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Amen to that!
edit: although, I think with the addition of Vegas it's 16th or higher now.
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Amen to that!
edit: although, I think with the addition of Vegas it's 16th or higher now.
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RANK PLAYER POS TEAM LEAGUE HEIGHT WEIGHT
1 Nolan Patrick RC Brandon WHL 6’2.75 198
2 Nico Hischier LC Halifax QMJHL 6'0.75 176
3 Casey Mittelstadt LC Eden Prairie HS-MN 6'0.75 201
4 Elias Pettersson LW/C TimrÃ¥ IK Allsvenskan 6’1.25 156
5 Gabe Vilardi RC Windsor OHL 6’3 201
6 Martin Necas RC HC Kometa Brno Czech 6'0.5 168
7 Timothy Liljegren RD TimrÃ¥ IK Allsvenskan 6’0 191
8 Cale Makar RD Brooks AJHL 5’11 177
9 Miro Heiskanen LD HIFK Helsinki Liiga 6’0 174
10 Isaac Ratcliffe LW Guelph OHL 6’5.5 196
11 Lias Andersson LW/C HV71 SHL 5’11.25 198
12 Owen Tippett RW Mississauga OHL 6’1.5 202
13 Cal Foote RD Kelowna WHL 6’3.5 213
14 Eeli Tolvanen RW Sioux City USHL 5’10.25 170
15 Michael Rasmussen LC Tri-City WHL 6’5.75 215
16 Shane Bowers LC Waterloo USHL 6’1.25 178
17 Alexei Lipanov LC MVD Balashikha MHL 6’0 165
18 Maxime Comtois LW/LC Victoriaville QMJHL 6’2.25 199
19 Cody Glass RC Portland WHL 6’2 170
20 Ryan Poehling LC St. Cloud State NCAA 6’1.75 183
21 Nicolas Hague LD Mississauga OHL 6’5.5 206
22 Kailer Yamamoto RW Spokane WHL 5’7.5 153
23 Nikita A. Popugaev LW Prince George WHL 6’5.5 204
24 Klim Kostin RW Dynamo VHL 6’3 196
25 Urho Vaakanainen LD Jyp Liiga 6’0.5 185
26 Nick Suzuki RC Owen Sound OHL 5’10.75 187
27 Marcus Davidsson LC Djugardens J20 Superelit 6’0 191
28 Matthew Strome LW Hamilton OHL 6’3.5 206
29 Nate Schnarr RC Guelph OHL 6’2.75 180
30 Kristian Vesalainen LW HPK (Loan) Liiga 6’3.25 207
31 Pierre-Olivier Joseph LD Charlottetown QMJHL 6’0 161
https://www.hockeyprospect.com/2017-nhl-draft-rankings-hockeyprospect-com-top-75-prospects-january/
Big difference from Sportsnet list posted earlier ... Petterson, Vesalainen especially. If Owen Tippet (12) falls down to us he would be a good pick IMO.
Tolvanen could be good if he's in our range as well.
