Prospect Info: The 2018 Draft Thread

[McDNicks17]

Okay guys lets say all the picks Oilers want out of the top 10 are gone. Who would you take out of the 11-20? (I know everyone will most likely say Kotkaniemi but lets say he was never in the draft)

Hayton or Smith. Possibly Veleno, but don't know much about him.

Not overly interested in a winger(Farabee) and I don't think there's any other defenseman close to being worth taking there(really not a fan of Wilde's hockey sense).

 

[voxel]

To me, pick the player purely on upside and that means in our range - "Hughes, Boqvist, Kotkaniemi, Smith"

 

[Raab]

Okay guys lets say all the picks Oilers want out of the top 10 are gone. Who would you take out of the 11-20? (I know everyone will most likely say Kotkaniemi but lets say he was never in the draft)

If all those options are off the board I look pretty hard at Farabee, Smith, and Kupari. Kupari has the most upside IMO.

 

[MoneyGuy]

Okay guys lets say all the picks Oilers want out of the top 10 are gone. Who would you take out of the 11-20? (I know everyone will most likely say Kotkaniemi but lets say he was never in the draft)

How can all of the players we want in the top 10 be gone when we pick tenth?

 

[780il]

Okay guys lets say all the picks Oilers want out of the top 10 are gone. Who would you take out of the 11-20? (I know everyone will most likely say Kotkaniemi but lets say he was never in the draft)

Either Smith or Veleno. No question.

 

[McTonyBrar]

How can all of the players we want in the top 10 be gone when we pick tenth?

Just a scenario.

 

[McTonyBrar]

Either Smith or Veleno. No question.

So pretty much after Ty Smith, the other defenceman aren't as high in upside

 

[Raab]

Either Smith or Veleno. No question.

Just say no to Veleno

 

[Stud Muffin]

Okay guys lets say all the picks Oilers want out of the top 10 are gone. Who would you take out of the 11-20? (I know everyone will most likely say Kotkaniemi but lets say he was never in the draft)

Martin Kaut

 

[McDNicks17]

So pretty much after Ty Smith, the other defenceman aren't as high in upside

Similar upside, but far less likely to reach it, I'd say.

 

[McDNicks17]

Just say no to Veleno

He's tough to get a read on.

Looks a lot like RNH minus the shot. Biggest concern for me is that he seems to over-handle the puck and run into turnovers quite a bit in a league with near infinite time and space. His hockey sense is considered a plus on most sites though, oddly enough.

 

[Raab]

So pretty much after Ty Smith, the other defenceman aren't as high in upside

I havent seen much of Wilde but have heard he has questionable IQ, which is why he's ranked where he is. So you could be getting a guy who's all tools and no tool box with him. For Mcisaac he doesnt have the offensive upside of Smith. If your looking for a solid 2 way dman he's a good bet to make though. Could see him going higher then he's ranked.

 

[Raab]

He's tough to get a read on.

Looks a lot like RNH minus the shot. Biggest concern for me is that he seems to over-handle the puck and run into turnovers quite a bit in a league with near infinite time and space. His hockey sense is considered a plus on most sites though, oddly enough.

See to me I see a less skilled Sam Gagner. Not a player I waste a high pick on with guys like Farabee, Smith, Kupari on the board. Id start looking at him around the 25th pick.

 

[Raab]

Another guy I would take a flyer on in the later rounds in Keenan Macisaac. Looked good from the games I seen with the Titan. I dunno where he's ranked but could we get him with say our 6th?

 

[McTonyBrar]

He's tough to get a read on.

Looks a lot like RNH minus the shot. Biggest concern for me is that he seems to over-handle the puck and run into turnovers quite a bit in a league with near infinite time and space. His hockey sense is considered a plus on most sites though, oddly enough.

His hockey sense isn't as high based on what I've read and seen

 

[PKSpecialist]

Another guy I would take a flyer on in the later rounds in Keenan Macisaac. Looked good from the games I seen with the Titan. I dunno where he's ranked but could we get him with say our 6th?

Was really hard to get a read on at the mem cup...he hardly touched the ice. The pairings of Galipeau/Dobson and Ivan/Holwell hardly left the ice. Ivan had a pretty good showing at the tournament defensively, but wasn’t nearly as good a puck mover as those other 3.

