Steals of 2016 draft

[ViktorBaeArvidsson]

Samuel Girard 47th by Nashville.
Victor Mete 100th by Montreal.

 

[luki here]

We thought Bellows was a good position:quality pick, but his season has been very weak (just stat-watching+wjc to be honest). I guess at 19 you take guys with major questionmarks, but i was hoping for more.

 

[lawrence]

Jonathen Dahlen. Second round, 42nd overall.

He has 41 points in 43 games in Allsvenskan. He has been a factor in the last 13 goals Timra has scored, scoring 7 goals and contributing 6 assists in that time frame.



He's having a MONSTER season.

jim benning trades for one of the draft steels of 2016. hahahah busted, I doubt anyone would have mentioned it if he was a Canuck.

 

[ASAP Surg]

jim benning trades for one of the draft steels of 2016. hahahah busted, I doubt anyone would have mentioned it if he was a Canuck.

Why are you always so salty holy

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

Sergachev
Mete

 

[Firecracker]

jim benning trades for one of the draft steels of 2016. hahahah busted, I doubt anyone would have mentioned it if he was a Canuck.

I mean wouldn't that be because of the Canuck fan base? Most teams pay attention to their own prospects after the draft.

 

[Christien]

Hronek, Raddysh, Debrincat, Steel

 

[Lampedampe]

Filip Hronek

 

[Kalv]

Came for some nice info here but turns out half of the draft are steals. Must be better than 2003

 

[TheBeastCoast]

jim benning trades for one of the draft steels of 2016. hahahah busted, I doubt anyone would have mentioned it if he was a Canuck.

 

[Debrincat93]

Grundstrom, Sokolov.

 

[monsieurthibz]

Came for some nice info here but turns out half of the draft are steals. Must be better than 2003

But wait, they all have at least 1ppg in Junior leagues! Clearly tells a lot on their future, doesn't it?

 

[HenriquesJawLine]

Non-homer- Dmitry Sokolov 7th round
Homer- Yegor Rykov 5th round

 

[X66]

Not always is it a top 5 pick that is the steal of the draft but Puljujarvi falling to the Oilers was a big steal in a lot of ways.

He's likely the #1 prospect on any NHL team right now IMHO.

 

[MichaelJ]

Rykov

Top pairing upside in the 5th round

 

[Flair Hay]

What range do you mean? Sam Steel was in the range of the original pick.

To be fair I don't think a single poster on the jets board talked about picking Sam Steel. I could be wrong? Only smaller guy I was looking at was DeBrincat. He's still going strong.

 

[Ducks Nation*]

Rykov

Top pairing upside in the 5th round

I am going to assume you are a NJ fan...

 

[Dr Black]

O

bviously many dynamics have changed in 18 years since that timeline, but I just don't think it's right to call Juolevi and Dubois "potential busts", especially after only 5 months of post drafts hockey.

I didn't say they ARE busts. It is obviously too early for that kind of declaration. To say they might be potential busts is fair commentary. Especially since some people have commented that their play has been underwhelming this year. I hope they prove their detractors wrong. Especially Ollie Juolevi,since I'm a Canuck fan.

One thing I'm sure most of us can agree on is that these two guys are not steals in this draft.

 

[RoadWarrior]

None of the leafs picks were steals. Maybe we can re-evaluate next year, but right now it's not a great draft, except Matthews of course.

Grundstrom and Woll were steals.

 

[Dempsey]

Nobody is a steal until they are contributing to an NHL roster. Until then they are potential steals only.

 

[Flameshomer]

jim benning trades for one of the draft steels of 2016. hahahah busted, I doubt anyone would have mentioned it if he was a Canuck.

Meh I think Linus Lindstrom would have just as good if not better numbers if he were down in allsvenkensan instead of in the SHL.

 

[Aceboogie]

A lot of potential steals, really tough to say who will be a steal 1 year after draft. I mostly go off what their stats are in draft +1 compared to other guys drafted in that range from that year and previous years. Also comparing to their stats from last year to see the improvement. I dont really buy a player is a steal if they posted monster numbers in draft year then same ones in draft +1, they were likely picked lower due to certain flaws. I consider a potential steal to be a player who drastically improved stats in draft +1 AND is posting better numbers than guys in his range

1 potential "steal" for the Oilers is Dylan Wells in 5th round. I HATED this pick because his junior numbers were horrible. 0.871 in draft year is garbage. But the report on him was he had pro style and pro tools. Now in his draft +1 he is posting a 0.919 sv% in the OHL, good for 3rd in the league amongst regular goalies. 29-13-2 to boot (9-13-3 last year)

Besides Carter Hart (drafted in 2nd round) its tough to find a better goalie that draft. Some other solid picks but none outright more impressive

I do also think Puljujarvi is going to be looked at as a massive steal in a few years even tho he slipped just 1 spot. I think hes going to turn into a franchise/elite winger that come around a few times a draft and that pass up will look very costly

 

[Jason MacIsaac]

I am going to assume you are a NJ fan...

Is he not wrong? Rykov was one of the better defensmen at the last two WJC and is playing in the second best pro league on the best team putting up respectable numbers given his ice time.

 

[YourAverageFan*]

A lot of potential steals, really tough to say who will be a steal 1 year after draft. I mostly go off what their stats are in draft +1 compared to other guys drafted in that range from that year and previous years. Also comparing to their stats from last year to see the improvement. I dont really buy a player is a steal if they posted monster numbers in draft year then same ones in draft +1, they were likely picked lower due to certain flaws. I consider a potential steal to be a player who drastically improved stats in draft +1 AND is posting better numbers than guys in his range

1 potential "steal" for the Oilers is Dylan Wells in 5th round. I HATED this pick because his junior numbers were horrible. 0.871 in draft year is garbage. But the report on him was he had pro style and pro tools. Now in his draft +1 he is posting a 0.919 sv% in the OHL, good for 3rd in the league amongst regular goalies. 29-13-2 to boot (9-13-3 last year)

Besides Carter Hart (drafted in 2nd round) its tough to find a better goalie that draft. Some other solid picks but none outright more impressive

I do also think Puljujarvi is going to be looked at as a massive steal in a few years even tho he slipped just 1 spot. I think hes going to turn into a franchise/elite winger that come around a few times a draft and that pass up will look very costly

Umm... have you no idea who Tyler Parsons is?

 

[Phenomenon13]

People mention Dahlen and Grundstrom but isn't Rasmus Asplund just as successful? No one mentions him.