei Michkov (AGM: Ross Mahoney, DAS: Steve Bowman, DHO: Kris Wagner) All of the top guys running the draft have been there many years and had a ton of success, particularly out of Russia.

9. Detroit - David Reinbacher (DAS: Kris Draper, DES: Hakan Andersson) - They've picked overwhelmingly out of Europe with early picks since Yzerman took over. Mostly Sweden, but Seider came out of another secondary hockey market in Germany.

10. St. Louis - Colby Barlow (DAS: Tony Feltrin) - In 1999 Tony Feltrin and the Isles had three picks in the top ten and took all three out of the OHL. The Blues have also been hard after these heavy forwards lately (Snuggerud, Bolduc, Neighbors).

11. Vancouver - Tom Willander (GM: Patrik Allvin, DAS: Todd Harvey) - I have a feeling Gradin is going to be Allvin's number one guy. Looking like he hit it out of the park with another Swedish defenseman in Pettersson last year. Usually when a player skyrockets up Bob McKenzie's final ranking, they end up going even earlier on draft day.

12. Arizona - Nate Danielson - Again, the smart money is on a big forward out of Western Canada here.

13. Buffalo - Zach Benson (DAS Jerry Forton) - They have a pretty heavy core in place and went all skill with three firsts last year, including Benson's linemate Savoie at 9th overall.

14. Pittsburgh - Oliver Moore (DAS: Nick Pryor) - I mentioned before the Minnesota connection with their new head scout. Pretty good argument that Moore is BPA here, although Dubas doesn't have much of a track record drafting NTDP.

15. Nashville - Dimitri Simashev (AGM: Jeff Kealty) - Trotz said they wanna swing for the fences, well here you go.

16. Calgary - Gabe Perreault (DAS: Tod Button) - Arguably their two best picks under Button have been Adam Fox straight out of NTDP, and Matthew Tkachuk a year removed from it.

Nice Mock! Excited for the action, always a few big surprises on draft day. St. Louis I have a feeling will be the team to make the biggest surprise pick in the Top 10. 

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Hopefully we take the second best Dman in the draft if only one taken in the top 10. ASP, Willander, or Simashev. I would be good with whoever the Canucks have highest on their list. Would be stoked for Wood as well if none of the top 8 drop to 11. 

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25 minutes ago, Smashian Kassian said:

Benson / Willander / Simashev

 

Not Danielson please

I'm fine with anyone except ASP

 

No ASP

No ASP

No ASP

 

There ... that ought to do it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We're getting ASP :frantic:  :P

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19 minutes ago, R3aL said:

Thinking today we draft one of:

Wood / Danielson / Willander
Wild card: Simashev

Don't say that please. I have the same feeling. 

 

Edit for clarity: love Simashev but unless the worst draft board possibly happens we should have Benson or Moore available at 11 and those players are a tier above those players. Simashev is a tier above Willander. 

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Man, I was reading the news and read about this kid named Connor something... sounds like a good player.  I hope the Vancouver Canucks pick him.  He's apparently from Vancouver too.  Would be pretty cool I think.

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2 hours ago, MeanSeanBean said:

Wishlist, in order of likely hood...

 

Reinbacher

Michkov

Dvorsky

Benson

Simashev 

Love your list aside from Dvorsky. When Louie Eriksson got traded to us he played the exact same style (minus the defensive tenacity) as Dvorsky. Gives me really really bad Eriksson vibes. Just a guy that hangs around the slot and waits for the play to come to him. Needs to be insulated by top guys otherwise is ineffective offensively. 

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11 hours ago, ilduce39 said:

 

From what I’ve read, Danielson is to C as Willander and Simashev are to D.  
 

Bigger bodied, very mobile, defence-first players with the only thing holding them from being surefire top 10 selections is that their offensive ceilings are questionable. 
 

Willander and Danielson are both right handed but Simashev is a true big man at 6’4 compared to 6’2.  
 

In fairness to Danielson, his team sucked so he didn’t get to play with elite line mates and if anything that’s hope towards him having another gear offensively.

Very well said. I 100% agree. 

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11 minutes ago, Gawdzukes said:

I'm fine with anyone except ASP

 

No ASP

No ASP

No ASP

 

There ... that ought to do it.

Smyl approaches the podium: "The Vancouver Canucks are proud to select, from Sweden, Axis Sundin Pelican"

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3 minutes ago, MikeyD said:

Love your list aside from Dvorsky. When Louie Eriksson got traded to us he played the exact same style (minus the defensive tenacity) as Dvorsky. Gives me really really bad Eriksson vibes. Just a guy that hangs around the slot and waits for the play to come to him. Needs to be insulated by top guys otherwise is ineffective offensively. 

What about when Dvorsky put team Slovakia on his back in the U18's to get to the knockout stage, driving the majority of the play? 

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14 minutes ago, Gawdzukes said:

I'm fine with anyone except ASP

 

No ASP

No ASP

No ASP

 

There ... that ought to do it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We're getting ASP :frantic:  :P

 

I agree with you. I like ASP just not for us.

 

For me it's Danielson, ASP & to a lesser extent Moore. Not as crazy about those guys for us.

 

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1 hour ago, McBackup said:

Well we started having draft parties after 2011 so I'm not sure that holds water. 

So what spot did you decide on? 

 

I might go straight to a bar too after work 

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1 hour ago, Goalie Interference said:

I support the Hronek trade, but this would be an awesome draft to have two 1sts in the 10-20 or -25 range: if the D you covet is there at 11, take him and add the best forward available later on; or if there's a prized centre on the board at 11, use the later pick for a D (like Bonk, who may be available after the other 4 are gone). 

 

Maybe there's still hope PA is able to pick up another 1st...

Way rather have hronek, not even a contest 

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3 minutes ago, VancouverHabitant said:

So what spot did you decide on? 

 

I might go straight to a bar too after work 

Lol. Unfortunately today is my last chance to write my physics test before the summer break, and was planning on doing it in the morning and then watching the draft afterwards. While studying last night I looked over the unit study guide and realized I completely forgot to do a chapter that’s included on this test.

 

So I’m currently sitting at the library trying to finish that, and I’ll probably be writing the test around draft time and miss it. So that’s my punishment for being an idiot who can’t even read the syllabus properly.

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Just now, McBackup said:

Lol. Unfortunately today is my last chance to write my physics test before the summer break, and was planning on doing it in the morning and then watching the draft afterwards. While studying last night I looked over the unit study guide and realized I completely forgot to do a chapter that’s included on this test.

 

So I’m currently sitting at the library trying to finish that, and I’ll probably be writing the test around draft time and miss it. So that’s my punishment for being an idiot who can’t even read the syllabus properly.

Get off the forum and study then! 

 

;)

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Just now, VancouverHabitant said:

Get off the forum and study then! 

 

;)

I can’t help myself from peeking at any new trades that might have come down. But you’re right I should turn my wifi off so I don’t have distractions.

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Im starting to come around on the idea of dropping back to 17 and get a 2nd from Detroit if no one falls in our lap. Could likely still get our center or D in Willander, Simashev, Danielson, Moore, or ASP at 17. If not other good options available in high end wingers like Sale, Perreault, and Barlow. Would be dependent on who is there at 11 though. 

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