1 Nolan Patrick RC Brandon WHL 6’2.75 198
2 Nico Hischier LC Halifax QMJHL 6'0.75 176
3 Casey Mittelstadt LC Eden Prairie HS-MN 6'0.75 201
4 Elias Pettersson LW/C TimrÃ¥ IK Allsvenskan 6’1.25 156
5 Gabe Vilardi RC Windsor OHL 6’3 201
6 Martin Necas RC HC Kometa Brno Czech 6'0.5 168
7 Timothy Liljegren RD TimrÃ¥ IK Allsvenskan 6’0 191
8 Cale Makar RD Brooks AJHL 5’11 177
9 Miro Heiskanen LD HIFK Helsinki Liiga 6’0 174
10 Isaac Ratcliffe LW Guelph OHL 6’5.5 196
11 Lias Andersson LW/C HV71 SHL 5’11.25 198
12 Owen Tippett RW Mississauga OHL 6’1.5 202
13 Cal Foote RD Kelowna WHL 6’3.5 213
14 Eeli Tolvanen RW Sioux City USHL 5’10.25 170
15 Michael Rasmussen LC Tri-City WHL 6’5.75 215
16 Shane Bowers LC Waterloo USHL 6’1.25 178
17 Alexei Lipanov LC MVD Balashikha MHL 6’0 165
18 Maxime Comtois LW/LC Victoriaville QMJHL 6’2.25 199
19 Cody Glass RC Portland WHL 6’2 170
20 Ryan Poehling LC St. Cloud State NCAA 6’1.75 183
21 Nicolas Hague LD Mississauga OHL 6’5.5 206
22 Kailer Yamamoto RW Spokane WHL 5’7.5 153
23 Nikita A. Popugaev LW Prince George WHL 6’5.5 204
24 Klim Kostin RW Dynamo VHL 6’3 196
25 Urho Vaakanainen LD Jyp Liiga 6’0.5 185
26 Nick Suzuki RC Owen Sound OHL 5’10.75 187
27 Marcus Davidsson LC Djugardens J20 Superelit 6’0 191
28 Matthew Strome LW Hamilton OHL 6’3.5 206
29 Nate Schnarr RC Guelph OHL 6’2.75 180
30 Kristian Vesalainen LW HPK (Loan) Liiga 6’3.25 207
31 Pierre-Olivier Joseph LD Charlottetown QMJHL 6’0 161
https://www.hockeyprospect.com/2017-nhl-draft-rankings-hockeyprospect-com-top-75-prospects-january/
Big difference from Sportsnet list posted earlier ... Petterson, Vesalainen especially. If Owen Tippet (12) falls down to us he would be a good pick IMO.
Tolvanen could be good if he's in our range as well.
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Should keep an eye on Michael Rasmussen 6'5" 215 C/W BC boy could be a mid 1st rounder.
30 goals and 51 pts with the Tri-City Americans.
30 goals and 51 pts with the Tri-City Americans.
Yamamoto will be a much discussed prospect in this draft. His skill is that of a top 10 talent- top 10 scorer in the WHL on a mediocre team. He's a plus skater and plays very hard. At the U18 tournament last spring, he kept up with the likes of Jost, Brown and Keller in scoring [7 goals, 13 points in 7 games]. But, he's very small- I've seen him listed as small as 5'7 and as tall as 5'9. And he is in his 3rd year in the WHL, he was just a couple weeks too old for last year's draft.
You see small players fall in the draft all the time. Marner and Keller were exceptions as they put up insane numbers, plus they were not as small as Yamamoto.
Debrincat fell to the 2nd, Konecny to the end of the 1st, Bracco end of the 2nd, Petan in the 2nd.
Personally, I'd take him in the 1st. He reminds me of Konecny in terms of his size being his one big weakness. And like Konecny, he doesn't have a lot of help on his junior team. His effort level is great, he skates very well and has a nice wrist shot. He passes and handles the puck well, and he's a big threat on the PP.
Now keep in mind, I'm not some big Spokane Chiefs fan. I'm basing my view on what I've read and a bunch of videos I've watched, so I'm no expert. Here's one of the videos that shows a lot of his good qualities.
You see small players fall in the draft all the time. Marner and Keller were exceptions as they put up insane numbers, plus they were not as small as Yamamoto.
Debrincat fell to the 2nd, Konecny to the end of the 1st, Bracco end of the 2nd, Petan in the 2nd.
Personally, I'd take him in the 1st. He reminds me of Konecny in terms of his size being his one big weakness. And like Konecny, he doesn't have a lot of help on his junior team. His effort level is great, he skates very well and has a nice wrist shot. He passes and handles the puck well, and he's a big threat on the PP.
Now keep in mind, I'm not some big Spokane Chiefs fan. I'm basing my view on what I've read and a bunch of videos I've watched, so I'm no expert. Here's one of the videos that shows a lot of his good qualities.
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hockeyprophets draft-rankings
Another ranking. Wide variety of where some of these picks are falling. NA is the previous ranking column.
