Prospect Info: 73OA: Noah Dower Nilsson

[Frk It]

Offensively gifted forward who had a very productive season at the J20 level in Sweden this year

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[Unfriendly Ghost]

They're drafting the entire family.

 

[Nut Upstrom]

I like it

 

[ricky0034]

as someone that hasn't been following this guy all that much why did he fall so much in the draft rankings throughout the year?

I remember him being talked about much higher earlier in the year than he ended up looking at the various prospect rankings, am I just misremembering things or what? seems like his production has remained strong throughout the year

 

[Leibinger6]

(Steve scanning for players to draft…) “hey Håkan didn’t that Liam guy we drafted have a brother in this class?” Yeah put his name in, mom makes great cookies.

 

[LastWordArmy]

A quick look at NDN is included here.

2023 NHL Draft Scouting Reports: Prospects 65-70

With draft day fast approaching, it’s time to go over the scouting reports: prospects 65-70 on the Top Shelf Prospects list.

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[Zetterberg4Captain]

Great pick

 

[Henkka]

Two Dower-Nilssons ?

Why not.

 

[Frk It]

as someone that hasn't been following this guy all that much why did he fall so much in the draft rankings throughout the year?

I remember him being talked about much higher earlier in the year than he ended up looking at the various prospect rankings, am I just misremembering things or what?

Just looking at the write up in The Black Book, they had him as a first rounder earlier in the year but dropped him to 76 on their final list.

The main gripe seems to be he tries a lot of risky/low % plays. They thought that was the reason he didn’t get a chance with the men’s team despite putting up so many points this year. They also thought he played poorly at the U18s to close out his draft season.

I think some of that is fair, but he was still a top 50 player for me and this is a really exciting pick to me.

 

[NickH8]

Finally a pick on day 2 I like.

 

[Pavels Dog]

Have to imagine people would feel better if this kid was taken in the 2nd and Cleveland/Augustine in the 3rd.

 

[Run the Jewels]

Another Hakan pick, so I am happy.

 

[WaW]

If Im reading HockeyDB correctly, looks like he led all first-year draft eligibles in the Swedish Jr league in goals and points.

 

[Henkka]

Have to imagine people would feel better if this kid was taken in the 2nd and Cleveland/Augustine in the 3rd.

Yeah, it's always this mess. Players on the wrong order.

Like Pellikka at #9 and Danielson #17 would have been "more right".

 

[Leibinger6]

Finally a player I like. Why? He’s a forward with PRODUCTION. History has proven time and time again, the most correlating statistic to NHL translation is age adjusted production. The Wings rarely seem to draft these guys. Hence why they can’t score goals.

 

[Rzombo4 prez]

Let me see if I got this right:

NA= bad
Sweden = good?

 

[SuperScript29]

I love this pick, the kid is very talented.

 

[Rzombo4 prez]

I love this pick, the kid is very talented.

Nope. If he was really talented and really skilled, he would not have gone 73rd OA.

 

[WaW]

Nope. If he was really talented and really skilled, he would not have gone 73rd OA.

You must be new to the NHL.

Look at the Brady Cleveland pick a bit earlier. Now consider that literally every GM in the league is guilty of drafting Brady Clevelands too high and hoping that jsize dellvelops skill, while leaving alot of skill available to be taken in the middle rounds.

 

[Detroit Knights]

Let me see if I got this right:

NA= bad
Sweden = good?

seems to be the most accurate "Rumor" so far this offseason

 

[Holden Caufield]

Two Dower-Nilssons ?

Why not.

Nepotism…..

 

[HoweFan]

I think day 2 has gone quite well. Now if we can get Konnor Smith and Matt Mann

 

[Hen Kolland]

This is a token of appreciation for driving ASP to Nashville

 

[Rzombo4 prez]

You must be new to the NHL.

Look at the Brady Cleveland pick a bit earlier. Now consider that literally every GM in the league is guilty of drafting Brady Clevelands too high and hoping that jsize dellvelops skill, while leaving alot of skill available to be taken in the middle rounds.

You clearly aren't new to cliches it appears. High end NHL players predominately come from the very top of the first round with very high correlation. Take a look at the percentage of mid-round picks that actually make the NHL and then look at their per-game production. Size can certainly be over-drafted, but there isn't this abundance of highly-skilled talent sitting there in the mid rounds like there may have been when Europe was under scouted in the 80s and 90s.

 

[jaster]

But does he backcheck?

I guess he has offensive upside? That's nice.