NHL Entry Draft 2020 NHL Draft Discussion - PART 3

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Here is a game of Grant Slukynsky (#27) who is the leading point producer in USHS-MN. His current stats are:
17 GP 24 G 37 A 61 PTS

 

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Here is a game of Carsen Richels (#17) and Cole Hansen (#18). They are two prospects playing in USHS-MN.
Their current stats are: Carsen Richels 16 GP 16 G 16 A 32 PTS and Cole Hansen 16 GP 16 G 21 A 37 PTS

 

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Here is a game of Blake Biondi (#27), another point producer in USHS-MN.
His current stats are: 15 GP 24 G 22 A 46 PTS

 

[SensFan1010]

I cant see us go with a D in the 1st after we did the past 2 yrs.. I would hope we go with 2 fwds

 

[Sweatred]

Feeling confident today - I drew SJ 1OA and OTT 2OA on first spin today.

 

[Hale The Villain]

I cant see us go with a D in the 1st after we did the past 2 yrs.. I would hope we go with 2 fwds

Unless you're of the opinion that Thomson and JBD are sure-fire top 4 RDs (which I'm not), I think drafting a future top pairing RD like Drysdale would be a smart move if he's the BPA.

Chabot - Drysdale
Brannstrom - JBD
Wolanin - Zaitsev
Thomson, Jaros

Pretty good looking future D.

 

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[AchtzehnBaby]

USHL ROSTER (Team Scott Gomez)

GOALIES: Aidan McCarthy, Dubuque; Logan Stein, Waterloo
DEFENSEMEN: Noah Ellis, Des Moines; Alex Gagne, Cedar Rapids; Hank Kempf, Muskegon; *Ben Meehan, Cedar Rapids; Mitchell Miller, Tri-City; Luke Reid, Chicago, Mason Lohrei, Green Bay
FORWARDS: Carson Bantle, Madison; Ryan Beck, Dubuque; Brendan Brisson, Chicago; Nick Capone, Tri-City; Sam Colangelo, Chicago; Sean Farrell, Chicago; Gunnarwolfe Fontaine, Chicago; Alexandros Gaffney, Muskegon; Patrick Guzzo, Waterloo; Alex Laferriere, Des Moines; Ryder Rolston, Waterloo; Wyatt Schingoethe, Waterloo

NTDP ROSTER (Team Mike Knuble)

GOALIES: Drew Commesso, Noah Grannan
DEFENSEMEN: Brock Faber, Owen Gallatin, Connor Kelley, Tyler Kleven, Daniel Laatsch, Eamon Powell, Jake Sanderson, Jacob Truscott
FORWARDS: Brett Berard, Matthew Beniers (2021 draft eligible), Thomas Bordeleau, Daniyal Dzhaniyev, Zakary Karpa, Tanner Latsch, Hunter McKown, Dylan Peterson, Landon Slaggert, Ty Smilanic, Hunter Strand (2021 draft eligible), Luke Tuch, Chase Yoder
* Invited but unable to play due to injury

 

[MatchesMalone]

USHL ROSTER (Team Scott Gomez)

GOALIES: Aidan McCarthy, Dubuque; Logan Stein, Waterloo
DEFENSEMEN: Noah Ellis, Des Moines; Alex Gagne, Cedar Rapids; Hank Kempf, Muskegon; *Ben Meehan, Cedar Rapids; Mitchell Miller, Tri-City; Luke Reid, Chicago, Mason Lohrei, Green Bay
FORWARDS: Carson Bantle, Madison; Ryan Beck, Dubuque; Brendan Brisson, Chicago; Nick Capone, Tri-City; Sam Colangelo, Chicago; Sean Farrell, Chicago; Gunnarwolfe Fontaine, Chicago; Alexandros Gaffney, Muskegon; Patrick Guzzo, Waterloo; Alex Laferriere, Des Moines; Ryder Rolston, Waterloo; Wyatt Schingoethe, Waterloo

NTDP ROSTER (Team Mike Knuble)

GOALIES: Drew Commesso, Noah Grannan
DEFENSEMEN: Brock Faber, Owen Gallatin, Connor Kelley, Tyler Kleven, Daniel Laatsch, Eamon Powell, Jake Sanderson, Jacob Truscott
FORWARDS: Brett Berard, Matthew Beniers (2021 draft eligible), Thomas Bordeleau, Daniyal Dzhaniyev, Zakary Karpa, Tanner Latsch, Hunter McKown, Dylan Peterson, Landon Slaggert, Ty Smilanic, Hunter Strand (2021 draft eligible), Luke Tuch, Chase Yoder
* Invited but unable to play due to injury

Oh damn, that would be pretty cool to watch. Hopefully I can find a decent stream.

Sanderson is currently my second ranked defenseman after Drysdale, mostly based on how solid (though unspectacular) he's looked against much older NCAA competition. I'm interested to see what he'll do against high end competition his own age.

I'm torn on Beniers so far this year. Going into the season I was thinking probably top five or ten for 2021, but having seen him in a couple games against NCAA opponents, he shows flashes of brilliance, but he's getting outmuscled, outsmarted and outclassed all over the ice. Would love to see what he can do at a thing like this.

I'm also a really big fan of Luke Tuch. Every time I go into a NTDP game focused on Beniers or Smilanic or Sanderson, but Tuch always grabs my attention. He's an excellent puck protector, a real solid body checker, and while his raw offensive tools might not be high end, but he sacrifices his body in front of the net and he's clever as a fox.

Also I've hardly seen any of the non-NTDP guys besides bits and pieces of Hlinkas and WJAC.

 

[Daffy]

AJ Jakubec has Stutzle ranked ahead of Byfield now. Byfield is just still so young. Tough call.