1 NA Patrick, Nolan
2 NA Hischier, Nico
3 NA Vilardi, Gabe
4 NA Tolvanen, Eeli
5 NA Tippett, Owen
6 NA Mittlestadt, Casey
7 NA Liljegren, Timothy
8 NA Rasmussen, Michael
9 NA Pettersson, Elias
10 NA Valimaki, Juuso
11 NA Vesalainen, Kristian
12 NA Comtois, Maxime
13 NA Necas, Martin
14 NA Foote, Callan
15 NA Yamamoto, Kailer
16 NA Andersson, Lias
17 NA Hague, Nicolas
18 NA Glass, Cody
19 NA Popugaev, Nikita
20 NA Suzuki, Nick
22 NA Heiskanen, Miro
23 NA Kostin, Klim
24 NA Strome, Matthew
25 NA Poehling, Ryan
26 NA Makar, Cale
21 NA Ratcliffe, Isaac
27 NA Bowers, Shane
28 NA Thomas, Robert
29 NA Brannstrom, Erik
30 NA Schnarr, Nate
31 NA Lind, Kole
Another ranking. Wide variety of where some of these picks are falling. NA is the previous ranking column.
1 NA Patrick, Nolan
2 NA Hischier, Nico
3 NA Vilardi, Gabe
4 NA Tolvanen, Eeli
5 NA Tippett, Owen
6 NA Mittlestadt, Casey
7 NA Liljegren, Timothy
8 NA Rasmussen, Michael
9 NA Pettersson, Elias
10 NA Valimaki, Juuso
11 NA Vesalainen, Kristian
12 NA Comtois, Maxime
13 NA Necas, Martin
14 NA Foote, Callan
15 NA Yamamoto, Kailer
16 NA Andersson, Lias
17 NA Hague, Nicolas
18 NA Glass, Cody
19 NA Popugaev, Nikita
20 NA Suzuki, Nick
22 NA Heiskanen, Miro
23 NA Kostin, Klim
24 NA Strome, Matthew
25 NA Poehling, Ryan
26 NA Makar, Cale
21 NA Ratcliffe, Isaac
27 NA Bowers, Shane
28 NA Thomas, Robert
29 NA Brannstrom, Erik
30 NA Schnarr, Nate
31 NA Lind, Kole
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There are a few prospects on these lists that I like a lot including Rasmussen, Tippett & Foote. However, I also like Poehling & maybe I'm being influenced by Button who seems to like Poehling & has him much higher & projects him to be a 2nd line centre with potential to be a 1st line centre. Some of these other guys look like they could go much sooner especially a big skilled body like Rasmussen while Poehling should be right around where we could end up drafting from.
If Button is also correct & Brown turns out to be a 1st line centre & White turns into a 2nd line centre then adding Poehling who would be a very good point producing 3rd line centre seems to me to be ideal since he can also move up in the lineup. Ottawa would certainly have good young strength down the middle, they would have size down the middle & they already have a couple of young skilled wingers to compliment these guys. He is also versatile & could play the wing if needed. Of course, they could use skill & size everywhere & Rasmussen on a wing with Brown would be a very huge top line which is intriguing.
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There are a few prospects on these lists that I like a lot including Rasmussen, Tippett & Foote. However, I also like Poehling & maybe I'm being influenced by Button who seems to like Poehling & has him much higher & projects him to be a 2nd line centre with potential to be a 1st line centre. Some of these other guys look like they could go much sooner especially a big skilled body like Rasmussen while Poehling should be right around where we could end up drafting from.
If Button is also correct & Brown turns out to be a 1st line centre & White turns into a 2nd line centre then adding Poehling who would be a very good point producing 3rd line centre seems to me to be ideal since he can also move up in the lineup. Ottawa would certainly have good young strength down the middle, they would have size down the middle & they already have a couple of young skilled wingers to compliment these guys. He is also versatile & could play the wing if needed. Of course, they could use skill & size everywhere & Rasmussen on a wing with Brown would be a very huge top line which is intriguing.
thats what I was thinking. Still not sure how much of a project Rasmussen is. He can definitely score so it could be a good compliment to Brown.
I would have trouble passing on Lias Andersson if he fell to us as well. He is a Swedish army knife forward already in the SHL.
Looking forward to McKenzie's list.
