Prospect Info: 2018 NHL Draft - Shall We Begin?

[Rebels57]

Give me Denisenko with the 14th pick. If you want to trade up for Wahlstrom or Kotkaniemi i'm on board with that too. Any of those 3 will do for me.

Denisenko is not a Hextall pick. Seems very unlikely.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

 

[JojoTheWhale]

I have a companion piece for you:



Multiple deals already in place. Multiple. He's a journalist. He journaled this information.

 

[Stizzle]

I have a companion piece for you:



Multiple deals already in place. Multiple. He's a journalist. He journaled this information.

This guy is approaching Eklund levels of BS.

 

[Rebels57]

I have a companion piece for you:



Multiple deals already in place. Multiple. He's a journalist. He journaled this information.

I couldn't help but reply.

 

[Hiesenberg]

Somebody followed up with this guys rumors about how accurate, I think he got 2 things right, one was a goalie acquisition, but I remember when he started the conversation was a lot earlier than Mrazek's arrival, and the only reason Mrazek's was traded was they needed a pro goalie.

I forget the other thing.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

I have a companion piece for you:



Multiple deals already in place. Multiple. He's a journalist. He journaled this information.

 

[FlyTimmo]

I wouldn't hate if they moved up to grab Dobson or Tkachuk but, I'd be surprised if they did. Both seem like they are destine to go ~top7 and that would require a fairly solid package.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

I'd take Tkachuk with our 7th rounder (and then trade him), but someone is going to fall for his fat family's antics before that, so I'd rather stand pat and draft someone less certain to get super fat.

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

I remember when basically the HF community was in unison about the Carter/Voracek trade. We basically did that value down to the T correctly well before the trade actually happened. It was kind of amazing and fun.

 

[Ghosts Beer]

I’m not really sure what that has to do with it. You have dedicated scouts for individual leagues/territories like Ontario and Quebec and Western Canada. You have a dedicated USHL scout. And that’s scouting one league (mostly....the top Junior A players too). Finland has a high level junior league and a top pro level league encompassing the entire nation’s hockey — and what a hockey nation it is and only improving. It’s not about size but talent pool. They had so many kids on that u18 team this year who look like 1sts and weren’t even eligible yet.

I’m sure they don’t just write it off and have cross over scouting (though that’s not exactly easy), but that means if you don’t use a 1st rounder on a no-brainer like Kotkaniemi or Heiskanen, you’re probably not finding that Finnish steal in the mid-late rounds. And your guy might not come to bat for them as hard as their own territory too. It feels like an obvious area to put more resources in, and the Flyers aren’t a cheap team. I wager most teams have a dedicated Finnish scout.

I'm sure the Flyers will end up hiring a dedicated scout for Finland -- I think this is only the 3rd season they haven't had one, since Nitty went full time as a GM there -- but they obviously feel adequately covered with their other European scouts making trips and with whatever consultants and connections they have in the country.

Just because they don't have a full-time Finnish scout on the payroll doesn't mean they aren't paying people in the region for scouting reports & tips. In a similar vein, I'm pretty sure the Flyers were in-between Swedish scouts when they drafted Hagg, but they had still scouted him through their other scouts and consultants in the country.

 

[Magua]

I have a companion piece for you:



Multiple deals already in place. Multiple. He's a journalist. He journaled this information.

"Sources."

"Sources."

"Sources."

This is just his Twitter account. You really don't want to read his articles before editing.

 

[Magua]

I'm pretty sure the Flyers were in-between Swedish scouts when they drafted Hagg, but they had still scouted him through their other scouts and consultants in the country.

You just explained why the Flyers need a dedicated Finnish scout.

But again, he was a 1st rounder to many. Everyone knew of him; he wasn't some stealth pick.

 

[Winston Wolf]

Don't kid yourselves, they did have a dedicated scout in Finland this year.

 

[Ghosts Beer]

You just explained why the Flyers need a dedicated Finnish scout.

As I was typing that post, I thought to myself, "I bet a million dollars someone says Hagg is proof of the need for dedicated scouts.

 

[FatTugboatFlahr]

I have a companion piece for you:



Multiple deals already in place. Multiple. He's a journalist. He journaled this information.

More likely he burgaled turds.

 

[Rebels57]

Don't kid yourselves, they did have a dedicated scout in Finland this year.

Why does it look like he had a stroke and lost control of the left side of his body?

 

[Flyerfan13]

With the 16th pick in the SBN NHL Mock Draft, the Flyers select ...

 

[Ghosts Beer]

With the 16th pick in the SBN NHL Mock Draft, the Flyers select ...

I hate the mock drafts that include trades.

 

[FlyTimmo]

I hate the mock drafts that include trades.

Makes it even more unrealistic then it already is. Like why the f*** would the Stars move back for Mrazek?

Then, why would Hextall trade up and then trade back again. It is like someone on the Flyers facebook page took over for that mock.

 

[duffy9748]

Don’t follow the draft players throughout the year other than on here, but I kind of hope we trade into that 7-9 range and grab Tkachuk/Wahlstrom/Top Dman.

 

[duffy9748]

Tkachuk could be a solid replacement for Simmonds if he were to be moved for futures and he should hopefully be ready by 19-20.

 

[Rebels57]

Makes it even more unrealistic then it already is. Like why the **** would the Stars move back for Mrazek?

Then, why would Hextall trade up and then trade back again. It is like someone on the Flyers facebook page took over for that mock.

Its important to remember that mock drafts are just for fun

 

[Striiker]

Tkachuk could be a solid replacement for Simmonds if he were to be moved for futures and he should hopefully be ready by 19-20.

The only place that Simmonds needs to be replaced is the PP, and we already have Patrick for that. He's pretty easily replaceable at 5v5.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Tkachuk’s more than likely going in a range where it’s too big of a jump for the Flyers to move up anyway.