42nd Overall - Francesco Pinelli

[Steve Zissou]

Need a little more love for our 42nd overall...

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Oh man, those mini rink drills will make you pick your head up real fast gotta love the body control though

 

[All The Kings Men]

 

[King'sPawn]

Great work, and also in the dev camp corroboration with Hoven.

Recommend any who haven't heard Jesse's podcast to give him a listen.

 

[Lt Dan]

Great work, and also in the dev camp corroboration with Hoven.

Recommend any who haven't heard Jesse's podcast to give him a listen.

Awww shit, Jesse is getting celebrity endorsements now!!!

 

[Lt Dan]

A captain at 18, "special" Francesco Pinelli ready to lead Kitchener Rangers into OHL season - LA Kings Insider

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

A kid that models their game after Kopitar is one that 'gets' hockey.

Kid was already flashing big skill, excited for his development. Still not sure why he fell.

 

[Mats26]

Something tells me this is another Kaliyev drop in draft selection. Kid should of been a 1st rounder.

 

[FrozenKing18]

Wasn't too familiar of this pick, but from reading some stuff about him, it sounded like he was a 1st round pick. I wonder why he fell. I hope he develops into a great NHLer for us.

 

[Eagle Fang]

Wasn't too familiar of this pick, but from reading some stuff about him, it sounded like he was a 1st round pick. I wonder why he fell. I hope he develops into a great NHLer for us.

I can't remember which draft show it was, but one of the guys was asked why he thought Pinelli fell out of the first round.

His opinion was because he was a, "soft skill" player.

 

[brakeyawself]

Was so upset the my Rangers didn't trade up to the 2nd to grab Pinelli when he fell. What a steal. Not sure he will ever be a top line center. but a middle 6 center is absolutely in the cards. Great pick.

 

[bland]

I can't remember which draft show it was, but one of the guys was asked why he thought Pinelli fell out of the first round.

His opinion was because he was a, "soft skill" player.

Yeah, the popular thought was that he wasn't a line driver and that while it was suspected he could do a lot of things well he couldn't prove it do to the lack of exposure during the pandemic. Pinelli is very much part of the general uncertainty of the 2021 draft, hopefully the Kings benefit because on paper they absolutely nailed it with their choices.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Gives me major Brandon Saad vibes

 

[Lt Dan]

Gives me major Brandon Saad vibes

That would be badass. We need a guy like that

 

[Eagle Fang]

Yeah, the popular thought was that he wasn't a line driver and that while it was suspected he could do a lot of things well he couldn't prove it do to the lack of exposure during the pandemic. Pinelli is very much part of the general uncertainty of the 2021 draft, hopefully the Kings benefit because on paper they absolutely nailed it with their choices.

I took it along the lines of maybe compete issues and perimeter play. Being named C is a good sign along with his really strong play so far.

 

[Steve Zissou]

Looking good with that C on his shoulder while scoring.

 

[kilowatt]

Seems like all of our second round picks hit, if our first rounders could impress we'd be in great shape.

 

[apocalypse]

Seriously. I want to hear Southern California Edison's thoughts as well

I would like some input from San Diego Gas and Electric.

 

[apocalypse]

Was so upset the my Rangers didn't trade up to the 2nd to grab Pinelli when he fell. What a steal. Not sure he will ever be a top line center. but a middle 6 center is absolutely in the cards. Great pick.

You never know.

 

[kingsfan28]

Was he the guy they traded up for?

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Was he the guy they traded up for?

Correct, a 2nd and a 5th

edit: 42 for 49 and 136 to be specific

 

[Lt Dan]

Was he the guy they traded up for?

With the exception of Clarke, we traded up for everyone in that draft

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

With the exception of Clarke, we traded up for everyone in that draft

This is the draft they were all stoked about, too, so woohoo

It's "just" Clarke, Pinelli, Helenius, and Kirsanov, but rather that than some fluff. That could be a franchise depth definer there, especially if you're digging up Saad, Hanzal, Zub clones.

 

[Statto]

This is the draft they were all stoked about, too, so woohoo

It's "just" Clarke, Pinelli, Helenius, and Kirsanov, but rather that than some fluff. That could be a franchise depth definer there, especially if you're digging up Saad, Hanzal, Zub clones.

Yeah my hope is that because they really zero’d in on these guys they will have a really good shot at making it. They seem really high on all four.

 

[Lt Dan]

https://thehockeywriters.com/kings-prospect-profiles-francesco-pinelli/

The Los Angeles Kings selected Pinelli 42nd overall at the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, and the pick could end up being the steal of the draft. At one point, he was ranked as high as 16th overall by FC Hockey, and few, if any, ranked him outside of the first round.