2022 NHL Draft Rankings

[LGR4GM]

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[Thorner]

@LGR4GMis Wright still your #1 ranked guy?

[LGR4GM]

4 minutes ago, Thorny said:

@LGR4GMis Wright still your #1 ranked guy?

Fun fact, I have no ranking currently. Too early, I have more like a rough idea of some tiers that guys fit in. 

But

Shane Wright would be #1. 

Edited January 5, 2022 by LGR4GM

[Thorner]

29 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

Fun fact, I have no ranking currently. Too early, I have more like a rough idea of some tiers that guys fit in. 

But

Shane Wright would be #1. 

What a cop out!

[WildCard]

Without Wright, am I correct in assuming our 1C need for next season needs to be addressed elsewhere? I don't see anyone we have that can fill that role currently. And I can't see a trade or FA for that need, which is concerning.

 

Edited January 5, 2022 by WildCard

[Thorner]

20 minutes ago, WildCard said:

Without Wright, am I correct in assuming our 1C need for next season needs to be addressed elsewhere? I don't see anyone we have that can fill that role currently. And I can't see a trade or FA for that need, which is concerning.

 

There's next to zero chance that Adams brings in a C through trade or FA that's as good as the Cs here, I'd wager. 

I agree with dudacek when he says they appear to be rather comfortable with the thompson mittelstadt krebs cozens outlook. 

It's draft pending but if they don't take a C high, I don't think they are going to sweat it 

Edited January 5, 2022 by Thorny

[LGR4GM]

16 minutes ago, WildCard said:

Without Wright, am I correct in assuming our 1C need for next season needs to be addressed elsewhere? I don't see anyone we have that can fill that role currently. And I can't see a trade or FA for that need, which is concerning.

 

We aren't addressing 1c any time soon unless we develop our own, idk how we'd trade for 1 or if we even should. 

I don't think Wright would be 1c ready and I would leave him in the ohl honestly. 

[LGR4GM]

1 hour ago, Thorny said:

What a cop out!

1) Wright 

2) not Wright

 

[LGR4GM]

1 hour ago, Thorny said:

What a cop out!

I'll give you 5 that are subject to change

1. Wright

2. Nemec 

3. Cooley

4. Yurov

5. Jiricek

Kemell, Slafskovsky, Savoie, Lambert, Casey are also players to know. That's a short list. 

[Thorner]

4 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

I'll give you 5 that are subject to change

1. Wright

2. Nemec 

3. Cooley

4. Yurov

5. Jiricek

Kemell, Slafskovsky, Savoie, Lambert, Casey are also players to know. That's a short list. 

Well, 7/10 are Cs or RHD, so not a bad outlook at this time. Hopefully we fall on one of those 7 spots. Adding a guy named “Seamus” would be great. 

Is this draft still being considered a strong one or has Wright’s non-incredible start taken some of the lustre away? 

[LGR4GM]

5 minutes ago, Thorny said:

Well, 7/10 are Cs or RHD, so not a bad outlook at this time. Hopefully we fall on one of those 7 spots. Adding a guy named “Seamus” would be great. 

Is this draft still being considered a strong one or has Wright’s non-incredible start taken some of the lustre away? 

Umm this draft is already being overshadowed by 2023. I'd call it an average draft talent wise with some decent depth. 

By overshadowed I mean this and remember I'm not even mentioning Bedard yet... equivalence meaning NHLe

 

[WildCard]

31 minutes ago, Thorny said:

There's next to zero chance that Adams brings in a C through trade or FA that's as good as the Cs here, I'd wager. 

I agree with dudacek when he says they appear to be rather comfortable with the thompson mittelstadt krebs cozens outlook. 

It's draft pending but if they don't take a C high, I don't think they are going to sweat it 

 

31 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

We aren't addressing 1c any time soon unless we develop our own, idk how we'd trade for 1 or if we even should. 

I don't think Wright would be 1c ready and I would leave him in the ohl honestly. 

