GDT: 2021 Kraken Entry Draft

[RainyCityHockey]

At this point this is where the lack of scouting actually hurts. Another reason why to wait till to trade extra players.

Holding on to those guys just diminishes their trade value and you could also trade for 2022 or 2023 picks....

 

[gstommylee]

I think you take a flyer on Raty.
He's a heavy forward, and if Ron wants to keep the trend of being a big team, he should do it... provide him a consistent environment, time to develop and he might turn into something promising.

Otherwise -- I think it'll be Stankoven or Pinelli

Team took Ryker Evans.

 

[TheeNorthStar]

Team took Ryker Evans.

oh dang! I had no idea it started that early ---

My reaction:

 

[Taytro]

The pick was so off the board that the panel had 0 information on him or his playing style, they only said that it was a reach. Bad look but I guess that's their guy.

 

[jbron]

Pick way off the board. Really have a hard time with this selection for the following reasons.
1. Overaged prospect.
2. Could have got him much later. Did RF even look to trade down?
3. Left some good talent on the board and with a high number 2 to reach like that for Ryker Evans is head scratching.

 

[RainyCityHockey]

Well, I think there will be many headscratchers in this draft.

Detroit just traded up to take Shai Buium

 

[Fistfullofbeer]

Well, I think there will be many headscratchers in this draft.

Detroit just traded up to take Shai Buium

Yeah. I am thinking because of COVID travel restrictions, there were a lot of scouting staff's that were restricted to certain regions and focused in that area. My main dislike in the pick is the age but looking at his elite prospects profile, he is excellent at zone exits. My guess is this was one of the advanced stats influenced picks.

 

[J Corso]

Not a fan of that second pick. Going with safe low upside guys just leads to mediocre results.

 

[gstommylee]

 

[The Marquis]

You can’t argue with that data.

 

[TheeNorthStar]

An analytics darling... nice! lets see if moneyball works here.

 

[RainyCityHockey]

Question.

Does Francis make a trade to add more picks or does he just make six selections today?

 

[gstommylee]

Question.

Does Francis make a trade to add more picks or does he just make six selections today?

I think he just make the 6 picks. And i don't blame him i rather get better draft pick value for trading extra players.

 

[Fistfullofbeer]

I think he just make the 6 picks. And i don't blame him i rather get better draft pick value for trading extra players.

Maybe some minor trades around picks where he moves up or down but I don't expect him to accumulate picks outside of that.

 

[Fistfullofbeer]

The draft will be one of the better judges in the type of players GMRF and the scouting team is looking for. No doubt Ryker's drafting was related to how good is advanced stats look.

 

[Dog]

It's Francis he will do nothing.

 

[Fistfullofbeer]

I am pretty sure that most drafting boards won't match what GMRF is looking at unless they emphasize on advanced stats.

Will be interesting to see as the draft goes deeper, as to what kind of pattern (if any) emerges.

 

[SwedeKraken]

Analytics for the win?

 

[kihei]

Another red flag. My, there have been a lot of them lately.

Ranked #67 by ELITEPROSPECTS.COM
Ranked #109 by FCHOCKEY
Ranked #138 by MCKEEN'S HOCKEY
Ranked #192 by NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING (NA Skaters)

Why the hell not trade down or just be patient as Francis could have probably grabbed him in the third or fourth round if he wanted him that badly?

 

[SwedeKraken]

Another red flag. My, there have been a lot of them lately.

Ranked #67 by ELITEPROSPECTS.COM
Ranked #109 by FCHOCKEY
Ranked #138 by MCKEEN'S HOCKEY
Ranked #192 by NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING (NA Skaters)

Brutal. This might not be as vanilla as I thought after the expansion draft.

 

[RainyCityHockey]

Another red flag. My, there have been a lot of them lately.

Ranked #67 by ELITEPROSPECTS.COM
Ranked #109 by FCHOCKEY
Ranked #138 by MCKEEN'S HOCKEY
Ranked #192 by NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING (NA Skaters)

I don't care too much about those lists, especially in later rounds of this years draft.
Scouting has been all over the place with two Covid shortened seasons.

 

[gstommylee]

Brutal. This might not be as vanilla as I thought after the expansion draft.

umm this draft is a crap shot due to lack of actual scouting due to the virus mess.

 

[Fistfullofbeer]

Another red flag. My, there have been a lot of them lately.

Ranked #67 by ELITEPROSPECTS.COM
Ranked #109 by FCHOCKEY
Ranked #138 by MCKEEN'S HOCKEY
Ranked #192 by NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING (NA Skaters)

Why the hell not trade down or just be patient as Francis could have probably grabbed him in the third or fourth round if he wanted him that badly?

Teams do this all the time. They reach if there is a player they are high on and are not sure if he will make it till their next pick. Also, teams don't really care about rankings and lists outside of their own. If they think a player is worth a specific spot, they will pick him.

 

[kihei]

umm this draft is a crap shot due to lack of actual scouting due to the virus mess.

I'm betting it's less of a crap shoot for, say, Steve Yzerman than it is for our guy.

 

[ICanMotteBelieveIt]

Pick way off the board. Really have a hard time with this selection for the following reasons.
1. Overaged prospect.
2. Could have got him much later. Did RF even look to trade down?
3. Left some good talent on the board and with a high number 2 to reach like that for Ryker Evans is head scratching.

The Rangers once drafted Dylan McIlrath ahead of Tarasenko and Fowler.

Also the legendary 2003 draft (filled with a lot of HOFers, possibly the GOAT draft ever) the Rangers drafted Hugh Jessiman.

So, yeah, I can relate.