Early look for 2021 draft

[MBH]

I don't think there are concerns about Lundell playing center, it is how high up of a center is he. Reminds me a lot of Lars Eller, but I think ultimately he will be a better player than Eller with a little more offensive punch.

True. Just concerned about whether he's a high-level guy.

 

[odin1981]

Who is the stud C who is thought of as the #1 in two year's draft wise? Wright?

 

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

Who is the stud C who is thought of as the #1 in two year's draft wise? Wright?

Yup. Shane Wright. Over 30 goals in the OHL as a 16 year old. He's looking like a for sure first overall pick, though I'm not sure if he's Auston Matthews caliber or McDavid caliber. Either way, the kid is going to be a star.

 

[Frk It]

This year, the best LD/C available to us is Sanderson.

I like the forwards better.

Next year you get your C in Johnson, Raty or Lucius.

I like the defenseman better.

 

[Henkka]

Who is the stud C who is thought of as the #1 in two year's draft wise? Wright?

Him and Lambert are phenomenally good.

Like, two right-handed playmaker options.

Either one would be the final piece for our rebuild.

A) Elite center
B) Elite playmaker
C) righthanded PP maestro to feed all our left-handed shooters like Mantha & Zadina.

 

[Marky9er]

https://www.recruitscouting.com/ashs-early-2021-rankings-and-evaluations/

Just sharing because I came across this and it had a lot of clips for 16 top 2021 prospects. I know there's a questionable ranking in there, don't blame me. Unfortunately L'Heureux isn't here either, he's fun to watch.

 

[Unfriendly Ghost]

Ash’s Early 2021 Rankings And Evaluations

Just sharing because I came across this and it had a lot of clips for 16 top 2021 prospects. I know there's a questionable ranking in there, don't blame me. Unfortunately L'Heureux isn't here either, he's fun to watch.

Power at #13 is a bit WTF. But I do enjoy all the clips.

Johnson at #7, as well.

Now that I look at it, this guy seems to really value goalscoring. Like really really.

 

[AD1066]

I like the forwards better.


I like the defenseman better.

This. Don't reach for Sanderson over the likes of Perfetti and Raymond when there's excellent LHD prospects coming up next year.

 

[Marky9er]

Power at #13 is a bit WTF. But I do enjoy all the clips.

Johnson at #7, as well.

It's way too early to take rankings seriously anyway. I hope season(s) go ahead with some normalcy because it would be a great indicator to see Power and Johnson play at such a high level.

 

[Henkka]

This. Don't reach for Sanderson over the likes of Perfetti and Raymond when there's excellent LHD prospects coming up next year.

I've been saying this for a year, when I first started studying 2021 draft. Also it was great time reach for Seider in a weak forward group at 2019, because it was obvious already at 2019 draft, that 2020 is full of great forward talent.

 

[Gniwder]

I have decided that we need to draft Owen Power because the team needs a captain. How could you possibly lose with Captain Power?

 

[Voodoo Glow Skulls]

Edvinsson
Power
Clarke
Hughes
Lambos

That's just dmen. All of them could go in the top 10.

For forwards, I like Johnson.

 

[waltdetroit]

I have decided that we need to draft Owen Power because the team needs a captain. How could you possibly lose with Captain Power?

He's destined for the Rangers

 

[Gniwder]

He's destined for the Rangers

CRap. I think you're right.

Power Ranger > Captain Power

 

[odin1981]

CRap. I think you're right.

Power Ranger > Captain Power

Screw the kids cartoon, we need a Captain.

 

[Henkka]

At least Räty is not anymore 1st overall in latest lists.

