2021 NHL Draft Thread: Brackett and Friends

[GuerinUp]

How do you decide which center to choose?

Thats an easy answer, you pick your best available player that your scouts project to fill your need in the best way. So in a sense youre all wrong, and all right at the same time.

This argument has lost its luster

 

[MuckOG]

Wow. Raty left off Finland's World Juniors roster.

 

[16thOverallSaveUs]

been pumping the brakes on Raty for well over a year now. His production in his D-1 was indicative of a mid-1st. The few times I've seen him, I've always seen a player whose hockey sense is flawed. Just watching him, he routinely doesn't make the optimal play with the puck. He's a good skater and the skill is there, though. But, for me, Hockey Sense is far and away the number one thing you need. Adding to our collection of 5'9 players, Samoskevich is a player I'd really like to target this year.

 

[Minnesnota]

been pumping the brakes on Raty for well over a year now. His production in his D-1 was indicative of a mid-1st. The few times I've seen him, I've always seen a player whose hockey sense is flawed. Just watching him, he routinely doesn't make the optimal play with the puck. He's a good skater and the skill is there, though. But, for me, Hockey Sense is far and away the number one thing you need. Adding to our collection of 5'9 players, Samoskevich is a player I'd really like to target this year.

Yea I was high on him a few months ago and now I don't even know if he's a 1st rounder.

 

[DANOZ28]

How do you decide which center to choose?

if you really must know my secret , it's the magic 8 ball.

 

[16thOverallSaveUs]

I know it’s not this draft but Matvey Michkov is considered the best Russian prospect since Ovechkin and he is eligible for the 2023 Draft. What’s interesting is he just sign an extension with SKA that will take him until the end of the 2025/26 season, which would be his D+3. It will be one of the most interesting things to watch. He and Bedard we’re almost assuredly going to go 1 & 2 in 2023; we’ll see how much he falls now that the team is going to have to salivate for a while. For reference, this kid has been breaking all sorts of records in Russia, He’s got 13 goals in 18 MHL games (same level Khusnutdinov has played the majority of his games), and he just turned 16 3 days ago. He’ll likely play in the KHL next year in his D-1.

 

[fentonsbrainchild]

I know it’s not this draft but Matvey Michkov is considered the best Russian prospect since Ovechkin and he is eligible for the 2023 Draft. What’s interesting is he just sign an extension with SKA that will take him until the end of the 2025/26 season, which would be his D+3. It will be one of the most interesting things to watch. He and Bedard we’re almost assuredly going to go 1 & 2 in 2023; we’ll see how much he falls now that the team is going to have to salivate for a while. For reference, this kid has been breaking all sorts of records in Russia, He’s got 13 goals in 18 MHL games (same level Khusnutdinov has played the majority of his games), and he just turned 16 3 days ago. He’ll likely play in the KHL next year in his D-1.

I know it’s way too early to tell since they’re 15 years old but I wonder if Michkov’s contract situation is the tie breaker on him going 2 instead of 1. Three years is nothing to scoff at. If he’s as good as Ovi then he could be an NHL star day 1.

 

[57special]

If he is a top #1 0a, then teams usually want them playing in the NHL right away. Waiting till the 4th year after the draft to use him will definitely count against him. Eric Staal was #2 oa, played immediately after the draft, and had a 100 point season in his second year.

 

[Minnesnota]

I'm not going to spend any significant amount of time talking about a draft 3 years away. He looks good now but lots can change. See: Raty

 

[MuckOG]

Bob McKenzie's 1st draft ranking.

Power at #1

Blueliner Owen Power tops McKenzie's first 2021 Draft Ranking

 

[57special]

Top players are bigger than the 2020 draft. Only Eklund is under 6' in the top 10, as opposed to Drydale, Raymond, Perfetti, Rossi.

 

[HotDish]

 

[16thOverallSaveUs]

I’m not really intruiged by the idea of adding anymore 5’9 players to the future core of this team, but Mackie Samoskevich is worth paying attention to.

 

[MuckOG]

 

[Digitalbooya]

 

[TaLoN]

Then the next season, normal start

 

[MuckOG]

Then the next season, normal start

And hopefully fully attended by fans.

 

[HotDish]

And hopefully fully attended by fans.

I think they should be especially with the vaccine rolling out already.

 

[GuerinUp]

And hopefully BARS fully attended by fans.

fixed

 

[thestonedkoala]

I'm still a little miffed that the NHL quietly ignored the deadline set by the Pens/Wild on the Zucker deal and modified it without actually informing anyone it seems. That (2nd) 1st in 2020 would have been huge compared to 2021, where no one knows what the eff is going on.

 

[16thOverallSaveUs]

I do wonder if we had that 2nd first if we would've definitely found a way to trade up for Lundell

 

[57special]

Even a guy like Mercer would've been nice. He still has a chance to be a C at higher levels , but is a nice RHS forward, which we can certainly use.

 

[GuerinUp]

So say we get lucky and get a decent pick in the first round of next years draft. If we had a center in our range, who would you want it to be? Beniers?

 

[thestonedkoala]

I do wonder if we had that 2nd first if we would've definitely found a way to trade up for Lundell

Kunin + 1st?

 

[16thOverallSaveUs]

Kunin + 1st?

Kunin is way too much to move 3 spots