2022 draft Discussion

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[Gniwder]

Nothing about Edvinsson was a surprise.

Yeah seriously. He checks all the boxes:
- LHD
- Tall
- Skates well
- Swede, lol

The only real surprise was that he was still available at 6. We saw this one coming, not so much the Seider pick.

 

[Coach Reggie Dunlop]

I’m calling it now… the Wings will end up with Lambert.

He’s looked really bad this year. Like not top 10 bad

 

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[Ed Ned and Leddy]

Link to the article

Wright the clear-cut top choice in McKenzie's first 2022 Draft Ranking

1. Shane Wright
2. Ivan Miroschnichenko
3. Brad Lambert
4. Juraj Slafkovsky
5. Conor Geekie
6. Logan Cooley
7. Matt Savoie
8. Danila Yurov
9. Joakim Kemmell
10. David Jiricek

 

[Frk It]

Geekie, Cooley, and McGrorarty are 3 guys I would be perfectly happy with I see being available around where I expect us to draft.

I also expect there to be some OHL kids that work there way into this conversation. Fimis and Haight are 2 guys I am keeping my eye on.

 

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[Ed Ned and Leddy]

If we can snag another mid/late first somehow I'd be very interested in an offensive-minded RHD like Casey or Luneau.

 

[Revenge of Gru]

Wright will go to Arizona for sure.

Yzerman needs to acquire at least one more 1st. Preferably 2. We need to get some lift off on this rebuild beyond 2nd tier players.
I assume Bert is gone. Unfortunately Vrana's value just plummeted. Maybe Hronek?

 

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[Frk It]

That Persson kid on Frolunda sounds interesting. Could use a forward that is an elite skater.

I am sure our scouts are very familiar with him. I believe he was one of the youngest to make their SHL debut for Frolunda ever?

 

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

If we can snag another mid/late first somehow I'd be very interested in an offensive-minded RHD like Casey or Luneau.

That's when I'd look at drafting Ostlund. I think that kid goes between 15 and 30 this year.

 

[Ed Ned and Leddy]

Wright will go to Arizona for sure

Wright is going nowhere for sure. We don't know the exact numbers of the updated draft lottery odds, since the lottery picks are likely limited to the bottom ten teams this year. That said, it's unlikely that the odds for the league's worst team, whether that's Arizona, Buffalo, or someone else, exceeds something like 25%.

Folks said that Lafreniere was coming here for sure and he plays in New York. Nothing is certain with the draft lottery.

 

[Revenge of Gru]

Wright is going nowhere for sure. We don't know the exact numbers of the updated draft lottery odds, since the lottery picks are likely limited to the bottom ten teams this year. That said, it's unlikely that the odds for the league's worst team, whether that's Arizona, Buffalo, or someone else, exceeds something like 25%.

Folks said that Lafreniere was coming here for sure and he plays in New York. Nothing is certain with the draft lottery.

Watch.

 

[Unfriendly Ghost]

So can we talk about the fact that Slafkovsky is apparently a center? A big power center like that...

 

[Coach Reggie Dunlop]

So can we talk about the fact that Slafkovsky is apparently a center? A big power center like that...

He’s a winger not a center. Plays a very traditional winger playstyle, if you want a power center geekie is your guy.

 

[Unfriendly Ghost]

He’s a winger not a center. Plays a very traditional winger playstyle, if you want a power center geekie is your guy.

If Bob McKenzie says he's a center going forward, I believe it. I don't think he put that in carelessly. He knows who he is.

 

[Coach Reggie Dunlop]

If Bob McKenzie says he's a center going forward, I believe it. I don't think he put that in carelessly. He knows who he is.

He’s going off of buttons classification of players, which was wrong.

 

[Unfriendly Ghost]

He’s going off of buttons classification of players, which was wrong.

I mean, they have Savoie as a winger, so clearly they're trying to project what position these guys will actually play.

 

[Coach Reggie Dunlop]

I mean, they have Savoie as a winger, so clearly they're trying to project what position these guys will actually play.

Savoie is a lot more of a center than slaf is.

 

[r0bert8841]

I like the number of centers available. We dont need to win the lottery to fill our biggest hole. It would be nice though

 

[Rzombo4 prez]

I mean, they have Savoie as a winger, so clearly they're trying to project what position these guys will actually play.

Or they had a random intern put the graphic together.

 

[GoBoltz56]

Wright will go to Arizona for sure.

Yzerman needs to acquire at least one more 1st. Preferably 2. We need to get some lift off on this rebuild beyond 2nd tier players.
I assume Bert is gone. Unfortunately Vrana's value just plummeted. Maybe Hronek?

Those are the names I've been assuming will get us high picks also. The other wildcard is Fabbri. He's flying out there so far in camp and preseason and it's a bit interesting he hasn't been extended yet. If he stays healthy, I think he gets us a late 1st at the deadline easily.

 

[GoBoltz56]

I know we need a top 6 center desperately, but I wouldn't cry if we ended up with one of Kemmell, Slafkovsky, Miroschnichenko or even Jiricek. But of the (realistic) center group, I like Geekie, Cooley, Gaucher and Savoie. I'm cooling on Lambert, but his WJC will be a huge statement for him. I'm also not sold on Mcgroarty, as he doesn't produce internationally or in the USHL. That's a bit of a red flag.