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[Realgud]

So I love Kent Johnson, I'd take him just about anywhere in the draft. But for what it's worth he played LW all year for Michigan, and according to McKenzie scouts project him more as a winger than a center.

I'd love to draft the kid, but if we do so I think it's got to be based on his talent, not his position.

I have him #1 regardless of his position (I never look at positions at the very top of the draft, like roughly top 10, depending on the year). Having said that, I'm someone who thinks he could play center. He has the IQ, instincts, vision and stick work to do so. Might require a little more hustle and skating speed though. But if he plays the wing, he's gonna be awesome anyway. He's ridiculously talented, creative and elusive along the boards. I'm a big fan of his from what I've seen until now.

 

[lilidk]

Raty at 28 is beautiful

Not sure I like to get player with confidence problems

 

[Realgud]

Not sure I like to get player with confidence problems

Many players have confidence problems at that age, it's nothing unheard of. I'd 100% take a bet with him with a late first/early second, he's an excellent hockey player.

 

[Tetsuo]

Used Bob's list but set the randomness to max...

6. Brandt Clarke, RD
28. Francesco Pinelli, C
36. Fedor Svechkov, C
47. Oliver Kapanen, C
52. Logan Stankoven, C
68. Prokhor Poltapov, RW
90. Brent Johnson, LD
100. Jimi Suomi, LD
126. Ville Koivuenen, RW
131. Kalle Vaisanen, LW
132. Peter Reynolds, C
164. Martin Rysavy, LW

I went with Clarke because I like his upside a lot, and there was simply a lot of interesting center options I couldn't pass up. Rounded out the draft with getting some wingers and LDs, but if we truly make all the picks, I could see our cupboard looking pretty full after the draft.

 

[MBH]

Mackenzie list
(5) Luke Hughes, LD
(28) Fedor Svechkov, C
(36) Scott Morrow, RD
(47) Anton Olsson, LD
(52) Tristan Lennox, G
(68) Colton Dach, LW
(90) Ryan Ufko, RD
(100) Luke Mittelstadt, LD
(126) Hugo Gabrielsson, LD
(131) Dru Krebs, LD
(132) Pavel Tyutnev, C
(164) Gage Alexander, G
#NHLDraft draftsim

 

[simonedvinsson]

won first in the lottery. traded back with columbus, then packaged some picks to move up. had randomizer at about 90% and went with bob's list.

002 | simon edvinsson, ld | shut-down, two-way defenseman
010 | fabian lysell, lw | skilled, speedy, playmaking winger
036 | simon robertsson, rw | power forward
052 | william stromgren, lw | skilled winger
068 | olen zellwegger, ld | offensive defenseman
070 | aleksi heimosalmi, rd | two-way defenseman, offensive leaning
126 | hugo gabrielsson, ld | two-way defenseman, defensive leaning
131 | colton dach, lw | power forward
032 | liam dower-nilsson, c | defensive center
164 | kirill gerasimyuk, g | goalie

only picked up one center, and he's probably a bottom six guy if he makes the nhl. good mix of defensemen and wingers though. don't know too much about gerasimyuk, but his stats look nice, and he's russian, so we'd be able to let him simmer for a while.

i didn't realize this 'til after the draft, but i drafted four players who were playing together to start the year in edvinsson, lysell, gabrielsson, and dower-nilsson. the two defensemen have great chemistry. lysell looked good with niederbach, who also started the year with this group. this haul would really push the frolunda red wings narrative.

 

[DetroitRed]

Three rounds (needs set @ ~ 75%, random set @ ~ 25%). I traded back with Calgary, then traded back again with LA.

10.) Jesper Wallstedt G ..................Swe
28.) Francesco Pinelli C .................Can
36.) Stanislav Svozil LD .................Cze
39.) Xavier Bourgalt C ....................Can
41.) Isak Rosen LW/RW ................Swe
47.) Dylan Duke C ...........................USA
52.) Artyom Grushnikov LD ...........Rus
68.) Ville Koivunen RW...................Fin
71.) Tristan Broz C ...........................USA
84.) Roman Schmidt RD .................USA
90.) Victor Stjernborg C ...................Swe

 

[MBH]

won first in the lottery. traded back with columbus, then packaged some picks to move up. had randomizer at about 90% and went with bob's list.

