Nice piece on Frank Nazar, who is being sorely under-ranked by the consensus. With the US-NTDP centers, I have him about even with Logan Cooley, but @Guadana has Nazar higher than Cooley.
Frank Nazar feels underrated among this year's National Hockey League draft class and he thinks he knows why. Nazar came in No. 15 on the final list of prospects compiled by TSN Hockey Insider Bob McKenzie after playing through injuries this season.
Looks like Dawson Mercer's younger brother Riley is a goalie. Central has him #32 among North Americans, so I'm guessing he's a long shot to be drafted. Maybe we can give him a prospect camp invite if we have some open spots?
I love Cooley's floor. I think the mix of his speed, pace, intelligence and compete level will see him be, at the very least, an excellent middle six center at the NHL level. But as far as the upside goes, I don't see his being as high as some of the other US-NTDP players, notably Nazar.
As I've said in my mock draft, I think Cooley has a very high chance of falling out of the top 3, and I think he'd be a very good pick at #4 or #5. But conversely, I also think the people who thought he had a chance to go #1 or #2 overall were smoking some really potent stuff.
Nice piece on Frank Nazar, who is being sorely under-ranked by the consensus. With the US-NTDP centers, I have him about even with Logan Cooley, but @Guadana has Nazar higher than Cooley.
Frank Nazar feels underrated among this year's National Hockey League draft class and he thinks he knows why. Nazar came in No. 15 on the final list of prospects compiled by TSN Hockey Insider Bob McKenzie after playing through injuries this season.
Looks like Dawson Mercer's younger brother Riley is a goalie. Central has him #32 among North Americans, so I'm guessing he's a long shot to be drafted. Maybe we can give him a prospect camp invite if we have some open spots?
hey everyone, wanted to tag along with STI and share my final rankings as well. went for a Top 100 with 10 HMs this year, which is a new record for me. lotta fun going over these players given how much variability and uncertainty there's been. it really is uncanny how so many of the preseason favorites for this draft struggled whereas a number of lesser appreciated targets took massive steps forward, creating a total mush lol. big thanks to all the great minds here discussing these players. fun to see our agreements/disagreements, and also pick up on some names i might not have been focusing on.
rather than rewrite my thoughts here, i figured id also share a couple of twitter ramblings i had regarding our options at #2 as well as some of my favorite prospects this year. might help give some context to how i ranked some players
thanks again for all the great discussion this year, im more than happy to go through my thought process on anything as we eagerly await the big day
Top 100 and 10 HMs
1 Shane Wright
2 Juraj Slafkovský
3 David Jiříček
4 Šimon Nemec
5 Danila Yurov
6 Logan Cooley
7 Frank Nazar III
8 Matthew Savoie
9 Cutter Gauthier
10 Liam Öhgren
11 Marco Kasper
12 Ryan Chesley
13 Ivan Miroshnichenko
14 Alexander Perevalov
15 Rutger McGroarty
16 Brad Lambert
17 Joakim Kemell
18 Pavel Mintyukov
19 Jiří Kulich
20 Denton Mateychuk
21 Jonathan Lekkerimäki
22 Sam Rinzel
23 Conor Geekie
24 Gleb Trikozov
25 Isaac Howard
26 Arseni Koromyslov
27 Lian Bichsel
28 Julian Lutz
29 Owen Beck
30 Seamus Casey
31 Calle Odelius
32 Tristan Luneau
33 Kevin Korchinski
34 Jimmy Snuggerud
35 Noah Östlund
36 Filip Mešár
37 Adam Sýkora
38 Jagger Firkus
39 Nathan Gaucher
40 Noah Warren
41 Dmitri Buchelnikov
42 Cameron Lund
43 Mattias Hävelid
44 Lane Hutson
45 Viktor Neuchev
46 David Goyette
47 Michael Fisher
48 Vladimir Grudinin
49 Logan Morrison
50 Matyáš Šapovaliv
51 Owen Pickering
52 Filip Bystedt
53 Jack D. Hughes
54 Alexander Suzdalev
55 Jani Nyman
56 Isaiah George
57 Reid Schaefer
58 Vinzenz Rohrer
59 Servác Petrovský
60 Paul Ludwinski
61 Rieger Lorenz
62 Luca Del Bel Belluz
63 Devin Kaplan
64 Elias Salomonsson
65 Artyom Duda
66 Tomas Hamara
67 Bryce McConnell-Barker
68 Kasper Kulonummi
