NHL Entry Draft 2020 NHL Draft Discussion - PART V

[Bubba Pilks]

With hockey being over for the season and self-isolating at home, I've spent the extra time reading up and watching as much as I can on prospects for the upcoming draft.

As you are all aware, this draft is absolutely key to the future success of the Ottawa Senators. Though there's lots of uncertainty on how the draft and lottery will unfold, Ive put together my top 75 rankings. I picked 75, as the Sens currently have 9 picks in that range. I understand that my rankings may differ from others and with all other things being equal picked players I'd like on the Sens.

I'd like to get the opinions of hfsens on who I might have too high, too low, glaring ommissions/players I should check out. I have a lot more free time than normal right now.

Further to that, I'd be interested in starting a thread to get other hfsens top 75 rankings over the course of a month or two, to compile and get an average ranking. If the idea gets enough interest, I'll put that together and provide weekly average ranking updates.

Without further ado...

1. Alexis Lafreniere (LW) LEFT
2. Quinton Byfield (C) LEFT
3. Jamie Drysdale (D) RIGHT
4. Tim Stutzle (C/LW) LEFT
5. Marco Rossi (C) LEFT
6. Lucas Raymond (RW) RIGHT
7. Anton Lundell (C) LEFT
8. Alexander Holtz (RW) RIGHT
9. Cole Perfetti (C) LEFT
10. Jack Quinn (RW) RIGHT
11. Jake Sanderson (D) LEFT
12. Seth Jarvis (RW) RIGHT
13. Conor Zary (C) LEFT
14. Dawson Mercer (C/RW) RIGHT
15. Dylan Holloway (C) LEFT
16. Noel Gunler (RW) RIGHT
17. Tyson Foerster (C/RW) RIGHT
18. Yaroslav Askarov (G)
19. Branden Schneider (D) RIGHT
20. Mavrik Bourque (C) RIGHT
21. Martin Chromiak (LW) RIGHT
22. William Wallinder (D) LEFT
23. Jacob Perreault (C) RIGHT
24. Rodion Amirov (LW) LEFT
25. William Villeneuve (D) RIGHT
26. Jake Neighbours (LW) LEFT
27. Jan Mysak (LW) LEFT
28. Helge Grans (D) RIGHT
29. Roni Hirvonen (C) LEFT
30. Justin Barron (D) RIGHT
31. Ridly Greig (LW) LEFT
32. Thomas Bordeleau (C) LEFT
33. Kaiden Guhle (D) LEFT
34. Ryan O'Rourke (D) LEFT
35. Justin Sourdif (C) RIGHT
36. Luke Evangelista (RW) RIGHT
37. Brendan Brisson (LW) LEFT
38. Evan Vierling (C) LEFT
39. Lukas Reichel (LW) LEFT
40. Ozzy Wiesblatt (RW) RIGHT
41. Tyler Kleven (D) LEFT
42. Jack Finley (C) RIGHT
43. Carter Savoie (LW) LEFT
44. Lukas Cormier (D) LEFT
45. James Hardie (LW) LEFT
46. Rory Kerins (C) LEFT
47. John-Jason Peterka (LW) LEFT
48. Jack Thompson (D) RIGHT
49. Ryan Francis (RW) RIGHT
50. Jeremie Poirier (D) LEFT
51. Jean Luc Foudy (C) RIGHT
52. Hendrix Lapierre (C) LEFT
53. Zayde Wisdom (C) RIGHT
54. Jaromir Pytlik (C/RW) RIGHT
55. Pavel Novak (RW) RIGHT
56. Michael Benning (D) RIGHT
57. Emil Andrae (D) LEFT
58. Brady Burns (C) LEFT
59. Sean Farrell (LW) LEFT
60. Tyler Tullio (C) RIGHT
61. Eamon Powell (D) RIGHT
62. Zion Nybeck (RW) LEFT
63. Topi Niemela (D) Right
64. Theodore Neiderbach (C) RIGHT
65. Sam Colangelo (RW) RIGHT
66. Brandon Coe (RW) RIGHT
67. Eamon Powell (D) RIGHT
68. Ty Smilanic (LW) LEFT
69. Connor McClennon (RW) RIGHT
70. Shakir Mukhamadullin (D) LEFT
71. Will Cuylle (LW) LEFT
72. Owen Pederson (LW) LEFT
73. Antonio Stranges (C/LW) LEFT
74. Theo Rochette (C) LEFT
75. Oliver Suni (RW) RIGHT

 

[DrSense]

Great list, Bubba. Thanks for sharing. Agree with a lot of your higher ranked guys (i.e. Chromiak).

