2023 3-7 Round Picks Out Playing Their Draft Position

[RipCityPuckers]

Who are some 2023 3rd-7th round picks that have out played their draft position this year?

Said a different way, if the 2023 draft was happening tomorrow instead, who would be the risers?

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[coooldude]

Sharks fans are happy about Luca Cagnoni in the 4th. Was projected to go in the 2nd, fell to the 4th probably because he's barely 5'9" (although also over 180lbs as an 18yo, stocky) and is showing out in the WHL. 90 points in 65 games led all WHL defensemen, 9 points in 6 playoff games. Same question remains whether he's too small for the NHL and whether his game will translate -- some scouts think his ceiling is Calen Addison (who is roughly a 6-7 PMD and PP2 captain at best). Would be amazing if he proved them wrong.

5th rounder Eric Pohlkamp is heading to DU next year after a solid year at Bemidji State and a good showing at the WJC's (3 points in 7 games and a very steady presence). Probably better than most everyone expected.

 

[LeProspector]

Here’s a couple I have identified throughout the year:


Aiden Fink - 7th Nsh
Rodwin Dionicio - 5th Ana
Matthew Andonovski - 5th Ott
Noah Chadwick - 6th Tor
Oiva Keskinen - 7th Cbj
Justin Kipkie - 5th Ari
Aaron Pionk - 5th Min
C.E Legault - 5th Car
Carter Sotheran - 5th Phi

 

[WhatTheDuck]

Ducks 3rd rounder Yegor Sidorov and 5th rounder Rodwin Dionicio both had pretty big years

 

[jfhabs]

Jacob Fowler

 

[Junohockeyfan]

Jacob Fowler and Joshua Roy


Florian Xhekaj potentially

 

[LeProspector]

Jacob Fowler and Joshua Roy


Florian Xhekaj potentially

Roy was selected in 2023? Good to know.

Xhekaj definitely isn’t doing anything crazy - switch the name Florian Xhekaj with Jacob Julian and you have two big body players, that were both drafted in the mid rounds as ‘04’s that essentially did the same things this season in the OHL. Montreal fans just have a hard on for the name Xhekaj.

 

[Beauterham]

#76 Juraj Pekarcik looks like he could've been a late 1st rounder/ early 2nd rounder.

#138 Paul Fischer is also someone who could very well trend up the next seasons.

 

[Hattrick Kane]

Nick Lardis looks fantastic.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Dylan Roobroeck 6th round 178OA. He’s 6’7, over 1PPG in the OHL, and has shown a lot of improvement over the course of the season.

 

[Cowumbus]

Who are some 2023 3rd-7th round picks that have out played their draft position this year?

Said a different way, if the 2023 draft was happening tomorrow instead, who would be the risers?

Oiva Keskinen

 

[Petes2424]

Who are some 2023 3rd-7th round picks that have out played their draft position this year?

Said a different way, if the 2023 draft was happening tomorrow instead, who would be the risers?

Well, it doesn’t get much better than Emmitt Finnie..

Think about this. If he were 3 months younger, he would likely be a 1st Round Pick in this year’s draft. Especially with the lack of pure skill depth in this draft, and his ability to drive a line from the wing.

Detroit took Finnie, one of the youngest players in the 23’ draft, in the 7th Round..

What’s funny is, Finnie is a natural C, but this is where scouts make their money, and others show how bad they are.

First of all, Kamloops was loaded last year because of hosting the Memorial Cup. So Finnie was buried down the depth chart most of the season. They had 8-9 NHL draft picks. Couple that with Finnie playing a lot of bottom 6 minutes at C. On the 4th line a lot. Not exactly your NHL draft eligible prospect.

There was stretch though mid season, where Finnie was moved to the wing, and played up with some older players. I can’t even remember why they moved him up, and to the wing for those games. During that short stretch of 7-8 games, he was actually driving the line, with skilled NHL draft picks.

A lot of people thought his 10 game point streak to end the season, extending it to 15 games in the playoffs, was why Detroit took a flier on him.

Nope. It was those 7-8 games earlier in the season. Where he showed he could drive a scoring line with very talented players, from the wing. During the 15 game streak btw, he was also playing mostly wing, but he was back in the bottom 6, and Demek was driving that line.

So a lot of scouts really weren’t looking at him much. Mostly because the team was so loaded, and he wasn’t getting opportunities other draft eligible players were getting, but they also thought he was benefiting from playing with all those NHL draft picks, and he wasn’t producing at C..

Let’s be honest. They missed those stretch of games, where he proved what type of player he was.

Anyway, he comes to rookie camp with Detroit, and plays mostly left wing. Same thing. He’s just a completely different player. Then he comes to NHL camp, and here’s some random 18 year old kid making plays with NHL players.

