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Predators first round draft targets. Very decent overlap preview since Nashville picks at 24.
Thomson seems like he could be a late riser. I've long had him at the end of the first round but I wonder if McKenzie may have him a little earlier. He's the best RD after Seider & Soderstrom, albeit with some risk involved. Still, I could see teams coveting his shot, skating and sense strengths in the belief that once he fills out he could be a really dynamic possession D.
Thomson seems like he could be a late riser. I've long had him at the end of the first round but I wonder if McKenzie may have him a little earlier. He's the best RD after Seider & Soderstrom, albeit with some risk involved. Still, I could see teams coveting his shot, skating and sense strengths in the belief that once he fills out he could be a really dynamic possession D.
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2019 NHL Mock Draft - Picks 16-31 - Last Word on Hockey
25.) Washington Capitals – Bobby Brink, Right Wing, Sioux City Musketeers, USHL
The Capitals have one of the best goalie prospects outside the NHL in Ilya Samsonov. They also have a ton of depth on defence in their prospect pool. Given that, they can will look to add offensive talent. Brink is another undersized sniper in this draft. A strong season with the Sioux City Musketeers earned the American forward a call-up to join the members of the US National Team Development Program for the IIHF Under-18 World Championships where he had a strong tournament on the team’s second line.
Brink is a sniper. He has a fantastic wrist shot and a lightning quick release. It is amongst the best shots in this draft class. It is also deadly accurate. Brink has the soft hands to score in tight to the goal as well, with the hand-eye coordination to get deflections and pounce on rebounds. He is not afraid to battle for his position in front of the net. His slap shot and one-timer are also very good but he does not use them often, preferring to make use of his wrist shot. Brink shows a knack for getting himself open without the puck in order to take a pass and get that shot off.
25.) Washington Capitals – Bobby Brink, Right Wing, Sioux City Musketeers, USHL
The Capitals have one of the best goalie prospects outside the NHL in Ilya Samsonov. They also have a ton of depth on defence in their prospect pool. Given that, they can will look to add offensive talent. Brink is another undersized sniper in this draft. A strong season with the Sioux City Musketeers earned the American forward a call-up to join the members of the US National Team Development Program for the IIHF Under-18 World Championships where he had a strong tournament on the team’s second line.
Brink is a sniper. He has a fantastic wrist shot and a lightning quick release. It is amongst the best shots in this draft class. It is also deadly accurate. Brink has the soft hands to score in tight to the goal as well, with the hand-eye coordination to get deflections and pounce on rebounds. He is not afraid to battle for his position in front of the net. His slap shot and one-timer are also very good but he does not use them often, preferring to make use of his wrist shot. Brink shows a knack for getting himself open without the puck in order to take a pass and get that shot off.
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McCagg making the case for Thomson. He has Montreal taking him way up at 15 in a recent mock draft and has some ins with Timmins and their staff. Thomson is leaving the Kelowna Defense Factory to play in Finland next season, which is likely good for forcing his physical development. Not sure he's altogether in the Karlsson/Klingberg mode. He's one of the oldest players in the draft among first-time eligibles but I could see him becoming similar to Letang or Barrie.
NHL.com piece on Brink with mention of patterning his game after Marner and drawing a Williams comparison.
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With the 25th overall pick in the 2019 NHL Draft, the Washington Capitals are proud to select from Metallurg Magnitogorsk, LW Pavel Dorofeyev.
Summary (via Sergey Kuzin): The Capitals haven’t spent a first round pick on forwards since 2014 and the system depth highly lacks high-end offensive talents. Dorofeyev is a bit of long-term prospect, but you can’t pass his talent. One-way winger, he could improve his defensive side of the game, but has full package of offensive skills that can be called high-end. He skates fine and truly has a top-six upside.
With the 25th overall pick in the 2019 NHL Draft, the Washington Capitals are proud to select from Metallurg Magnitogorsk, LW Pavel Dorofeyev.
Summary (via Sergey Kuzin): The Capitals haven’t spent a first round pick on forwards since 2014 and the system depth highly lacks high-end offensive talents. Dorofeyev is a bit of long-term prospect, but you can’t pass his talent. One-way winger, he could improve his defensive side of the game, but has full package of offensive skills that can be called high-end. He skates fine and truly has a top-six upside.
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Our Final First-Round Mock Draft is ready! Filled with prospect breakdowns, video sequences and player comparables, this is our most comprehensive mock yet covering the top-31 players on our board. Check it out!
Final 2019 NHL Mock Draft — Scrimmage and Stats
Final 2019 NHL Mock Draft — Scrimmage and Stats
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A pretty methodical mock draft attempt. Some highlights:
No Brink & Suzuki in that first round. Some GMs may want to overthink and value grit after the Blues win but I'd be surprised.
I prefer Poulin, perhaps even to Brink as top choice given his style and the ETA difference. While Leason may be the most fast-track type righty winger candidate ahead of Brink, Fagemo or Legare the ultimate upside seems dodgy. It would be hard to see him making an impact next season so I don't know that the jump he has on the first-time eligibles is that pronounced. In a year, who knows where Poulin, Suzuki, Hoglander or even Tracey are at? (Or those other righty wingers.) I know Foote was playing through injuries last season but his skating isn't first round material.
No Brink & Suzuki in that first round. Some GMs may want to overthink and value grit after the Blues win but I'd be surprised.
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Holmstrom's injury concerns scare me a little bit, but perhaps that's me just overreacting to a couple other guys who've seen their development go sideways due to injuries in recent years.
