Prospect Info: Is it too soon to discuss the 2021 draft?

[tbrown33]

Seems likely that this could be a year where the Kings would be aggressive trying to move up in the 1st round.

 

[No Name The Nameless]

Something tells me that this pick will be traded.

 

[Docgonzo]

Mock drafts and rankings are all over the place. I think where the Kings end up picking they’ll miss out on one of the defenseman except for it seems Lambos, he seems to be ranked in the late teens.

But I’ve seen ones where Guenther, Eklund, Lucius and Johnson all are all in 7-10. It’d be nice getting a dynamic winger.

You could also look into trash the 2 2nds to get L’Heureux in the late first. He’s got that meanness that everybody seems to want. Been suspended 4 times this season.

 

[Lt Dan]

Something tells me that this pick will be traded.

I hope that you are right

 

[Brodeur]

Simple question for the people who have seen the draft elidable players are any nhl ready ?

I feel like the Michigan guys (Power/Beniers/Johnson) could all use another year of college. Power/Beniers maybe could play in the NHL next season but it might be too much to expect them to be a difference maker right away.

Seems likely that this could be a year where the Kings would be aggressive trying to move up in the 1st round.

As much as I love having trades in my mock draft, it's probably tougher to pull off in real life. I think a lot of us project pick movement like it's the NFL Draft, but football is just a different animal.

Just taking a quick look at the teams picking ahead of LA:

Buffalo - Probably not looking to move out of a top 3 spot to #10.

Anaheim - Ducks/Kings have swapped picks before, but would be surprised in this case.

Seattle - Probably would be content with a top 5 pick rather than an additional pick.

New Jersey - I don't see them trading out of Luke Hughes / Brandt Clarke range.

Ottawa - They already have a pair of high 2nd rounders. But maybe if they have eyes on Wallstedt/Cossa and think they can trade down. There were rumblings that their owner was trying to steer them towards Askarov last year.

Columbus - They picked up two late first rounders at the deadline. Seem more likely to move up than move down.

Detroit - They have two firsts and three seconds. Feel like they'd be more likely to move up for a LD.

 

[apadilla]

Something tells me that this pick will be traded.

For what kind of package do you think? Part of a package for a top line player or defenseman would be my guess. Still though, the Kings have learned not to trade off these high 1st rounders.

 

[sinister6000]

If a defensemen isn't there. And if Guenther is, they should draft the winger. The King's can still move a center or 2 for some defense men.

 

[Ray Martyniuk]

Block him, many of us have.

Hahahahahahaha LMFAO

 

[Ray Martyniuk]

If a defensemen isn't there. And if Guenther is, they should draft the winger. The King's can still move a center or 2 for some defense men.

Are any of you watching the Under-18 in Frisco the next 10 days starting April 26th?

 

[SFKingshomer]

Without looking it up, the player value of this pick is what? I remember the Rangers traded Stepan for #7 and DeAngelo. That's the only player for pick move I can remember...

 

[Ray Martyniuk]

I hope that you are right

If Kings are drafting inside the top 7 there would be no trade of their 1st round draft choice

 

[Ray Martyniuk]

Not quite sold on Power form the limited sample size I have seen.

I do like Clarke and had the chance to see him live in the OHL before COVID shut everything down. Bit of an odd skater but his offensive prowess is there and he seems to read the game well.

Regardless, there is nobody that will make an immediate impact. As others have mentioned, this draft is more of an unknown than any in recent memory. Just get go with the assumed best player available.

If the Kings have a shot at Brandt Clarke do we entertain offers for Doughty and toss in Kopi-Star and Yafallo to boot! I'd throw in Dusty for a broken stick and some used tape too... The Kings could set themselves up forever here with former stars Kopi and Doughty as bait

 

[KINGS17]

If the Kings have a shot at Brandt Clarke do we entertain offers for Doughty and toss in Kopi-Star and Yafallo to boot! I'd throw in Dusty for a broken stick and some used tape too... The Kings could set themselves up forever here with former stars Kopi and Doughty as bait

No one is taking those awful contracts.

 

[Schrute farms]

Without looking it up, the player value of this pick is what? I remember the Rangers traded Stepan for #7 and DeAngelo. That's the only player for pick move I can remember...

In the last 10 years there's been some (and more going farther back):
2013 Cory Schneider (9th pick)
2012 Jordan Staal (8th pick)
2011 Jeff Carter (8th pick)

 

[Ray Martyniuk]

That Belarus goaltender kind of reminds me of Yaroslav Askarov against Sweden under 18 team! They are playing in Frisco-Plano,Texas

 

[Ray Martyniuk]

No one is taking those awful contracts.

How about a team on the Cusp of a Stanley Cup bet they would love Doughty and Kopi

 

[Ray Martyniuk]

No one is taking those awful contracts.

Kings could even retain half the contracts

 

[KINGS17]

How about a team on the Cusp of a Stanley Cup bet they would love Doughty and Kopi

Too much term on those contracts remain. Is any GM going to believe Doughty is worth a cap hit of $11M until it finally ends in 2026-27?

 

[Ray Martyniuk]

Too much term on those contracts remain. Is any GM going to believe Doughty is worth a cap hit of $11M until it finally ends in 2026-27?

What about the Kings taking on half the hit and then throwing in Kopi-Star who only has 3 years remaining at 10 Million per...So Kings take on half that too and Yafallo and Dusty can go too...its doable I believe and there is an NHL club that would bite

 

[KINGS17]

What about the Kings taking on half the hit and then throwing in Kopi-Star who only has 3 years remaining at 10 Million per...So Kings take on half that too and Yafallo and Dusty can go too...its doable I believe and there is an NHL club that would bite

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Too much term on those contracts remain. Is any GM going to believe Doughty is worth a cap hit of $11M until it finally ends in 2026-27?

In a world where Jacob Trouba is worth 8, is there any doubt a contender really going for it wouldn't take a couple of extra years of Doughty to go for it now?

Would you have said no to Duncan Keith in 2015?

I don't think he's going anywhere but I think you might be forgetting 'contender mentality,' where people fall all over themselves for Jake Muzzins and Andrej Sekeras'.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Here's an aggregate ranking FlamesNation did: 2021 NHL Draft Consensus Ranking – April edition

Still holding out hope for Edvinsson or Wallsteadt

 

[Jericho111091]

Wallstedt is intriguing. Doesn't fill an immediate need but he would have a good deal of value

 

[Peter James Bond III]

Here's an aggregate ranking FlamesNation did: 2021 NHL Draft Consensus Ranking – April edition

Still holding out hope for Edvinsson or Wallsteadt

Nice list! Although Brandt Clarke is RHD, not LHD.

 

[Reclamation Project]

Mock drafts and rankings are all over the place. I think where the Kings end up picking they’ll miss out on one of the defenseman except for it seems Lambos, he seems to be ranked in the late teens.

But I’ve seen ones where Guenther, Eklund, Lucius and Johnson all are all in 7-10. It’d be nice getting a dynamic winger.

You could also look into trash the 2 2nds to get L’Heureux in the late first. He’s got that meanness that everybody seems to want. Been suspended 4 times this season.

Mr. E5 on the Kings, we can only dream!