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NHL Mid term Scouting rankings
NA Players
1 PATRICK, NOLAN BRANDON WHL 19-Sep-1998 6' 2.75" 198 lbs * C R
2 HISCHIER, NICO HALIFAX QMJHL 04-Jan-1999 6' 0.75" 176 lbs * C L
3 VILARDI, GABRIEL WINDSOR OHL 16-Aug-1999 6' 3.0" 201 lbs * C R
4 TIPPETT, OWEN MISSISSAUGA OHL 16-Feb-1999 6' 1.5" 202 lbs * RW R
5 MITTELSTADT, CASEY EDEN PRAIRIE HIGH-MN 22-Nov-1998 6' 0.75" 201 lbs * C L
6 RASMUSSEN, MICHAEL TRI-CITY WHL 17-Apr-1999 6' 5.75" 215 lbs * C L
7 TOLVANEN, EELI SIOUX CITY USHL 22-Apr-1999 5' 10.25" 170 lbs * RW L
8 GLASS, CODY PORTLAND WHL 01-Apr-1999 6' 1.75" 180 lbs * C R
9 VALIMAKI, JUUSO TRI-CITY WHL 06-Oct-1998 6' 1.5" 204 lbs * D L
10 MAKAR, CALE BROOKS AJHL 30-Oct-1998 5' 11.25" 179 lbs * D R
11 HAGUE, NICOLAS MISSISSAUGA OHL 05-Dec-1998 6' 5.5" 206 lbs * D L
12 FOOTE, CALLAN KELOWNA WHL 13-Dec-1998 6' 3.5" 213 lbs * D R
13 BOWERS, SHANE WATERLOO USHL 30-Jul-1999 6' 1.25" 183 lbs * C L
14 POEHLING, RYAN ST. CLOUD STATE NCHC 03-Jan-1999 6' 1.75" 183 lbs * C L
15 COMTOIS, MAXIME VICTORIAVILLE QMJHL 08-Jan-1999 6' 2.25" 199 lbs * LW L
16 SUZUKI, NICK OWEN SOUND OHL 10-Aug-1999 5' 10.75" 187 lbs * C R
17 YAMAMOTO, KAILER SPOKANE WHL 29-Sep-1998 5' 7.5" 153 lbs * RW R
18 POPUGAEV, NIKITA PRINCE GEORGE WHL 20-Nov-1998 6' 5.5" 204 lbs * LW R
19 STROME, MATTHEW HAMILTON OHL 06-Jan-1999 6' 3.5" 206 lbs * LW L
20 RATCLIFFE, ISAAC GUELPH OHL 15-Feb-1999 6' 5.5" 196 lbs * LW L
21 LIND, KOLE KELOWNA WHL 16-Oct-1998 6' 1.0" 176 lbs * RW R
22 JOKIHARJU, HENRI PORTLAND WHL 17-Jun-1999 5' 11.75" 176 lbs * D R
23 MATTHEOS, STELIO BRANDON WHL 14-Jun-1999 6' 0.75" 190 lbs * RW R
24 FORMENTON, ALEX LONDON OHL 13-Sep-1999 6' 1.0" 162 lbs * LW L
25 HENRY, NICK REGINA WHL 04-Jul-1999 5' 10.75" 191 lbs * RW R
26 TIMMINS, CONOR SAULT STE. MARIE OHL 18-Sep-1998 6' 1.25" 185 lbs * D R
27 RUZICKA, ADAM SARNIA OHL 11-May-1999 6' 3.5" 202 lbs * C L
28 THOMAS, ROBERT LONDON OHL 02-Jul-1999 5' 11.5" 185 lbs * C R
29 FROST, MORGAN SAULT STE. MARIE OHL 14-May-1999 5' 10.75" 170 lbs * C L
30 MISMASH, GRANT USA U-18 NTDP 19-Feb-1999 6' 0.25" 186 lbs * LW L
31 LESCHYSHYN, JAKE REGINA WHL 10-Mar-1999 5' 10.75" 184 lbs * C L
4 D in a row highlighted
NA Players
1 PATRICK, NOLAN BRANDON WHL 19-Sep-1998 6' 2.75" 198 lbs * C R
