2021 NHL Entry Draft

[Jim Bob]

The 2021 NHL Draft ranking: Corey Pronman's top 35 prospects

Michigan has 3 of Pronman's top 5 prospects for the 2021 Draft.

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[Dubi Doo]

Will the Buffalo Sabres be picking top-10 once again?

 

[Jim Bob]

Will the Buffalo Sabres be picking top-10 once again?

The Sabres picking 8th is the chalk pick for the time being.

 

[couture23]

Can we, for once, not have to learn about all of these players? Please.

 

[couture23]

The Sabres picking 8th is the chalk pick for the time being.

Then we get our own Hughes brother!

 

[Jim Bob]

Can we, for once, not have to learn about all of these players? Please.

vs

 

[Gabrielor]

Doesn't look particularly deep D-1, and the D-0 hits are going to get hammered by the COVID world.

Not a good year to pick high, or have many picks.

 

[couture23]

Doesn't look particularly deep D-1, and the D-0 hits are going to get hammered by the COVID world.

Not a good year to pick high, or have many picks.

Lots of defenceman too.

 

[tsujimoto74]

Doesn't look particularly deep D-1, and the D-0 hits are going to get hammered by the COVID world.

Not a good year to pick high, or have many picks.

Gonna be a tough draft class to scout, that's for sure.

 

[Jim Bob]

Gonna be a tough draft class to scout, that's for sure.

I think the European based prospects that will have a more normal draft season will certainly have a leg up over the NA based prospects.

Plus, the NCAA may have an advantage over the CHL, too.

 

[Jim Bob]

I'm down with that plan.

 

[My Cozen Dylan]

My way-too-early read on this draft is...it's a good year to trade our pick.

 

[Jim Bob]

Johnson, Power look to maximize draft potential

 

[Woodhouse]

Some of the NHL bloodlines in 2021: Logan Brown, Kirby Dach, Jack/Quinn Hughes, Casey Mittelstadt each have a brother eligible; while B. Boucher, Robidas, Sillinger, St. Louis, Stillman each have a son eligible.

 

[Jim Bob]

'Adapt or die': Scouting has been turned on its head for 2021 NHL Draft

The Buffalo Sabres have one of the smallest scouting staffs in the league after enduring a staffing purge in June. Yet, director of scouting Jeremiah Crowe believes the current climate could actually be a sweet spot for the Sabres. The club wasn't afraid to dive deep into video and analytics to slot players on their 2020 draft board, and it sounds like they won't be shy to do so again in 2021.

"I do think this process might make us a little bit uniquely suited to be prepared to cover (the 2021) draft class, just because we've ensured that we have full coverage from a video perspective of levels all around the world," Crowe said.

His staff will be ready to resume live viewing but can easily maintain their current operation for 2021.
Both Armstrong and Crowe hinted at the cost-effectiveness of scouting through video. Perhaps this unexpected detour for the industry will change some minds about the validity of evaluating prospects via the camera's eye.

 

[1point21Gigawatts]

'Adapt or die': Scouting has been turned on its head for 2021 NHL Draft

Rose-colored glasses....

 

[Buffaloed]

Will the Buffalo Sabres be picking top-10 once again?

We'll be picking 31st and the player we want will be there.

 

[Djp]

We know Seattle should be givrn lottery spot 4 like Vegas was iirc

 

[Chainshot]

Can we, for once, not have to learn about all of these players? Please.

Never!!!

 

[Der Jaeger]

Not super impressed with the 2021 class. I’d trade pick in this draft to improve the team.

 

[tsujimoto74]

Looks like the youngest Hughes is the one who got the tall gene, listed at 6'2".

 

[m0pe]

Lose for Hughes 2.0.

I hope not. But I watched Hughes last night...dude is pretty dang good. That Hughes family is something else.

 

[Jim Bob]

We could also get our own Jack Hughes. Although, he’s not related to Quinn, Luke, and the other Jack Hughes.

 

[RWatson29]

We could also get our own Jack Hughes. Although, he’s not related to Quinn, Luke, and the other Jack Hughes.

He’s a 2022 eligible player. 03 late birthday.

 

[Zach716]

Would forsure be on board to trade this 1st + Mitts/Reinhart to improve the team now