 

[Henkka]

Update:

Pick	AVG	Range	Pos	2021 draft	Size/Hand	Nat	Highest
1	2,3	1-5	C	Aatu Räty	6'1 - L	FIN	1
2	2,9	2-10	LD	Owen Power	6'5 - L	CAN	2
3	3,0	1-12	C	Kent Johnson	6'1 - L	CAN	1
4	3,5	1-12	RD	Brandt Clarke	6'1 - R	CAN	1
5	5,4	3-17	LD	Carson Lambos	6'1 - L	CAN	3
6	6,1	1-9	W	Dylan Guenther	6'2 - R	CAN	1
7	6,1	2-18	LD	Simon Edvinsson	6'4 - L	SWE	2
8	8,2	6-17	C	Matthew Beniers	6'0 - L	USA	7
9	8,3	4-14	C	Chaz Lucius	6'1 - R	USA	4
10	8,5	2-61	LD	Luke Hughes	6'0 - L	USA	2
11	9,2	5-21	LW	Fabian Lysell	5'10 - R	SWE	5
12	11,5	10-21	F	Cole Sillinger	6'0 - L	CAN	10
13	13,0	11-26	G	Jesper Wallstedt	6'3	SWE	11
14	16,3	4-18	C	Mason McTavish	6'1 - R	CAN	4
15	16,3		LW	Zachary L'Heureux	5'11 - L	CAN	12
16	18,8		LW	Samu Tuomaala	5'10	FIN	10
17	18,8		LD	Aidan Hreschuk	5'11 - L	USA	11
18	19,2		C	Xavier Bourgault	5'11 - R	CAN	15
19	19,5		C	Zachary Bolduc	6'1 - L	CAN	6
20	21,0		LD	Isaac Belliveau	6'0 - L	CAN	15
21	21,7		LD	Sean Behrens	5'8 - L	USA	9
22	22,3		C	Logan Stankoven	5'8 - R	CAN	21
23	22,3		LD	Daniil Chayka	6'2 - L	RUS	11
24	22,5		W	Simon Robertsson	6'0 - L	SWE	14
25	22,8		C	Daniil Lazutin	6'2 - L	RUS	6
26	24,1		LW	Sasha Pastujov	6'0 - L	USA	14
27	24,3		LW	Brennan Othmann	5'11 - L	CAN	8
28	24,3		RW	Nikita Chibrikov	5'10 - L	RUS	17
29	24,5		C	Francesco Pinelli	6'0 - L	CAN	19
30	26,1		C	Joshua Roy	6'1 - L	CAN	22
31	26,3		C	Brett Harrison	6'1 - L	CAN	17
32	26,3		C/LW	Dylan Duke	5'9 - L	USA	19
33	26,5		LW	Conner Roulette	5'11 - L	CAN	13
34	26,7		C	Ryder Korczak	5'10 - R	CAN	15
35	27,5		LD	Artem Grushnikov	6'2 - L	RUS	20
36	28,0		C	Zach Dean	6'0 - L	CAN	16
37	28,8		RD	Corson Ceulemans	6'2 - R	CAN	15
38	32,1		LD	Stanislav Svozil	6'1 - L	CZE	26
39	32,5		C/LW	William Eklund	5'10 - L	SWE	18
40	32,7		RW	Matthew Samoskevich	5'9 - R	USA	15

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

This is really different draft.

Like year ago, we knew Lafreniere is the 1st pick. We also knew Byfield/Stutzle are the Top3. Now it's totally open. In different ranks we have seen 4 guys as 1st overalls, and 7 guys as 2nd overalls.

The order is still on the play, and closest than maybe ever. 7th overall could be as good as 1st overall. Very very different draft we have experimented lately.

100% sure that Räty will fall from 1st overall postition, because he is doing just average things at the moment. He could fall drastically, easily from 1st rankings to 8th. Power could be the 1st overall.

That Top7 seems to have somekind of an edge, 4 of them defencemen. So, with very high probability, our pick could be defenceman, to join Hronek, Wallinder, Seider, Tuomisto -group. And those guys are not small. Could be heck of a defence on the making.

2022 is forward draft again. And a center draft. Right-handed Center draft.

That 2022 "X" will complete our rebuild.