Curious - you have Poirier very low. Don't like him, or just don't know him that well? Typically seen as a 1st rounder, you have him late 2nd. Would love if the Sens landed him in the 2nd.

 

[Bubba Pilks]

Great list, Bubba. Thanks for sharing. Agree with a lot of your higher ranked guys (i.e. Chromiak).

Curious - you have Poirier very low. Don't like him, or just don't know him that well? Typically seen as a 1st rounder, you have him late 2nd. Would love if the Sens landed him in the 2nd.

For me 28-60 is all very close. The reason why I have Poirier as low as I do is my concerns about his defensive awareness and how it will translate to the nhl. Specifically, his positioning and decision making defending in front of his own net and how he shy's away from physicality. IMO, he almost seems scared of physical contact and that is just not something I want in a defenseman.

 

[Sen sational]

In case anyone wanted to watch this again or missed it the first time.

Here are the lines and numbers:
Team White:
Forwards:
11 Lafreniere - 22 Bourque - 24 Jarvis
17 Greig - 18 Zary - 71 Foerster
91 Perfetti - 26 Pytlik - 20 Coe
13 Cuylle - 92 Ponomarev - 42 Francis

Defense:
6 Guhle - 2 Schneider
21 O'Rourke - 23 Thompson
4 Sedoff - 60 Prokop

Team Red:
Forwards:
21 Neighbours - 55 Byfield - 19 Mercer
22 Quinn - 23 Rossi - 44 Perreault
42 Sourdif - 93 Foudy - 9 Wiesblatt
40 Stranges - 26 Finley - 14 Evangelista

Defense:
54 Porier - 4 Drysdale
51 Cormier - 78 Nickl
37 Sebrango - 7 Puutio

Thanks for posting this, was getting tired of Netflix

 

[MatchesMalone]

With hockey being over for the season and self-isolating at home, I've spent the extra time reading up and watching as much as I can on prospects for the upcoming draft.

As you are all aware, this draft is absolutely key to the future success of the Ottawa Senators. Though there's lots of uncertainty on how the draft and lottery will unfold, Ive put together my top 75 rankings. I picked 75, as the Sens currently have 9 picks in that range. I understand that my rankings may differ from others and with all other things being equal picked players I'd like on the Sens.

I'd like to get the opinions of hfsens on who I might have too high, too low, glaring ommissions/players I should check out. I have a lot more free time than normal right now.

Further to that, I'd be interested in starting a thread to get other hfsens top 75 rankings over the course of a month or two, to compile and get an average ranking. If the idea gets enough interest, I'll put that together and provide weekly average ranking updates.

Without further ado...

