GaryU
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and drafted 54th.You have him ranked 15th, but think he's a Duncan Keith clone? Keith was a top-100 player of all-time.
and drafted 54th.You have him ranked 15th, but think he's a Duncan Keith clone? Keith was a top-100 player of all-time.
Do you think NJ drafts another C with their highest pick, despite having taken both Hischier and Hughes 1st overall in recent drafts?Depending on how these conditional picks work out, Rossi at #6, Sanderson at #10 and Askarov at #17 would be the ideal draft, IMO, for the Devils.
Do you think NJ drafts another C with their highest pick, despite having taken both Hischier and Hughes 1st overall in recent drafts?
I don't think they pass on Holtz or Raymond with their top pick if either is still available when they pick. Then they'll hope to grab Askarov with their 2nd, and a Dman (eg. Guhle or Schneider) with the 3rd pick.
I really don’t see Raymond as a solid pick at #6 and if Rossi is off the board, Holtz would be a very solid alternative.
I think a realistic top #3 would be...
- Rossi
- Drysdale
- Holtz
With the 10th overall pick, depending who we pick at #6, I don’t see us passing on Sanderson, if he’s still there. If we were fortunate enough to land Drysdale with our own pick and nobody from the top #8 falls at #10, I’d be thrilled with Jack Quinn.
As for the 17th overall pick, I’d like Jan Mysak or Dawson Mercer if Askarov is old the board. Ideally, we’d use that pick to trade for a proven dmen since that’s our main weakness at the moment.
All in all, New Jersey has a lot of ammo in the current draft to land 3 very stellar prospects or swing a move that can help them out as soon as the hockey season gets underway.
That Vancouver pick, at 17th overall, will be an interesting decision for the league — whether the Devils get it for 2020 or 2021. Vancouver might still have some say in the matter too, depending on the playoff plans.
As for your targets, all good options, but don't underestimate Raymond. I really believe his upside is similar to Elias Pettersson as a winger and better than Patrik Elias in his prime, so that player would look real nice in New Jersey.
My dream scenario for the sens is
2/3: Byfield & Stutzle
Islanders pick: Jack Quinn, Hendricks Lapierre and Lundell(unlikely to say the least)
Honestly im fine with detroit getting the number 1 pick as long as we can get Byfield and stutzle
I’m not sold on Raymond just yet and I personally wouldn’t pick him over the 3 players I listed.
Granted, David Conte isn’t in charge anymore and I have the upmost confidence in Paul Castron but the Devils have had their share of flops when it comes to undersized Swedish forwards.
If Raymond is the guy Castron likes, I won’t be mad since he has a ton of upside but let’s just say I’d be happier with Rossi, Drysdale or Holtz.
If he has somewhat of the same career as Patrick Elias had, he’d be going to #3 for sure. Elias is probably one of the most underrated stars to ever play in the NHL. The level of recognition he got was minuscule because he played on a team that had a great system, mostly defensive, with 3 HOF’ers behind him in Stevens, Niedermayer and Brodeur.
Depending on how these conditional picks work out, Rossi at #6, Sanderson at #10 and Askarov at #17 would be the ideal draft, IMO, for the Devils.
As always your scenarios are thought-provoking. I think all 3 Germans should go in the first, but would be surprised if it happens
Mock 8 would be favourable for the Rangers and fathomable through the top 20 followed by a few reaches for Ottawa, Dallas and St. Louis in rounding out the first round of the 2020 NHL Draft: https://thehockeywriters.com/2020-nhl-mock-draft-first-round-scenarios-8/
Mock 8 would be favourable for the Rangers and fathomable through the top 20 followed by a few reaches for Ottawa, Dallas and St. Louis in rounding out the first round of the 2020 NHL Draft:
The reaches make some sense: without the U18 tournament it is difficult to know where some scouts will have European players like Niederbach and Hirvonen (both have some 1st round qualities); and who would question St. Louis for drafting a tall blue liner.
As much as I love Rossi, there’s just no way NJ passes up on Stutzle at #6, none.
Never say never, I'm a big fan of Stutzle and his stock has soared in the online scouting community since the World Juniors, but it sounds like NHL teams aren't all sold on him or still have others ranked ahead of him based on more exposure/bigger sample size. For example, teams have been watching Rossi very closely for two seasons already in the OHL — he is more of a known commodity and he had an amazing draft year, so hard to say no way New Jersey passes on Stutzle for Rossi, especially when New Jersey already has four prospects as junior teammates of Rossi (Bahl, Okhotyuk, Hoelscher and Clarke). The Devils will know Rossi better than anyone, so I could totally see them taking Rossi over Stutzle.
For more analysis on those top-10 picks, revert back to mock 8.0 which is linked prior to the top 10 at the top and again at the bottom (along with all the other mocks in this series).
Mock 9 presents another fairly realistic scenario for the first round of the 2020 NHL Draft despite some surprising fallers that landed in the laps of the Rangers, Capitals, Blues and Ducks, who prevented those prospects from sliding out of the top 31. St. Louis and Edmonton should be ecstatic with these results, but the Rangers’ fans might revolt: https://thehockeywriters.com/2020-nhl-mock-draft-first-round-scenarios-9/
If Colorado are going to reach for Finnish prospect then it will be Topi Niemelä. Not a fan of the others.Mock 9 presents another fairly realistic scenario for the first round of the 2020 NHL Draft despite some surprising fallers that landed in the laps of the Rangers, Capitals, Blues and Ducks, who prevented those prospects from sliding out of the top 31. St. Louis and Edmonton should be ecstatic with these results, but the Rangers’ fans might revolt: https://thehockeywriters.com/2020-nhl-mock-draft-first-round-scenarios-9/
If Colorado are going to reach for Finnish prospect then it will be Topi Niemelä. Not a fan of the others.
I like the boldness with the Gunler pick; think he could be a low-key good pick and his game seems very "NHL" to me, lot's of dirty goals. Jarvis to Chicago at 10 looks intriguing too.
Askarov at 23 and Mercer at 30 would be steals.
I think Greig would be an awful first round pick I dont see him having top six potential at all, which is something you should be looking for in a first rounder.