Prospect Info: The 2018 NHL Entry Draft Discussion Thread

[Harbessix]

Wise
Foudy
Bokk
Dellandrea
Tychonick

Any of those 5 and I’m golden

 

[Juxtaposer]

I’m coming around on Ty Dellandrea.

 

[Gecklund]

I’m still hoping we go with a D.

 

[Sharksfan83]

I’m still hoping we go with a D.

Yes me too, a large slow skating physical defensive d-man with high IQ and a history of winning. I just love watching HFboards explode.

 

[DG93]

Yes me too, a large slow skating physical defensive d-man with high IQ and a history of winning. I just love watching HFboards explode.

So McIsaac?

 

[Gecklund]

Yes me too, a large slow skating physical defensive d-man with high IQ and a history of winning. I just love watching HFboards explode.

I personally like some of the D people think are low upside (Samuelsson, McIsaac) and I don’t like some of the riskier D (Miller, Merkley, but wouldn’t complain about Merkley and would love to be wrong about Miller) now if we got Tychonick I would jump for joy and if we traded down and picked up a second and got a forward there like Foudy, Wise, Lauko, etc. I would give DW my gm of the year award

 

[Lebanezer]

I personally like some of the D people think are low upside (Samuelsson, McIsaac) and I don’t like some of the riskier D (Miller, Merkley, but wouldn’t complain about Merkley and would love to be wrong about Miller) now if we got Tychonick I would jump for joy and if we traded down and picked up a second and got a forward there like Foudy, Wise, Lauko, etc. I would give DW my gm of the year award

I swear Foudy's combine performance will cause the Sharks to take him in the 1st round.

 

[Gecklund]

I swear Foudy's combine performance will cause the Sharks to take him in the 1st round.

I don’t think so he was ranked around the late 2nd and early 3rd now I see him ranked more mid 2nd with a few early 2nd. They don’t reach that much

 

[Lebanezer]

I don’t think so he was ranked around the late 2nd and early 3rd now I see him ranked more mid 2nd with a few early 2nd. They don’t reach that much

I hope you're right, although if they trade back in the 1st and pick up a 2nd similar to your suggestion then by all means take him.

 

[hohosaregood]

I swear Foudy's combine performance will cause the Sharks to take him in the 1st round.

Sounds like Foudy had a pretty solid breakout post-trade deadline but the playoff numbers were pretty poor so dunno how to extrapolate from that. Although it looks like only Formenton and Bouchard did anything for the Knights this year. I don't think I can really hate on a Foudy pick but not my first choice.

 

[WSS11]

FTF has us picking Merkley. Really can’t see DW doing it.

NHL Mock Draft 2018: San Jose Sharks select Ryan Merkley with No. 21 pick

 

[rangerssharks414]

I just posted the Sharks pick in the mod mock draft. I won't reveal the pick until the two rounds are over.

Feel free to guess. I won't say anything, though.

 

[DG93]

I just posted the Sharks pick in the mod mock draft. I won't reveal the pick until the two rounds are over.

Feel free to guess. I won't say anything, though.

What if we e-waterboard you? My guess: Samuelsson

 

[Internazionale]

Vitaly Kravstov anyone? Kid has great hands and a great shot. Might be someone to look at if we keep the pick.

 

[ThorNton Apologist]

Vitaly Kravstov anyone? Kid has great hands and a great shot. Might be someone to look at if we keep the pick.

Interesting player who’s probably considered a late riser based on his KHL playoffs. I think he’d be a good pick if he makes it to 21

 

[hohosaregood]

Seems like this year has a lot of players between 20 through 40 that are pretty similar caliber that I would be okay with picking

 

[DG93]

I'd love to get Kravstov. I think he gets picked earlier though. Denisenko is another guy I'd be interested in.

 

[LadyStanley]

http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog/Michael-Pachla/2018-NHL-Mock-Draft-Picks-21-25/209/93349

Pachela has Sharks taking McIsaac at 21

 

[LadyStanley]

BROADCAST BLOG | San Jose Barracuda

Nollenberger with some draft notes

 

[Le Rosbeef]

Vitaly Kravstov anyone? Kid has great hands and a great shot. Might be someone to look at if we keep the pick.

If he falls to 21, we pick him and run!

 

[The Nemesis]

I look forward to general reaction being somewhere between angry and disappointed because too many people get fixated on 1-3 names and turn the process into a binary event where the default attitude is "either you take the handful of guys I like or it was a total and complete failure and everyone should be fired."

 

[Harbessix]

I look forward to general reaction being somewhere between angry and disappointed because too many people get fixated on 1-3 names and turn the process into a binary event where the default attitude is "either you take the handful of guys I like or it was a total and complete failure and everyone should be fired."

Sounds about right although for me this year has more names than 1-3, there are actually quite a few players I’d be happy with which usually isn’t the case

 

[Maladroit]

I look forward to general reaction being somewhere between angry and disappointed because too many people get fixated on 1-3 names and turn the process into a binary event where the default attitude is "either you take the handful of guys I like or it was a total and complete failure and everyone should be fired."

I agree that there can be very silly hyperbole surrounding the draft at times but I don't know how else to describe drafting Josh Norris 19th overall or trading a 2nd round pick to move up two spots to draft Mirco Mueller 18th overall than "a total and complete failure and everyone (meaning Tim Burke and the scouting staff, not Wilson) should be fired." Drafting Meier wasn't a total and complete failure because he's at least a NHLer but it was clearly an extremely bad decision to select him when Barzal, Rantanen and Connor were still available. This team has simply had an inexcusable run in the first round for a very long time. Someone should be held accountable.

 

[hohosaregood]

I'm banking on Serron Noel this week

 

[Lebanezer]

Since Galchenyuk just got traded, I went back and looked at the 2012 draft, and it was just horrible. Hertl is the 3rd highest scoring forward, 4th overall, 1 point behind Morgan Reilly in 60 fewer games. Filip Forsberg and Galchenyuk are tied for the most points, and somehow Forsberg slid all the way to 11 to Washington who then traded him for garbage. Tierney has more points than anyone drafted in the second round or later except Gostisbehere. There are a few decent dmen from the draft, Lindholm, Trouba, Parayko, Gostisbehere, after that though, yikes. Sharks did well getting Hertl and Tierney.