Draft Poll: Who do you want at 18th overall?

[Newest sens fan]

Bellows is what we need. 50 goals in 60 games is attractive.

 

[PALE PWNR]

Voted McLeod, Bellows and Tufte

 

[Roo Mad Bro]

Yes, speed and skill. Which he has.

Any concern about how not so great offensive output at any level other than High School? His USHL stats aren't too great for a possible 1st rd pick.

 

[DrinkFightFlyers]

Any concern about how not so great offensive output at any level other than High School? His USHL stats aren't too great for a possible 1st rd pick.

I think his USHL stats are respectable given the small sample size when coupled with his HS stats. Seems like his upside may be pretty high but whether he reaches it is the question. Maybe like a Lawson Crouse type that did't put up great numbers and still went 11th last year in a deeper draft.

 

[Stizzle]

Any concern about how not so great offensive output at any level other than High School? His USHL stats aren't too great for a possible 1st rd pick.

Yeah, it's a bit concerning, but his USHL games came at the very beginning of the season, and the very end. From what I've read, he looked much better in his 2nd stint. If it was the other way around, I'd be much more hesitant.

 

[CodyTheHuman]

Luke Kunin
Kieffer Bellows
German Rubtsov

This is how I voted, though there are many people I'd be ok with

 

[BackWithaVengeance]

Kieffer Bellows
Luke Kunin
Michael McLeod

No way we sniff at Fabbro with the 18th pick.

I am a big fan of Bellows. Guy is a goalscorer through and through. With Konecny, Simmonds, Voracek and Raffl we have some hardworking, defensive responsible forwards.

But besides streaky Schenn we lack some real firepower. Bellows, a natural LW, would do this team extremly good.

Given the team needs I'd be fine with Kunin and McLeod. They both could become great centers in the NHL with a lot of skill.

 

[BackWithaVengeance]

Bellows is what we need. 50 goals in 60 games is attractive.

So much this.

 

[backburner]

matthews

 

[klutch]

Bellows, McLeod, Jones.

And even if I had a 4th it would be Rubstov.

Bellows for pure scorer, McLeod speed, Jones big/toughness.

It's like picking a Pokemon to start with

 

[pucksandpups]

Accidentally only voted 1. But Bellows is my top choice, then Kunin and Rubtsov or Bean. Would be okay with Tufte too.

 

[Cyborg LeClair]

Of the options, McLeod, Bellows, and Jones are my picks

 

[Ghosts Beer]

Thought we only got one vote, so went Bellows.

Would have went Bellows, Jones, McLeod.

 

[Mjoedgaard]

I think his USHL stats are respectable given the small sample size when coupled with his HS stats. Seems like his upside may be pretty high but whether he reaches it is the question. Maybe like a Lawson Crouse type that did't put up great numbers and still went 11th last year in a deeper draft.

I thought Crouse went way to high last year.

My problem with Tufte is his way too high chance of busting. He has all the tools and if he ever knows how to put it together he could be very good, but he hasnt shown anything outside of HS yet.

Trade backup into the 1st or up in the 2nd to get him would be great, but wouldnt take him over like 5 guys who should be there at 18

 

[Rick Deckard]

Yeah, it's a bit concerning, but his USHL games came at the very beginning of the season, and the very end. From what I've read, he looked much better in his 2nd stint. If it was the other way around, I'd be much more hesitant.

He had two stints with Fargo Force:

09/25/15 to 11/07/15: 12GP, 5G, 1A, 6P
02/26/16 to 04/09/16: 15GP, 5G, 3A, 8P

Not to much of an improvement...

 

[Stizzle]

He had two stints with Fargo Force:

09/25/15 to 11/07/15: 12GP, 5G, 1A, 6P
02/26/16 to 04/09/16: 15GP, 5G, 3A, 8P

Not to much of an improvement...

The numbers don't look much different, but I kept reading that he looked better the second time around. He's obviously a project...

Ryan Kennedy of The Hockey News - March 8, 2016 -
"Tufte (somewhat) controversially went back for one more year with his Blaine high school team this year, but it turned out to be a master stroke. Starting the year in Fargo, he struggled. But the 6-foot-5 University of Minnesota-Duluth commit went off at Blaine for three points a game and now back in the USHL, he looks like a brand new player – the best raw prospect one scout had seen from the state of Minnesota in decades."

Hockey Prospect Black Book -
"Tufte finished the season back with the Fargo Force at the end of the year where he continued his impressive play."