2 HISCHIER, NICO HALIFAX QMJHL 04-Jan-1999 6' 0.75" 176 lbs * C L
3 VILARDI, GABRIEL WINDSOR OHL 16-Aug-1999 6' 3.0" 201 lbs * C R
4 TIPPETT, OWEN MISSISSAUGA OHL 16-Feb-1999 6' 1.5" 202 lbs * RW R
5 MITTELSTADT, CASEY EDEN PRAIRIE HIGH-MN 22-Nov-1998 6' 0.75" 201 lbs * C L
6 RASMUSSEN, MICHAEL TRI-CITY WHL 17-Apr-1999 6' 5.75" 215 lbs * C L
7 TOLVANEN, EELI SIOUX CITY USHL 22-Apr-1999 5' 10.25" 170 lbs * RW L
8 GLASS, CODY PORTLAND WHL 01-Apr-1999 6' 1.75" 180 lbs * C R
9 VALIMAKI, JUUSO TRI-CITY WHL 06-Oct-1998 6' 1.5" 204 lbs * D L
10 MAKAR, CALE BROOKS AJHL 30-Oct-1998 5' 11.25" 179 lbs * D R
11 HAGUE, NICOLAS MISSISSAUGA OHL 05-Dec-1998 6' 5.5" 206 lbs * D L
12 FOOTE, CALLAN KELOWNA WHL 13-Dec-1998 6' 3.5" 213 lbs * D R
13 BOWERS, SHANE WATERLOO USHL 30-Jul-1999 6' 1.25" 183 lbs * C L
14 POEHLING, RYAN ST. CLOUD STATE NCHC 03-Jan-1999 6' 1.75" 183 lbs * C L
15 COMTOIS, MAXIME VICTORIAVILLE QMJHL 08-Jan-1999 6' 2.25" 199 lbs * LW L
16 SUZUKI, NICK OWEN SOUND OHL 10-Aug-1999 5' 10.75" 187 lbs * C R
17 YAMAMOTO, KAILER SPOKANE WHL 29-Sep-1998 5' 7.5" 153 lbs * RW R
18 POPUGAEV, NIKITA PRINCE GEORGE WHL 20-Nov-1998 6' 5.5" 204 lbs * LW R
19 STROME, MATTHEW HAMILTON OHL 06-Jan-1999 6' 3.5" 206 lbs * LW L
20 RATCLIFFE, ISAAC GUELPH OHL 15-Feb-1999 6' 5.5" 196 lbs * LW L
21 LIND, KOLE KELOWNA WHL 16-Oct-1998 6' 1.0" 176 lbs * RW R
22 JOKIHARJU, HENRI PORTLAND WHL 17-Jun-1999 5' 11.75" 176 lbs * D R
23 MATTHEOS, STELIO BRANDON WHL 14-Jun-1999 6' 0.75" 190 lbs * RW R
24 FORMENTON, ALEX LONDON OHL 13-Sep-1999 6' 1.0" 162 lbs * LW L
25 HENRY, NICK REGINA WHL 04-Jul-1999 5' 10.75" 191 lbs * RW R
26 TIMMINS, CONOR SAULT STE. MARIE OHL 18-Sep-1998 6' 1.25" 185 lbs * D R
27 RUZICKA, ADAM SARNIA OHL 11-May-1999 6' 3.5" 202 lbs * C L
28 THOMAS, ROBERT LONDON OHL 02-Jul-1999 5' 11.5" 185 lbs * C R
29 FROST, MORGAN SAULT STE. MARIE OHL 14-May-1999 5' 10.75" 170 lbs * C L
30 MISMASH, GRANT USA U-18 NTDP 19-Feb-1999 6' 0.25" 186 lbs * LW L
31 LESCHYSHYN, JAKE REGINA WHL 10-Mar-1999 5' 10.75" 184 lbs * C L
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1 KOSTIN, KLIM DYNAMO MOSCOW RUSSIA 05-May-1999 6' 3.0" 196 lbs C/LW L
2 PETTERSSON, ELIAS TIMRA SWEDEN-2 12-Nov-1998 6' 1.25" 156 lbs C L
