2021 NHL Entry Draft Part 1

[WeThreeKings]

I'd be surprised if it wasn't Powers.. he's a unique blend on the back-end, teams are going to be enamored with the idea of him.

I'm gonna watch more of him this year, but he's also at a pretty high level for a draft eligible d man, with guys of his profile who take longer to bloom.

Certainly ain't gonna be Raty at 1 OA.

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

I'd be surprised if it wasn't Powers.. he's a unique blend on the back-end, teams are going to be enamored with the idea of him.

I'm gonna watch more of him this year, but he's also at a pretty high level for a draft eligible d man, with guys of his profile who take longer to bloom.

Certainly ain't gonna be Raty at 1 OA.

Scouts always LOVE a giant dman prospect who can move and do a bit of everything, even more so when there isn't that clearcut 1st OV on top. He's closer to Erik Johnson than he is to Hedman but it's still a tantalizing toolbox for a potential first pairing D, you can see the potential there.

 

[Habs76]

I'd be surprised if it wasn't Powers.. he's a unique blend on the back-end, teams are going to be enamored with the idea of him.

I'm gonna watch more of him this year, but he's also at a pretty high level for a draft eligible d man, with guys of his profile who take longer to bloom.

Certainly ain't gonna be Raty at 1 OA.

I mean, I think scouting staffs are becoming increasingly methodical in their approach to the draft. And besides, Edvinsson provides a lot of the same intrigue as Power, just with far less exposure.

At this point, I see Power, Edvinsson, Clarke, Johnson, and maybe even Beniers or Wallstedt being in the running for that 1OA.

 

[WeThreeKings]

Just so y'all know..

my russian man crush this year is gonna be Chibrikov.

 

[SOLR]

Just so y'all know..

my russian man crush this year is gonna be Chibrikov.

Bandwagon

 

[SOLR]

I'd be surprised if it wasn't Powers.. he's a unique blend on the back-end, teams are going to be enamored with the idea of him.

I'm gonna watch more of him this year, but he's also at a pretty high level for a draft eligible d man, with guys of his profile who take longer to bloom.

Certainly ain't gonna be Raty at 1 OA.

The WJC could decide how Raty is seen for the rest of the year.

 

[montreal]

Maxim Krovyakov, a teammate of Gordin's snipes one.

 

[Habs76]

Thank god for UMich getting every good prospect together on one team so we don't have to watch them all individually

 

[montreal]

The Chicago Steel are fun to watch for prospects too. I've been impressed with Matthew Coronato and of course future Michigan forward Mackie Samoskevich. Plus there's former NHLer Jason Blake's son Jackson who also has looked good so far this year.

For some reason I've been getting more into this draft then any drafts I have in many years.

 

[Habs76]

The Chicago Steel are fun to watch for prospects too. I've been impressed with Matthew Coronato and of course future Michigan forward Mackie Samoskevich. Plus there's former NHLer Jason Blake's son Jackson who also has looked good so far this year.

For some reason I've been getting more into this draft then any drafts I have in many years.

The Steel just have a monopoly on elite USHL prospects. It was the same thing last year with Colangelo, Farrell, Brisson, Fontaine, Reid, Power, De St. Phalle, Ma, Coronato, Samoskevich, Ufko on the team.

Now this year they've got Coronato, Farrell, Samoskevich, Blake, Ufko, Luca Fantilli, Adam Fantilli, Moore, Levandowski.

I'm convinced Ryan Hardy is either a genius, or there's some under-the-table transactions going on. Or maybe good players just wanna play with good players, who knows.

 

[montreal]

The Steel just have a monopoly on elite USHL prospects. It was the same thing last year with Colangelo, Farrell, Brisson, Fontaine, Reid, Power, De St. Phalle, Ma, Coronato, Samoskevich, Ufko on the team.

Now this year they've got Coronato, Farrell, Samoskevich, Blake, Ufko, Luca Fantilli, Adam Fantilli, Moore, Levandowski.

I'm convinced Ryan Hardy is either a genius, or there's some under-the-table transactions going on. Or maybe good players just wanna play with good players, who knows.

i saw some of their games last year too, it's hard to get a read on players when the team is that stacked. they have scored 19 goals already in just 3 games, yikes.

I noticed they had a few former NHLer's sons, Shane Doan, Jimmy Dowd sons, and Jason Blake.

 

[montreal]

if '21 ends up weak or not deep at least, we should see a number of the undrafted '20 guys go in '21. I haven't seen him yet but noticed Tobias Handl is off to a decent start in the Czech league as the top U-19 scorer.

There's Michael Citara, a teammate of Jack Smith's in the USHL, he's off to a good start on a low scoring team, headed to Providence next season so he'll be facing Struble, Tuch and I think they have one of the better coaches in the NCAA (he's coaching USA at the WJC's this year)

 

[Habs76]

if '21 ends up weak or not deep at least, we should see a number of the undrafted '20 guys go in '21. I haven't seen him yet but noticed Tobias Handl is off to a decent start in the Czech league as the top U-19 scorer.

There's Michael Citara, a teammate of Jack Smith's in the USHL, he's off to a good start on a low scoring team, headed to Providence next season so he'll be facing Struble, Tuch and I think they have one of the better coaches in the NCAA (he's coaching USA at the WJC's this year)

I mean there's surprising overagers every year, but I don't think 2021 is lacking in depth particularly relative to other years.

 

[WeThreeKings]

I mean there's surprising overagers every year, but I don't think 2021 is lacking in depth particularly relative to other years.

2021 suffers from a lack of a true #1 prospect a year out and without a large number of tantalizing offensive talents.

 

[Habs76]

2021 suffers from a lack of a true #1 prospect a year out and without a large number of tantalizing offensive talents.

Yeah. I think there's a pretty large number of first-round worthy talents though. I mean, I've been having trouble trimming a list to just one round.

 

[Raskolnikow]

I'm starting to like the 2021 draft class. There are less surefire NHL stars than 2020 for sure, but the depth of the first round is intriguing. The USNTDP group is very interesting, and it seems to be a good year for Sweden again. I really like Oskar Olausson, a big winger with great speed and silky mitts.

 

[montreal]

I mean there's surprising overagers every year, but I don't think 2021 is lacking in depth particularly relative to other years.

it seems early to say since we haven't had the OHL or WHL play yet, was just saying if it's a year where it really drops off then maybe they look at more of these 19 year olds. With covid messing things up as far as playing time and all it's hard to say what impact it will have on the draft prospects.

 

[montreal]

watching the Steel from 2 days ago,

 

[montreal]

 

[montreal]

 

[montreal]

Maxim Korovyakov, a teammate of Gordins, with a 3 pt game from last week. He's interesting with his mix of size and some decent skill from what i've seen.

 

[montreal]

Brian Savage's son,



Marty St Louis's son set up from Savage,

 

[montreal]

Jason Blake's son,


Samoskevich's 2 pt night,


Coronato just dominating, 4 pt night,

 

[montreal]

So does Daniyal Dzhaniyev get drafted? He's listed at just 5'4 but is off to a very good start in the USHL with 4 goals and 7 pts in 6 games on one of the worst offenses in the USHL.

 

[Habs76]

So does Daniyal Dzhaniyev get drafted? He's listed at just 5'4 but is off to a very good start in the USHL with 4 goals and 7 pts in 6 games on one of the worst offenses in the USHL.

I mean if Xavier Simoneau can't get drafted, I doubt he does. He's a second-year eligible (by a day, but still) and his NTDP career doesn't even come close to rivalling, say Sean Dhooghe.