1. Alexis Lafreniere (LW) LEFT
2. Quinton Byfield (C) LEFT
3. Jamie Drysdale (D) RIGHT
4. Tim Stutzle (C/LW) LEFT
5. Marco Rossi (C) LEFT
6. Lucas Raymond (RW) RIGHT
7. Anton Lundell (C) LEFT
8. Alexander Holtz (RW) RIGHT
9. Cole Perfetti (C) LEFT
10. Jack Quinn (RW) RIGHT
11. Jake Sanderson (D) LEFT
12. Seth Jarvis (RW) RIGHT
13. Conor Zary (C) LEFT
14. Dawson Mercer (C/RW) RIGHT
15. Dylan Holloway (C) LEFT
16. Noel Gunler (RW) RIGHT
17. Tyson Foerster (C/RW) RIGHT
18. Yaroslav Askarov (G)
19. Branden Schneider (D) RIGHT
20. Mavrik Bourque (C) RIGHT
21. Martin Chromiak (LW) RIGHT
22. William Wallinder (D) LEFT
23. Jacob Perreault (C) RIGHT
24. Rodion Amirov (LW) LEFT
25. William Villeneuve (D) RIGHT
26. Jake Neighbours (LW) LEFT
27. Jan Mysak (LW) LEFT
28. Helge Grans (D) RIGHT
29. Roni Hirvonen (C) LEFT
30. Justin Barron (D) RIGHT
31. Ridly Greig (LW) LEFT
32. Thomas Bordeleau (C) LEFT
33. Kaiden Guhle (D) LEFT
34. Ryan O'Rourke (D) LEFT
35. Justin Sourdif (C) RIGHT
36. Luke Evangelista (RW) RIGHT
37. Brendan Brisson (LW) LEFT
38. Evan Vierling (C) LEFT
39. Lukas Reichel (LW) LEFT
40. Ozzy Wiesblatt (RW) RIGHT
41. Tyler Kleven (D) LEFT
42. Jack Finley (C) RIGHT
43. Carter Savoie (LW) LEFT
44. Lukas Cormier (D) LEFT
45. James Hardie (LW) LEFT
46. Rory Kerins (C) LEFT
47. John-Jason Peterka (LW) LEFT
48. Jack Thompson (D) RIGHT
49. Ryan Francis (RW) RIGHT
50. Jeremie Poirier (D) LEFT
51. Jean Luc Foudy (C) RIGHT
52. Hendrix Lapierre (C) LEFT
53. Zayde Wisdom (C) RIGHT
54. Jaromir Pytlik (C/RW) RIGHT
55. Pavel Novak (RW) RIGHT
56. Michael Benning (D) RIGHT
57. Emil Andrae (D) LEFT
58. Brady Burns (C) LEFT
59. Sean Farrell (LW) LEFT
60. Tyler Tullio (C) RIGHT
61. Eamon Powell (D) RIGHT
62. Zion Nybeck (RW) LEFT
63. Topi Niemela (D) Right
64. Theodore Neiderbach (C) RIGHT
65. Sam Colangelo (RW) RIGHT
66. Brandon Coe (RW) RIGHT
67. Eamon Powell (D) RIGHT
68. Ty Smilanic (LW) LEFT
69. Connor McClennon (RW) RIGHT
70. Shakir Mukhamadullin (D) LEFT
71. Will Cuylle (LW) LEFT
72. Owen Pederson (LW) LEFT
73. Antonio Stranges (C/LW) LEFT
74. Theo Rochette (C) LEFT
75. Oliver Suni (RW) RIGHT

Cool idea. I'm gonna give this a go.

1. Alexis Lafreniere
2. Lucas Raymond
3. Quinton Byfield
4. Tim Stützle
5. Alexander Holtz
6. Jamie Drysdale
7. Anton Lundell
8. Marco Rossi
9. Cole Perfetti
10. Jake Sanderson
11. Rodion Amirov
12. Jack Quinn
13. Kaiden Guhle
14. Dylan Holloway
15. Dawson Mercer
16. Jan Mysak
17. Connor Zary
18. Yaroslav Askarov
19. Seth Jarvis
20. Shakir Mukhamadullin
21. Ty Smilanic
22. Noel Gunler
23. Marat Khustnutdinov
24. Jeremie Poirier
25. William Wallinder
26. Mavrik Bourque
27. John-Jason Peterka
28. Brendan Brisson
29. William Villeneuve
30. Justin Barron
31. Topi Niemela
32. Lukas Reichel
33. Thomas Bordeleau
34. Vasili Ponomaryov
35. Dylan Peterson
36. Antonio Stranges
37. Braden Schneider
38. Cross Hanas
39. Helge Grans
40. Tyson Foerster
41. Jaromir Pytlick
42. Emil Andrae
43. Justin Sourdif
44. Hendrix Lapierre
45. Ryan O'Rourke
46. Martin Chromiak
47. Luke Evangelista
48. Maxim Groshev
49. Justin Sourdif
50. Luke Tuch
51. Yan Kuznetsov
52. Theodor Niederbach
53. Jake Neighbours
54. Roni Hirvonen
55. Eemil Viro
56. Zion Nybeck
57. Jean-Luc Foudy
58. Simon Kubicek
59. Jan Bednar
60. Jack Finley
61. Daniel Torgersson
62. Tyler Kleven
63. Sam Colangelo
64. Ozzie Wiesblatt
65. Daniil Gushchin
65. Kasper Simontaival
66. Alexander Nikishin
67. Brett Berard
68. Carter Savoie
69. Nico Gross
70. Brock Faber
71. Yegor Sokolov
72. Ruben Rafkin
73. Drew Commesso
74. Brady Burns
75. Lukas Cormier

 

[Sweatred]

Cool idea. I'm gonna give this a go.