Can't say I'm comfortable relying on Krebs/Cozens/Mitts as center going forward. A lot of unknown there and none really project to be a 1C. You can get away with that i.e. Drury/Brie, which I would love. Seems to be their plan I guess.

4 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

Umm this draft is already being overshadowed by 2023. I'd call it an average draft talent wise with some decent depth. 

By overshadowed I mean this and remember I'm not even mentioning Bedard yet... equivalence meaning NHLe

 

That's insane. Gonna be interesting to see who's in the running for a ta k next year. I hope we're nowhere near him

[Crusader1969]

58 minutes ago, WildCard said:

Without Wright, am I correct in assuming our 1C need for next season needs to be addressed elsewhere? I don't see anyone we have that can fill that role currently. And I can't see a trade or FA for that need, which is concerning.

 

Wright isn’t going to fill the 1C position next year.   Maybe he even stays in the CHL for a year.  He certainly isn’t dominating the OHL at this point.   
that being said, I have no issue with the Sabres depth chart  at center at this point. 
thompson 
cozens
Mitts 
Krebs

 sure they need to add to it but doesn’t need to be with the first pick. 
Take the best player available  

 

 

[Thorner]

33 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

Umm this draft is already being overshadowed by 2023. I'd call it an average draft talent wise with some decent depth. 

By overshadowed I mean this and remember I'm not even mentioning Bedard yet... equivalence meaning NHLe

 

The True McEichel

30 minutes ago, WildCard said:

 

Can't say I'm comfortable relying on Krebs/Cozens/Mitts as center going forward. A lot of unknown there and none really project to be a 1C. You can get away with that i.e. Drury/Brie, which I would love. Seems to be their plan I guess.

That's insane. Gonna be interesting to see who's in the running for a ta k next year. I hope we're nowhere near him

I agree wholeheartedly with the bit of this I bolded. 

[DarthEbriate]

Is Michkov's NHLe a case of the recent prowess of Kucherov, Panarin, and Kaprizov resetting the equations it's reflecting as a temporary spike in the values from MHL players?

[LGR4GM]

30 minutes ago, DarthEbriate said:

Is Michkov's NHLe a case of the recent prowess of Kucherov, Panarin, and Kaprizov resetting the equations it's reflecting as a temporary spike in the values from MHL players?

No. He's outscoring the entire MHL and it's not close. He has double the amount of p1/60 of anyone else in the league currently. 

He scored 28pts in 11 MHL games and has 5 points in 13 khl games. He scored 3 goals in 2 games at the wjc.

He turned 17 on Dec 9th

[LGR4GM]

Kucherov was in his D+1 year before he reached 2.0 ppg in the MHL

Michkov is above that now in his D-1 year. 

Edited January 6, 2022 by LGR4GM

[LGR4GM]

Scouch December Rankings and write-ups, don't remember if they got posted or not. 

https://www.scouching.ca/the-blog/scouchings-december-2022-nhl-draft-rankings

[LGR4GM]

I wonder if Jiricek will drop and how far he will after getting injured. Since rankings were not solidified yet, the consolidated had him at #11. Since he suffered a knee injury, we could see him drop maybe 10 spots because he will not play again b4 the draft. If he slides into that 20 range, you almost have to pull the trigger even with the risk. Nemec has a high floor with a lower ceiling and Jiricek has a lower floor with a higher ceiling. Both are good sized RHD but I would say Nemec is better in the D zone and Jiricek is better moving the puck up ice (more creative and aggressive). 

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[Brawndo]

 

[LGR4GM]

Just now, Brawndo said:

 

only 2-3, sweet. That means he will be healthy in time for the combine and draft. Might have a little of the season left too. Originally it was reported surgery would keep him out 4 months. 

[LGR4GM]

2023 will be fun

 

[LGR4GM]

Go Dawgs! Also here...

 

[LGR4GM]

This makes me want Jiricek a little more. He won't need to be the main rush threat when paired with Power or Dahlin but he's nasty in the defensive zone.