 

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Oh damn, that would be pretty cool to watch. Hopefully I can find a decent stream.

Sanderson is currently my second ranked defenseman after Drysdale, mostly based on how solid (though unspectacular) he's looked against much older NCAA competition. I'm interested to see what he'll do against high end competition his own age.

I'm torn on Beniers so far this year. Going into the season I was thinking probably top five or ten for 2021, but having seen him in a couple games against NCAA opponents, he shows flashes of brilliance, but he's getting outmuscled, outsmarted and outclassed all over the ice. Would love to see what he can do at a thing like this.

I'm also a really big fan of Luke Tuch. Every time I go into a NTDP game focused on Beniers or Smilanic or Sanderson, but Tuch always grabs my attention. He's an excellent puck protector, a real solid body checker, and while his raw offensive tools might not be high end, but he sacrifices his body in front of the net and he's clever as a fox.

Also I've hardly seen any of the non-NTDP guys besides bits and pieces of Hlinkas and WJAC.

NHL Network is supposed to be broadcasting it so their should be streams available.
NHL Network to Broadcast 2020 BioSteel All-American Game

 

[Burrowsaurus]

AJ Jakubec has Stutzle ranked ahead of Byfield now. Byfield is just still so young. Tough call.

Lol just saw that exchange on twitter. Pretty funny. Weird this opinion comes after buttons list gets released. Weak. Well find out on draft day if stutzle is taken before byfield

 

[SensFan1010]

Unless you're of the opinion that Thomson and JBD are sure-fire top 4 RDs (which I'm not), I think drafting a future top pairing RD like Drysdale would be a smart move if he's the BPA.

Chabot - Drysdale
Brannstrom - JBD
Wolanin - Zaitsev
Thomson, Jaros

Pretty good looking future D.

I think i fwds need more help atm

 

[Que]

I have the same feeling about Rossi and Mercer that I did about Tkachuk.

It is inevitable.

 

[aragorn]

Unless you're of the opinion that Thomson and JBD are sure-fire top 4 RDs (which I'm not), I think drafting a future top pairing RD like Drysdale would be a smart move if he's the BPA.

Chabot - Drysdale
Brannstrom - JBD
Wolanin - Zaitsev
Thomson, Jaros

Pretty good looking future D.

Do you have any concerns about your pairings in the defensive zone given how Chabot has played defensively recently & pairing him with another offensive small defenceman?

 

[Hale The Villain]

Do you have any concerns about your pairings in the defensive zone given how Chabot has played defensively recently & pairing him with another offensive small defenceman?

Drysdale isn't that small at somewhere between 5'11 and 6'0.

He's also a two-way defenseman. He puts up big point totals because he's very smart and talented, but he's not one-dimensional at all.

 

[Sweatred]

Lol just saw that exchange on twitter. Pretty funny. Weird this opinion comes after buttons list gets released. Weak. Well find out on draft day if stutzle is taken before byfield

Byfield has literally fumbled the puck at both the WJ’s and the draft show case game. I’m not shocked a few start to shy away from him at 2OA.

 

[aragorn]

Drysdale isn't that small at somewhere between 5'11 and 6'0.

He's also a two-way defenseman. He puts up big point totals because he's very smart and talented, but he's not one-dimensional at all.

Drysdale, Brannstrom & Thomson all on defence at the same time is going to be a small soft defence, than add Chabot who plays a soft defensive game is going to be a very big concern defensively, don't you think? Most will likely talk all about how great they will be offensively & how we will win games 10 to 9, some crazy exaggeration, but you know in the NHL with a lot of big teams how is that going to work exactly? Is that a concern for you defensively or does the offence out weight the defensive liabilities?

 

[MatchesMalone]

Drysdale, Brannstrom & Thomson all on defence at the same time is going to be a small soft defence, than add Chabot who plays a soft defensive game is going to be a very big concern defensively, don't you think? Most will likely talk all about how great they will be offensively & how we will win games 10 to 9, some crazy exaggeration, but you know in the NHL with a lot of big teams how is that going to work exactly? Is that a concern for you defensively or does the offence out weight the defensive liabilities?

Dude, really? Come on. The draft is about getting the best possible assets. Trades can be made later to fill needs.

 

[GCK]

Lol just saw that exchange on twitter. Pretty funny. Weird this opinion comes after buttons list gets released. Weak. Well find out on draft day if stutzle is taken before byfield

Why is that weak. AJ is not a scout but I promise you his opinion is his own. He is not one to piggy back on someone else’s opinion. Stutzle is one of the best players in a men’s league according to many who know that league.

 

[BigRig4]

Unless you're of the opinion that Thomson and JBD are sure-fire top 4 RDs (which I'm not), I think drafting a future top pairing RD like Drysdale would be a smart move if he's the BPA.

Chabot - Drysdale
Brannstrom - JBD
Wolanin - Zaitsev
Thomson, Jaros

Pretty good looking future D.

I honestly really like DeMelo as a Chabot partner of the future. He compliments him so well.
I love Drysdale though so tough call.

 

[BondraTime]

I honestly really like DeMelo as a Chabot partner of the future. He compliments him so well.
I love Drysdale though so tough call.

If you have Demelo on your top pairing, your team is going nowhere

 

[GCK]

If you have Demelo on your top pairing, your team is going nowhere

IMO you are wrong about this.

 

[Nac Mac Feegle]

I honestly really like DeMelo as a Chabot partner of the future. He compliments him so well.
I love Drysdale though so tough call.

To be honest, it's a fairly easy job for a defenseman. Let the stallion go out and run and gun, and you stay behind and keep the fort locked down. At the NHL level, the main component is a guy with his ego in check, who doesn't feel the need to abandon his post to get on the scoresheet and stat watch.