1. Alexis Lafreniere
2. Lucas Raymond
3. Quinton Byfield
4. Tim Stützle
5. Alexander Holtz
6. Jamie Drysdale
7. Anton Lundell
8. Marco Rossi
9. Cole Perfetti
10. Jake Sanderson
11. Rodion Amirov
12. Jack Quinn
13. Kaiden Guhle
14. Dylan Holloway
15. Dawson Mercer
16. Jan Mysak
17. Connor Zary
18. Yaroslav Askarov
19. Seth Jarvis
20. Shakir Mukhamadullin
21. Ty Smilanic
22. Noel Gunler
23. Marat Khustnutdinov
24. Jeremie Poirier
25. William Wallinder
26. Mavrik Bourque
27. John-Jason Peterka
28. Brendan Brisson
29. William Villeneuve
30. Justin Barron
31. Topi Niemela
32. Lukas Reichel
33. Thomas Bordeleau
34. Vasili Ponomaryov
35. Dylan Peterson
36. Antonio Stranges
37. Braden Schneider
38. Cross Hanas
39. Helge Grans
40. Tyson Foerster
41. Jaromir Pytlick
42. Emil Andrae
43. Justin Sourdif
44. Hendrix Lapierre
45. Ryan O'Rourke
46. Martin Chromiak
47. Luke Evangelista
48. Maxim Groshev
49. Justin Sourdif
50. Luke Tuch
51. Yan Kuznetsov
52. Theodor Niederbach
53. Jake Neighbours
54. Roni Hirvonen
55. Eemil Viro
56. Zion Nybeck
57. Jean-Luc Foudy
58. Simon Kubicek
59. Jan Bednar
60. Jack Finley
61. Daniel Torgersson
62. Tyler Kleven
63. Sam Colangelo
64. Ozzie Wiesblatt
65. Daniil Gushchin
65. Kasper Simontaival
66. Alexander Nikishin
67. Brett Berard
68. Carter Savoie
69. Nico Gross
70. Brock Faber
71. Yegor Sokolov
72. Ruben Rafkin
73. Drew Commesso
74. Brady Burns
75. Lukas Cormier

Nice lists - I’d love to get B.Schneider with our 4th pick

I hope we draft with most of our top 6 picks.

 

[ijif]

With what is going on in the world and my school dropping grades for this semester, I have a lot more time on my hands.

I saw @RAFI BOMB was mentioning OBS, so I decided to take a shot at it.

Here are some clips from Shakir Mukhamadullin. I think most of the clips are pretty self-explanatory. They are all from the same game. It is only one game, but for a player that is talked about for his defensive ability, he did show some pretty nice offensive skills. I tried to show a variety of clips: A full shift, some plays under pressure, some nice moves and plays, and some mistakes.

 

[RAFI BOMB]

 

[DrSense]

With what is going on in the world and my school dropping grades for this semester, I have a lot more time on my hands.

I saw @RAFI BOMB was mentioning OBS, so I decided to take a shot at it.

Here are some clips from Shakir Mukhamadullin. I think most of the clips are pretty self-explanatory. They are all from the same game. It is only one game, but for a player that is talked about for his defensive ability, he did show some pretty nice offensive skills. I tried to show a variety of clips: A full shift, some plays under pressure, some nice moves and plays, and some mistakes.

Yeah, he could easily go as early as late 1st round, but I'm not sure he fits the profile of our drafting approach. He definitely has top 4 upside. Frankly, we just haven't leaned on a Russia at all, and I'm not sure any of our Euro scouts prioritize it at the same level as Scandanavia and other areas of Europe.

 

[Sens72]

I've been watching some games of Brendan Brisson. I really like his game. Very shifty and has the confidence to make skillful moves in high danger positions. He can turn a nothing play into a goal. Insane edgework.

 

[Bubba Pilks]

Cool idea. I'm gonna give this a go.

