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I'd trade 13oa for Hanifin regardless of his contract. I'd do the same for. hellebuyck.

Lol. No I want to be worse next year. It's my childhood dream.

I would draft one of these players. Overage goalies are the way to go. Agreed

The forward spots on this roster are non existent even if you don't sign Zemgus and you trade olofsson. I'd love to add Hanifin to our 2nd pair. I'd trade 13 for him.

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Rest of group 2

Also Novikov was only playing 7-14min a night in the KHL. I don't know his average exactly but I'd guess right around 9-10min. He's gonna get a lot more in Rochester.

Suppose it's possible with our weak defense 4-6 but I'd guess a year in Rochester. Novikov won't even be 20 until July 25th. Lots of time to develop him.

Corey Pronman said Kucherov. "I chose Kucherov because while he’s a slightly better skater and has more physicality than Michkov, he can also score a lot of goals and both have special hockey sense." https://theathletic.com/4510314/2023/06/07/nhl-draft-2023-player-comparisons?source=user-shared-article

Random thought/question, is Östlund better or worse than the 31/32 player going in this draft?

Yea I think they would but Michkov will be drafted in the top 10.

I really hope we draft Matthew Mania. Guy is actually pretty good.

Numbers within the bars represent games played. It was confusing but thankfully the author was asked in the Twitter thread and answered.

No. They wouldn't trade Jiricek for Power.

strange if you ask me, They have Jiricek, Ceulemans, Mateychuk, and Svozil in there prospect pool on defense. Intesting, I wouldn't have done that long of a term but to each their own. I would give them Savoie, 13, and Murray right this second without hesitation for Jiricek.

2 names listed there would greatly annoy me at 13.

I hate Eduard Sale. Like, there are some prospects that I watch and I say "wow that guy has a lot of skill" and then you watch shift by shifts or a full game (like the u18s) and the guy just flat out is lazy unless there is an offensive opportunity. Sale has one of those games where you watch a highlight and it is awesome and then you watch some full shifts and if you dont zone out due to boredom, you realize that Sale forechecks softer than a feather gently brushing your face and his backcheck is uhhh weak? I just do not care for his overall game and this guy is going to be WAY down my list compared to average rankings. His consolidated is 12 and he is going to be in the 26-32 range for me. Great, he's got skills, but skills can be taught. I don't think motor and attitude can be taught as much.

I said this draft is average after you ignore the top 3/4. It really turns into a fairly typical draft after that 1st tier of guys but there is an exception I think I am seeing. I am unsure if this is bias on my part or because of the truth that there are a bunch of really solid RHD picks. Looking at all the positions in this draft, I think RHD is probably the deepest followed closely by Center. Also I would say this draft has better goalies than the previous one which makes the Leinonen pick even more frustrating and wasteful. Anyways... I think I have my top 10 done. I don't think I will do a full list this year because I don't want to.

Savoie sliding to 9 wasn't really that big of a surprise. He slid maybe 2-3 spots and he is short so we see that in the NHL draft. Ryan Leonard, Dalibor Dvorsky, are 7th and 8th in the consolidated rankings I am looking at and neither of them are short. Dvorsky at the WJC18 really solidified his rankings and probably improved his draft stock. Leonard is very much a gritty top 6 forward and teams love him. I suppose it could happen but I just feel that 13th is a little far (now if we had 11... I might be more inclined). But you asked and so let's look at them. Anything can happen at a draft. Dalibor Dvorsky, 6'1" 201lbs C, like a lot of prospects we are talking consistency issues. Now he played in the Allsvenskan so he is in a men's pro league as a 17yr old with a mid June bday, that means he is still really young. I like his shot and I think he sees the ice well. My concern with Dvorsky is that while positionally sound, I am not sure he is overly creative. Jack Quinn is a great example of young and creative, a player that has options when challenged from stickhandle, slick pass, change of skating (attack path/angles/cutbacks), and importantly fakes. Quinn can do all of these at speed. Dvorsky kinda does all of them but I always feel like when I see him (again, most of what I see is some shift by shifts and highlights, I have a life and a job so I don't track games like the in depth guys) there is a lot of coasting and slowing down to execute and I worry a little about that at the pro level. Defensively he is sound and understands how to play that part of the ice. The good part is he does have all the tools and he is smart in terms of understanding the game. He is hard on pucks and I do like his shot. At his age, he could really jump up next year if he figures out how to play at a higher pace. When I watch him, he reminds me a little of Cozens and I think Cozens is probably his ceiling. His floor is something like a lesser ROR (45pt good 2-way center). He knows how to use his body and has physicality, I would like to see it used more and more much like our 2nd guy below. Ryan Leonard, 6' 192lb RW, I can't fathom a scenario where Leonard falls out of the top 10 let alone to 13. He is loved by scouts for a few reasons. I don't think I have ever watched Leonard (who you can watch multiple full games of because USDP) and thought, man that guy is slacking off. He is like JJP in a lot of ways, he wants to attack you and he wants you to know he wants to attack you and he is going to attack you. He is like a better (way more tools and brains) Tyler Boucher. Now Leonard does just about everything well. His shot is really good, his skating is good, his playmaking is really good. If you take the puck from him, he is coming (again like JJP) and he is mad. You draft Leonard in July so you can win Cups in June. Now he played on one of if not the best USDP line of the last 20 years with other first round picks Perrault and W. Smith. This line was the most perfect mix of lethality. Perrault is so smart and skilled the only thing holding him back was skating, Smith is so shifty on his skates and the only thing holding him back was strength, and Leonard... who was a good connector and occasional driver on that line. All 3 I believe are going to Boston College next year so the fun times continue. This is the only thing that gives me a little concern, who is Leonard away from these 2? Can he still drive play and get the opportunities? Is he just the lucky wingman of two players that have more skill? My estimation is Leonard is good on his own. You don't score 51g in 57games just because your linemates are good. He will probably get slightly overdrafted but you put him with a guy like Quinn and Cozens or JJP and Cozens and just let them face f##k opponents all night. Leonard won't be there but man do I love his game. At 2:40ish of the video you see one of the things I like most and something Jack Quinn does, when Leonard goes for the puck, he cuts in front of the chasing defender and initiates contact forcing the defender to go through Leonard if he wants the puck, that's what I want. I don't understand the inside numbers either. I know what NHLe is but not what this chart is showing me.