2023 NHL Entry Draft

[River Meadow]

Is Dvorsky going to be better than Slafkovsky?

 

[Estimated_Prophet]

Benson?

No thank you.

 

[Estimated_Prophet]

Is Dvorsky going to be better than Slafkovsky?

Nobody can answer that at this point, I like Dvorsky more than Slaf but Slaf is such a unique player who will likely have a unique development curve....too hard to call. Put a gun to my head and I take Dvorsky and then **** my pants waiting for the answer.

 

[River Meadow]

 

[Jack Skellington]

I've started to go through everything a final time now and Woods season wirh his U18s just can't be ignored. The feet aren't great but they're not that bad with everything else he has.

Corey Perry?

 

[Mrb1p]

I can't name a single thing that Benson is definitively better at than Dvorsky....maybe Benson turns out to be better but I am not betting on it. If Dvorsky played in the CHL and lit it up I doubt that you would be some adamant about Benson being superior.

Benson hasn't demonstrated an ability toscore from distance and skates very similar to Gallagher. A small player who needs to gain access to the most contested area of the ice to score is not a winning recipe for goals. I love Benson's IQ and work ethic but I am not convinced that he is much better than Brindley if at all and Brindley may not even go in the first round.

There is nothing wrong with being in Benson's corner and there is a lot to like about him but the hyperbolic takes for him and against Dvorsky are hard to take seriously tbh

Lol. Passing? Stick handling? Skating?

God thats a frustratingly bad take from someone that looks at everyone from the Mount Everest of scouting.

 

[AHShadow]

That would be absolutely fantastic, a top line PF with 80-90 pts potential + a strong top 6 puck possession center with 70-80 pts potential, Im sold.

Dvorsky is everything fans hoped Wright would be, cant go wrong here.

I think that's kinda the problem though. Even though I wanted Wright last year, we were still hoping that our offensive dynamo would come from this draft.

If we draft Dvorsky now, then we'd still be missing that offensive dynamo. Even though I believe Slaf develops into a really good player, I don't think he becomes that offensive game-breaker that we need that puts us over the top.

 

[TomKosto]

Is Dvorsky going to be better than Slafkovsky?

If we dont rush him et probably will be...

 

[Goldenhands]

I think that's kinda the problem though. Even though I wanted Wright last year, we were still hoping that our offensive dynamo would come from this draft.

If we draft Dvorsky now, then we'd still be missing that offensive dynamo. Even though I believe Slaf develops into a really good player, I don't think he becomes that offensive game-breaker that we need that puts us over the top.

If you want an offensive dynamo, pray hard for Bedard.

Slaf, Caufield, Suzuki, Dach, Dvorsky still would be an insane top 6, especially if you add Dubois or Lafreniere.

 

[DramaticGloveSave]

Corey Perry?

Perry had elite IQ, not sure Woods got that.

 

[SlafySZN]

Bob McKenzie released his top 12, he has Smith ahead of Carlsson. I hope we don't end up with Carlsson. Bobby Mac had Dvorsky and Leonard at 5 and 6. We get one of those my preference

Why?

Carlsson is a full tier better than Dvorsky or Leonard…

 

[Jack Skellington]

Imagine a rebuilding team with two top ten picks including a 1st OV comes away with Slafkovsky and Dvorsky as it's haul. Kill me.

Trying to rebuild the Islanders power duo of Anders Lee - Brock Nelson FTW

 

[Jaynki]

If we dont rush him et probably will be...

Do you have an example of a players whose career has been ruined because he have been rushed ?

 

[AHShadow]

If you want an offensive dynamo, pray hard for Bedard.

Slaf, Caufield, Suzuki, Dach, Dvorsky still would be an insane top 6, especially if you add Dubois or Lafreniere.

Obviously Bedard would be insane, but I still believe all of Fantilli, Michkov, Carlsson, Smith and potentially Benson all have more offensive potential than Dvorsky.

On the other hand, I just saw that Bader posted Dvorsky's J20 draft equivalency and it projects similar to Kucherov. I know people hate him, but it's just an interesting stat nonetheless.

 

[Jaynki]

Obviously Bedard would be insane, but I still believe all of Fantilli, Michkov, Carlsson, Smith and potentially Benson all have more offensive potential than Dvorsky.

On the other hand, I just saw that Bader posted Dvorsky's J20 draft equivalency and it projects similar to Kucherov. I know people hate him, but it's just an interesting stat nonetheless.

Bader algorithm is nothing more than a fooling by randomness (N N Taleb).

It just show how much of a non-sense it is that his J20 performance double his equivalency in the Allvenskan.

 

[HabsForHire]

Do you have an example of a players whose career has been ruined because he have been rushed ?

How much time do you have ?

 

[Jack Skellington]

One positive thing about Dvorsky. He has probably the coolest name I've ever heard from a hockey player. Makes me want to change my 2 year old Canadian daughter's name to Dalibor.

 

[Jabba11]

If we pick 6, I just hope we end up with a player like Matthew Tkachuk. What a freaking stud. Insane player. Clutch, grit, talent, relentless, pest, sacrifices his body in front shots, everything you want in a hockey player tailored for playoffs.

 

[SlafySZN]

If we pick 6, I just hope we end up with a player like Matthew Tkachuk. What a freaking stud. Insane player. Clutch, grit, talent, relentless, pest, sacrifices his body in front shots, everything you want in a hockey player tailored for playoffs.

Closest to Tkachuk at 6th would be Leonard

 

[Jaynki]

How much time do you have ?

Too much, i post garbage take daily on hfboards

 

[TomKosto]

Do you have an example of a players whose career has been ruined because he have been rushed ?

Ruined is a big term, but a lot of guys are rushed in the NHL and it affect their potential. Just look at what we did in Mtl with KK and Chucky(More off ice problem, but still 18 when he came to Mtl and become a god in the city). I'm pretty sure they would have been better with an other year in the minor/europe, like the Sabres did with Powers.

 

[HabsForHire]

Too much, i post garbage take daily on hfboards

I respect the honesty hahaha

 

[Jaynki]

I respect the honesty hahaha

I still think i have some of the best take out here tho

 

[River Meadow]

One positive thing about Dvorsky. He has probably the coolest name I've ever heard from a hockey player. Makes me want to change my 2 year old Canadian daughter's name to Dalibor.

This is true.

 

[Goldenhands]

Closest to Tkachuk at 6th would be Leonard

Yep good comparison, a smaller Matthew Tkachuk seems fair.