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So...good news as far as Knight not sliding and tempting them. I think we're looking at either maybe trying to trade up slightly should someone they covet slide or maybe just hoping for Lavoie, Kaliyev or Tomasino to fall to them. Tomasino seems like the least likely curiously enough. There's so much to work with in Lavoie & Kaliyev that it'd be a no-brainer at 25 IMO. Then there's Suzuki, Poulin, Brink & McMichael ranked more closely in their range and perhaps their most realistic options. Leason, Hoglander, Tracey & Afanasyev are ranked consecutively 34-37.
I'd previously knocked Bob's list last year as a little less accurate than usual but in part that was due to teams like MIN & OTT taking Johansson & Bernard-Docker. He did have Noel at 19 a good fifteen spots higher than he eventually went and 25/31 isn't tremendous but not bad. He had Merkley (32), O'Brien (34) & Lundkvist (36) just outside the first.
Noteworthy that Bob has Puistola at 71 and Dorofeyev way down at 82. From a pure skill and upside standpoint they probably ought to be in the mix at 56 at least. Holmstrom at 43 on down would be my guess for options to hope for at 56.
I'd previously knocked Bob's list last year as a little less accurate than usual but in part that was due to teams like MIN & OTT taking Johansson & Bernard-Docker. He did have Noel at 19 a good fifteen spots higher than he eventually went and 25/31 isn't tremendous but not bad. He had Merkley (32), O'Brien (34) & Lundkvist (36) just outside the first.
Noteworthy that Bob has Puistola at 71 and Dorofeyev way down at 82. From a pure skill and upside standpoint they probably ought to be in the mix at 56 at least. Holmstrom at 43 on down would be my guess for options to hope for at 56.
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All D from 14-18, so hopefully some forwards slip.
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Yeah, nothing too surprising. Knight being that high and both Lavoie/Kaliyev being after that D group does give some hope. As does Heinola being in the early 20's and the possibility maybe there's a run on D that could pull Robertson, Vlasic or perhaps Thomson further up ahead of them. That would be a best-case. It's probably likewise good for them if Suzuki goes top 20 IMO given some of the concerns about perimeter play.
I think I'd narrow it down to Lavoie, Kaliyev, Tomasino, Poulin or Brink at this stage. At least one is likely to be available at 25. Maybe they pounce and move up to bet on one of those first two. I can see many teams picking their games apart and maybe overthinking and/or underrating just how high their upside could be should they put it all together. Lavoie was a top ten candidate at one point and some believe Kaliyev warrants consideration in that range. But neither uses their size assertively nor do they play a very dedicated game away from the puck. I could see both Tomasino & Poulin going before them as well given that they're more polished currently. 25 still seems like a long way to slide but you never know. The possibility of one of Lavoie, Kaliyev or Brink available would represent their historical finesse swing for the fences type pick and given the lack of substantial offensive upside in the system I'd be for it. Poulin still represents a really safe consolation prize, though. The gap between them isn't that big.
It's probably unlikely but if those five forwards are gone I'd at least think about Thomson as a future PPQB and offensive-minded RD. Given his placement I wouldn't doubt Rees sneaking into the first round and perhaps becoming a candidate for them as well. Afanasyev or someone else further back can't be ruled out either but I'd hope that's more of a trade back scenario.
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Further on Lavoie/Kaliyev, it's hard to see either getting past 19-24 but it's not impossible. I'm skeptical but it's conceivable. While OTT, WPG, PIT, LAK, NYI & NSH could be a fit for either there could be positional priorities (C/D) or organizational identity leading them to pass. PIT/NYI/NSH could also be trade down candidates given some of their lack of picks.
Ottawa tends to factor in character more heavily recently but would they be more aggressive after having missed out on the fourth pick? Would Pittsburgh overlook some of their concerns given the centers they could put them with? Or do they go defense? Would LA be more inclined to assume some risk with their second first round pick? (Or if they go forward at five do they go defense?) Would NYI/NSH shoot for upside or go with a center or a more well-rounded fit? (NYI also has somewhat similar wingers in Wahlstrom & Bellows as it is.) Loads of questions that would have to go their way to have the opportunity at 25 for either but, then again, a guy like Brink could also jump them as an upside option. We'll see. I wouldn't be inclined to move up for either but maybe if they're not overly high on the back-end of the second round possibilities they'd be comfortable doing it.
I'd probably just stay put and see how it unfolds. Worst-case they could walk away with Suzuki or Thomson and there's a lot of upside with both. There's some concern about grit/physical and interior play but they've got the wheels and IQ to be players. It'd be nice to be a few spots further up to be more selective but they're in a decent spot to get strong value.
Ottawa tends to factor in character more heavily recently but would they be more aggressive after having missed out on the fourth pick? Would Pittsburgh overlook some of their concerns given the centers they could put them with? Or do they go defense? Would LA be more inclined to assume some risk with their second first round pick? (Or if they go forward at five do they go defense?) Would NYI/NSH shoot for upside or go with a center or a more well-rounded fit? (NYI also has somewhat similar wingers in Wahlstrom & Bellows as it is.) Loads of questions that would have to go their way to have the opportunity at 25 for either but, then again, a guy like Brink could also jump them as an upside option. We'll see. I wouldn't be inclined to move up for either but maybe if they're not overly high on the back-end of the second round possibilities they'd be comfortable doing it.
I'd probably just stay put and see how it unfolds. Worst-case they could walk away with Suzuki or Thomson and there's a lot of upside with both. There's some concern about grit/physical and interior play but they've got the wheels and IQ to be players. It'd be nice to be a few spots further up to be more selective but they're in a decent spot to get strong value.
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