002 | simon edvinsson, ld | shut-down, two-way defenseman
010 | fabian lysell, lw | skilled, speedy, playmaking winger
036 | simon robertsson, rw | power forward
052 | william stromgren, lw | skilled winger
068 | olen zellwegger, ld | offensive defenseman
070 | aleksi heimosalmi, rd | two-way defenseman, offensive leaning
126 | hugo gabrielsson, ld | two-way defenseman, defensive leaning
131 | colton dach, lw | power forward
032 | liam dower-nilsson, c | defensive center
164 | kirill gerasimyuk, g | goalie

only picked up one center, and he's probably a bottom six guy if he makes the nhl. good mix of defensemen and wingers though. don't know too much about gerasimyuk, but his stats look nice, and he's russian, so we'd be able to let him simmer for a while.

i didn't realize this 'til after the draft, but i drafted four players who were playing together to start the year in edvinsson, lysell, gabrielsson, and dower-nilsson. the two defensemen have great chemistry. lysell looked good with niederbach, who also started the year with this group. this haul would really push the frolunda red wings narrative.

You would pass up Power or Hughes for Edvisson?

 

[simonedvinsson]

You would pass up Power or Hughes for Edvisson?

Hakan Andersson is on record praising Edvinsson's game last year, and while I wouldn't pass Hughes for Edvinsson, I'm guessing Detroit would. Power went first in the draft after I traded down, but I'm not convinced he's a better prospect than Edvinsson anyway. Ultimately, I chose to take Edvinsson and Lysell over Power by trading down. That's a pretty easy choice for me.

 

[MBH]

Just finished drafting using Draft Prospects Hockey’s NHL Draft Sim.
Detroit Red Wings
(5) Luke Hughes, LD - Potential top pairing LD for ages.
(28) Fedor Svechkov, C - Hopefully a top 6 C.
(36) Scott Morrow, RD - Prospect.
(47) Oliver Kapanen, C - don't know much about him other than his profile. Explosive skating C. I'll take it.
(52) Samuel Helenius, C - Hulking. 6'7. Why not.
(68) Tristan Lennox, G - Need a goalie. So why not.
(90) Vladislav Lukashevich, LD - defense with skating and some height.
(100) Red Savage, C/LW - Yzerman type pick with a hockey name.
(126) Hugo Gabrielsson, LD - Swedish D.
(131) Aleksi Heimosalmi, RD - evidently won't go this late.
(132) Dru Krebs, LD - why not waste a pick on blood lines.
(164) Talyn Boyko, G- massive goalie worth a late pick
#NHLDraft draftsim

 

[lilidk]

Just finished drafting using Draft Prospects Hockey’s NHL Draft Sim.
Detroit Red Wings
(5) Luke Hughes, LD - Potential top pairing LD for ages.
(28) Fedor Svechkov, C - Hopefully a top 6 C.
(36) Scott Morrow, RD - Prospect.
(47) Oliver Kapanen, C - don't know much about him other than his profile. Explosive skating C. I'll take it.
(52) Samuel Helenius, C - Hulking. 6'7. Why not.
(68) Tristan Lennox, G - Need a goalie. So why not.
(90) Vladislav Lukashevich, LD - defense with skating and some height.
(100) Red Savage, C/LW - Yzerman type pick with a hockey name.
(126) Hugo Gabrielsson, LD - Swedish D.
(131) Aleksi Heimosalmi, RD - evidently won't go this late.
(132) Dru Krebs, LD - why not waste a pick on blood lines.
(164) Talyn Boyko, G- massive goalie worth a late pick
#NHLDraft draftsim

You said why not but you didn't draft him , why not
https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/390207/cameron-whynot

 

[Frk It]

Used Bob's ranking... went pretty forward heavy, but it was who I liked.

