Prospect Info: 2020 NHL Draft Thread Vol. 1

[Rebels57]

Goodbye pick #23.

Its definitely in play with a comment like that

 

[CanuckistanFlyerfan]

Hello Johnny Hockey.

Isn't he really kind of more of the same as we already have...good regular seasons...not so good playoffs?

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

 

[IronMarshal]

This one is priceless. I am laughing really hard and getting strange looks from the Mrs. She just wouldn't understand.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

I have my own ideas, but I want to throw this out there:

What are our organizational needs heading into this draft, both by position and by qualities? @FLYguy3911 @Stizzle @Appleyard

 

[Appleyard]

I have my own ideas, but I want to throw this out there:

What are our organizational needs heading into this draft, both by position and by qualities? @FLYguy3911 @Stizzle @Appleyard

I would love as high an end forward as possible. Swing the bat on whoever can be a 70+ point guy... there should be 1-2 available at #23.

 

[FLYguy3911]

I have my own ideas, but I want to throw this out there:

What are our organizational needs heading into this draft, both by position and by qualities? @FLYguy3911 @Stizzle @Appleyard

Just overall depth really. They don't really have centers and there is no obvious RHD that you can say is a regular NHLer and you can never have too many goalies, but there is a pretty clear top - Frost, Farabee (still on an ELC), York, Brink, Zamula. That's a really good four or five. But after that it's a pretty decent dropoff with guys that realistically won't be more than 4th line/3rd pair quality.

If they don't trade the pick (please) I don't see how they don't go forward. This draft is pretty deep on wingers - most of the small variety.

 

[Stizzle]

I have my own ideas, but I want to throw this out there:

What are our organizational needs heading into this draft, both by position and by qualities? @FLYguy3911 @Stizzle @Appleyard

Our biggest need has to be right-handed defense. We currently have Myers and a bunch of future question marks, with Niskanen at age 33.

Friedman will finally make the team this year at age 24.

After that, we're looking at Wylie, Attard, and St. Ivany in our system, and that's it. Even so, I doubt we end up with a RHD in the 1st round. As usual, high quality one's are sparse. Throw darts at a couple later in the draft and hope for the best.

 

[Magua]

Our biggest need has to be right-handed defense. We currently have Myers and a bunch of future question marks, with Niskanen at age 33.

Friedman will finally make the team this year at age 24.

After that, we're looking at Wylie, Attard, and St. Ivany in our system, and that's it. Even so, I doubt we end up with a RHD in the 1st round. As usual, high quality one's are sparse. Throw darts at a couple later in the draft and hope for the best.

Acquiring a top 4 RHD should allow them to trade Sanheim in a couple years, and plug in York behind Provorov. I like the way you think, Stiz.

 

[Stizzle]

Acquiring a top 4 RHD should allow them to trade Sanheim in a couple years, and plug in York behind Provorov. I like the way you think, Stiz.

 

[landsbergfan]

I have my own ideas, but I want to throw this out there:

What are our organizational needs heading into this draft, both by position and by qualities? @FLYguy3911 @Stizzle @Appleyard

As someone who clearly had the best Mock Draft, I am a bit offended you didnt @ me

 

[FLYguy3911]

As someone who clearly had the best Mock Draft, I am a bit offended you didnt @ me

Need more Emil’s (not Viro).

 

[landsbergfan]

Need more Emil’s (not Viro).

Yeah, we clearly have a huge hole there. Probably why Pronman is so negative

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

Acquiring a top 4 RHD should allow them to trade Sanheim in a couple years, and plug in York behind Provorov. I like the way you think, Stiz.

I forgot to @ you, because you have been so slack about this draft, but how would you answer the question?

 

[Magua]

I forgot to @ you, because you have been so slack about this draft, but how would you answer the question?

Skilled, creative forwards and RHD seems like the answer. But who doesn’t want those types? I really just don’t know much about these players after the top few — I haven’t even been bothered to watch highlight videos — but I’m never overly concerned about fit. I’d take a LHD for all I care, but it seems forward heavy in at least the 1st.

I’m going to Vigneault method this draft. No research, no prior work, a blank slate; I’ll see who we end up taking and evaluate afterwards.

 

[IronMarshal]

Our biggest need has to be right-handed defense. We currently have Myers and a bunch of future question marks, with Niskanen at age 33.

Friedman will finally make the team this year at age 24.

After that, we're looking at Wylie, Attard, and St. Ivany in our system, and that's it. Even so, I doubt we end up with a RHD in the 1st round. As usual, high quality one's are sparse. Throw darts at a couple later in the draft and hope for the best.

That means Schneider or trade down I guess. If Schneider is already off the board, which I think he is as he is arguably the number 3 defenseman in the draft (close with Ghule a season Wallander) you’re probably looking at Baron who you should still get in the early second. RHD is a scarce commodity.

 

[Stizzle]

That means Schneider or trade down I guess. If Schneider is already off the board, which I think he is as he is arguably the number 3 defenseman in the draft (close with Ghule a season Wallander) you’re probably looking at Baron who you should still get in the early second. RHD is a scarce commodity.

I also expect Schneider will be off the board at 23. Let's hope we don't pass up a forward just because RHD is a need.

 

[FLYguy3911]

I'd be legitimately mad if Schneider was the pick. I want no parts of Barron. Guhle is fine but not at 23. And I'm not a draft for need guy, but you really can't justify picking him where he'd have to go.

Wallinder is the only defenseman that would be defensible for me but even he has enough holes in the profile that I can't imagine he'd be close to BPA for me.

 

[Tarpongg]

 

[Chinatown88]

Mavrik Bourque

 

[IronMarshal]

Mavrik Bourque

Very good player whose only problem is the spelling of his first name.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

Very good player whose only problem is the spelling of his first name.

And it is a HUGE problem.

 

[Chinatown88]

Mavrik will do some great hockeying in the orange and black.

 

[TB87]

Ted will be an angry Gus if either Schneider or Barron are the pick at 23. Neither are the smart play. Especially Barron. Woof



It’d be a delight if Perreault is still available at 23. That’d be a fun pick

 

[BobbyClarkeFan16]

Nature Boy will convince Chuckles to draft a reach. Watch it be one of Colangelo, Foudy or Tuch.