1. Alexis Lafreniere
2. Lucas Raymond
3. Quinton Byfield
4. Tim Stützle
5. Alexander Holtz
6. Jamie Drysdale
7. Anton Lundell
8. Marco Rossi
9. Cole Perfetti
10. Jake Sanderson
11. Rodion Amirov
12. Jack Quinn
13. Kaiden Guhle
14. Dylan Holloway
15. Dawson Mercer
16. Jan Mysak
17. Connor Zary
18. Yaroslav Askarov
19. Seth Jarvis
20. Shakir Mukhamadullin
21. Ty Smilanic
22. Noel Gunler
23. Marat Khustnutdinov
24. Jeremie Poirier
25. William Wallinder
26. Mavrik Bourque
27. John-Jason Peterka
28. Brendan Brisson
29. William Villeneuve
30. Justin Barron
31. Topi Niemela
32. Lukas Reichel
33. Thomas Bordeleau
34. Vasili Ponomaryov
35. Dylan Peterson
36. Antonio Stranges
37. Braden Schneider
38. Cross Hanas
39. Helge Grans
40. Tyson Foerster
41. Jaromir Pytlick
42. Emil Andrae
43. Justin Sourdif
44. Hendrix Lapierre
45. Ryan O'Rourke
46. Martin Chromiak
47. Luke Evangelista
48. Maxim Groshev
49. Justin Sourdif
50. Luke Tuch
51. Yan Kuznetsov
52. Theodor Niederbach
53. Jake Neighbours
54. Roni Hirvonen
55. Eemil Viro
56. Zion Nybeck
57. Jean-Luc Foudy
58. Simon Kubicek
59. Jan Bednar
60. Jack Finley
61. Daniel Torgersson
62. Tyler Kleven
63. Sam Colangelo
64. Ozzie Wiesblatt
65. Daniil Gushchin
65. Kasper Simontaival
66. Alexander Nikishin
67. Brett Berard
68. Carter Savoie
69. Nico Gross
70. Brock Faber
71. Yegor Sokolov
72. Ruben Rafkin
73. Drew Commesso
74. Brady Burns
75. Lukas Cormier

I like your list. The variance between yours and mine is the reason I'm thinking of starting the thread.

Between the two list:
93 different players were chosen.
My highest ranked player not in your top 75 was Jacob Perrault at 23
Your highest ranked player not in my top 75 was Vasili Ponomaryov at 34

Average Ranking (I've assigned 84 (93 total players - 75 players per list = 18, divided by 2 lists = 9, plus top 75 = 84) as a ranking to all the players in my top 75 that are not in yours and vice versa). Not sure that is the best way, its just what I came up with. If anyone has a better way, I'm open to suggestions.

Alexis Lafreniere	1
Quinton Byfield	2.5
Tim Stutzle	4
Lucas Raymond	4
Jamie Drysdale	4.5
Marco Rossi	6.5
Alexander Holtz	6.5
Anton Lundell	7
Cole Perfetti	9
Jake Sanderson	10.5
Jack Quinn	11
Dawson Mercer	14.5
Dylan Holloway	14.5
Conor Zary	15
Seth Jarvis	15.5
Rodion Amirov	17.5
Yaroslav Askarov	18
Noel Gunler	19
Jan Mysak	21.5
Mavrik Bourque	23
Kaiden Guhle	23
William Wallinder	23.5
William Villeneuve	27
Branden Schneider	28
Tyson Foerster	28.5
Justin Barron	30
Thomas Bordeleau	32.5
Brendan Brisson	32.5
Martin Chromiak	33.5
Helge Grans	33.5
Lukas Reichel	35.5
Jeremie Poirier	37
Justin Sourdif	39
Jake Neighbours	39.5
Ryan O'Rourke	39.5
Roni Hirvonen	41.5
Luke Evangelista	41.5
Ty Smilanic	44.5
Shakir Mukhamadullin	45
Topi Niemela	47
Jaromir Pytlik	47.5
Emil Andrae	49.5
Jack Finley	51
Tyler Kleven	51.5
Ozzy Wiesblatt	52
Jacob Perreault	53.5
Jean Luc Foudy	54
Antonio Stranges	54.5
Carter Savoie	55.5
Ridly Greig	57.5
Theodore Neiderbach	58
Zion Nybeck	59
Vasili Ponomaryov	59
Lukas Cormier	59.5
Dylan Peterson	59.5
Evan Vierling	61
Cross Hanas	61
Sam Colangelo	64
James Hardie	64.5
Rory Kerins	65
John-Jason Peterka	65.5
Jack Thompson	66
Brady Burns	66
Maxim Groshev	66
Ryan Francis	66.5
Luke Tuch	67
Yan Kuznetsov	67.5
Hendrix Lapierre	68
Zayde Wisdom	68.5
Pavel Novak	69.5
Eemil Viro	69.5
Michael Benning	70
Simon Kubicek	71
Sean Farrell	71.5
Jan Bednar	71.5
Tyler Tullio	72
Eamon Powell	72.5
Daniel Torgersson	72.5
Daniil Gushchin	74
Kasper Simontaival	74.5
Brandon Coe	75
Alexander Nikishin	75
Marat Khustnutdinov	75.5
Brett Berard	75.5
Connor McClennon	76.5
Brock Faber	77
Will Cuylle	77.5
Yegor Sokolov	77.5
Owen Pederson	78
Ruben Rafkin	78
Drew Commesso	78.5
Theo Rochette	79
Oliver Suni	79.5

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

 

[Sens72]

Alright, I'll give this a shot as well but I haven't done enough scouting on a lot of guys so I will cap it at 40.