6. Kent Johnson, W/C
28. Francesco Pinelli, C
36. Alexander Kisakov, LW
47. Samu Salminen, C
52. Benjamin Gaudreau, G
68. Aidan Hreschuk, LD
90. Shai Buium, LD
100. Jimi Suomi, LD
126. Martin Rysavy, LW
131. Jake Martin, RD
132. Connor Lockhart, C
164. Brett Brochu, G

 

[Frk It]

Ran it again from the 6 slot, and got some of the LD I like this time.

(Just an FYI, I will be taking Samu Salminen every time I do this)

6. Kent Johnson, W/C
28. Stanislav Svozil, LD
36. Anton Olsson, LD
47. Jack Peart, LD
52. Samu Salminen, C
68. Benjamin Gaudreau, G
90. Joshua Roy, C
100. Ville Koivunen, RW
126. Ty Voit, W/C
131. Martin Rysavy, LW
132. Jiri Tichacek, LD
164. Braden Holt, G

I have liked what I have seen from Svozil and Olsson at the U18. Same goes for Salminen and Koivunen.
Joshua Roy is interesting to me. One of the younger players in this class, former #1 pick in the Q, have heard he plays a very complete game.

 

[DetroitRed]

Ran it again from the 6 slot, and got some of the LD I like this time.

(Just an FYI, I will be taking Samu Salminen every time I do this)

6. Kent Johnson, W/C
28. Stanislav Svozil, LD
36. Anton Olsson, LD
47. Jack Peart, LD
52. Samu Salminen, C
68. Benjamin Gaudreau, G
90. Joshua Roy, C
100. Ville Koivunen, RW
126. Ty Voit, W/C
131. Martin Rysavy, LW
132. Jiri Tichacek, LD
164. Braden Holt, G

I have liked what I have seen from Svozil and Olsson at the U18. Same goes for Salminen and Koivunen.
Joshua Roy is interesting to me. One of the younger players in this class, former #1 pick in the Q, have heard he plays a very complete game.

Draft Pros' rankings are so different than others that are up-to-date, like McKeen's and FC. I was able to pick up Svozil at 36, and you got Koivunen at 100. Those two are first and second round in a lot of rankings.

 

[Frk It]

Draft Pros' rankings are so different than others that are up-to-date, like McKeen's and FC. I was able to pick up Svozil at 36, and you got Koivunen at 100. Those two are first and second round in a lot of rankings.

I used Bob McKenzie’s ranking for both of my sims.

 

[DetroitRed]

I used Bob McKenzie’s ranking for both of my sims.

Yeah, I did not use Draft Pros either. I tended to take the average between FC and McKeen's, but if I was still stuck, I checked Dobber's March rankings.

 

[Dwight Schrute]

Used Bob MacKenzie's rankings for this draft. Some interesting picks with some highly skilled players (Poltapov & Robidas) and then some players who have intriguing size (Vaisanen & Stromgren).

5 - Brandt Clarke
28 - Sasha Pastujov
36 - William Stromgren
47 - Jack Peart
52 - Prokhor Poltapov
68 - Justin Robidas
90 - Kalle Vaisanen
100 - Alexei Kolosov
126 - Caden Brown
131 - Henry Nelson
132 - Dovar Tinling
164 - Isaac Belliveau

 

[slimnipsu]

Also Bob's ranks here. Had some lottery luck and got 1st
1- Owen Power
28- Sebastian Cossa
36- Samu Tuomaala
47- Samu Salminen
52- Jack Peart
68- Samuel Helenius
90- Shai Buium
100- Connor Lockhart
126- Lucas Forsell

 

[MBH]

Just finished drafting using Draft Prospects Hockey’s NHL Draft Sim.
Detroit Red Wings
(6) Luke Hughes, LD - Potential top pairing guy.
(28) Fedor Svechkov, C - Potential top 6 C
(36) Zachary L'Heureux, C - Potential top 6 C
(47) Jack Peart, LD - Not sure
(52) Benjamin Gaudreau, G - goalie withsome size
(68) Colton Dach, LW - Brother of Kirby.
(90) Josh Doan, C - Son of Shane. Overager. Should have taken him last year.
(100) Luke Mittelstadt, LD - Brother of Casey
(126) Aleksi Heimosalmi, RD - Defense i know nothing about - but keep hearing about/
(131) Liam Dower-Nilsson, C - Have read good things
(132) Pavel Tyutnev, C - Overager - but has some promise.
(164) Gage Alexander, G - Massive goalie
#NHLDraft draftsim


