Deif
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2018 NHL Entry Draft Thread
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Tkachuk is a C/Winger I was just ranking dmen. But he's definitely in the top 15 of my rankings that include everyone, among a few others.
Yeah people think Makar is a great skater wait until the spotlight is on Merkley. I don't think I've seen anyone with that kind of skating ability for a defencmen at that age. His edges are unreal. Incredible stick handler too. Some character issues have been brought up but nothing I would pay much attention to yet.
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Defensive game is a bit of a nightmare but who cares when you can do this at 16
Ok so that is a 16 year old? With point production like that in the draft -1 season he is going to go really high in the NHL draft.
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Defensive game is a bit of a nightmare but who cares when you can do this at 16
My god that is some gorgeous skating.
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That's NHL skating level alreadywow!
Yea I liked the way Makar looked this past season but he was 18 not 16 and he wasn't playing in the OHL. Merkley already looks like he skating circles around kids in the top league in the CHL. Almost a PPG pace on a brutally bad team.
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I'm sold on Merkley, although I hope we're not in a position to pick him (which is likely very high).
Although the upside of drafting Merkley, is that 5 seconds after the draft someone would post in the polls section, "Merkley vs Liljigren" and we'd be up to our eyeballs in Leafs trolls. lol.
Although the upside of drafting Merkley, is that 5 seconds after the draft someone would post in the polls section, "Merkley vs Liljigren" and we'd be up to our eyeballs in Leafs trolls. lol.
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I've got him in the top 20. Definitely the top C coming out of Ontario but will he stay in the OJHL for his draft year or head West to play in a tougher Junior A league? He'll need to prove himself against top competition to be able to challenge Svechnikov whose been doing it for awhile now.
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Well appealing to your sense of doom and gloom I would say with a draft class this good there is little to no chance the Jets miss the playoffs this season. Much like the McDavid draft where it was so strong we missed our chance at a lottery ticket.
My current July 2018 Rankings. Some things change as I watch older video when I can find it, especially the back half. Very deep draft though. With the inevitable risers we should have a solid group all the way into the 3rd or 4th rounds, maybe even higher. Tough to tell this far out.
If you have any questions about my projection player types just ask. I may have different meanings for some of the terms listed. Also by no means is that concrete. Just how I see their play styles when watching them.
If you have any questions about my projection player types just ask. I may have different meanings for some of the terms listed. Also by no means is that concrete. Just how I see their play styles when watching them.
It definitely is. He has a pretty heavy wrister too. One among many of the more pure goalscorers in this draft.
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I am not the guy you want to be wrong about.
Hoping you're right about the likelihood of not being in a position to select that high but part of me is just expecting the worst. Like the continued parade of dumb penalties coupled with poor penalty killing. A scenario where Mason badly busts here. It's not like it's never happened before where a coveted free agent doesn't work out for one reason or another.
Not to mention poor coaching utilization of players, a sophomore slump from Laine. And I didn't even mention a sequel to Injury Infirmary part 2.
So I guess I'm saying there's still a chance. I'm not buying they're going to make a big enough jump in the standings.
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can you give examples of some of these types using active NHL players? like Karlsson is probably a franchise two way defender, guessing Ovechkin is a franchise 'Playscorer' etc)
Up until recently Karlsson would have gone down as a Franchise Puck Rusher IMO but he now has really focused his attention on playing the other side of the puck so he is definitely a Franchise Two Way defender. Ovechkin is probably the prime example of a Franchise Goalscorer.
Goalscorers are guys who typically have high shot volumes and they tend to be shoot first kind of players. Laine, Tarasenko, Matthews.
Playmakers tend to be pass first kind of guys, Petan and Drouin fall into that kind of play style.
Playscorers are guys who have the shot and the vision. They don't really focus on either one. Scheifele falls into that category. As do most players.
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Hey guys as some of you may know I am in the process of creating a website dedicated to prospects both drafted and draft eligible. My original idea has since taken a new direction, but I wanted to ask HF Jets what kind of content they would like to see in a prospect oriented website?