69 Danny Zhilkin
70 Spencer Sova
71 Gavin Hayes
72 Dylan James
73 Maveric Lamoureux
74 Matthew Poitras
75 Topi Rönni
76 Jordan Dumais
77 Hunter Haight
78 Mats Lindgren
79 Christian Kyrou
80 Jordan Gustafson
81 Miko Matikka
82 Beau Jelsma
83 Alex Bump
84 Marcus Nguyen
85 Matthew Seminoff
86 Artyom Barabosha
87 Adam Ingram
88 Ludwig Persson
89 Aleksanteri Kaskimäki
90 Simon Forsmark
91 Kirill Dolzhenkov
92 Ty Nelson
93 Cruz Lucius
94 Fraser Minten
95 Pano Fimis
96 Nicholas Moldenhauer
97 Tucker Robertson
98 Mikey Milne
99 Ryan Greene
100 Otto Salin
HM Michael Buchinger
HM Jack Devine
HM Quinn Finley
HM Maddox Fleming
HM Ruslan Gazizov
HM Ryan Healey
HM Ludvig Jansson
HM Joel Jonsson
HM Cole Knuble
HM Jake Livanavage
hey everyone, wanted to tag along with STI and share my final rankings as well. went for a Top 100 with 10 HMs this year, which is a new record for me. lotta fun going over these players given how much variability and uncertainty there's been. it really is uncanny how so many of the preseason favorites for this draft struggled whereas a number of lesser appreciated targets took massive steps forward, creating a total mush lol. big thanks to all the great minds here discussing these players. fun to see our agreements/disagreements, and also pick up on some names i might not have been focusing on.
rather than rewrite my thoughts here, i figured id also share a couple of twitter ramblings i had regarding our options at #2 as well as some of my favorite prospects this year. might help give some context to how i ranked some players
thanks again for all the great discussion this year, im more than happy to go through my thought process on anything as we eagerly await the big day
Top 100 and 10 HMs
1 Shane Wright
2 Juraj Slafkovský
3 David Jiříček
4 Šimon Nemec
5 Danila Yurov
6 Logan Cooley
7 Frank Nazar III
8 Matthew Savoie
9 Cutter Gauthier
10 Liam Öhgren
11 Marco Kasper
12 Ryan Chesley
13 Ivan Miroshnichenko
14 Alexander Perevalov
15 Rutger McGroarty
16 Brad Lambert
17 Joakim Kemell
18 Pavel Mintyukov
19 Jiří Kulich
20 Denton Mateychuk
21 Jonathan Lekkerimäki
22 Sam Rinzel
23 Conor Geekie
24 Gleb Trikozov
25 Isaac Howard
26 Arseni Koromyslov
27 Lian Bichsel
28 Julian Lutz
29 Owen Beck
30 Seamus Casey
31 Calle Odelius
32 Tristan Luneau
33 Kevin Korchinski
34 Jimmy Snuggerud
35 Noah Östlund
36 Filip Mešár
37 Adam Sýkora
38 Jagger Firkus
39 Nathan Gaucher
40 Noah Warren
41 Dmitri Buchelnikov
42 Cameron Lund
43 Mattias Hävelid
44 Lane Hutson
45 Viktor Neuchev
46 David Goyette
47 Michael Fisher
48 Vladimir Grudinin
49 Logan Morrison
50 Matyáš Šapovaliv
51 Owen Pickering
52 Filip Bystedt
53 Jack D. Hughes
54 Alexander Suzdalev
55 Jani Nyman
56 Isaiah George
57 Reid Schaefer
58 Vinzenz Rohrer
59 Servác Petrovský
60 Paul Ludwinski
61 Rieger Lorenz
62 Luca Del Bel Belluz
63 Devin Kaplan
64 Elias Salomonsson
65 Artyom Duda
66 Tomas Hamara
67 Bryce McConnell-Barker
68 Kasper Kulonummi
69 Danny Zhilkin
70 Spencer Sova
71 Gavin Hayes
72 Dylan James
73 Maveric Lamoureux
74 Matthew Poitras
75 Topi Rönni
76 Jordan Dumais
77 Hunter Haight
78 Mats Lindgren
79 Christian Kyrou
80 Jordan Gustafson
81 Miko Matikka
82 Beau Jelsma
83 Alex Bump
84 Marcus Nguyen
85 Matthew Seminoff
86 Artyom Barabosha
87 Adam Ingram
88 Ludwig Persson
89 Aleksanteri Kaskimäki
90 Simon Forsmark
91 Kirill Dolzhenkov
92 Ty Nelson
93 Cruz Lucius
94 Fraser Minten
95 Pano Fimis
96 Nicholas Moldenhauer
97 Tucker Robertson
98 Mikey Milne
99 Ryan Greene
100 Otto Salin
HM Michael Buchinger
HM Jack Devine
HM Quinn Finley
HM Maddox Fleming
HM Ruslan Gazizov
HM Ryan Healey
HM Ludvig Jansson
HM Joel Jonsson
HM Cole Knuble
HM Jake Livanavage
Barabosha is as underrated as any defender in the 2022 class. He's a crushing hitter and ace shot-blocker who skates very well and defends expertly. He's also a plus player with the puck and shoots well. I'd say he has the upside of a second-pairing, all-situations shut-down physical defender at the NHL level. I'm extremely high on this kid. If the Devils drafted him, he would immediately shoot up to #1 on the RD depth chart for the prospect pool.