 

[BoldNewLettuce]

Here's a tougher one;

1 Dahlin
2 Svech
3 Zadina
4 Dobson
6 Hughes
7 Wahlstrom
8 Bouchard
9 Kotkaniemi
10 Boqvist
11 Tkachuk
12 Farabee
13 Smith
14 Hayton
15 Kupari
16 Kravtsov
17 Thomas
18 Veleno
19 Samuelsson
20 Lunderstrom
21 Denisenko
22 Merkley
23 Kaut
24 Sandin
25 Tychonick
26 Wilde
27 Woo
28 Dellandrea
29 Miller
30 Addison
31 Noel
32 Olofsson
33 McIsaac
34 Groulx
35 McLeod
36 Khovanov
37 Berggren
38 Shafigulin
39 Lauko
40 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Your Turn



suppose....hypothetically that these players are drafted......and ignoring the order....including who they take at 10...........who would you take at 40?

 

[PKSpecialist]

Here's a tougher one;

1 Dahlin
2 Svech
3 Zadina
4 Dobson
6 Hughes
7 Wahlstrom
8 Bouchard
9 Kotkaniemi
10 Boqvist
11 Tkachuk
12 Farabee
13 Smith
14 Hayton
15 Kupari
16 Kravtsov
17 Thomas
18 Veleno
19 Samuelsson
20 Lunderstrom
21 Denisenko
22 Merkley
23 Kaut
24 Sandin
25 Tychonick
26 Wilde
27 Woo
28 Dellandrea
29 Miller
30 Addison
31 Noel
32 Olofsson
33 McIsaac
34 Groulx
35 McLeod
36 Khovanov
37 Berggren
38 Shafigulin
39 Lauko
40 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Your Turn



suppose....hypothetically that these players are drafted......and ignoring the order....including who they take at 10...........who would you take at 40?

Drury, assuming a RHD was chosen in the first round, otherwise, Bernard-Docker.

 

[McDNicks17]

Another guy I would take a flyer on in the later rounds in Keenan Macisaac. Looked good from the games I seen with the Titan. I dunno where he's ranked but could we get him with say our 6th?

Pretty lackluster numbers for a smallish overager.

 

[Raab]

Here's a tougher one;

1 Dahlin
2 Svech
3 Zadina
4 Dobson
6 Hughes
7 Wahlstrom
8 Bouchard
9 Kotkaniemi
10 Boqvist
11 Tkachuk
12 Farabee
13 Smith
14 Hayton
15 Kupari
16 Kravtsov
17 Thomas
18 Veleno
19 Samuelsson
20 Lunderstrom
21 Denisenko
22 Merkley
23 Kaut
24 Sandin
25 Tychonick
26 Wilde
27 Woo
28 Dellandrea
29 Miller
30 Addison
31 Noel
32 Olofsson
33 McIsaac
34 Groulx
35 McLeod
36 Khovanov
37 Berggren
38 Shafigulin
39 Lauko
40 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Your Turn



suppose....hypothetically that these players are drafted......and ignoring the order....including who they take at 10...........who would you take at 40?

Martin Fehervary

 

[Hockey Nightmare]

I also think Tkachuk is going to fall all the way to 10 or further.

 

[Raab]

Pretty lackluster numbers for a smallish overager.

Has good skating and solid first pass as well as good defensive IQ. Not like a 6th rounder amounts to much anyways

 

[Raab]

Was really hard to get a read on at the mem cup...he hardly touched the ice. The pairings of Galipeau/Dobson and Ivan/Holwell hardly left the ice. Ivan had a pretty good showing at the tournament defensively, but wasn’t nearly as good a puck mover as those other 3.

He played more in the QMJHL final, which is where I got to watch him.

 

[lakai17]

Decent draft year. I'd like to acquire another first rounder.

 

[McTonyBrar]

Here's a tougher one;

1 Dahlin
2 Svech
3 Zadina
4 Dobson
6 Hughes
7 Wahlstrom
8 Bouchard
9 Kotkaniemi
10 Boqvist
11 Tkachuk
12 Farabee
13 Smith
14 Hayton
15 Kupari
16 Kravtsov
17 Thomas
18 Veleno
19 Samuelsson
20 Lunderstrom
21 Denisenko
22 Merkley
23 Kaut
24 Sandin
25 Tychonick
26 Wilde
27 Woo
28 Dellandrea
29 Miller
30 Addison
31 Noel
32 Olofsson
33 McIsaac
34 Groulx
35 McLeod
36 Khovanov
37 Berggren
38 Shafigulin
39 Lauko
40 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Your Turn



suppose....hypothetically that these players are drafted......and ignoring the order....including who they take at 10...........who would you take at 40?

I am hoping Addison falls that low but I'd say Drury