2015 NHL Draft Thread Part VII (link to draft order, TV info in post #1)

[Stizzle]

How much larger could a 6'2" 210 pound 18 year old get, while still even being an effective player?

So is he 6'2 or 6 foot like Stizzle is saying.

That is 6.025 feet. He is nowhere close to 6'2.

 

[PALE PWNR]

Anyone bare foot ever is weird.

But really some guys skate without socks, thats ****in crazy

 

[BrindamoursNose]

Anyone bare foot ever is weird.

But really some guys skate without socks, thats ****in crazy

That's what Bobby Orr did.

Said the skate was more a part of his foot naturally that way.

 

[FLYguy3911]

Anyone bare foot ever is weird.

But really some guys skate without socks, thats ****in crazy

I used to skate without socks. Come to think of it I wasn't as good of a skater once I started wearing socks.

Gary Joyce's mock:
http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/gare-joyces-2015-nhl-mock-draft/

7. Philadelphia Flyers: Mikko Rantanen, RW, Turku
A prototypical power forward. Comparisons to Joel Armia are not operative. Rantanen has a better motor.

29. Philadelphia Flyers: Filip Chlapik, C, Charlottetown Islanders
Recent drafts have been focused on the blueline. Some scouts don’t like his skating and think he lacks a fourth gear or even a third. Goalie Mackenzie Blackwood a shot here.

He nailed Sanheim to the Flyers last year and that bit about Blackwood suggests he may have a source.

 

[Ghosts Beer]

Pretty sure Paul Coffey skated without socks, also. And in skates that were as tight as possible.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

I found this guy on the prospects board as a thread was just made for him recently. He was at the combine which all the teams determine who gets invited by putting in requests to the league.

http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=278675

He plays in Tier 3 hockey here in the States (USHL is Tier 1 & NAHL is Tier 2) & isn't scheduled to go to college for another year. He's got some solid rankings by public scouting lists despite playing in such a low level league. I guess the scouts really like his projection & feel he could be a hidden gem who turns out to be a really good prospect 3-4 years down the road ala Gostisbehere.

 

[Roo Mad Bro]

I used to skate without socks. Come to think of it I wasn't as good of a skater once I started wearing socks.

Gary Joyce's mock:
http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/gare-joyces-2015-nhl-mock-draft/




He nailed Sanheim to the Flyers last year and that bit about Blackwood suggests he may have a source.

I wouldn't like the Chlapik selection. The reports about his skating are not good at all. This team needs to get faster overall and he will bring down the speed quotient.

 

[Random Forest]

Just made a comment in the thread you're referring to, but USPHL Premier isn't all that "low level". I'm more comfortable drafting from the top teams in that league (eg. South Shore) than I am drafting from any prep school.

Don't know anything about Marino, but he seems like he'd be a decent value pick with one of our mid-rounders.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Just made a comment in the thread you're referring to, but USPHL Premier isn't all that "low level". I'm more comfortable drafting from the top teams in that league (eg. South Shore) than I am drafting from any prep school.

Don't know anything about Marino, but he seems like he'd be a decent value pick with one of our mid-rounders.

Yeah I've seen that but I'm guessing he's still a raw kid based off the delayed college enrollment given he's not a late birthday. If the measurements are close (6'2" 175 lbs.) to being correct I'd imagine that's a reason too.

 

[tymed]

Skated with socks until I was 18 but once I tried barefoot that was it. You really feel the ice.

 

[Fulton44*]

They're going to take Crouse or Rantanen imo and more than likely they will get their choice between the two.

 

[BillDineen]

Hopefully there will be a video of draft discussions such as the one in Morin's draft. I would love to see the scouts debating on there list 3-11.

 

[Patrick Division]

Anyone else find it weird McDavid was barefoot during that interview?

Yes wtf

 

[Laveuglette]

We will pick 8 times before the Pens get their 2nd selection (unless trades happen). Feels good.

 

[Hiesenberg]

We will pick 8 times before the Pens get their 2nd selection (unless trades happen). Feels good.

That's awesome.

 

[bb12]

Anyone bare foot ever is weird.

But really some guys skate without socks, thats ****in crazy

I was a goalie and didn't wear socks on my feet or legs. Looking back it's real weird

 

[Curufinwe]

I hope all the Flyers wear socks, specifically those kevlar socks.

