NHL Entry Draft 2023 NHL Draft Thread

[BonHoonLayneCornell]

What a let down of a draft weekend.

 

[Gil Gunderson]

Are you really even a scout if you aren't watching Kazakh U20 games?

Budget so big we can do that.

 

[Ouroboros]

At 215 Sens take Nicholas Vantassell from the USHL

Overagers are back on the menu, boys!

 

[Gil Gunderson]

A freakishly huge overager. Two birds, one stone.

 

[Oscar The Grouch]

A freakishly huge overager. Two birds, one stone.

We've been searching for Buddy Robinson ever since we let him go.

 

[dmarc]

No short kings allowed at the Sens draft table

 

[Sensators]

Draft day always makes me laugh. Now for the long off ssn...

 

[Icelevel]

there goes emil jarventie

 

[Gil Gunderson]

No short kings allowed at the Sens draft table

Was this all to spite Debrincat? Like Dorion's version of daddy/mommy issues?

 

[Ouroboros]

Budget so big we can do that.

I like to think they were watching grainy VHS footage of him. Like hockey's version of the Zapruder tape.

 

[Cosmix]

25 picks away from our 7th round domination

 

[BondraTime]

I'm feeling a 6'6" freak Swede that isn't even producing in the J20 league, a Euro goalie nobody is even sure actually exists, and a USHL overager.

2/3, solid.

 

[saskriders]

I don't want to overreact and I know nothing about any of these players, but it kinda feels like we are obsessed with size. I'm honestly most excited about the goalie because goalies can be such wild cards.

 

[dumbdick]

I wonder if you just polled current OHL players about who will have the best NHL careers if they wouldn't do better than the scouts?

Someone should organize that as an experiment one day. I'd put some stock in those rankings.

 

[Beech]

interesting:

2020	3 players drafted past round 3	none have made it so far
2019	3 players drafted past round 3	1 has made it (Mark K)
2018	5 players drafted past round 3	none have made it so far
2017	2 players drafted pas round 3	1 has made it (Drake B)
2016	3 players drafted past round 3	none have made it
2015	4 players drafted past round 3	none have made it
2014	3 players drafted past round 3	none have made it
2013	5 players drafted past round 3	none have made it

8 years. 28 players chosen. 2 have made it !!!! kind off. Mark K. is still a question mark (Making it is playing 200 or more games).

 

[BondraTime]

I don't want to overreact and I know nothing about any of these players, but it kinda feels like we are obsessed with size. I'm honestly most excited about the goalie because goalies can be such wild cards.

Sens have been obsessed with size for a long time.

They had 5 very late picks, all are dart throws, only 1 has to be signed in the next 2 years, 2 have 4 year windows, and the other 2 have 5 year windows to be singed. Just a complete Hail Mary and hope for the best; which is really all that can be expected picking where they are.

 

[Gil Gunderson]

I wonder if you just polled current OHL players about who will have the best NHL careers if they wouldn't do better than the scouts?

Someone should organize that as an experiment one day. I'd put some stock in those rankings.

Probably not. They'd just rank who's toughest to play against, without factoring in age, projection, and what will/won't transfer to the pro game.

 

[mianjo]

Ottawa Senators 2023 draft picks

RD	PICK	OVERALL PICK	TEAM	NAME	POS	COUNTRY	H	W	AMATEUR LEAGUE	AMATEUR TEAM
	4	12	108		Hoyt Stanley	D	CAN	6' 2"	187	BCHL	VICTORIA
	5	12	140		Matthew Andonovski	D	CAN	6' 2"	200	OHL	KITCHENER
	7	12	204		Owen Beckner	C	CAN	6' 2"	175	BCHL	SALMON ARM
	7	15	207		Vladimir Nikitin	G	KAZ	6' 4"	192	KAZAKHSTAN U20	BARYS NUR-SULTAN U20
	7	23	215		Nicholas Vantassell	R	USA	6' 4"	196	USHL	GREEN BAY

 

[BondraTime]

I wonder if you just polled current OHL players about who will have the best NHL careers if they wouldn't do better than the scouts?

Someone should organize that as an experiment one day. I'd put some stock in those rankings.

Almost guarantee you they would.

 

[Ouroboros]

2/3, solid.

They really let me down with that Owen Beckner pick.

 

[BondraTime]

Leaving a draft with 4 Junior A players definitely isn’t a great feeling

 

[Joeyjoejoe]

I only have hope for the Hoyt and the Kazakhstan goalie from this draft. Everyone else's stat lines are meh as hell.

 

[BonHoonLayneCornell]

Leaving a draft with 4 Junior A players definitely isn’t a great feeling

Pretty hard to be excited about a draft at all when all you have is a few late round picks.

 

[Icelevel]

Ottawa Senators 2023 draft picks

RD	PICK	OVERALL PICK	TEAM	NAME	POS	COUNTRY	H	W	AMATEUR LEAGUE	AMATEUR TEAM
	4	12	108		Hoyt Stanley	D	CAN	6' 2"	187	BCHL	VICTORIA
	5	12	140		Matthew Andonovski	D	CAN	6' 2"	200	OHL	KITCHENER
	7	12	204		Owen Beckner	C	CAN	6' 2"	175	BCHL	SALMON ARM
	7	15	207		Vladimir Nikitin	G	KAZ	6' 4"	192	KAZAKHSTAN U20	BARYS NUR-SULTAN U20
	7	23	215		Nicholas Vantassell	R	USA	6' 4"	196	USHL	GREEN BAY

just missing a left winger

 

[PatrickEaves]

I only have hope for the Hoyt and the Kazakhstan goalie from this draft. Everyone else's stat lines are meh as hell.

I mean coming out of a draft with the next Dominik Hasek is a pretty good result.