Golden Knights crazy good 2017 draft class + few great u23 players

[Artorius Horus T]

If you look at last years draft, you can only wonder; "isn't there anything that this team can't do"
braking every single inaugural franchise record and drafting spot on (in both drafts).

First, lets look at the 2017 Golden Knights draft class.

1st pick: Cody Glass (forward)
2nd pick: Nick Suzuki (forward)
3rd pick: Erik Brännström (d-man)
4th pick: Nicolas Hague (d-man)
7th pick: Maksim Zhukov (goalie)
8th pick: Lucas Elvenes (forward)
9th pick: Jack Dugan (forward)
10th pick: Ben Jones (forward)

These 2 u23 players who are already playing in the NHL

Shea Thoedore (d-man)
Alex Tuch (forfard)

+ Oscar Dansk&Malcolm Subban who are both 24 year old goalies.

Now lets look at their this season stats. (so far)

Junior players:

Cody Glass 37g+63a=100pts +42 1.61 ppg | Portland Winterhawks, WHL
Nick Suzuki 40g+57a=97pts +29 1.54 ppg | Owen Sound Attack, OHL
Nicolas Hague 35g+41a=76pts +2 101 pim 1.17 ppg | Missisauga Steelheads, OHL
Ben Jones 28g+49a=77pts +5 1.15 ppg | Niagara Ice Dogs, OHL
Jack Dugan 22g+29a=51pts 1.15 ppg | Chicago Steel, USHL | plays in the NCAA next season

Maksim Zhukov 43 games, 23-14-3-1 4 so's 2.39 gaa 0.919 sv% | Green Bay Gamblers, USHL
has played most games&minutes in the USHL

Pro players:

Lucas Elvenes
5g+11a=16pts -1 10 pim 0.60 ppg | Rögle BK, SHL
4g=19a=23pts +11 16 pim 0.96 ppg | IK Oskarshamn, Allsvenskan

Erik Brännström
2g+14a=16pts -4 24 pim 0.35 ppg | HV 71, SHL
1g+3a=4pts +5 4 pim 0.60 ppg | U20 WJC, Team Sweden

U23:

Alex Tuch 13g+17a=30pts +2 23 pim 0.46 ppg | Vegas Golden Knights, NHL
Shea Theodore 4g+16a=20pts +5 14 pim 0.41 ppg | Vegas Golden Knights, NHL

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[Papa Francouz]

Cody Glass was their first pick as a franchise, FYI

 

[Artorius Horus T]

Cody Glass was their first pick as a franchise, FYI

my mistake, all fixed, thank you for pointing that out.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

Cody Glass was their first pick as a franchise, FYI

Do you you have anything else to say other that pointing out the obvious
any thoughts about Golden Knights 2017 draft?

 

[Papa Francouz]

Do you you have anything else to say other that pointing out the obvious
any thoughts about Golden Knights 2017 draft?

Haha, yeah, sorry. I’m a really big fan of their first 4 picks and I think they’re all progressing really well. Whether or not they end up as impact players remains to be seen, but I’d be willing to bet they all make the NHL in some capacity. Suzuki is probably my favorite of the bunch.

I’m sure their scouts will find successful picks with their later round picks this year, too. They seem to have a good group of talent evaluators there. Getting an upper half group of prospects in the NHL right off the bat is no easy feat, but Vegas did it. It’ll be exciting to see how they combine their expansion draft guys and entry draft guys in the future and to see if they can match this year’s success. As long as they keep Gallant, I don’t see why not.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

Haha, yeah, sorry. I’m a really big fan of their first 4 picks and I think they’re all progressing really well. Whether or not they end up as impact players remains to be seen, but I’d be willing to bet they all make the NHL in some capacity. Suzuki is probably my favorite of the bunch.

I’m sure their scouts will find successful picks with their later round picks this year, too. They seem to have a good group of talent evaluators there. Getting an upper half group of prospects in the NHL right off the bat is no easy feat, but Vegas did it. It’ll be exciting to see how they combine their expansion draft guys and entry draft guys in the future and to see if they can match this year’s success. As long as they keep Gallant, I don’t see why not.

Nah, i'm cool. (thou i accept your apology )

Zhukov, Elvenes, Dugan, Jones, 4 great later round picks,
not to mention Nicolas Hague (2nd round), one of the steal's of the draft.

 

[Tryamkin]

Nah, i'm cool. (thou i accept your apology )

Zhukov, Elvenes, Dugan, Jones, 4 great later round picks,
not to mention Nicolas Hague (2nd round), one of the steal's of the draft.