1. Alexis Lafreniere
2. Quinton Byfield
3. Lucas Raymond
4. Tim Stutzle
5. Anton Lundell
6. Alexander Holtz
7. Marco Rossi
8. Cole Perfetti
9. Jamie Drysdale
10. Noel Gunler
11. Yaroslavl Askarov
12. Connor Zary
13. Jake Sanderson
14. Rodion Amirov
15. Jack Quinn
16. Jan Mysak
17. Seth Jarvis
18. Dylan Holloway
19. Jacob Perreault
20. Brendan Brisson
21. William Wallinder
22. Zion Nybeck
23. Topi Niemela
24. Kaiden Guhle
25. Lukas Cormier
26. Mavrik Bourque
27. William Villeneuve
28. Kasper Simontaival
29. Jake Neighbours
30. Roni Hirvonen
31. Dawson Mercer
32. Helge Grans
33. Martian Chromiak
34. Jeremie Poirier
35. Roby Jarventie
36. Thomas Bordeleau
37. Justin Barron
38. Ozzy Wiesblatt
39. Lukas Reichel
40. Tyson Foerster

 

[aragorn]

If Ottawa could end up drafting the way they are ranked now with the 2nd & 3rd OA picks I could see them drafting a future top line. For example, if they draft Byfield with their 1st first rd pick & Stutzle with their next 1st rd pick, than trade up to get a Jack Quinn RW with their 3rd 1st rd pick plus whatever assets work to make a deal, if possible. Than concentrate on the BPA in the 2nd rd including some good big defencemen. If the opportunity presents itself I would also try & draft Cuylle LW in the 2nd or Dylan Peterson C in the 3rd rd.

Stutzle (2) - Byfield (1) - Quinn (3)
Tkachuk - White - Batherson
Formenton - Norris - Pinto
Paul - Peterson - Kastelic

 

[armani]

If Ottawa could end up drafting the way they are ranked now with the 2nd & 3rd OA picks I could see them drafting a future top line. For example, if they draft Byfield with their 1st first rd pick & Stutzle with their next 1st rd pick, than trade up to get a Jack Quinn RW with their 3rd 1st rd pick plus whatever assets work to make a deal, if possible. Than concentrate on the BPA in the 2nd rd including some good big defencemen. If the opportunity presents itself I would also try & draft Cuylle LW in the 2nd or Dylan Peterson C in the 3rd rd.

Stutzle (2) - Byfield (1) - Quinn (3)
Tkachuk - White - Batherson
Formenton - Norris - Pinto
Paul - Peterson - Kastelic

Please no more Sabourin types on this team (I don't see a place for those types with the plethora of better prospects coming up).

Byfield and Strudel would be awesome, I am more curious about who they pick second after landing Laf. Byfield? Stu? Drysdale?

 

[Johnny Hanson]

If Ottawa could end up drafting the way they are ranked now with the 2nd & 3rd OA picks I could see them drafting a future top line. For example, if they draft Byfield with their 1st first rd pick & Stutzle with their next 1st rd pick, than trade up to get a Jack Quinn RW with their 3rd 1st rd pick plus whatever assets work to make a deal, if possible. Than concentrate on the BPA in the 2nd rd including some good big defencemen. If the opportunity presents itself I would also try & draft Cuylle LW in the 2nd or Dylan Peterson C in the 3rd rd.

Stutzle (2) - Byfield (1) - Quinn (3)
Tkachuk - White - Batherson
Formenton - Norris - Pinto
Paul - Peterson - Kastelic

White C is too small for that lineup

 

[Bubba Pilks]

Alright, I'll give this a shot as well but I haven't done enough scouting on a lot of guys so I will cap it at 40.

