2023 First overall pick. Who do you take? Connor Bedard or Matvei Michkov?

[K2MyEverest]

2023 top 2 prospects looks like it could be the best top 2 since McDavid/Eichel in 2015. If you have no. 1 pick. Who do you take?

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[TheMule93]

most likely Bedard due to Mitchkov's KHL contract. Mitchkov would have to be significantly better at the time of the draft for me to take him.

 

[Love]

With the way Bedard just burst onto the scene in the WHL combined with Michkov's KHL contract, this poll wont be close.

 

[Eternal Leaf]

Can't go wrong with either.

Both of them are right on par (for their age) with the best prospects we've ever seen.

The goal in 2023 will be to tank and hope for a top-two pick cause I think both are going to be world-class players for their teams.

However, if I had to choose right now, I would lean towards Bedard.

 

[Hisch13r]

Can't go wrong with either.

Both of them are right on par (for their age) with the best prospects we've ever seen.

The goal in 2023 will be to tank and hope for a top-two pick cause I think both are going to be world-class players for their teams.

However, if I had to choose right now, I would lean towards Bedard.

If it wasn't for Michkov's contract then sure you couldn't go wrong with either. Missing out on his D+1-3 though is huge and makes this an easy choice

 

[Tkachuk Norris]

Both are doing incredible things but yeah the contract will be the difference here.

 

[Deam78]

A bit unfair due to Michkov's contract, it will skew the results.

Asking purely on talent will get closer results

 

[HisIceness]

Who right now is the more "Can't miss" prospect?

 

[lawrence]

Bedard for now, but we have to see. Hockey Canada has been awarding exceptional player status to the wrong guys recently.

 

[ASAP Surg]

Bedard for now, but we have to see. Hockey Canada has been awarding exceptional player status to the wrong guys recently.

Shane Wright had a really good season last year

 

[Sasha Orlov]

Ignoring the contract I’d go with Michkov

 

[KlefDown]

Michkov seems like he'll go 7-10 instead of top 2 even though he's a top 2 overall draft talent because of that contract.

the bad teams don't want to wait 3 years and a good team that played bad that year will probably take him in that range and can afford to be patient

 

[Conspiracy Theorist]

Isn't Bedard too small?

 

[ESH]

Isn't Bedard too small?

He’s bigger than Michkov

 

[deejb]

Michkov seems like he'll go 7-10 instead of top 2 even though he's a top 2 overall draft talent because of that contract.

the bad teams don't want to wait 3 years and a good team that played bad that year will probably take him in that range and can afford to be patient

Seriously? Waiting McDavid/Eichel for 3 years vs player like Pavel Zacha?