Prospect Info: 2016 NHL Draft Thread #2

[Brodeur]

this would be in addition to the 1st rd pick we'd be giving to them though. i mean there's been talk of severson for RNH straight up, but obvy we wouldn't do that.

Ah, I missed the part about #11 being involved. Carry on!

 

[Brooklyndevil]

I would happy with Bellows. He's a goal scorer and that's what we need. Sure centers are much more in demand, but we need players that bury the biscuit and Bellow can.

 

[Devils Army]

Buffalo won't be taking Sergachev, I tried to mock them him, but multiple people said that Murray doesn't take Russians

 

[thethinglonger]

Not sure if I should post this here, but we missed out on the 1st overall selection by one ping pong ball.

The winning combo for Toronto was "6-8-5-13"

A winning combo for us would have been "6-8-11-13"

 

[Devils Dominion]

Not sure if I should post this here, but we missed out on the 1st overall selection by one ping pong ball.

The winning combo for Toronto was "6-8-5-13"

A winning combo for us would have been "6-8-11-13"

Close is good in horseshoes and hand-grenades, but not in NHL Lottery

 

[Oneiro]

I wish I hadn't read that.

I'll get over it. Soonish.

 

[ForeverJerseyGirl]

Not sure if I should post this here, but we missed out on the 1st overall selection by one ping pong ball.

The winning combo for Toronto was "6-8-5-13"

A winning combo for us would have been "6-8-11-13"

 

[JimEIV]

Close is good in horseshoes and hand-grenades, but not in NHL Lottery

If only we had Lou's Special Sauce....I'm sure that was the difference.



David Blitzer: "This team has stood for excellence and we don't want to fiddle with excellence."

"I was joking with Lou the other day, he's got some special sauce."
"I would like to think that Lou would stay with this team for as long as he would like."


Didn't check the expiration date on that damn sauce.

 

[Scorcho]

maybe a 2nd and some okay prospect? thats what i'd think

OR. they want defense so bad, just throw in jon merrill and a 2nd/3rd

jon merrill to edm is a no go for the tousandth time, they have about 50 LHD on their depth chart

 

[Brodeur]

Little blip on RW Wade Allison, late rising prospect in this year's draft. Maybe a consideration for us if he's there in round 3: http://www.thehockeynews.com/blog/prospect-need-to-know-wade-allison-is-burning-up-the-draft-charts/

Wade Allison, RW – Tri-City Storm (USHL): Tri-City is battling Waterloo in the second round of the playoffs after sweeping away Sioux Falls and Allison has done his part on the balanced Storm with four points through five games. This is following a sizzling second half for the right winger, who has climbed the draft rankings after a quiet start.

“I was battling small injuries, but I got those out of the way,” Allison said. “A lot has to do with confidence.”

And when Allison is confident, he’s hard to stop. A small-town Manitoba farm boy, Allison grew up around cattle and crops and strength is a big part of his game now.

“I’m a power forward,” he said. “I take the puck to the net and take the body. I try to make the other team’s ‘D’ not want to go back to get the puck.”

A Western Michigan commit, Allison is a nice coup for the Broncos and he’ll head off to Kalamazoo for 2016-17, where the allure of playing for coach Andy Murray was a big factor. The right winger has a lot of great traits in his game, but he’s not satisfied yet.

 

[NJDevs26]

Not sure if I should post this here, but we missed out on the 1st overall selection by one ping pong ball.

The winning combo for Toronto was "6-8-5-13"

A winning combo for us would have been "6-8-11-13"

Eh I'm sure everyone can point to one ball with the way the combinations worked. Some teams might have had the 2-4 numbers and missed on the first. At least seven other teams had a chance going into the last number iirc, I'm sure the other six like us missed on one of the other three.

 

[StevenToddIves]

The way people talk on the Prospects Board you'd think Jost, Keller, and Brown are going 4, 5, and 6.

No, but they're very likely to go 9, 11 and 12.

 

[StevenToddIves]

jon merrill to edm is a no go for the tousandth time, they have about 50 LHD on their depth chart

Agreed. If Merrill is traded this off-season, I would say Detroit.

I have heard that Edmonton likes Severson a lot.

 

[Scorcho]

Agreed. If Merrill is traded this off-season, I would say Detroit.

I have heard that Edmonton likes Severson a lot.

honestly is there any team in the league that doesn't like sevs?

 

[Zippy316]

Agreed. If Merrill is traded this off-season, I would say Detroit.

I have heard that Edmonton likes Severson a lot.

Why?

They've essentially have the same problem as Edmonton with an excess of LHD.

Buffalo, Colorado, and Winnipeg are basically the only teams that seem to need LHD, although Winnipeg has a few highly touted prospects on that side. Phoenix might be interested in defense as well. Even then, I don't see his value as being high enough to make sense to trade him.

 

[Devils Dominion]

http://devils.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=881282

 

[JimEIV]

http://devils.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=881282

No way Nylander is there at 11? Could he?

It seems Brown, Jost, Keller are the most likely targets?

I'm a BPA advocate, always have been, but I really hope a Dman doesn't fall into our lap....I really want a forward.

 

[AfroThunder396]

I have no interest in trading up, I mean if Shero really loves a guy I trust his judgment but I'd really prefer to stand pat. We can't afford to be giving up assets we don't need to.

 

[Billdo]

honestly is there any team in the league that doesn't like sevs?

NJ, jk, kinda...

 

[Devilswede]

Yeah, BPA is always the way to go. But how do you determine who the BPA is if Keller, Brown, Jošt, Bellows are all available when we pick?!

It's hard.

 

[JimEIV]

I just put a snus in....Maybe it is a sign for a Swede? Lol.

 

[Ripshot 43]

That's disgusting

 

[JimEIV]

No its not. I did a project proposal in front of 12 people for 30 minutes last month and not a single person knew I had one in my mouth.


If only I could get Göteborgs here in the US.

 

[MichaelJ]

Yeah, BPA is always the way to go. But how do you determine who the BPA is if Keller, Brown, Jošt, Bellows are all available when we pick?!

It's hard.

Any insight to the organization 's thinking regarding the draft? Targets? Trade up? Trade back? Too early?
Thanks!

 

[Smitty426]

I might be in the minority but I have little to no interest in RNH. Sure, he's a former overall #1 and can be considered a top6 center. But, the dude is soft and I don't see him fitting in here. Chiarelli could keep Draisaitl at LW and Nuge as the C but RNH is likely on the block...and for a reason.

Not that it would happen but I would prefer Strome from NYI or Duchense from Col
RNH is talented for sure but he always seems to be hurt