1. Alexis Lafreniere
2. Quinton Byfield
3. Lucas Raymond
4. Tim Stutzle
5. Anton Lundell
6. Alexander Holtz
7. Marco Rossi
8. Cole Perfetti
9. Jamie Drysdale
10. Noel Gunler
11. Yaroslavl Askarov
12. Connor Zary
13. Jake Sanderson
14. Rodion Amirov
15. Jack Quinn
16. Jan Mysak
17. Seth Jarvis
18. Dylan Holloway
19. Jacob Perreault
20. Brendan Brisson
21. William Wallinder
22. Zion Nybeck
23. Topi Niemela
24. Kaiden Guhle
25. Lukas Cormier
26. Mavrik Bourque
27. William Villeneuve
28. Kasper Simontaival
29. Jake Neighbours
30. Roni Hirvonen
31. Dawson Mercer
32. Helge Grans
33. Martian Chromiak
34. Jeremie Poirier
35. Roby Jarventie
36. Thomas Bordeleau
37. Justin Barron
38. Ozzy Wiesblatt
39. Lukas Reichel
40. Tyson Foerster

Added to my spreadsheet and will be included when I start the thread tomorrow.

 

[Sweatred]

If Ottawa could end up drafting the way they are ranked now with the 2nd & 3rd OA picks I could see them drafting a future top line. For example, if they draft Byfield with their 1st first rd pick & Stutzle with their next 1st rd pick, than trade up to get a Jack Quinn RW with their 3rd 1st rd pick plus whatever assets work to make a deal, if possible. Than concentrate on the BPA in the 2nd rd including some good big defencemen. If the opportunity presents itself I would also try & draft Cuylle LW in the 2nd or Dylan Peterson C in the 3rd rd.

Stutzle (2) - Byfield (1) - Quinn (3)
Tkachuk - White - Batherson
Formenton - Norris - Pinto
Paul - Peterson - Kastelic

I don’t see the value in giving up say #21 and #45 for Quinn. That could be Sanderson/B.Schneider + Jarvis/Foerster or who ever you like. I also see Pinto as this teams 3C and Norris 2C by 2022. Big kid, battles hard, great on the dot etc.

No one ever discusses it but if your going to move to 10OA to get Quinn why not try 8-9 where Rossi/Perf may fall.

 

[BoardsofCanada]

If Ottawa could end up drafting the way they are ranked now with the 2nd & 3rd OA picks I could see them drafting a future top line. For example, if they draft Byfield with their 1st first rd pick & Stutzle with their next 1st rd pick, than trade up to get a Jack Quinn RW with their 3rd 1st rd pick plus whatever assets work to make a deal, if possible. Than concentrate on the BPA in the 2nd rd including some good big defencemen. If the opportunity presents itself I would also try & draft Cuylle LW in the 2nd or Dylan Peterson C in the 3rd rd.

Stutzle (2) - Byfield (1) - Quinn (3)
Tkachuk - White - Batherson
Formenton - Norris - Pinto
Paul - Peterson - Kastelic

Where is Logan Brown?

 

[Super Cake]

It sucks that we won't where where our draft picks will land for a who knows how long.

Usually the draft lottery takes place before the playoffs start.

 

[Agent Zub]

I have some players I want more than others, but the thing I love about this draft is that even if they dont pick the players I want whoever they pick is still going to be a great pick.

I like Rossi more than Perfetti, but if we get Perfetti? I'm not complaining too much. He's got sky high upside as well and might end up better. Miss out on Byfield and Stutzle and end up with Raymond? I'll take it, we're still adding a top tier offensive talent.

As long as Dorion doesn't try and pretend hes the smartest person in the room it's impossible to mess this draft up with the picks we have.

 

[aragorn]

It sucks that we won't where where our draft picks will land for a who knows how long.

Usually the draft lottery takes place before the playoffs start.

Definitely should insert Brown over White there, I forgot about him.

 

[RAFI BOMB]

I watch mine all live from a shady website that I'm probably not allowed to say on here?

But this major European streaming service Telia bought the rights to Finnish Liiga so they've really cracked down on streaming of Liiga games.

What is your opinion of Dmitri Rashevsky? He is a 2nd year draft eligible and really lit it up this season. He scored two goals in this recent playoff game and he wears number 11.

 

[Super Cake]

I have some players I want more than others, but the thing I love about this draft is that even if they dont pick the players I want whoever they pick is still going to be a great pick.

I like Rossi more than Perfetti, but if we get Perfetti? I'm not complaining too much. He's got sky high upside as well and might end up better. Miss out on Byfield and Stutzle and end up with Raymond? I'll take it, we're still adding a top tier offensive talent.

As long as Dorion doesn't try and pretend hes the smartest person in the room it's impossible to mess this draft up with the picks we have.

Confirmed with link: Sens 1st + Sharks 1st for extended Ceci 9 million 8 years

Dorion during the post trade presser:
Media: So why make this trade
Dorion: " Well i have always loved Ceci and it broke my heart to have to trade him. I wanted to do anything in my power to get Ceci back who is our lord and savior"
Media: Don't you think the fans will be mad at this trade.
Dorion: Nope
Media: Why do you say that?
Dorion: Because we're a team.