Then he returns to Kamloops, back to C, but then they make the Minten trade early in the season, ending up with Jordan Keller in return. At this point, someone got smart and decided it’s time to move Finnie to the wing for the season.

The rest is history. He just started blowing up. Driving a scoring line from the wing.

Finnie is just a different player on the wing, playing a top roll. Whether he ends up back at C at any point, time will tell, but when a winger is able to drive a line, good scouts take notice.

So this isn’t an overager situation. He’s still only 18 years old. He’s just that guy, like a Huberdeau type, who’s a natural C, but he can drive a line much better with less responsibilities, for whatever reason.

So you gotta think Detroit seen that stretch of games last year, and that’s why they took a flier on him in the 7th Round. In fact, I can tell you they actually talked to him prior to the draft about drafting him, because they think he can drive a line.

At 18 years old, as a 7th Round Pick, he already has an NHL contract, and is playing ATO games in the AHL, to finish out his season before returning to Juniors for his 19 year old season.

Not sure any other 7th rounder recently, has seen his stock skyrocket like Finnie. Especially still being only 18 years old.

 

[Vasilevskiy]

Aiden Fink

 

[LeProspector]

Well, it doesn’t get much better than Emmitt Finnie..

Think about this. If he were 3 months younger, he would likely be a 1st Round Pick in this year’s draft. Especially with the lack of pure skill depth in this draft, and his ability to drive a line from the wing.

Detroit took Finnie, one of the youngest players in the 23’ draft, in the 7th Round..

What’s funny is, Finnie is a natural C, but this is where scouts make their money, and others show how bad they are.

First of all, Kamloops was loaded last year because of hosting the Memorial Cup. So Finnie was buried down the depth chart most of the season. They had 8-9 NHL draft picks. Couple that with Finnie playing a lot of bottom 6 minutes at C. On the 4th line a lot. Not exactly your NHL draft eligible prospect.

There was stretch though mid season, where Finnie was moved to the wing, and played up with some older players. I can’t even remember why they moved him up, and to the wing for those games. During that short stretch of 7-8 games, he was actually driving the line, with skilled NHL draft picks.

A lot of people thought his 10 game point streak to end the season, extending it to 15 games in the playoffs, was why Detroit took a flier on him.

Nope. It was those 7-8 games earlier in the season. Where he showed he could drive a scoring line with very talented players, from the wing. During the 15 game streak btw, he was also playing mostly wing, but he was back in the bottom 6, and Demek was driving that line.

So a lot of scouts really weren’t looking at him much. Mostly because the team was so loaded, and he wasn’t getting opportunities other draft eligible players were getting, but they also thought he was benefiting from playing with all those NHL draft picks, and he wasn’t producing at C..

Let’s be honest. They missed those stretch of games, where he proved what type of player he was.

Anyway, he comes to rookie camp with Detroit, and plays mostly left wing. Same thing. He’s just a completely different player. Then he comes to NHL camp, and here’s some random 18 year old kid making plays with NHL players.

Then he returns to Kamloops, back to C, but then they make the Minten trade early in the season, ending up with Jordan Keller in return. At this point, someone got smart and decided it’s time to move Finnie to the wing for the season.

The rest is history. He just started blowing up. Driving a scoring line from the wing.

Finnie is just a different player on the wing, playing a top roll. Whether he ends up back at C at any point, time will tell, but when a winger is able to drive a line, good scouts take notice.

So this isn’t an overager situation. He’s still only 18 years old. He’s just that guy, like a Huberdeau type, who’s a natural C, but he can drive a line much better with less responsibilities, for whatever reason.

So you gotta think Detroit seen that stretch of games last year, and that’s why they took a flier on him in the 7th Round. In fact, I can tell you they actually talked to him prior to the draft about drafting him, because they think he can drive a line.

At 18 years old, as a 7th Round Pick, he already has an NHL contract, and is playing ATO games in the AHL, to finish out his season before returning to Juniors for his 19 year old season.

Not sure any other 7th rounder recently, has seen his stock skyrocket like Finnie. Especially still being only 18 years old.

He would NOT be a first rounder in this draft. He is a solid selection 100% but that statement is ludicrous.

Have you seen what Jack Devine and Sam Lipkin have done recently as 7th round picks? How about Aiden Fink from the EXACT SAME DRAFT? They’re much better selections than Finnie.

I see a biased ass post from a Red Wings fan.

 

[Hockeyville USA]

Jacob Fowler (MTL), Hunter Brzustewicz (VAN, traded to CGY), Luca Cagnoni (SJS), Mikhail Ilyin (PIT), Ryan Conmy (LAK), Aiden Fink (NSH)