Prospect Info: 2021 NHL Draft Thread Vol. 1

[FLYguy3911]

Of course they had to trade up to get Brink.

 

[TB87]

You mean like when we Traded our 1st to move back to get York and Brink lol?

Yes...but over and over again. All of the trade backs. Gimme a tons of picks

 

[Larry44]

Central Scouting Final Rankings are out. I'm sure there will be lots of quibbles. McTavish #2 in NA, Beniers 6th. Lysell at #9 among Euro skaters. I don't know how much consideration the teams give these rankings, but they must give them some or why pay for them?

2021 Draft Prospect Rankings | NHL Draft Prospect Rankings

 

[IronMarshal]

Central Scouting released their final rankings.
The top 10 skaters from North America are:
1. Owen Power
2. Mason McTavish
3. Kent Johnson
4. Luke Hughes
5. Dylan Guenther
6. Matthew Beneirs
7. Brandt Clarke
8. Brennam Othmann
9. Matthew Coronato
10. Cole Sillinger

 

[IronMarshal]

Central Scouting released their final rankings.
The top 10 skaters from Europe are:
1. William Eklund
2. Simon Edvinsson
3. Aatu Raty
4. Nikita Chibrikov
5. Daniil Chayka
6. Fedor Svechkov
7. Alexandr Kisiakov
8. Isak Rosen
9. Fabian Lysell
10. Samu Tuomaala.

 

[IronMarshal]

CS Goalie rankings

North American Goalies:
G Sebastian Cossa
G Benjamin Gaudreau
G Tristan Lennox
G Olivier Adam
G Emerik Despatie

International Goalies:
G Jesper Wallstedt
G Aleksei Kolosov
G Patrik Hamrla
G Aku Koskenvuo
G Carl Lindbom

 

[FLYguy3911]

Yikes. The only use I get out of those lists is to see if I'm missing anyone on my spreadsheet.

Mason McTavish likely isn't a realistic target at this point though.

 

[IronMarshal]

Yikes. The only use I get out of those lists is to see if I'm missing anyone on my spreadsheet.

Mason McTavish likely isn't a realistic target at this point though.

That was my reaction too.

 

[FLYguy3911]

One thing I would do is invite a boatload of CHL free agents to Dev Camp and Training Camp and see who stands out. There were a handful of guys that I thought were draftable last year who didn't get selected and are likely to slip through again with the truncated season (or no season in the OHL).

 

[macleish1974]

Sucks about McTavish but there are a few goodies left:

1. Chaz Lucius......always wanted a Chaz on a hockey team....
2. Zac Bolduc.....looked good
3. Corson Ceulemans......same junior team as Makar....

Hope we don't win the lottery since we would inevitably choose Owen Power. He has the acceleration of a 1959 Trabant with a 500cc 2-stroke engine......

Whether we have no.1 or no. 14 we will screw it up somehow.

 

[CutOnDime97]

How do we feel about Luke Hughes?

 

[BigToe]

Central Scouting released their final rankings.
The top 10 skaters from Europe are:
1. William Eklund
2. Simon Edvinsson
3. Aatu Raty
4. Nikita Chibrikov
5. Daniil Chayka
6. Fedor Svechkov
7. Alexandr Kisiakov
8. Isak Rosen
9. Fabian Lysell
10. Samu Tuomaala.

 

[Kelmitchell2]

How do we feel about Luke Hughes?

Not a fan of him or his brothers lol, personally I think he's over rated and benefiting from a very weak draft class

 

[macleish1974]

Not a fan of him or his brothers lol, personally I think he's over rated and benefiting from a very weak draft class

I agree. Even if he made it to our pick, I am not sure if I would take him.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

They took Beniers late last year when he didn’t get into Harvard too.

 

[Rebels57]

Central Scouting released their final rankings.
The top 10 skaters from North America are:
1. Owen Power
2. Mason McTavish
3. Kent Johnson
4. Luke Hughes
5. Dylan Guenther
6. Matthew Beneirs
7. Brandt Clarke
8. Brennam Othmann
9. Matthew Coronato
10. Cole Sillinger

This is just comical at this point.

 

[macleish1974]

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This is just comical at this point.

Brandon Saad was rated 8th and was taken not till mid 2nd round by Chicago......so ratings are like Lemon Meringue Pie........tastes like heaven but hell for my sugar.......

 

[macleish1974]

This is just comical at this point.

Yes comical. Even more comical is would you take Patrick as 2nd pick what we know now???????????

 

[CutOnDime97]

 

[Rebels57]

Yes comical. Even more comical is would you take Patrick as 2nd pick what we know now???????????

Is this even worth asking? I would take 10-15 players over him.

 

[BobbyClarkeFan16]

My only hope is that they draft someone who has played a lot this year. I don't care if it's USHL, VHL, NCAA, SEL, whatever. Just draft the best player who has played a lot.

And agree with @FLYguy3911 - invite a lot of non-drafted players to camp. The Flyers have hit with Meyers and Zamula. Maybe they get another hit. However, I'm not sure Schmuck and Nature Boy are smart enough to think like that.

 

[Philly Fanatik]

It happened again...

 

[CutOnDime97]

 

[Larry44]

This is just comical at this point.

I know, I make a casual comment on how good he looked at the U18s and his stock just shot through the roof. Will promise to be more discreet in future. LOL!

 

[Larry44]

It happened again...View attachment 440226

So, IF the Flyers win the lottery, do we take Owen Power?