Prospect Info: 2017 NHL Entry Draft | June 23-24, 2017

[VoluntaryDom]

Any relation to Adam?

Cal is Adam's son.

 

[HoseEmDown]

Any relation to Adam?

Pretty sure it's his son.

 

[Todd1a]

So cal foote to us mocked a lot is he a righty d man at least ?

 

[Rschmitz]

You probably got better odds at 5 numbers on Power Ball and the third slot is Vegas'

Hey Major you've been frequenting here quite a bit. Are we turning you into a Bolts fan?

 

[TampaJay]

Who is the best large bodied PF winger. Draft him.

Agreed. And one of these guys should be available at #14.
Klim Kostin RW Dynamo Moscow (KHL) 6' 3" 194
Owen Tippett RW Mississauga (OHL) 6' 1.5" 203
Jason Robertson LW Kingston (OHL) 6' 2" 190
Casey Mittelstadt C Green Bay (USHL) 6' 1" 201
Kristian Vesalainen RW Frolunda HC (SHL) 6' 3" 203
Nikita A. Popugayev LW Prince George (WHL) 6' 5.5" 200
Maxime Comtois LW Victoriaville (QMJHL) 6' 1.5" 195

 

[Rschmitz]

Who is the best large bodied PF winger. Draft him.

Popogayev. Shades of Nikita Alexeev though. Give me a large center instead who can make his teammates better

 

[VoluntaryDom]

Agreed. And one of these guys should be available at #14.
Klim Kostin RW Dynamo Moscow (KHL) 6' 3" 194
Owen Tippett RW Mississauga (OHL) 6' 1.5" 203
Jason Robertson LW Kingston (OHL) 6' 2" 190
Casey Mittelstadt C Green Bay (USHL) 6' 1" 201
Kristian Vesalainen RW Frolunda HC (SHL) 6' 3" 203
Nikita A. Popugayev LW Prince George (WHL) 6' 5.5" 200
Maxime Comtois LW Victoriaville (QMJHL) 6' 1.5" 195

Vesalainen could be a very nice fit.

Kostin has the injury scares, but I like him just a bit less than Vesalainen
Tippett will be gone
Robertson is overrated IMO
Mittelstadt will be gone
Popugayev would be fine but I prefer Vesalainen
Comtois would also be ok, but I would prefer others




Just realized, with how many Finns I like in this draft (Vesalainen, Heiskanen, Valimaki) you'd think I was half-Finnish and not half-Swedish lol!

 

[HoseEmDown]

With the 14 pick we shouldn't be picking a PF. Guys like Mittelstadt and Tippett aren't real power forwards, they're skilled forwards who are big as are most of the players expected to go top 20. Someone like Kole Lind could make the case to be a PF and picked at 14 if he keeps up his strong postseason play. I just think there's a few PF options in the 2nd and with two picks there we can take a chance on a kid working out, might get the next Brian Hart though.

 

[Bandit Keith]

We're really not so desperate for size that we need to draft only for it. We really need to draft bpa especially since this will be the highest we draft for a while (hopefully).

 

[Rschmitz]

Let's trade up and grab Rasmussan

 

[Major4Boarding]

So cal foote to us mocked a lot is he a righty d man at least ?

Yes, a natural RHD

Hey Major you've been frequenting here quite a bit. Are we turning you into a Bolts fan?

Always have been. I just finally got my tolerance level up for this place

 

[Bandit Keith]

Let's trade up and grab Rasmussan

No way that's happening we all know Vancouver is taking him first overall

 

[Rschmitz]

No way that's happening we all know Vancouver is taking him first overall

McKeen had him going 1st overall recently

 

[Rschmitz]

Always have been. I just finally got my tolerance level up for this place

Welcome aboard

 

[ginner classic]

Agreed. And one of these guys should be available at #14.
Klim Kostin RW Dynamo Moscow (KHL) 6' 3" 194
Owen Tippett RW Mississauga (OHL) 6' 1.5" 203
Jason Robertson LW Kingston (OHL) 6' 2" 190
Casey Mittelstadt C Green Bay (USHL) 6' 1" 201
Kristian Vesalainen RW Frolunda HC (SHL) 6' 3" 203
Nikita A. Popugayev LW Prince George (WHL) 6' 5.5" 200
Maxime Comtois LW Victoriaville (QMJHL) 6' 1.5" 195

Should draft BPA. Always. That may be a D like Foote or Valimaki.

Tippett should be gone by 14. Mittlestadt long gone.

Rasmussen and Robertson maybe but I still think that's early. At least that's in the range.

Any or all of Comtois, Vesalainen, Kostin and Popugaev could all fall right out of the 1st round. All had poor seasons. Trading back a bit for Ratcliffe might make some sense.

 

[The Macho King]

Can you imagine how pissed people will be if we get a top-3 pick? It would be amazing.

 

[JoVel]

Can you imagine how pissed people will be if we get a top-3 pick? It would be amazing.

Our chances for 1st overall is 1,8%. 2nd 2% and 3rd 2,2%. Not too bad!

 

[JoVel]

We'll draft Jacob Paquette. Book it.

 

[VoluntaryDom]

We'll draft Jacob Paquette. Book it.

In the 2nd round sure. We better not take him in the 1st.

 

[JoVel]

In the 2nd round sure. We better not take him in the 1st.

No one's going to take him in the 1st. He'll be a 4-7th round pick.

 

[RegularSznAllStars]

Want Heiskanen (spelling?). Looks like a sure fire top two guy.

 

[VoluntaryDom]

Want Heiskanen (spelling?). Looks like a sure fire top two guy.

You spelled it right and I agree.

 

[Werewolf]

If I'm not mistaken, we have the following picks correct?

Rd 1 - Tampa
Rd 2 - Tampa
Rd 2 - from Toronto (highest 2nd round pick they have)
Rd 3 - Tampa
Rd 6 - Tampa
Rd 6 - from Montreal
Rd 7 - from LA King

And another pick from Los Angeles that nobody knows what the conditions were. Does this pretty much sum it up or am I missing any?

 

[JoVel]

That is correct according to Capfriendly.

 

[Werewolf]

Goalies:
1. Vasilevskiy (NHL)
2. Unknown (NHL) - Currently Budaj (UFA)
1. Unknown (AHL) - Currently McKenna (UFA)
2. Ingram (AHL) - Currently Gudlevskis (RFA)
1. Unknown (ECHL) - Currently Riopel (UFA)
*Others in System - Oldham (NCAA)

I'm thinking we draft another goaltender. Probably in second or third round. If Gudlevskis doesn't want to go back to Europe ... maybe we sign him to a minor league deal to play for the K-Wings in the ECHL. Doubt there is much interest in him from other clubs even at the AHL level.