 

[Curufinwe]

Possibly posted already but I this is my favorite mock draft so far.

http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/jeff-mareks-2015-nhl-mock-draft/

7. Philadelphia Flyers
Ivan Provorov, D, Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL): A truly gifted player who does it all for the Brandon Wheat Kings. The Flyers' blueline will be set for the next 10 years with Provorov, Travis Sanheim, Samuel Morin and Shayne Gostisbehere.

29. Philadelphia Flyers (from Tampa Bay)
Brock Boeser, RW, Waterloo (USHL): The Flyers pick up the hardworking winger who put up big points in the USHL.

 

[Flyotes]

That's an awesome haul, that's why.

I have to think Boeser goes before 29th though.

 

[McNasty]

Possibly posted already but I this is my favorite mock draft so far.

http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/jeff-mareks-2015-nhl-mock-draft/

7. Philadelphia Flyers
Ivan Provorov, D, Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL): A truly gifted player who does it all for the Brandon Wheat Kings. The Flyers' blueline will be set for the next 10 years with Provorov, Travis Sanheim, Samuel Morin and Shayne Gostisbehere.

29. Philadelphia Flyers (from Tampa Bay)
Brock Boeser, RW, Waterloo (USHL): The Flyers pick up the hardworking winger who put up big points in the USHL.

That's pretty much best case for me since I don't believe there's a chance Marner, Strome, or Hanifin slip to 7.

 

[Appleyard]

My final top 100:

#1: McDavid
#2: Eichel
#3: Hanifin
#4: Marner
#5: Provorov
#6: Strome
#7: Zacha
#8: Werenski
#9: Rantanen
#10: Barzal
#11: Connor
#12: Crouse
#13: Svechnikov
#14: Meier
#15: Konency
#16: Merkley
#17: Zboril
#18: J. Roy
#19: Colin White
#20: Boeser
#21: Chabot
#22: Eriksson Ek
#23: Juulsen
#24: Guryanov
#25: Meloche
#26: DeBrusk
#27: Kylington
#28: Harkins
#29: Novak
#30: Larsson
#31: Carlo
#32: Bittner
#33: Sprong
#34: Carlsson
#35: Bracco
#36: Chlapik
#37: Lindgren
#38: Andersson
#39: Beauvillier
#40: Dunn
#41: Dergachev
#42: Foley
#43: Samsonov
#44: Roslovic
#45: Greenway
#46: Forsbacka-Karlsson
#47: Hintz
#48: Trenin
#49: Spencer
#50: Vande Sompel
#51: Malgin
#52: Spacek
#53: Pilon
#54: Brisebois
#55: Korostolev
#56: Bouramman
#57: Blackwood
#58: Vladar
#59: Wotherspoon
#60: Nattinen
#61: Cernak
#62: Speers
#63: Ahl
#64: Fischer
#65: Yan
#66: Tomek
#67: Senshynyn
#68: Looke
#69: Gavrikov
#70: N. Roy
#71: Kolesar
#72: Siegenthaler
#73: Niku
#74: Gropp
#75: Guhle
#76: Gagne
#77: Wagner
#78: Booth
#79: Soy
#80: Musil
#81: Garland
#82: Warren
#83: Noel
#84: Leveille
#85: Bear
#86: Capobianco
#87: Kase
#88: Saarela
#89: Carrier
#90: Timashov
#91: Gabrielle
#92: Marsh
#93: Lauzon
#94: Jaros
#95: Kovacs
#96: Franzen
#97: Marsh
#98: Richard
#99: Vainio
#100: Colton White

 

[Prongo]

I just want one more second round pick. I would target teams that have multiple picks and are looking to add depth defense.

Specifically Arizona and Edmonton. They might be willing to trade a second rounder for a player like Grossmann, especially the later picks. Buffalo and Calgary also have two picks in the second round as well. I would target Calgary for one of their picks as well.

I think Hexy has a little more wheeling and dealing here soon. He has to clear cap space and roster spots for prospects and new signing/s (medvedev)

 

[Appleyard]

Although Crosby is McDavids favourite player he said in an interview they showed on NHL network last night that the guy he looked to model his game off was Giroux... as he wanted to be a complete player who was not only elite offensively but also reliable on D, and able to be out in the last few minutes of a game if one goal ahead or behind.

Nice little nod to G.

 

[Flyerss]

IMO we should have kept our mouth shut about adding a goalie prospect, now every team knows that, i hope we leapfrogs couple of teams in the 2nd rd to get our guy.

 

[Flyotes]

That run on goalies last year put the Flyers back a bit.