Prospect Info: 2018 NHL Draft - Shall We Begin?

[hystyk1921]

Wilde is going to Michigan next year. He flipped his commitment from Harvard earlier this year.

Good to know! Maybe a faster track to the nhl. Werenski went to Michigan, it worked out for him.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Good to know! Maybe a faster track to the nhl. Werenski went to Michigan, it worked out for him.

I don’t know whether it will fast track him or not but it’s probably safe to say he’ll sign within year or two from now. That’s pretty much the general time line for high draft picks in college.

 

[kelmitchell]

Any chance hextall packages one of these picks and tries to trade up?

 

[Flyerfan13]

Any chance hextall packages one of these picks and tries to trade up?

Sure...i would say they could trade up or back with any of their picks if there is someone they like (tk comes to mind, ratcliffe last year)

 

[Jtown]

I think the fact that Chyka said Hexy was overpaying is what still bothers me about the trade up. Hopefully Ratcliffe pans out.

when did he say this?

 

[Jtown]

I thought they had a **** draft the moment it ended. Want to talk about forcing need, there you go. A lot of defense and questionable upside size+grit.

Fun fact: HockeyProspect had Schnarr as a 1st rounder for the longest time last year. Was a mystery to me.

and that stepan trade has been terrible.

 

[Flyerfan13]

when did he say this?

At the draft after the trade

 

[Jtown]

At the draft after the trade

on camera , is there a clip of this?

 

[Magua]

on camera , is there a clip of this?

It’s true. It was a quote. Chayka said he told Hextall that they were drafting Ratcliffe at 35, so if he wanted him he’d need a sweetener.

 

[Flyerfan13]

on camera , is there a clip of this?

If I remember correctly it was in an interview after the trade when chayka was asked about the trade because arizona was going to take ratcliffe unless hexy overpaid.

 

[Jtown]

It’s true. It was a quote. Chayka said he told Hextall that they were drafting Ratcliffe at 35, so if he wanted him he’d need a sweetener.

wow, that is interesting. if the 4th was a sweetener it was a no brainer. We have had a ton of draft picks they past 3 drafts.

 

[Magua]

wow, that is interesting. if the 4th was a sweetener it was a no brainer. We have had a ton of draft picks they past 3 drafts.

We had 2 3rds and 3 4ths too (in a row!) and still got Strome and Sushko. Arizona extracted good value in the trade but made poor use of it. Flyers got their guy and have depth and a treasure trove of picks; can’t complain.

 

[baudib1]

The Flyers 2015 draft will probably go down as one of their best ever just with Provorov and Konecny; Sandstrom, Marody and Vorobyev are there, too. And the 2017 draft has a chance to be as good.

 

[Curufinwe]

I still like Sandstrom long term, but he's had a pretty tough season with his health issues.

Felix Sandström

 

[Curufinwe]

I'm not sure about those %s, and it's not like Ratcliffe loses his high floor (he wasn't a very risky pick and might still be more a projectable middle 6 guy), but given their asset amount and prospect depth, I always love trade-ups for "your guy." I especially love that Flyers do it literally every draft. There were a handful of guys I would've taken over Ratcliffe at the time, but the Flyers overpaid with a 4th rounder, so that's a small price for me when you have enough certainty. And I'm coming around.

Fun fact - that 4th rounder came from the Pronger + Grossmann for Gagner trade. Scroll down to pick #120 to see the details.

NHL Entry Draft Picks - CapFriendly - NHL Salary Caps

 

[Flukeshot]

Does anyone know of a decent draft pick value chart. I know the NFL has a fairly accurate one.

This is all I could find for NHL and it is from 2011.

http://statsportsconsulting.com/main/wp-content/uploads/Schuckers_NHL_Draftchart.pdf

I am curious to see theoretically how high our pick and STL could move up.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Does anyone know of a decent draft pick value chart. I know the NFL has a fairly accurate one.

This is all I could find for NHL and it is from 2011.

http://statsportsconsulting.com/main/wp-content/uploads/Schuckers_NHL_Draftchart.pdf

I am curious to see theoretically how high our pick and STL could move up.

Not much. The pick will likely be no-man’s land in regards to a trade up.

 

[Rebels57]

Does anyone know of a decent draft pick value chart. I know the NFL has a fairly accurate one.

This is all I could find for NHL and it is from 2011.

http://statsportsconsulting.com/main/wp-content/uploads/Schuckers_NHL_Draftchart.pdf

I am curious to see theoretically how high our pick and STL could move up.

This article is pretty good and is from 2017.

Statistically Speaking: NHL Draft Pick Value - Article - TSN

Interesting that between 1990 and 2013, the odds of getting a Top 6 F/Top 4 D drop off dramatically after the 14th pick in the 1st round.

 

[NicolasAubeKubel]

Holy sh****, I hope we pick Kravtsov. This guy is going to be a superstar

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

Does anyone have a list of the number of picks we have per round at the moment? (I know the Big Pete trade leaves us a little in flux)

 

[NicolasAubeKubel]

I need my Rubtsov-Vorobyov-Kravtsov line

 

[FLYguy3911]

Does anyone have a list of the number of picks we have per round at the moment? (I know the Big Pete trade leaves us a little in flux)

Philadelphia Flyers - CapFriendly - NHL Salary Caps

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

Philadelphia Flyers - CapFriendly - NHL Salary Caps

Thank you kindly, NHL Insider.

Here is my prediction, based on nothing but ... basically based on nothing:

We keep one of our firsts and trade down with the other.
We grab Joel Farabee first.
We grab Mattias Samuelsson with the late first we traded down to get.
We add a second-rounder in a trade, either the trade above or a different one.
We grab Jett WOO! with our first second.
We grab Martin Kaut with our second second.

Nostradumbass has spoken.

 

[Tripod]

The Flyers 2015 draft will probably go down as one of their best ever just with Provorov and Konecny; Sandstrom, Marody and Vorobyev are there, too. And the 2017 draft has a chance to be as good.

Don't forget that Hextall then goes and adds the undrafted Myers to the mix that summer too!

We could very well have 3 guys who would go as 1st rounders in a re-draft. That could be a franchise changing draft.

 

[Psuhockey]

Don't forget that Hextall then goes and adds the undrafted Myers to the mix that summer too!

We could very well have 3 guys who would go as 1st rounders in a re-draft. That could be a franchise changing draft.

2015 has the star power but for sheer quantity of NHL players, 2016 might have it beat. Outside of Hart and maybe Allison, none of the rest are probably stars but Rubtsov, Twarynski, Bunnaman, Hogberg, and Laczynski all look like they will have roles in the NHL. 7 guys from a draft would be insane even if most are bottom half of the roster players.