LWR Raymond --- "RC X" --- RWL Mantha
LWL Bertuzzi -- LC Larkin -- RWL Zadina
LWL Fabbri -- RC Niederbach -- RWL Veleno
LWL Smith --- LC Rasmussen --- RWL Svechnikov
(LWL Hanas, LC Söderblom, RWL Berggren)

LD "Power" - RD Seider
LD Wallinder - RD Hronek
LD Merrill - RD Tuomisto
(LD McIsaac, RD Lindström)

Greiss
(Bednar)

 

[Kingpin794]

Brandt Clarke is going to separate himself and be the number one guy in the end.

 

[Zetterberg4Captain]

Brandt Clarke is going to separate himself and be the number one guy in the end.

Agreed
this is our guy(for now)

 

[Tetsuo]

Can't forget that Luke Hughes was born a week before the draft cutoff. While he doesn't flash the same dynamic puck skill as his brothers, he's still ridiculous young for this draft. He's almost a full year younger than Power for instance. There's a lot of room for him to develop some offensive game to go with his high end skating and more traditional NHL size.

Agreed
this is our guy(for now)

He's a right shot too. He is very dynamic with the puck and looks to be neck and neck with Byram when it comes to offensive toolkit among recent draftees.

 

[Martinez]

Brandt Clarke is going to separate himself and be the number one guy in the end.

I’ve got 1. Clarke 2. Power 3. Johnson
All seem to have huge ceilings

 

[Henkka]

Can't forget that Luke Hughes was born a week before the draft cutoff. While he doesn't flash the same dynamic puck skill as his brothers, he's still ridiculous young for this draft. He's almost a full year younger than Power for instance. There's a lot of room for him to develop some offensive game to go with his high end skating and more traditional NHL size.


He's a right shot too. He is very dynamic with the puck and looks to be neck and neck with Byram when it comes to offensive toolkit among recent draftees.

Right shot is nothing special for us anymore, at defence, when we have Seider and Hronek. There's no need. It would be fine to add extra, like always.

More interested about those LhDs, currently.

Think we'll draft LhD. Power, Lambos, Edvinsson, Hughes. That the most probable guy.

 

[Ghost of Ethan Hunt]

Update:

Pick	AVG	Range	Pos	2021 draft	Size/Hand	Nat	Highest
1	2,3	1-5	C	Aatu Räty	6'1 - L	FIN	1
2	2,9	2-10	LD	Owen Power	6'5 - L	CAN	2
3	3,0	1-12	C	Kent Johnson	6'1 - L	CAN	1
4	3,5	1-12	RD	Brandt Clarke	6'1 - R	CAN	1
5	5,4	3-17	LD	Carson Lambos	6'1 - L	CAN	3
6	6,1	1-9	W	Dylan Guenther	6'2 - R	CAN	1
7	6,1	2-18	LD	Simon Edvinsson	6'4 - L	SWE	2
8	8,2	6-17	C	Matthew Beniers	6'0 - L	USA	7
9	8,3	4-14	C	Chaz Lucius	6'1 - R	USA	4
10	8,5	2-61	LD	Luke Hughes	6'0 - L	USA	2
11	9,2	5-21	LW	Fabian Lysell	5'10 - R	SWE	5
12	11,5	10-21	F	Cole Sillinger	6'0 - L	CAN	10
13	13,0	11-26	G	Jesper Wallstedt	6'3	SWE	11
14	16,3	4-18	C	Mason McTavish	6'1 - R	CAN	4
15	16,3		LW	Zachary L'Heureux	5'11 - L	CAN	12
16	18,8		LW	Samu Tuomaala	5'10	FIN	10
17	18,8		LD	Aidan Hreschuk	5'11 - L	USA	11
18	19,2		C	Xavier Bourgault	5'11 - R	CAN	15
19	19,5		C	Zachary Bolduc	6'1 - L	CAN	6
20	21,0		LD	Isaac Belliveau	6'0 - L	CAN	15
21	21,7		LD	Sean Behrens	5'8 - L	USA	9
22	22,3		C	Logan Stankoven	5'8 - R	CAN	21
23	22,3		LD	Daniil Chayka	6'2 - L	RUS	11
24	22,5		W	Simon Robertsson	6'0 - L	SWE	14
25	22,8		C	Daniil Lazutin	6'2 - L	RUS	6
26	24,1		LW	Sasha Pastujov	6'0 - L	USA	14
27	24,3		LW	Brennan Othmann	5'11 - L	CAN	8
28	24,3		RW	Nikita Chibrikov	5'10 - L	RUS	17
29	24,5		C	Francesco Pinelli	6'0 - L	CAN	19
30	26,1		C	Joshua Roy	6'1 - L	CAN	22
31	26,3		C	Brett Harrison	6'1 - L	CAN	17
32	26,3		C/LW	Dylan Duke	5'9 - L	USA	19
33	26,5		LW	Conner Roulette	5'11 - L	CAN	13
34	26,7		C	Ryder Korczak	5'10 - R	CAN	15
35	27,5		LD	Artem Grushnikov	6'2 - L	RUS	20
36	28,0		C	Zach Dean	6'0 - L	CAN	16
37	28,8		RD	Corson Ceulemans	6'2 - R	CAN	15
38	32,1		LD	Stanislav Svozil	6'1 - L	CZE	26
39	32,5		C/LW	William Eklund	5'10 - L	SWE	18
40	32,7		RW	Matthew Samoskevich	5'9 - R	USA	15