It’s really hard to call anything a “steal” until they’re developed. Junior League numbers don’t always mean everything.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

It’s really hard to call anything a “steal” until they’re developed. Junior League numbers don’t always mean everything.

Right. - obviously - However, kinda impossible to be blind about Hague
how good he is how much he has progressed each season.

Missisauga with few highly drafted,touted forward prospects, yet d-man, 2017 drafted, 34th overall Nicolas Hague
leads the team in goals,points,pp goals, 5 on 5 points, etc.etc. this season.

 

[Tryamkin]

Right. - obviously - However, kinda impossible to be blind about Hague
how good he is how much he has progressed each season.

Missisauga with few highly drafted,touted forward prospects, yet d-man, 2017 drafted, 34th overall Nicolas Hague
leads the team in goals,points,pp goals, 5 on 5 points, etc.etc. this season.

Yes, I’ve watched, I’m just saying the points don’t necessarily mean everything, he still needs to work on his skating.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

Yes, I’ve watched, I’m just saying the points don’t necessarily mean everything, he still needs to work on his skating.

That is true. - i agree - Althou...at least in that particular goal, his skating looked quite good actually ,quick first strides, not sure about his end speed, pretty nice moves (dekes prior to that wrister)
his skating looks odd thou, because of his long legs, he is a huge dude, but he also has long legs.

 

[Frolov 6'3]

I think Suzuki will bust, just a feeling.

 

[Auston mcdavid]

Ben Jones already looks like one of the biggest steals of the draft he was just voted best defensive player and most improved player he reminds me of Patrice Bergeron just a bit has 77 points also and is top 15 in ohl socring how he dropped to 7th round I have no idea

 

[Tryamkin]

That is true. - i agree - Althou...at least in that particular goal, his skating looked quite good actually ,quick first strides, not sure about his end speed, pretty nice moves (dekes prior to that wrister)
his skating looks odd thou, because of his long legs, he is a huge dude, but he also has long legs.

Side to side looks choppy, and long distance he isn’t very good either, although good first strides are a good building block. Currently he’ll get burned against NHLers.

 

[Tryamkin]

Ben Jones already looks like one of the biggest steals of the draft he was just voted best defensive player and most improved player he reminds me of Patrice Bergeron just a bit has 77 points also and is top 15 in ohl socring how he dropped to 7th round I have no idea

Some people just explode and show their potential after draft year, it’s not bad drafting, just how some people are built.

 

[Cupless44]

Great first draft.

Didn’t like giving up this years first plus a 2nd and a 3rd for Tatar though. Has been an amazing season but I think Knights are ripe for a first round exit and should still be thinking about future.

 

[Lays]

I think Suzuki will bust, just a feeling.

Agreed, not bust but disappoint. Was never a big fan of him

 

[Tripod]

Some people just explode and show their potential after draft year, it’s not bad drafting, just how some people are built.

Yeah, not every prospect shows everything they can become, by some random date we call draft day.

For Philly, Myers is a top 3 prospect within the organization with Hart and Frost, yet went undrafted. It happens.

 

[ProspectsSTC]

Ben Jones already looks like one of the biggest steals of the draft he was just voted best defensive player and most improved player he reminds me of Patrice Bergeron just a bit has 77 points also and is top 15 in ohl socring how he dropped to 7th round I have no idea

I think Jones will make a great 3rd line center for them some day

 

[rt]

If that’s how they’re going to draft then they REALLY should not have traded a pile of picks for Tatar

 

[Auston mcdavid]

I think Ben jones might have Vincent Trocheck potential honestly insane amounts of skill and potential

 

[DudeWhereIsMakar]

Which prospect was offered to Ottawa for Erik Karlsson? I just remember it was a high-end prospect.

Better not be Cody Glass, I think Vegas has the potential to have him develop better than expected considering he has no pressure at all right now, if the team were bad he would have pressure. I feel that Vegas is going to let him develop and learn on his own, and will spend a full season in Chicago after the 2018-19 season for more ice time.

But I find they'll let most of their prospects develop. But I personally believe Hague has the potential to make the jump to the NHL as early as next season.

 

[Zaddy]

They made some absolutely great picks. Great start to their franchise for sure. Really excited to follow Glass, Suzuki, Brännström and Hague and see how they do. Their mid and late round picks look pretty good too. Too bad they wasted a bunch of picks for Tatar. Would've been interesting to see if they could have another strong draft this year.

 

[tony d]

They did a great job of drafting last year. I think Cody Glass will be a good 1.Wonder what the 2018 draft will bring for them.