Hey guys as some of you may know I am in the process of creating a website dedicated to prospects both drafted and draft eligible. My original idea has since taken a new direction, but I wanted to ask HF Jets what kind of content they would like to see in a prospect oriented website?
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Hey everyone!
As some of you may know a few of us from HF have decided to start a Prospect website. We wanted to start something to share our draft rankings, scouting reports and mock drafts but it quickly evolved from just a site with a few scouts wanting to get together to share their opinions to a full blown prospect wiki hub. Prospectpedia!
The aim of the site is two-fold. First we want to curate all of the information we can find about draft news, draft articles, team news, and players into an easily readable and editable format (in both desktop and mobile browsers) for all of you prospect junkies out there. Of course all information will link back to the authors site with full credit to them. We don't want to divert traffic from other sites, we want to help increase it.
Secondly we are assembling our own scouting and writing team to bring you up to date information on prospect news, events, draft rankings, scouting reports and much more!
The initial focus will be on NHL Draft Prospects but as things get going we will cover the OHL, QMJHL, WHL, CHL Import and USHL Drafts. When we get enough staff we will move on to cover drafted prospects and team prospect depth charts as well.
Hopefully this will be a resource a lot of you will use for all your hockey prospect needs.
The site has a long way to go as it is still in it's infancy but I wanted to get the site launched and hopefully it catches some attention and we can get more volunteers to help out. So without further ado below is the link to Prospectpedia. Let us know what you think!
https://prospectpedia.hockey/
If you want to see a prospect profile without having to dig around to much here is this weeks featured prospect Joe Veleno!
https://prospectpedia.hockey/index.php?title=Joe_Veleno
If you are interested in joining our team please send an email to:
[email protected]
We are looking for scouts in pretty much every region as well as writers and wiki editors. You can help out with one, two or all three.
Hey everyone!
As some of you may know a few of us from HF have decided to start a Prospect website. We wanted to start something to share our draft rankings, scouting reports and mock drafts but it quickly evolved from just a site with a few scouts wanting to get together to share their opinions to a full blown prospect wiki hub. Prospectpedia!
The aim of the site is two-fold. First we want to curate all of the information we can find about draft news, draft articles, team news, and players into an easily readable and editable format (in both desktop and mobile browsers) for all of you prospect junkies out there. Of course all information will link back to the authors site with full credit to them. We don't want to divert traffic from other sites, we want to help increase it.
Secondly we are assembling our own scouting and writing team to bring you up to date information on prospect news, events, draft rankings, scouting reports and much more!
The initial focus will be on NHL Draft Prospects but as things get going we will cover the OHL, QMJHL, WHL, CHL Import and USHL Drafts. When we get enough staff we will move on to cover drafted prospects and team prospect depth charts as well.
Hopefully this will be a resource a lot of you will use for all your hockey prospect needs.
The site has a long way to go as it is still in it's infancy but I wanted to get the site launched and hopefully it catches some attention and we can get more volunteers to help out. So without further ado below is the link to Prospectpedia. Let us know what you think!
https://prospectpedia.hockey/
If you want to see a prospect profile without having to dig around to much here is this weeks featured prospect Joe Veleno!
https://prospectpedia.hockey/index.php?title=Joe_Veleno
If you are interested in joining our team please send an email to:
[email protected]
We are looking for scouts in pretty much every region as well as writers and wiki editors. You can help out with one, two or all three.
Awesome Dax, checking out the Veleno page I really like the collection of links, especially the articles. I always liked reading/watching prospect interviews or articles detailing things about their life leading up to the draft and such, so a collection of articles all in one spot for a specific player is pretty sweet.
StatisticsAddict99
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This sounds right down my ally, can't wait for it to be up. Quick question though, is it just info and stats on the play(in the player bios) or will there be right ups and info on they're strengths, weaknesses, comparisons, projections and etc? Anyways as soon as it sounds really cool for people who love the idea of Prospects and the future of hockey like me.
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