3 ANDERSSON, LIAS HV 71 SWEDEN 13-Oct-1998 5' 11.25" 198 lbs C L
4 VESALAINEN, KRISTIAN FROLUNDA SWEDEN 01-Jun-1999 6' 3.25" 207 lbs * LW/RW L
5 NECAS, MARTIN BRNO CZREP 15-Jan-1999 6' 0.5" 167 lbs * C R
6 HEISKANEN, MIRO HIFK FINLAND 18-Jul-1999 6' 0.0" 170 lbs * D L
7 LILJEGREN, TIMOTHY ROGLE SWEDEN 30-Apr-1999 6' 0.0" 191 lbs * D R
8 VAAKANAINEN, URHO JYP FINLAND 01-Jan-1999 6' 0.5" 185 lbs * D L
9 SAFIN, OSTAP SPARTA JR. CZREP-JR. 11-Feb-1999 6' 4.5" 191 lbs * RW L
10 WESTERLUND, FILIP FROLUNDA SWEDEN 17-Apr-1999 5' 11.0" 179 lbs D R
11 BOQVIST, JESPER TIMRA SWEDEN-2 30-Oct-1998 6' 0.0" 179 lbs C L
12 DAVIDSSON, MARCUS DJURGARDEN SWEDEN 18-Nov-1998 6' 0.0" 191 lbs C L
13 IKONEN, JONI FROLUNDA JR. SWEDEN-JR. 14-Apr-1999 5' 10.0" 169 lbs C R
14 RONDBJERG, JONAS VAXJO JR. SWEDEN-JR. 31-Mar-1999 6' 0.0" 176 lbs RW L
15 CHYTIL, FILIP ZLIN CZREP 05-Sep-1999 6' 0.5" 178 lbs * LW L
16 BRANNSTROM, ERIK HV 71 JR. SWEDEN-JR. 02-Sep-1999 5' 10.0" 173 lbs * D L
17 SALO, ROBIN SPORT FINLAND 13-Oct-1998 6' 0.75" 187 lbs D L
18 LIPANOV, ALEXEI MVD BALASHIKHA 2 RUSSIA-JR. 17-Aug-1999 6' 0.0" 165 lbs C L
19 ELVENES, LUKAS ROGLE JR. SWEDEN-JR. 18-Aug-1999 6' 0.5" 173 lbs * C/RW L
20 GALVAS, JAKUB OLOMOUC CZREP 15-Jun-1999 5' 11.0" 161 lbs * D L
21 HUGG, RICKARD LEKSAND JR. SWEDEN-JR. 18-Jan-1999 5' 10.5" 179 lbs * C L
22 KVASNICKA, DAVID PLZEN CZREP 14-Apr-1999 5' 9.0" 172 lbs * D L
23 SKORIKOV, DANIIL UFA 2 RUSSIA-JR. 01-Apr-1999 6' 3.5" 188 lbs RW R
24 DVORAK, JAROSLAV HR. KRALOVE JR. CZREP-JR. 21-Mar-1999 6' 0.5" 176 lbs * RW L
25 SHUTOV, GLEB OMSK 2 RUSSIA-JR. 12-Feb-1999 6' 2.0" 176 lbs D L
26 KOSKENKORVA, JESSE KARPAT FINLAND 31-Jul-1999 6' 0.5" 177 lbs * C L
27 BARANOV, VENYAMIN DYNAMO ST. PETERSBURG 2 RUSSIA-JR. 08-Jan-1999 6' 1.0" 194 lbs D L
28 SLEPETS, KIRILL YAROSLAVL 2 RUSSIA-JR. 06-Apr-1999 5' 10.0" 165 lbs LW L
29 AFONKIN, GRIGORY MAGNITOGORSK 2 RUSSIA-JR. 05-Mar-1999 6' 3.0" 185 lbs D L
30 NOVAK, MATEJ BRNO JR. CZREP-JR. 10-Apr-1999 5' 11.5" 172 lbs * RW R
31 OVECHKIN, DMITRI SKA ST. PETERSBURG 2 RUSSIA-JR. 19-May-1999 6' 0.0" 172 lbs LW R
Heiskanen over Liljagren ...should be a good one to follow
1 KOSTIN, KLIM DYNAMO MOSCOW RUSSIA 05-May-1999 6' 3.0" 196 lbs C/LW L
2 PETTERSSON, ELIAS TIMRA SWEDEN-2 12-Nov-1998 6' 1.25" 156 lbs C L
