IronMarshal
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As a Flyers fan, I look at the draft through the perspective of how I might rank players if I were running the Flyers draft. The actual draft will be wildly different that my list. For example, Anton Lundell will in all likelihood go in the top 12, and I doubt no lower than 15. Rodion Amirov will also go quite higher than where I have him. I do admit to a slight aversion to Russian players, and if another player is close in evaluation, I would pick the non-Russian due to the unknown factors surrounding their coming over in a timely fashion and the Flyers struggles with anyone beyond Provorov who was very highly regarded and spent several years here getting acclimated.
I also think the Flyers need to take a shot at a player with superstar type talent if one is available. I think Jacob Perreault could be one such player and my ranking reflects that. Perreault’s shooting is top of the NHL caliber and has sublime playmaking ability too. Most of the players rated above him could be that player as well, and I would add Seth Jarvis to that list as he reminds me a little of Mathew Barzal, but his smaller size may limit his upside. My list is in tiers, and players within those tiers are pretty fluid in their positioning.
Finally, it is my opinion that this Flyers team, needs a high-end sniper, speed, and toughness. They could also use a right shot defenseman who can skate and play a physical game. The Flyers pick at 23, and players I think have a good shot at being there are Perreault, Reichel, Peterka, Gunlar, Zary, Grieg, Bourque and Mysak, and an outside chance of Mercer or Holloway. I would prefer to stay away from a defenseman but I would understand Schneider as he meets that RH shot, good skating, physical defenseman need. I just think these forwards are more valuable at this time.
Tiers: Players in the tiers could go in any order there and I would not argue with that. I have ranked them where I presently feel they should fall. Jarvis kind of straddles the tier 3 and 4 border.
I am sure I missed some good players, and there are players that are rated highly in some circles that I do not care for, or just are not a good fit for the Flyers (and again, I am making this list as if I were drafting for them). I only have one goalie on my list, but would consider a few others draft able such as Joel Blomqvist, Drew Commesso, Nico Daws, and Jan Bednar, all of whom should be drafted probably by the end of the fifth round. My aversion to Russian players has me leaving off the list several Russians that are worthy of being picked as well. Maxim Groshev and the diminutive Danil Gushchin are two very draftable players who I did not write up.
These are rather short takes, for more in depth writeups, @appleyard’s reports at the Smaht Scouting site are very good, as is the free stuff at the Draft Analyst (who also has a $5 guide that is well worth it) for some good deeper free draft info. Otherwise the Blackbook, Future Considerations, McKeen’s etc have purchasable guides that make for interesting reads.
I am just a guy who loves the NHL Draft, and the Flyers in particular. I am not a scout. My write ups are the result of watching videos, and reading a lot of other peoples’ opinions, looking for commonalities that seem right. Thanks to the shutdowns of the pandemic, I had some time to actually pull together my thoughts on the draft.
I am posting this as a separate post for each tier and want to thank Miami Screaming Eagles for helping me get this posted. I hope you enjoy the fruits of my COVID19 shutdown hobby.
As a Flyers fan, I look at the draft through the perspective of how I might rank players if I were running the Flyers draft. The actual draft will be wildly different that my list. For example, Anton Lundell will in all likelihood go in the top 12, and I doubt no lower than 15. Rodion Amirov will also go quite higher than where I have him. I do admit to a slight aversion to Russian players, and if another player is close in evaluation, I would pick the non-Russian due to the unknown factors surrounding their coming over in a timely fashion and the Flyers struggles with anyone beyond Provorov who was very highly regarded and spent several years here getting acclimated.
I also think the Flyers need to take a shot at a player with superstar type talent if one is available. I think Jacob Perreault could be one such player and my ranking reflects that. Perreault’s shooting is top of the NHL caliber and has sublime playmaking ability too. Most of the players rated above him could be that player as well, and I would add Seth Jarvis to that list as he reminds me a little of Mathew Barzal, but his smaller size may limit his upside. My list is in tiers, and players within those tiers are pretty fluid in their positioning.
Finally, it is my opinion that this Flyers team, needs a high-end sniper, speed, and toughness. They could also use a right shot defenseman who can skate and play a physical game. The Flyers pick at 23, and players I think have a good shot at being there are Perreault, Reichel, Peterka, Gunlar, Zary, Grieg, Bourque and Mysak, and an outside chance of Mercer or Holloway. I would prefer to stay away from a defenseman but I would understand Schneider as he meets that RH shot, good skating, physical defenseman need. I just think these forwards are more valuable at this time.
Tiers: Players in the tiers could go in any order there and I would not argue with that. I have ranked them where I presently feel they should fall. Jarvis kind of straddles the tier 3 and 4 border.
I am sure I missed some good players, and there are players that are rated highly in some circles that I do not care for, or just are not a good fit for the Flyers (and again, I am making this list as if I were drafting for them). I only have one goalie on my list, but would consider a few others draft able such as Joel Blomqvist, Drew Commesso, Nico Daws, and Jan Bednar, all of whom should be drafted probably by the end of the fifth round. My aversion to Russian players has me leaving off the list several Russians that are worthy of being picked as well. Maxim Groshev and the diminutive Danil Gushchin are two very draftable players who I did not write up.
These are rather short takes, for more in depth writeups, @appleyard’s reports at the Smaht Scouting site are very good, as is the free stuff at the Draft Analyst (who also has a $5 guide that is well worth it) for some good deeper free draft info. Otherwise the Blackbook, Future Considerations, McKeen’s etc have purchasable guides that make for interesting reads.
I am just a guy who loves the NHL Draft, and the Flyers in particular. I am not a scout. My write ups are the result of watching videos, and reading a lot of other peoples’ opinions, looking for commonalities that seem right. Thanks to the shutdowns of the pandemic, I had some time to actually pull together my thoughts on the draft.
I am posting this as a separate post for each tier and want to thank Miami Screaming Eagles for helping me get this posted. I hope you enjoy the fruits of my COVID19 shutdown hobby.
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