2020 Draft thread
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Dread Clawz
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We'll probably finish around 10th(hopefully). I think we need to take a D. So my choice is Jake Sanderson. Drysdale is gonna go top 5-6. Sanderson is about 6'1", 175 but I think he'll fill out to around 200. He's still pretty lanky. Plays for the USNTDP with decent, not good offensive stats. But that's not his game. He projects to be a top pairing, shutdown specialist. I love the way this kid plays. He lives, eats, and breathes defense. He just loves to play strong defense. He's the son of former nhler Geoff Sanderson, and he definitely learned a thing or two from his dad about skating. This kid is an elite skater, he can move so fluidly in any direction. He can carry the puck through the neutral zone and make a good first pass, but this kid's bread and butter is 1 on 1 play. You just don't beat this kid 1 on 1. He's an absolute monster and a fierce competitor. He'll take the puck away with his stick or the body, he's very balanced in that way, and he has great sense of which is the best play. Very heady, reacts quickly, his gap control is phenomenal. he's pretty good in the corners too. I'm telling you this kid is the next Jaccob Slavin. He'll probably be alright offensively, maybe a 20ish pt. guy. But you're not drafting him for that. He was ranked #9 in McKenzie's midseason list. Hopefully he lasts until 10-12, but he should. I don't see many of the bottom teams wanting a D.
If he's gone, the two next best D are Kaiden Guhle, tall smooth skating physical and likes to jump in the rush. And Braden Schneider, big strong two-way guy but leans more to stay at home game, similar game to Brandon Carlo.
The only way I would go with a F is if Cole Perfetti is still there, but he won't be.
If he's gone, the two next best D are Kaiden Guhle, tall smooth skating physical and likes to jump in the rush. And Braden Schneider, big strong two-way guy but leans more to stay at home game, similar game to Brandon Carlo.
The only way I would go with a F is if Cole Perfetti is still there, but he won't be.
IceManCat
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Dread Clawz
LAWSonic Boom
I like him too around #15-20. He might end up as the best of the bunch. The most raw, though.
IceManCat
#TheFloridaPanthers
This draft seems a little different to me it’s deep and talented yet also a lot of very risky players. I would call it deep, talented but raw.
Dread Clawz
LAWSonic Boom
I agree with that. You've got guys like Jacob Perreault, Shakir Mukhamahdulin, Hendrix Lapierre, Jeremie Poirier, Zion Nybeck all rankee pretty highly. These kids could turn out to be phenomenal players, or a bunch of nothing. But the talent in this draft is absurd. Great talent all through the top 90-100. A lot of good overagers too. Yegor Sokolov, pavel Gogolev, Nico Daws....however this draft does have a lot of just really solid specs too, from the late 1st all the way through the 3rd. We could actually build up the pool pretty good in this draft with a 1st, 2nd, and two 3rds.
PanthersHockey1
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Dread Clawz
LAWSonic Boom
I’ve read Sanderson is an adventure in the D zone as of now. Haven’t watched him, just looked at reports.
Dread Clawz
LAWSonic Boom
No way. Sanderson is an absolute stud in the d zone. That's all he does is play excellent shutdown defense. I think those reports are way off.
Panteras
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Beezer
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I’m sold. Need to put defense in front of Knight and maybe play like the Devils use to in front of Brodeur! I remember a lot of low scoring games because was always tough to Get through the D and once you did get through Brodeur was there for the save. Limited chances is what a great Goalie and Defense will give the opposition.
Android 16
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20 players picked in the past 3 drafts and none of them played NHL hockey except Tippett. I don't care who they draft at this point. The future is now and fans need playoff hockey more than they need to sit here and talk about drafting. Only thing Mr. Tallon has proved is that he's very underwhelming at drafting. Maybe he'll get a homerun player if he just sets it to auto pick while he goes to drop the kid's off at the pool. I have little to no faith that Dale and his scouting team have the competency to pick the players they think will thrive in the NHL 3 years from now. Current roster tells me they aren't even close to knowing what they need for a championship team
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Dread Clawz
LAWSonic Boom
Yup, plus good defense leads to offense. Sanderson is great at breakouts too. He's a very smart player, and smart with the puck, he doesn't just give it away or make some cute low percentage pass. We NEED this kid. Wallinder is also very tantalizing, he's just raw and might take a little longer to arrive. He has a huge upside but he definitely needs some polishing. He'd have to step up to the SHL first as he plays Sweden j20, then he'd have to get used to the smaller ice in north america after that. Still an intriguing prospect though.
Dread Clawz
LAWSonic Boom
The future was this season. I don't know what the coming seasons hold, but I know one thing....a team that missed the playoffs and throws all it's picks away is asking for a lot of trouble. This team clearly needs a lot more work and a lot more building, not just to make the playoffs, but to become a contender. We can't trade all our 1sts and expect to climb out of this that way. The expansion draft and salary cap prevent that anyhow. We're gonna have to move a big contract as it is.
TheImpatientPanther
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Retain a million or more on Yandle, get 3rd team to retain 500-600k for a 2021 and 2022 3rd, get a 2nd + 3rd for him if possible. Some GM will see value in him for around $4 million.
Use two of the 2nd's + mid tier prospect to move up into the late 1st to catch a faller (injury/on a bad team etc).
FLA 1 - D/C
team x 1 - C/D
FLA 3 - D/C
COL 3 - C/D
Wings and Goalies should be fine to skip a year. Need to strengthen the core down the middle and on defense.
TheImpatientPanther
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Would be nice to try and trade up into the 1st round with two 2nd's while keeping our 1st and if see he's still available at 24-27th. Or pick him at #16-17 and use the other 1st to draft a D.
Reminds me of Nick Suzuki, very similar junior league numbers, both thrive off their speed and ability to create offense.
Really love this goal for his tenacity to never give up.
Giving anyone young Trocheck flashbacks?
This draft video below done by Huberdeau shows off his skills pretty well.
Needs to add some muscle and keep fine tuning his skating.
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Dread Clawz
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TheImpatientPanther
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I am biased as I've seen him play five times this year with my cousin, but Cole Perfetti is an amazingly skilled hockey player.
Dread Clawz
LAWSonic Boom
Yeah those are good clips of him. That guy really illustrates his game well. He's just a shutdown stud.
Dread Clawz
LAWSonic Boom
Yeah as I said I would pick him if he was on the board, but he'll definitely get picked in the top 6-7.
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