And Nolan Patrick is going to be better than McDavid. He is going to challenge TGO single point season. He will be a top 5 producer in the NHL for 15 yrs. He is closer to TGO than he is McDavid. But wait...I haven't seen this kid play, only what I have read. Like Kihekah said, ''it's just all to funny''.
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And Nolan Patrick is going to be better than McDavid. He is going to challenge TGO single point season. He will be a top 5 producer in the NHL for 15 yrs. He is closer to TGO than he is McDavid. But wait...I haven't seen this kid play, only what I have read. Like Kihekah said, ''it's just all to funny''.
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Well it looks like as long as we dont drop below the number 7 pick we will get a good player. I hope we go best player, not greatest need. We can always trade later.
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There's not much daylight between my 6th ranked player and my 12th. There will definitely be some excellent players available whenever the Coyotes end up picking. My worry, as it always is, is whether they decide to take someone else entirely. McLeod, Brown and Bean all make me a little nervous.
McLeod, Gauthier (another Fischer?), and Jones are in mix as well. Plus BCJHL D. For all the flack about McAvoy being in a teams top 3 D he was at 14 on McKenzies list. Bean is another Keith Yandle.
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I'm a lot lower on Bean and McLeod. I wouldn't touch McLeod until at least the Rangers' pick, and probably not then, either. Just not seeing the upside. I don't think Bean will touch Yandle's level of play, either. Hockey sense will hold him back. I see Michael Del Zotto as a more realistic upside.
Gauthier's goal-scoring ability projects higher than Fischer's. Whereas Fischer probably tops out as a middle six tweener who can pot some big goals, Gauthier has true top line upside as a finisher. I have Jones 8th right now, but I suspect he's lower than that on most teams' lists. I'd be thrilled with either, though, and I tend to be more bearish on power forward prospects than most (in the last few drafts, I had Crouse, Virtanen, Wilson and Biggs much lower than where they were projected or ended up being taken).
Fabbro looks to be slipping a little, but I see him as a mid-first guy, and I'd guess Cholowski sneaks into the first round, too. Neither should be a consideration with the Coyotes first pick, though. I like the NCAA route for defensemen, though, and I'd be happy to spend the second first rounder on either of them.
I've been high on McAvoy for a while. He's 14th on my list, too. Chychrun and Sergachev are both clearly ahead of him in my view, but I'd say he's on par with Juolevi.
It's a crowded field this year. I'm not sure yet whether that speaks to depth or shallowness, or maybe just a lot of uncertainty. On balance, I'm not seeing as much first round talent as I saw in 2015, at the top, middle or bottom of the round, but there are a lot of players I like. With three picks in the top 40, the Coyotes have a great opportunity to buttress their impressive prospect depth, but if the past few years are any precedent, at least one of those picks will be a little off the board. Dvorak and Fischer look to have been inspired picks so far, though, so it'll be interesting to see how that goes down.
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Dvorak was a reach. Fischer went a lot earlier than expected. A lot of eyes were rolled on the main boards when MacInnis was taken, too. I agree that our scouts have earned our trust in recent drafts.
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I didn't phrase mine well. I was just agreeing and expanding. It was a "Yes, and..." statement rather than a "No, but..." statement. My bad.
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I didn't phrase mine well. I was just agreeing and expanding. It was a "Yes, and..." statement rather than a "No, but..." statement. My bad.
Double fail ha.
The macinnis pick still blows me away, he looked like crap the first few times I saw him then all the sudden this year he's hit his stride. Scouts being able to see that hidden upside is amazing to me.
That's why the scouts make the big bucks.
MacInnis had a very good camp last year and basically came out of nowhere, for us novice hockey evaluators anyway. Although I'm sure some will say it was expected.
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There is quite a bit of speculation that he will go 4th overall. His stock is definitely rising.
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I'm going to use that same BMac+MNHLD formula once Bob's final list comes out before the draft. I'm willing to bet money that it mirrors the actual top 30 closer than anything out there. Again, that bet is based on gut feeling nonsense and zero facts.
I guess I forgot to do this. I'll do it for the 17 draft instead. Whoops!
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