2021 NHL Draft Rankings

[Mustache of God]

If the Sabres land the #1 pick I hope they trade down for offense.

[Buffalonill]

2 minutes ago, Mustache of God said:

If the Sabres land the #1 pick I hope they trade down for offense.

Or they just draft Guenther and have a superstar.

[Brawndo]

 

[Buffalonill]

1 minute ago, Brawndo said:

 

He could end up like a poor man's Zetterberg

[Buffalonill]

Guenther would be the perfect choice for the organization we could finally have a guy that goes all or nothing and never Scared. Oh and he can light you up 

 

 

[Curt]

5 hours ago, steveoath said:

Beniers just seems perfect fit for the system Granato is running with the young guys. For those who follow this stuff, how far out is he from the NHL?

I would picture him on something of a Dylan Cozens time line.  Probably one more year in college then NHL ready, maybe he spends some time in the AHL first.  Good thing about him is that because he competes so hard and plays a 200 ft game, he could play up and down the lineup if he isn’t quite ready for a full time top-6 role.

Edited April 19, 2021 by Curt

[Curt]

31 minutes ago, Mustache of God said:

If the Sabres land the #1 pick I hope they trade down for offense.

I would just take who you want at #1.

[Flashsabre]

McKenzie says that Beniers is the only player in the top 15 that projects as an NHL centre.

[Thorner]

2 hours ago, Brawndo said:

Stylistically, in large part because of his size and position, Power gets compared a lot to Tampa Bay Lightning defenceman Victor Hedman, who went No. 2 overall, behind John Tavares in the 2009 NHL draft. It’s a fair comparison so long as it comes with this qualifier from another NHL scout: “He does look and play like Hedman but if you were comparing [Power] to Hedman at the same age in his draft year, Hedman would be better [than Power] in pretty much every facet of the game.”

Beniers or Guenther please 

I agree. 

I still think it’d be interesting to see them take Beniers if he ends up ranked 4th or 3rd in most of these, if we do have the #1 pick. I’m not saying it’s not the thing to do, he’s probably at the top of my list, just that it’d be uncommon if you look at past drafts. 

Hopefully they aren’t part of this Power consensus 

edit @Hoss ya - that’s kinda what I mean. If a solid consensus develops, or at least a consistency of rankings, a team may feel the pressure to take him along with whatever evaluation they have 

Edited April 19, 2021 by Thorny

[Thorner]

3 minutes ago, Flashsabre said:

McKenzie says that Beniers is the only player in the top 15 that projects as an NHL centre.

This too, though. Could get him picked first 

[Gabrielor]

Power is my guy. #1

[Thorner]

2 hours ago, Crusader1969 said:

The odds of drafting a LHD with their first pick has to be fairly low.  Gotta think Dahlin, is going to be 25 mins a game soon and should hold the top pair LHD spot for next decade 

If you believe Cozens, Mitts and Jack are the centers for the next 5 years at least.  Who’s more likely a top 6 winger, heavy on the forecheck, fast and skilled -Beniers or Guenther ? 

Generally teams would claim to draft “BPA” here, aka most talented player regardless of position, but I’m sure teams do factor in positional need to a certain degree depending on the team. 

[Buffalonill]

45 minutes ago, Flashsabre said:

McKenzie says that Beniers is the only player in the top 15 that projects as an NHL centre.

Same guy that said Dylan cozens doesn't have a high hockey IQ level or skill .

 

 

[LGR4GM]

Dylan Guenther

https://lastwordonsports.com/hockey/2021/04/19/dylan-guenther-scouting-report/

 

 

Edited April 19, 2021 by LGR4GM

[dudacek]

30 minutes ago, Buffalonill said:

Same guy that said Dylan cozens doesn't have a high hockey IQ level or skill .

McKenzie doesn't generally share his opinions on prospects, so I'm going to need a source for this one.

What he does is report the opinions of actual NHL scouts on prospects. In Cozens' draft year he reported scouts were saying big, strong, competitive, fast and skilled, but his IQ and playmaking ability might drop him out of the top 4 or 5.

Which was absolutely correct.

[Flashsabre]

16 minutes ago, dudacek said:

McKenzie doesn't generally share his opinions on prospects, so I'm going to need a source for this one.

What he does is report the opinions of actual NHL scouts on prospects. In Cozens' draft year he reported scouts were saying big, strong, competitive, fast and skilled, but his IQ and playmaking ability might drop him out of the top 4 or 5.

Which was absolutely correct.

Yeah McKenzie doesn’t scout or give his personal opinions. He just reports what the NHL scouts say. The scouts weren’t down on Cozens they had him ranked above where Sabres took him.

[Hoss]

3 hours ago, LGR4GM said:

 

That’s a pretty good hit rate.

[Curt]

1 hour ago, Buffalonill said:

Same guy that said Dylan cozens doesn't have a high hockey IQ level or skill .

McKenzie doesn’t write the scouting reports or rank the players.  He is sharing what NHL scouts have told him.

His sample of 10 NHL scouts ranked Raty at 20.

[#freejame]

14 minutes ago, Hoss said:

That’s a pretty good hit rate.

Looks like they are getting better at identifying talent

[LGR4GM]

27 minutes ago, #freejame said:

Looks like they are getting better at identifying talent

Who's they?

[Brawndo]

1 hour ago, LGR4GM said:

Dylan Guenther

https://lastwordonsports.com/hockey/2021/04/19/dylan-guenther-scouting-report/

 

 

I wonder if Guenther and Edvinsson rise in the rankings by playing in the U 18s 

[Hoss]

3 hours ago, LGR4GM said:

Who's they?

NHL scouts, I’d guess

[#freejame]

1 minute ago, Hoss said:

NHL scouts, I’d guess

Exactly this

[LGR4GM]

5 minutes ago, Hoss said:

NHL scouts, I’d guess

 

3 minutes ago, #freejame said:

Exactly this

Not sure how you got this from that tweet.

[Buffalonill]

4 hours ago, Brawndo said:

I wonder if Guenther and Edvinsson rise in the rankings by playing in the U 18s 

Guenther should be the first overall pick he has everything