Speculation: 2019 NHL Entry Draft Thread

[MardyBum]

So what prospect is going to save this embarassment of a trade?

 

[lanky]

So what prospect is going to save this embarassment of a trade?

A C with 2nd line potential.

I'm guessing Suzuki.

 

[Joe Hallenback]

There is a bunch of the 2nd tier D at that point in the draft Broberg,Seider,Harley,Heniola and Robertson.

 

[Daximus]

A C with 2nd line potential.

I'm guessing Suzuki.

I don't think Suzuki has top 6 C potential. He's more of a perimeter player than Rosie and Rosie hasn't cut it so far. His brother at least drives play. Younger Suzuki is about as perimeter as they come.

 

[Daximus]

There is a bunch of the 2nd tier D at that point in the draft Broberg,Seider,Harley,Heniola and Robertson.

Broberg probably goes top 15. I think we just be patient and take whoever falls out of the top 15.

 

[MardyBum]

I don't think Suzuki has top 6 C potential. He's more of a perimeter player than Rosie and Rosie hasn't cut it so far. His brother at least drives play. Younger Suzuki is about as perimeter as they come.

Any preferences around there Dax?

 

[Daximus]

Any preferences around there Dax?

Moritz Seider, maybe roll the dice on Ilya Nikolayev.

If we could I'd rather try to trade up and snag a high end player in the top 10.

 

[drumzan]

Please not a winger. LOL

 

[irunthepeg]

Feels nice to actually care about the 1st round again.

 

[MardyBum]

Any Finns around?

What's the deal with Ville Heinola?

 

[Joe Hallenback]

Any Finns around?

What's the deal with Ville Heinola?

He is a riser. Played really well at the World juniors. A poor man's Heiskanen

 

[DRW204]

not sure about Broberg.... when i hear all tools questionable tool-box for a Dman it's kind of alarming. He can skate though.

 

[Daximus]

not sure about Broberg.... when i hear all tools questionable tool-box for a Dman it's kind of alarming. He can skate though.

He'll be gone long before we pick I think.

 

[DRW204]

He'll be gone long before we pick I think.

he seems to be all over the place in mocks and rankings, polarizing prospect.

 

[Daximus]

he seems to be all over the place in mocks and rankings, polarizing prospect.

Yeah but GM's are reactionary people and with the recent success of a team that had big mobile defencemen (Blues) on the backend. He'll be highly coveted come draft day. I don't think he makes it past pick #15 and could even sneak into the first round. Bobby Mack's list had him #15 exactly and part of me thinks he could even sneak into the top 10.

 

[lanky]

When you're trying to draft a 2C at 20 OA, you're picking a guy who is not currently on the 2C trajectory. If he was on that trajectory then he would have been picked already. You can pick a less skilled C and hope he becomes more skilled (eg McMichael) or you can pick a highly skilled C that hasn't made full use of them yet (eg Suzuki).

I like Nikolayev too, but we could probably trade back 15 slots and get him there.

 

[DRW204]

Yeah but GM's are reactionary people and with the recent success of a team that had big mobile defencemen (Blues) on the backend. He'll be highly coveted come draft day. I don't think he makes it past pick #15 and could even sneak into the first round. Bobby Mack's list had him #15 exactly and part of me thinks he could even sneak into the top 10.

yeah and Broberg dominated the U18s if i recall. Heinola had a poor performance comparatively.

 

[Daximus]

yeah and Broberg dominated the U18s if i recall. Heinola had a poor performance comparatively.

Yeah but that Finn team was bad all around. They were living and dying by Kappo.

 

[Hammer Slammer]

Feels nice to actually care about the 1st round again.

Indeed!

I want Moritz Seider.

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[Whileee]

Seider
York
Tomasino
Heinola
Soderstrom
Harley
Broberg

 

[Whileee]

The Jets need a Thomas Chabot type of home run from this draft --- they really do...

 

[Joe Hallenback]

Bobby Brink is another name to remember

 

[VictoriaJetsFan]

One of Harley, York, Seider..

 

[Tasteless Beaver]

Jets seem to have their guy who they value in the low teens but think will slide. Our USHL/USNDP picks in the first couple of rounds are usually lights-out, that's where I would be looking.

I would say Cam York or Alex Vlasic.

 

[CaptainChef]

Seider
York
Tomasino
Heinola
Soderstrom
Harley
Broberg

Looking at mock drafts, Broberg, Soderstrom and probably York could well be gone for D-men by the time we pick. Decent chance either Harley or Seider are still around, and at 6'3" & 6'4", they are some of the bigger D-men projected for the first round.
As far as C's go, Newhook & Lavoie will probably be gone, but good chance for either or both of Suzuki or Tomasino