Prospect Info: 2020 NHL Draft Thread: Part Deux

[HoweFan]

If Ottawa gets two of the top four picks how likely are they to take Drysdale with one of them?

 

[newfy]

If Ottawa gets two of the top four picks how likely are they to take Drysdale with one of them?

Young D/prospect D is probably their organisations strongest aspect right now so I dont think they would reach for Drysdale just to get a dman, but if they think hes the best player I'm sure they would take him. They need centers bad though so I doubt they take him before fourth

 

[The Zetterberg Era]

Young D/prospect D is probably their organisations strongest aspect right now so I dont think they would reach for Drysdale just to get a dman, but if they think hes the best player I'm sure they would take him. They need centers bad though so I doubt they take him before fourth

I wonder how much pressure there is in the market to take Rossi with him playing junior locally? I don't really keep up on that in terms of searching their board or anything. I haven't heard it from a couple of scouting friends or anything but with him playing right there in their backyard I will be curious to see if they pass on him 2-5. I mean I would because I am not as high on Rossi as some but that is an interesting factor probably for Ottawa especially with their picture down the middle. Tkachuk is a pretty good pair for him long-term to help some of his size and skating deficiencies in my opinion.

 

[lilidk]

Button's March rankings just came out:

Craig's List: Alexis Lafreniere solidifies status as hockey's top prospect - TSN.ca

His top 10
Lafreniere
Stutzle
Byfield
Perfetti
Drysdale
Quinn
Askarov
Rossi
Raymond
Lapierre

Raymond is way to low, Lapierre still somehow in the top 10, and putting Quinn ahead of Rossi is interesting to say the least...

I believe Lapierre already had 3 concussions.

 

[Killerjas]

We already know Button has no idea what he is talking about, but this is the icing on the cake.

Lapierre top 10? There is waaaaay too much risk due to his injuries. Quinn ranked 7th? Before Lundell and Holtz? Perfetti before Rossi I can see but Quinn before Rossi is ridiculous.

 

[lhsgolf19]

I’m surprised Button didn’t put Cole Caufield in here even though he was already drafted... His slurpfest is legendary lol

oh yeah Seider is next Carlo haha

Can’t stand the dude as you can see ha

 

[Frk It]

 

[newfy]

I wonder how much pressure there is in the market to take Rossi with him playing junior locally? I don't really keep up on that in terms of searching their board or anything. I haven't heard it from a couple of scouting friends or anything but with him playing right there in their backyard I will be curious to see if they pass on him 2-5. I mean I would because I am not as high on Rossi as some but that is an interesting factor probably for Ottawa especially with their picture down the middle. Tkachuk is a pretty good pair for him long-term to help some of his size and skating deficiencies in my opinion.

I highly doubt thats the case at all. Ottawa drafts really well and will just take who they think is best. I also think the fan base gave up on putting pressure for 67s when they ended up with Ceci.

 

[Christien]

 

[Marky9er]

Calling 6th to the Ducks. Imagine him with Zegras.

 

[Rzombo4 prez]

Calling 6th to the Ducks. Imagine him with Zegras.

I could see that happening. While not my cup of tea, he always struck me as someone that some top 10 team could fall in love with.

 

[Crosside]

Sens fan coming in peace. I m curious if you land with the second pick, who you pick ?

 

[Martinez]

Sens fan coming in peace. I m curious if you land with the second pick, who you pick ?

I would personally take Raymond. I think the consensus here would be Byfield with Stutzle close behind.

 

[Rzombo4 prez]

Sens fan coming in peace. I m curious if you land with the second pick, who you pick ?

One man's opinion: Byfield or Stutzle. Center depth is a real issue for the organization at present.

 

[Crosside]

I would personally take Raymond. I think the consensus here would be Byfield with Stutzle close behind.

Same here but me a take Stutzle

 

[Frk It]

Sens fan coming in peace. I m curious if you land with the second pick, who you pick ?

Byfield, without a doubt.

 

[Marky9er]

Sens fan coming in peace. I m curious if you land with the second pick, who you pick ?

I think the consensus here would be Byfield with Stutzle close behind.

Byfield with Stutzle close behind.

 

[Frk It]

I feel like this board is so preparing themselves to draft 3/4, and get one of those players, they are less excited than they should be about Lafreniere and Byfield.

Byfield is so many things this team needs, and is super young. Odd to me he is not the no-brainer answer to “who would you want at 2?”

 

[jfrank21]

I feel like this board is so preparing themselves to draft 3/4, and get one of those players, they are less excited than they should be about Lafreniere and Byfield.

Byfield is so many things this team needs, and is super young. Odd to me he is not the no-brainer answer to “who would you want at 2?”

Stutzle! He is already proving himself against men, has the Seider connection, and will bring the entertainment factor we haven't had since Pavs left

 

[AttilaTheFun]

I feel like this board is so preparing themselves to draft 3/4, and get one of those players, they are less excited than they should be about Lafreniere and Byfield.

Byfield is so many things this team needs, and is super young. Odd to me he is not the no-brainer answer to “who would you want at 2?”

Byfield isn't as committed to defensive play as some of the other top prospects and he's often criticized for not being physically engaged. We know Yzerman is "pretty strict" about only drafting players with really high compete so I could see some room for him passing Byfield over at #2.

 

[Frk It]

Byfield isn't as committed to defensive play as some of the other top prospects and he's often criticized for not being physically engaged. We know Yzerman is "pretty strict" about only drafting players with really high compete so I could see some room for him passing Byfield over at #2.

I’ve never heard either of those criticisms regarding Byfield.

 

[The Zetterberg Era]

Sens fan coming in peace. I m curious if you land with the second pick, who you pick ?

My opinion is they would take Byfield.

 

[AttilaTheFun]

I’ve never heard either of those criticisms regarding Byfield.

I gotcha covered, my man:

Wheeler: "If I have one outstanding concern with Byfield’s game it’s his defensive play. There are little things like his faceoff ability (he’s 50 percent on draws this season, which normally translates to the mid-to-high 40s at the NHL level) and more pronounced things like his first couple of steps and the way they can contribute to him standing around instead of closing off on opposing players, as well as his tendency to misread plays."

Eddy Jones (the Hockey Writers): "If I had to pick an area for improvement, he could stand to be a bit more physical off the puck. The term “gentle giant” is a good fit. He uses his size well to protect the puck but tends to shy away from contact."

HFBoards poster livingod included some clips in his video review to illustrate concerns about his defensive play (you can see the video here).

They're the two most commonly raised concerns for Byfield once you start looking through a lot of scouting reports. If you watch him play yourself and come to different conclusions, that's another matter.

 

[DatsyukToZetterberg]

Byfield, without a doubt.

Agreed. To me Byfield is the easy choice at #2. He's got the highest floor and at worse a similar ceiling to everyone in that 2nd tier. I think taking anyone else at #2 would be a bit of a reach and a risk given the importance of this pick.

 

[Unfriendly Ghost]

I lean toward Byfield, but, man... Stutzle is awesome. I think he's a really good fit for Detroit stylistically, too. They badly need a high end playmaker and high end puck possessor to complement all that north-south game they've got. And from the games I've seen it seems like Stutzle plays very well with north-south type linemates.