3 ANDERSSON, LIAS HV 71 SWEDEN 13-Oct-1998 5' 11.25" 198 lbs C L
4 VESALAINEN, KRISTIAN FROLUNDA SWEDEN 01-Jun-1999 6' 3.25" 207 lbs * LW/RW L
5 NECAS, MARTIN BRNO CZREP 15-Jan-1999 6' 0.5" 167 lbs * C R
6 HEISKANEN, MIRO HIFK FINLAND 18-Jul-1999 6' 0.0" 170 lbs * D L
7 LILJEGREN, TIMOTHY ROGLE SWEDEN 30-Apr-1999 6' 0.0" 191 lbs * D R
8 VAAKANAINEN, URHO JYP FINLAND 01-Jan-1999 6' 0.5" 185 lbs * D L
9 SAFIN, OSTAP SPARTA JR. CZREP-JR. 11-Feb-1999 6' 4.5" 191 lbs * RW L
10 WESTERLUND, FILIP FROLUNDA SWEDEN 17-Apr-1999 5' 11.0" 179 lbs D R
11 BOQVIST, JESPER TIMRA SWEDEN-2 30-Oct-1998 6' 0.0" 179 lbs C L
12 DAVIDSSON, MARCUS DJURGARDEN SWEDEN 18-Nov-1998 6' 0.0" 191 lbs C L
13 IKONEN, JONI FROLUNDA JR. SWEDEN-JR. 14-Apr-1999 5' 10.0" 169 lbs C R
14 RONDBJERG, JONAS VAXJO JR. SWEDEN-JR. 31-Mar-1999 6' 0.0" 176 lbs RW L
15 CHYTIL, FILIP ZLIN CZREP 05-Sep-1999 6' 0.5" 178 lbs * LW L
16 BRANNSTROM, ERIK HV 71 JR. SWEDEN-JR. 02-Sep-1999 5' 10.0" 173 lbs * D L
17 SALO, ROBIN SPORT FINLAND 13-Oct-1998 6' 0.75" 187 lbs D L
18 LIPANOV, ALEXEI MVD BALASHIKHA 2 RUSSIA-JR. 17-Aug-1999 6' 0.0" 165 lbs C L
19 ELVENES, LUKAS ROGLE JR. SWEDEN-JR. 18-Aug-1999 6' 0.5" 173 lbs * C/RW L
20 GALVAS, JAKUB OLOMOUC CZREP 15-Jun-1999 5' 11.0" 161 lbs * D L
21 HUGG, RICKARD LEKSAND JR. SWEDEN-JR. 18-Jan-1999 5' 10.5" 179 lbs * C L
22 KVASNICKA, DAVID PLZEN CZREP 14-Apr-1999 5' 9.0" 172 lbs * D L
23 SKORIKOV, DANIIL UFA 2 RUSSIA-JR. 01-Apr-1999 6' 3.5" 188 lbs RW R
24 DVORAK, JAROSLAV HR. KRALOVE JR. CZREP-JR. 21-Mar-1999 6' 0.5" 176 lbs * RW L
25 SHUTOV, GLEB OMSK 2 RUSSIA-JR. 12-Feb-1999 6' 2.0" 176 lbs D L
26 KOSKENKORVA, JESSE KARPAT FINLAND 31-Jul-1999 6' 0.5" 177 lbs * C L
27 BARANOV, VENYAMIN DYNAMO ST. PETERSBURG 2 RUSSIA-JR. 08-Jan-1999 6' 1.0" 194 lbs D L
28 SLEPETS, KIRILL YAROSLAVL 2 RUSSIA-JR. 06-Apr-1999 5' 10.0" 165 lbs LW L
29 AFONKIN, GRIGORY MAGNITOGORSK 2 RUSSIA-JR. 05-Mar-1999 6' 3.0" 185 lbs D L
30 NOVAK, MATEJ BRNO JR. CZREP-JR. 10-Apr-1999 5' 11.5" 172 lbs * RW R
31 OVECHKIN, DMITRI SKA ST. PETERSBURG 2 RUSSIA-JR. 19-May-1999 6' 0.0" 172 lbs LW R
Heiskanen over Liljagren ...should be a good one to follow
I live in Brooks and have been able to watch Makar for a while. Pretty exciting player, reminds Button of Karlsson.
