Prospect Info: 6th Overall

[Flowah]

Ha. Ha. Ha.........

Ha ..... ...

 

[GMR]

Someone cheer me up please. Give me some good news with these kids at 6

Look at the NHL draft over the last 10 years, specifically the top 5 picks in each of those drafts. Many busts in there. Picking in the top 5 doesn't guarantee you'll get a great player. It just means you'll get a great prospect. That prospect may turn into nothing.

 

[Oddbob]

Someone cheer me up please. Give me some good news with these kids at 6

We just traded, AA and #6 for Dahlin!

 

[Shaman464]

We just traded, AA and #6 for Dahlin!

And Ras and Veleno for McDavid. Holland has won GM of the decade, and Woodward is renaned Red Wings Blvd

 

[lhsgolf19]

Yes Please... Him or Cozens at 6 would be really solid (if Byram is gone)

 

[Oddbob]

And Ras and Veleno for McDavid. Holland has won GM of the decade, and Woodward is renaned Red Wings Blvd

Also just watched a Leafs Alumni game, Al Iafrate scored with a bullet of a one handed slapper (no joke about bullet) and Wendel Clark looked pretty good. Maybe we sign them both.

 

[SlickHands]

Look at the NHL draft over the last 10 years, specifically the top 5 picks in each of those drafts. Many busts in there. Picking in the top 5 doesn't guarantee you'll get a great player. It just means you'll get a great prospect. That prospect may turn into nothing.

Uh... super bad take... Literally the only near surefire picks in the NHL draft are 1-2. The lower you go you become exponentially less likely to take anyone of value.

Even Yakupov's career is better than most 6th overalls and he's the exception to the rule.

 

[Probie]

Doesn't make sense to move up two spots like that. Byram isn't touted as the next Ray Bourque is he?

Question was how much would it cost? I was looking for an opinion. No big deal!

 

[Oddbob]

Yes Please... Him or Cozens at 6 would be really solid (if Byram is gone)

The thing I hate about all of these highlight videos is you can literally make every single player look good as it is only them doing awesome. Not a shot at Dach, but these videos in general.

 

[DetroitRed]

Nobody after the second pick will have a good idea about their pick until after we see Podkolzin at the combine. But I would count on Byram being gone somewhere from 3-5. For us, it will be Podkolzin, Turcotte, Dach or Cozens, just depending on other teams. This is such a bad draft system.

 

[RedWingzz]

I’m betting the top 5 go:
Hughes
Kakko
Turcotte
Cozens
Byram

My top 5 as well, same order. We should take Dach but will mess it up and take Podkolzin, or worse Boldy/Zegras.

 

[NickH8]

The thing I hate about all of these highlight videos is you can literally make every single player look good as it is only them doing awesome. Not a shot at Dach, but these videos in general.

Amen to this, if anyone here wants to take a serious look at a guy go to prospectshifts.com

 

[Steve Yzerlland]

I think we are going to take Zegras. He’s a playmaker unlike anyone currently in the organization.

I love the kids game but I also get why a lot of people don’t.

How so? What makes you want him over Dach or others.

 

[Shaman464]

Doesn't make sense to move up two spots like that. Byram isn't touted as the next Ray Bourque is he?

He's no where near Bourque. If teams thought he would be that good he'd be in the top 3 conversation, and even a good pick for 1st of 2nd. He'd be in the Bouchard/Dobson/Hughes conversation last season if he were a year older.

 

[DetroitRed]

The Wings seem to LOVE taking guys who drop. IF Podkolzin drops... they may take him. Besides that tendency, their other trend is to grab someone nobody was expecting, maybe Krebs?

 

[lhsgolf19]

Amen to this, if anyone here wants to take a serious look at a guy go to prospectshifts.com

Sorry boys I didn't know that

 

[obey86]

Wings should trade for Taylor Hall, might have a chance at the #1 pick that way. He’s been on 5 teams with the #1 pick now lol

 

[RedHawkDown]

Uh... super bad take... Literally the only near surefire picks in the NHL draft are 1-2. The lower you go you become exponentially less likely to take anyone of value.

Even Yakupov's career is better than most 6th overalls and he's the exception to the rule.

I get the point but hyperbole like this is just pointless.

2016: Matthew Tkachuk. Way better than Yak.
2015: Pavel Zacha. Same level of player.
2014: Jake Virtanen. Same level of player.
2013: Sean Monahan. Way better than Yak.
2012: Hampus Lindholm. Way better than Yak.
2011: Mika Zibanejad. Way better than Yak.
2010: Brett Connolly. Better than Yak now. Similar career before.
2009: OEL. Much better than Yak.
2008: filatov. total bust.
2007: Sam Gagner. Better career than Yak.

17 and 18 are still up in the air. Don't just spew nonsense.

 

[Marky9er]

Amen to this, if anyone here wants to take a serious look at a guy go to prospectshifts.com

I was watching videos on that site yesterday, today it was "members only".... ?

 

[Hen Kolland]

My top 5 as well, same order. We should take Dach but will mess it up and take Podkolzin, or worse Boldy/Zegras.

Well you see, I actually like Zegras, so I won’t agree with you there.

 

[NickH8]

Sorry boys I didn't know that

You don't need to apologize for anything, highlight vids are a legitimate resource to show the high end of a player.

 

[DInTheB]

How so? What makes you want him over Dach or others.

Zegras is the second best playmaker in the draft imo. He may lack some of the overall game that the other players have, but I see shades of Marner in his offensive game.

 

[NickH8]

I was watching videos on that site yesterday, today it was "members only".... ?

Some are free, some aren't. You can subscribe for $5 a month.

 

[Larkin2AA]

I am hoping Turcotte falls, because I think, like Larkin, he could be in the NHL in his D+2.

Turcotte is my Hughes right now. I want that kid to be a Wing. I love his effort and talent and I think he will end up being great. I have to think about my list. My list after Turcotte would be easier if we were picking 4th lol.

 

[Larkin1578]

It's really crazy good group to pick.

1-2. are Kakko and Hughes
Podkolzin is pretty high ranked as 3.
Turcotte also ranked pretty high, maybe he goes to local Blackhawks and POdkolzin falls to 4th.
Then it's Byram going 5th to LAK or some center picked there.

That leaves us a group of:

Byram/Center
Cozens
Dach
Krebs
Zegras
Newhook

All of those centers are ranked to Top6 in different pre-draft rankings. We probably can pick a center of that almost equal 5-man group as the 2nd one who picks.

So 4 options. All centers. Not bad at all.

Nice to see that our board of whiners is nothing but whining in here, when the situation is GOOD.

Cure my "whining" with an NHL comparison for each prospect realistically will be there at #6.