What does it take to make this list? Well just being foreign doesn’t make a name wacky and fun but it can happen.
Other than that, names that sound like cool D&D or Star Wars characters are highly rated. Names that sound like fictional characters from other sources go after that. Cool Italian names often make the list. Or just names that have some oomph or pizazz.
Dario Allenspach
Grayson Badger
Angus Booth
Isac Born
Alex Bump
Lorenzo Canonica
Damian Carfagna
Seamus Casey
Andon Cerbone
Chase Coward
Emmett Croteau
Luca Del Bel Belluz
Rodwin Dionicio
Domenic DiVincentiis
Artyom Duda
Reid Dyck
Layton Feist
Jagger Firkus
Maddox Fleming
Vsevolod Gaidamak
Paxton Geisel
Dennis Good Bogg
Gibson Homer
Jack Hughes
Beau Jelsma
Taos Jordan
Nils Juntorp
Croix Kochendorfer
Maveric Lamoureux
Jake Livanavage
Rieger Lorenz
Cruz Lucius
Marcel Marcel
Hunter Mayo
Rutger McGroaty
Nestor Noiva
Calle Odelius
Veit Oswald
Ty Paisley
Zam Plante
Topi Rönni
Rasmus Rudslätt
Otto Salin
Jack Sparkes
Brady Stonehouse
Helmer Styf
Jimi Suomi
Dovar Tinling
Gleb Trikozov
Dalyn Wakely
Jace Weir
Oasiz Wiesblatt
Wyatt Wurst
Platon Zadorozhny
And the Best Names in 2022 Draft winners (it was a three way tie) are
Axel Mangbo
Bogdans Hodass
Boston Buckberger
Finally got around to watching some Owen Beck and I have to say he's instantly become one of my favorite players to watch in this class. Smart, skilled and ultra competitive player that has few weaknesses and so many strengths. Definitely a player that would be on my short list at #37.
I was bored so I did a sim draft with that site @StevenToddIves mentioned. And before anyone kills me, Slaf was picked #1 lol.
2. Shane Wright
37. Noah Warren
70. Christian Kyrou
102. Michael Fisher
110. Dmitri Buchelnikov
126. Logan Morrison
141. Maxim Barbashev
166. Ivan Zhigalov
198. David Spacek
I don't think is very realistic at all, but it was fun. Also, I'd like a grade for this, but I think it'd be hard to do that without knowing what the entire draft board looked like, which I'm not sure how to show (and I think it's too late). There were not really great options at 37 tbh.
Thanks! Really appreciate the effort to go all the way to #120.
From the top I'd flip Cooley and Jiricek. And I think Lekkerimäki, Geekie and Howard should be higher. The more I've thought about it the more I think Lekkerimäki will be a great, potentially a star player. I really love the Geekie brothers, big very skilled forwards, I'm still expecting Morgan to break through and become a 30 goal close to ppg forward. Also I know you like Howard too, but any particular reason you view him as the "weakest" of the "big 5" usdp players?
No need to apologize, I'm not really that invested in him
You're probably right, this past season was a huge disappointment for him and the whole Kraken team. I just think he has enormous potential. He had a great junior career and has looked excellent in the AHL. I was certain he'd be at least 0.5ppg in his first full NHL season. The whole team was a mess though and it's not like he's getting top minutes or quality linemates. I still think he'll breakout, but I understand how it might seem irrational.
This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.
www.tsn.ca