"In his return to Fargo later in the year we saw a more confident player who wasn’t shy to take the puck to the net and use his size and reach more effectively."

Hockeywriters.com -
"Tufte began this season with the USHL’s Fargo Force, but ultimately returned for his senior year of high school after struggling in a brief stint with the Fargo Force. After tallying over three points per game and dominating the Minnesota high school tournament, Tufte re-joined the Force and solidified his draft stock as a first-rounder with a much improved performance against elevated competition."

 

[tade]

Picked McLeod, Bellows, Kunin

 

[Curufinwe]

The numbers don't look much different, but I kept reading that he looked better the second time around. He's obviously a project...

Ryan Kennedy of The Hockey News - March 8, 2016 -
"Tufte (somewhat) controversially went back for one more year with his Blaine high school team this year, but it turned out to be a master stroke. Starting the year in Fargo, he struggled. But the 6-foot-5 University of Minnesota-Duluth commit went off at Blaine for three points a game and now back in the USHL, he looks like a brand new player – the best raw prospect one scout had seen from the state of Minnesota in decades."

Hockey Prospect Black Book -
"Tufte finished the season back with the Fargo Force at the end of the year where he continued his impressive play."

"In his return to Fargo later in the year we saw a more confident player who wasn’t shy to take the puck to the net and use his size and reach more effectively."

Hockeywriters.com -
"Tufte began this season with the USHL’s Fargo Force, but ultimately returned for his senior year of high school after struggling in a brief stint with the Fargo Force. After tallying over three points per game and dominating the Minnesota high school tournament, Tufte re-joined the Force and solidified his draft stock as a first-rounder with a much improved performance against elevated competition."

I'm not too worried about his USHL numbers. Bjugstad stayed in HS his whole draft season and turned out fine. If the Flyers pick Tufte it'll be based on watching him play, and using that to project what he'll be five years down the road.

http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=40265

 

[Mjoedgaard]

I'm not too worried about his USHL numbers. Bjugstad stayed in HS his whole draft season and turned out fine. If the Flyers pick Tufte it'll be based on watching him play, and using that to project what he'll be five years down the road.

http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=40265

Based on the Sanheim pick, I wouldnt be suprised if we picked Tufte.

He is just a guy I think we can get via trade up late in the 1st or early 2nd

 

[FLYguy3911]

I'm not too worried about his USHL numbers. Bjugstad stayed in HS his whole draft season and turned out fine. If the Flyers pick Tufte it'll be based on watching him play, and using that to project what he'll be five years down the road.

http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=40265

Tufte actually played at the same high school as Bjugstad and some people say he's better at the same age. If he does turn out to be better, that is well worth the 18th pick.

 

[Striiker]

I've decided to not look too much into the prospects this year, that way I don't risk saying nice things about a player who ends up on a team I hate.

I trust the Flyers scouts/GM 100%. I'll be happy with whoever they take, even if that ends up being yet another defensemen.

 

[Bob Clarke Fan Club]

Bellows or Jones if we don't trade up in round 1.

 

[Stizzle]

Based on the Sanheim pick, I wouldnt be suprised if we picked Tufte.

He is just a guy I think we can get via trade up late in the 1st or early 2nd

I disagree. IMO, he's the type of prospect that will go higher than he's generally projected. Some team will fall in love with his upside. Really, he's not projected that far off from our pick anyway. He's 26th in the aggregate list posted in this thread, even with it having Button as ranking Tufte 45th, which he publicly said was a mistake. As Button said he should have had Tufte as a 1st rounder. He's probably more in the 22-23 range as a consensus.

 

[Larry44]

I'm not too worried about his USHL numbers. Bjugstad stayed in HS his whole draft season and turned out fine. If the Flyers pick Tufte it'll be based on watching him play, and using that to project what he'll be five years down the road.

http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=40265

The Hockey News quoted a veteran scout as saying he was the best prospect he'd ever seen out of a Minnesota high school. If that was a Flyers' scout, we'll see....

 

[Mjoedgaard]

I disagree. IMO, he's the type of prospect that will go higher than he's generally projected. Some team will fall in love with his upside. Really, he's not projected that far off from our pick anyway. He's 26th in the aggregate list posted in this thread, even with it having Button as ranking Tufte 45th, which he publicly said was a mistake. As Button said he should have had Tufte as a 1st rounder. He's probably more in the 22-23 range as a consensus.

Might be and I can 100% see Hexy taking him based on his size, speed and skill (3 ppg at the HS level is insane no matter what, but his 0.5 ppg at USHL is a slight concern).