 

[MatchesMalone]

I like your list. The variance between yours and mine is the reason I'm thinking of starting the thread.

Between the two list:
93 different players were chosen.
My highest ranked player not in your top 75 was Jacob Perrault at 23
Your highest ranked player not in my top 75 was Vasili Ponomaryov at 34

Average Ranking (I've assigned 84 (93 total players - 75 players per list = 18, divided by 2 lists = 9, plus top 75 = 84) as a ranking to all the players in my top 75 that are not in yours and vice versa). Not sure that is the best way, its just what I came up with. If anyone has a better way, I'm open to suggestions.

Alexis Lafreniere	1
Quinton Byfield	2.5
Tim Stutzle	4
Lucas Raymond	4
Jamie Drysdale	4.5
Marco Rossi	6.5
Alexander Holtz	6.5
Anton Lundell	7
Cole Perfetti	9
Jake Sanderson	10.5
Jack Quinn	11
Dawson Mercer	14.5
Dylan Holloway	14.5
Conor Zary	15
Seth Jarvis	15.5
Rodion Amirov	17.5
Yaroslav Askarov	18
Noel Gunler	19
Jan Mysak	21.5
Mavrik Bourque	23
Kaiden Guhle	23
William Wallinder	23.5
William Villeneuve	27
Branden Schneider	28
Tyson Foerster	28.5
Justin Barron	30
Thomas Bordeleau	32.5
Brendan Brisson	32.5
Martin Chromiak	33.5
Helge Grans	33.5
Lukas Reichel	35.5
Jeremie Poirier	37
Justin Sourdif	39
Jake Neighbours	39.5
Ryan O'Rourke	39.5
Roni Hirvonen	41.5
Luke Evangelista	41.5
Ty Smilanic	44.5
Shakir Mukhamadullin	45
Topi Niemela	47
Jaromir Pytlik	47.5
Emil Andrae	49.5
Jack Finley	51
Tyler Kleven	51.5
Ozzy Wiesblatt	52
Jacob Perreault	53.5
Jean Luc Foudy	54
Antonio Stranges	54.5
Carter Savoie	55.5
Ridly Greig	57.5
Theodore Neiderbach	58
Zion Nybeck	59
Vasili Ponomaryov	59
Lukas Cormier	59.5
Dylan Peterson	59.5
Evan Vierling	61
Cross Hanas	61
Sam Colangelo	64
James Hardie	64.5
Rory Kerins	65
John-Jason Peterka	65.5
Jack Thompson	66
Brady Burns	66
Maxim Groshev	66
Ryan Francis	66.5
Luke Tuch	67
Yan Kuznetsov	67.5
Hendrix Lapierre	68
Zayde Wisdom	68.5
Pavel Novak	69.5
Eemil Viro	69.5
Michael Benning	70
Simon Kubicek	71
Sean Farrell	71.5
Jan Bednar	71.5
Tyler Tullio	72
Eamon Powell	72.5
Daniel Torgersson	72.5
Daniil Gushchin	74
Kasper Simontaival	74.5
Brandon Coe	75
Alexander Nikishin	75
Marat Khustnutdinov	75.5
Brett Berard	75.5
Connor McClennon	76.5
Brock Faber	77
Will Cuylle	77.5
Yegor Sokolov	77.5
Owen Pederson	78
Ruben Rafkin	78
Drew Commesso	78.5
Theo Rochette	79
Oliver Suni	79.5

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

Thanks dude. I've seen most of the players in the top 20 or so a lot. After that it's been pretty sporadic. I included a couple of players I've never seen at all.

I'm sure I like your list too, but I just haven't seen too much of Chromiak, Foerster, some other players you really like.

I think the Sens should be going out of their way to target Yegor Sokolov. The AHL team will be depleted next year due to graduations, and Sokolov will be able to step right into an AHL depth position. Upside is a big power forward who could maybe play a complementary role on a scoring line. I've also quite liked Bashkirov, as far as over-agers and Russians.

One other thing, missing Perreault was an oversight on my part. I initially had him in the early 40s, but was shuffling names around and he got left off somehow. No big deal, I'll update my list next month anyway.

 

[MatchesMalone]

I'm looking forward to lists from RAFI BOMB, The Analytic, Caesar Rex, Bert, JungleBeats, SensofAnarchy