"How did we ever pass on THAT guy?"

[Medicine Twin]

List 5 players projected to go late 1st round or later that you believe could possibly be a major steal.

My list (in no particular order):

C Marcus Johansson
W Richard Panik
W Carl Klingberg
C Zach Budish
D David Rundblad

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[Thefalkon]

1. Alexander Avstyn
2. John Moore
3. Toni Rajala (risk reward)
4. Orlov

 

[HarriSateri]

Simon Despres

 

[chaosrevolver]

1. Alexander Avstyn
2. John Moore
3. Toni Rajala (risk reward)
4. Orlov

Definitely with you on Rajala. If he pans out and overcomes his size....there will be alot of teams kicking themselves.

I think if Schroeder drops out of the top-10, he could make a case for this thread as well.

 

[y2kcanucks]

Later round pick, but Andrei Kuchin

 

[Mike Burrell]

1. Ryan Ellis
2. Zack Kassian
3. Louis Leblanc
4.Kyle Palmieri
5. Cody Eakin

 

[LyNX27]

Islanders : John Tavares/Victor Hedman/Matt Duchene (Which ever 2 they don't pick)

 

[Dr Turk]

Kadri.

 

[Dipsy Doodle]

Schroeder
Ellis

That's all I got for strong gut feelings.

 

[Slevesque]

Chris Kreider

 

[Burke6687]

1. Alexander Avstyn
2. John Moore
3. Toni Rajala (risk reward)
4. Orlov

I dont know about Moore as I think we will be chosen fairly early.

1. Josefson - Just a feeling he will be like Zetterberg-lite, which is pretty damn good.
2. Simon Despres - Size, skating, offensive potential.
3. Zach Budish - Without injury - possibly a top 10 pick.
4. Jordan Caron - Big powerforward, 30-40 goal scorer with the right team, IMO.
5. Nazim Kadri - I think he will provide excellent offensive numbers while being responsible in his own end.

I realize all these guys will probably be chosen in the first round, they are just favourites of mine, who I probably value to much.

 

[Em Ancien]

Ethan Werek.

He'll turn out to be the heart and soul of a team, while being a solid contributor both on the scoreboard and in his own zone.

 

[2XPRO31]

If Toni Rajala pans out, imo he will have a huge offencive impact for whoever picks him

 

[milkshow]

Ryan O'Reilly and Jordan Schroeder. I could maybe see Ryan Ellis too, he might slip a bit in the draft.

 

[milkshow]

I dont know about Moore as I think we will be chosen fairly early.

1. Josefson - Just a feeling he will be like Zetterberg-lite, which is pretty damn good.
2. Simon Despres - Size, skating, offensive potential.
3. Zach Budish - Without injury - possibly a top 10 pick.
4. Jordan Caron - Big powerforward, 30-40 goal scorer with the right team, IMO.
5. Nazim Kadri - I think he will provide excellent offensive numbers while being responsible in his own end.

I realize all these guys will probably be chosen in the first round, they are just favourites of mine, who I probably value to much.

I'm willing to take a chance on this guy if he were still in the early 3rd round.

 

[vcx*]

good list

 

[David Dennison]

Werek
Caron
Ferraro

 

[Roof Daddy]

Well if you consider 18-25 late, I'll say Kreider.

As far as sleepers into the 2nd and 3rd rds, Mikko Kostinen. 6'7 goalie who had a GAA under 2 in the top Finnish league. Be pretty tough to not say "how did we pass on this guy" when he's already proven himself at a professional level. Love to see the Oilers nab him at 71, but I have a feeling he might go before then.

 

[Finlay]

Tomáš Tatar

 

[Novak Djokovic]

Tomáš Tatar

 

[n0pan]

Avtsyn and Rajala.

 

[Vasilevskiy]

Avtsyn, Rajala, Panik and Kuchin.

 

[CptxMorgan]

Calvin De Haan

 

[Medicine Twin]

I notice some you put Schroeder and Moore... you really think they might slip past 20th pick? If I thought so, I'd have listed them too.

 

[chaosrevolver]

I notice some you put Schroeder and Moore... you really think they might slip past 20th pick? If I thought so, I'd have listed them too.

Both did.

Both are great steals. I honestly can't believe Schroeder went that low......