Potentially, we could basically be done with the foundation after this draft.
We'd have the following depth charts
LW - Raymond, Bertuzzi, Vrana, Berggren
C- Larkin, Veleno, Rasmussmen Svechkov, L'Heureux
RW - Zadina,
LD- Hughes, Cholowski, Johansson, McIsaac, Sebrango
RD- Seider, Hronek, Tuomisto, Lindstrom, Barton

If Hughes is a top pairing LD and Svechkov and/or L'Heureux are the real deal, our core could be set. Plus we'd still have 2-3 more years of top 10 picks to add.

 

[Frk It]

Used Bob's ranking... I would love this.

6. Luke Hughes, LD
28. Stanislav Svozil, LD
36. Oliver Kapanen, C
47. Anton Olsson, LD
52. Samu Salminen, C
68. Benjamin Gaudreau, G
90. Jayden Grubbe, C
100. Ville Koivunen, RW
126. Viljami Juusola, LD
131. Connor Lockhart, C
132. Ethan Cardwell, C
164. Verner Miettinen, C

 

[MBH]

Used Bob's ranking... I would love this.

6. Luke Hughes, LD
28. Stanislav Svozil, LD
36. Oliver Kapanen, C
47. Anton Olsson, LD
52. Samu Salminen, C
68. Benjamin Gaudreau, G
90. Jayden Grubbe, C
100. Ville Koivunen, RW
126. Viljami Juusola, LD
131. Connor Lockhart, C
132. Ethan Cardwell, C
164. Verner Miettinen, C

What do you like about Svozil and Kapanen?

 

[Frk It]

What do you like about Svozil and Kapanen?

I watched the Czech vs USA game, and I thought Svozil had some good puck skills and can transport the puck:



I haven’t seen much of Kapanen, I mostly took him because he’s a RH center with decent size and athletic. Have read/heard good things about him.

 

[DetroitRed]

02. Luke Hughes LD... USA
28. Francesco Pinelli C... Can

36. Sebastian Cossa G... Can
47. Dylan Duke C... USA
52. Brent Johnson LD... USA

68. Ville Koivunen RW... Fin
90. Jack Bar RD... Can

100. Shai Buium LD... USA
126. Dimitri Katelevsky RW... Rus

131. Justin Janicke LW... USA
132. Nolan Allan LD... Can

164. Liam Dower-Nilsson C... Swe

 

[HoweFan]

Draft Pro 1 (5) Kent Johnson. 28 Carson Lambos. 36. Sebastian Cossa. 48 Scott Morrow. 53 Colton Dach. 66 Kale Vaisanen. 90 Josh Doan. 100 Oliver Moberg. 124 Josh Holmes. 131 Bobby Orr. 132 Daniel Lausitun 164 Jacob Melanson. Bob McKenzie 1 (5) Matt Beniers. 28 Simon Robertson. 36 Scott Morrow. 48 Logan Mailloux. 53 Samu Salmonen. 66 Colton Dach. 90 Josh Doan. 100 Kale Vaisanen. 126 Martin Rysavy. 131 Oliver Moberg. 132 Talon Boyko 164 Bryce Montgomery

 

[WingFanSD]

5- LUKE HUGHES, LD
28- FEDOR SVECHKOV, C
36- SCOTT MORROW, RD
47- LOGAN MAILLOUX, RD
52- ROMAN SCHMIDT, RD
68- PORKHOR POLTAPOV, RW
90- VILLE KOIVUNEN, RW
100- SHAI BUIUM, LD
126- PETER REYNOLDS, C
131- MAXIM MOTORYGIN, G
132- ATTE LEHIKOINEN, LD
164- FRANCESCO ARCURI, C