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Hockey Prophets writer Zachary DeVine has also posted his January Top 45 ranking here:
http://www.hockeyprophets.com/index.php/recent-analysis/248-zakk-s-2017-nhl-draft-ranking-january
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Draft Analyst Mock Draft. Sens pick 21st
http://www.thedraftanalyst.com/mock-drafts/2017-mock-draft-round-1/
21. LW/C Marcus Davidsson (Djugardens, SHL): Speedy offensive force who can play center or wing, but probably ends up on the flank thanks do a deadly shot that he can release in a hurry. Davidsson has hit a bit of a wall in the SHL after producing with regular minutes earlier in the season, but he’s still regarded as one of Sweden’s top teenage forwards. He is a tenacious forechecker who finishes his checks and can kill penalties.
http://www.thedraftanalyst.com/mock-drafts/2017-mock-draft-round-1/
21. LW/C Marcus Davidsson (Djugardens, SHL): Speedy offensive force who can play center or wing, but probably ends up on the flank thanks do a deadly shot that he can release in a hurry. Davidsson has hit a bit of a wall in the SHL after producing with regular minutes earlier in the season, but he’s still regarded as one of Sweden’s top teenage forwards. He is a tenacious forechecker who finishes his checks and can kill penalties.
The more I look into this draft the more I think we could end up with a pretty decent prospect in the 15-20 range. The top end of this draft is very weak, and the depth might be lacking a bit toward the end of the 1st, but there is actually a good number of solid prospects that are projected to go in the 10-20 range.
I'm talking about guys like:
Cody Glass
Lias Andersson
Eeli Tolvanen
Martin Necas
Matthew Strome
Isaac Ratcliffe
Nikita Popugayev
Kristian Vesalainen
Maxime Comtois
Cale Makar
Nicolas Hague
Miro Heiskanen
Juuso Valimaki
Cal Foote
I think pretty much all those guys have realistic top 6 F/top 4 D potential, based on what they have showed so far. Some of them will undoubtedly fall as the year progresses, and some players not listed will rise significantly and become potential high picks , but I think there's enough depth in the 10-20 range to ensure we will end up with a quality prospect, should we finish in that range.
I'm talking about guys like:
Cody Glass
Lias Andersson
Eeli Tolvanen
Martin Necas
Matthew Strome
Isaac Ratcliffe
Nikita Popugayev
Kristian Vesalainen
Maxime Comtois
Cale Makar
Nicolas Hague
Miro Heiskanen
Juuso Valimaki
Cal Foote
I think pretty much all those guys have realistic top 6 F/top 4 D potential, based on what they have showed so far. Some of them will undoubtedly fall as the year progresses, and some players not listed will rise significantly and become potential high picks , but I think there's enough depth in the 10-20 range to ensure we will end up with a quality prospect, should we finish in that range.
SixthSens
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Yup, I'm confident our scouting staff can pull out another solid first rounder.
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And Adam Kimelman's mock draft Senators are picking 17th overall Finnish goalie prospect Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
https://www.nhl.com/news/adam-kimelman-2017-nhl-mock-draft/c-285904700?tid=277764372
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This Draft is going to be fun. There is such a disparity between the picks and where they will fall. Very little consensus outside maybe the top 4 or 5.
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Hey, you forgot Ryan Poehling C/LW, he could also be within Ottawa's range & would be a decent 1st rd pick.
That's what I was coming to say, I've seen some guys in mock drafts that were in the top 10 in one mock draft & then in the high teens or twenties in another draft, the disparity as you say is remarkable this yr. And Ottawa even if they end up around 20th or higher could still an excellent prospect fall to them that high in the 1st rd similar to Brown falling to them last yr.
The more I read about Comtois the more I like about his gritty play but there are also quite a few players that should be within Ottawa's reach that I like. Hopefully, whoever Ottawa picks turns into an excellent player & becomes NHL ready sooner rather than later. I also hope that Ottawa doesn't trade this 1st rd pick away unless it's for something HUGE.
Best goalie draft in a long time.
There's probably 5-10 guys worthy of a top 2 round pick. If there's a year to draft a goaltender it's this one.
aragorn
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Agreed, but I hope the Sens don't draft one until the 3rd rd or trade up to get the one they want outside of the first rd.
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