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

This is really different draft.

Like year ago, we knew Lafreniere is the 1st pick. We also knew Byfield/Stutzle are the Top3. Now it's totally open. In different ranks we have seen 4 guys as 1st overalls, and 7 guys as 2nd overalls.

The order is still on the play, and closest than maybe ever. 7th overall could be as good as 1st overall. Very very different draft we have experimented lately.

100% sure that Räty will fall from 1st overall postition, because he is doing just average things at the moment. He could fall drastically, easily from 1st rankings to 8th. Power could be the 1st overall.

That Top7 seems to have somekind of an edge, 4 of them defencemen. So, with very high probability, our pick could be defenceman, to join Hronek, Wallinder, Seider, Tuomisto -group. And those guys are not small. Could be heck of a defence on the making.

2022 is forward draft again. And a center draft. Right-handed Center draft.

That 2022 "X" will complete our rebuild.

LWR Raymond --- "RC X" --- RWL Mantha
LWL Bertuzzi -- LC Larkin -- RWL Zadina
LWL Fabbri -- RC Niederbach -- RWL Veleno
LWL Smith --- LC Rasmussen --- RWL Svechnikov
(LWL Hanas, LC Söderblom, RWL Berggren)

LD "Power" - RD Seider
LD Wallinder - RD Hronek
LD Merrill - RD Tuomisto
(LD McIsaac, RD Lindström)

Greiss
(Bednar)

No Johansson LD?
Merrill over McIsaac? (doubt Merrill is here then)
Tuomisto passes Lindstrom already?
Svech over Berggren?

Top 6 RHC is crucial. It'd be nice to have 1-2 RW-RHS also

 

[Henkka]

No Johansson LD?
Merrill over McIsaac? (doubt Merrill is here then)
Tuomisto passes Lindstrom already?
Svech over Berggren?

Top 6 RHC is crucial. It'd be nice to have 1-2 RW-RHS also

It could go anyway. Don't hang myself on any predictions. Names in some order. That was mostly a "fun" lineup.

 

[Gniwder]

Brandt Clarke is going to separate himself and be the number one guy in the end.

.... and so we pick Power

It's not like Bettman is going to let us win the lottery. I'm not so sure it's going to matter too much in this draft though.

Would certainly like to win the 2022 lottery.