Team Board Mock Draft

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A series of polls for the forthcoming draft. Picks will be decided by vote.

Results Thread

PLEASE ONLY VOTE IF YOU ARE A FAN OF THE TEAM PICKING!

1 day poll

Who will Seattle pick?

1. Owen Power (D) Univ. of Michigan



2. Matthew Beniers (C) Univ. of Michigan



3. Luke Hughes (D) U.S. National U18 Team

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[Zegs2sendhelp]

Oh great beniers was voted #2, que the meltdown


Man I feel like I go back and fourth between eklund Hughes guenther and Clarke.....

You caught me on an eklund day tho

 

[Opak]

Voted Eklund, but could've made arguments for at least 4-5 other selections.

 

[AngelDuck]

Hughes is the clear choice here, although I like other players

 

[Gliff]

Hughes.

It’s between Eklund and Hughes for me.

 

[Leonardo87]

Would go with Eklund. I feel the Ducks D is pretty solid and only getting better with the youth developing like with Drysdale and Benoit, and have several other guys knocking on the NHL door.

They need Top 6 scoring forwards desperately and Eklund can make a difference as early as next season or the season after. He also is a C and can play wing. Draft is not enough to fill those Top 6 holes but it’s a good start. I still think Beniers falls to #3 due to his injury.

 

[nbducksfan19]

For those wanting forwards, why eklund over guenther?

 

[cheesymc]

Hughes… he’s got too much upside and there’s no scorers that are locks to be 30+ goals scorers. Guenther and Eklund look good but more line 2nd liners.

 

[bsu]

Hughes or Eklund

Went Hughes today.

 

[The Midnight Burrito]

How much of Hughes' potential is being imputed from his brothers compared with what he's shown on his own? If his name was Dan Bylsma, Jr., would he be this highly thought of?

 

[TheGoodShepard1]

I really like both Hughes and Eklund, but even with some skating concerns, Clarke has topped my hypothetical rankings pretty much all year and I’m sticking with him.

 

[WhatTheDuck]

How much of Hughes' potential is being imputed from his brothers compared with what he's shown on his own? If his name was Dan Bylsma, Jr., would he be this highly thought of?

Even saw a comment suggesting we would get a big publicity boost from having one of the famous Hughes brothers. Anyone hearing any more about New Jersey than they ever did?

 

[Static]

Went with Clarke. Creativity from defensemen is hard to find and he's shown it well against men.

 

[GunnarStahl]

Went with Edvinsson, he seems like a guy the Ducks scouting staff would love

 

[anezthes]

I have Eklund at #2 (behind Power).

What he's accomplished in the SHL is more impressive than anything the other prospects have done, IMO.

 

[sasha barkov]

Clarke will be a very, very solid d man. However , Hughes has way more upside in my opinion and has the ceiling to be better than both his brothers.

 

[Mr Rogers]

I have Eklund at #2 (behind Power).

What he's accomplished in the SHL is more impressive than anything the other prospects have done, IMO.

I feel like not selecting him could really come back and bite us. He could be in range for LA or SJ

 

[Goomba]

For those wanting forwards, why eklund over guenther?

Eklund looks like an absolute stud

Hes played about as well as you can at 17-18 against men in the 3rd best league in the world, without it tallying up all the points

 

[bsu]

Eklund looks like an absolute stud

Hes played about as well as you can at 17-18 against men in the 3rd best league in the world, without it tallying up all the points

You want Hughes so bad you are in the Anaheim forum... I'm dead.

 

[Goomba]

You want Hughes so bad you are in the Anaheim forum... I'm dead.

I post everywhere, im an NHL fan as well as a Devils fan

or were you not going to comment that I was just in Detroits board, and the Rangers board, and the Leafs board...

you should give my account a follow since you seem so invested in me

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

I post everywhere, im an NHL fan as well as a Devils fan

or were you not going to comment that I was just in Detroits board, and the Rangers board, and the Leafs board...

you should give my account a follow since you seem so invested in me

Leafs board eh? When I left it was pretty depressing place... have they cheered up yet?

 

[Goomba]

Leafs board eh? When I left it was pretty depressing place... have they cheered up yet?

Honestly?

i was there to read the tears lmfao. But I also gave some opinions on moves they should consider, because if they cant even make the playoffs then its not fun to watch them get knocked out

 

[Dick Steel]

I woted Eklund but I think that McTavish is very high in the Murrays rankings. Edvison is too risky to me...

 

[Kalv]

How much of Hughes' potential is being imputed from his brothers compared with what he's shown on his own? If his name was Dan Bylsma, Jr., would he be this highly thought of?

''He recently hit a mini slump of zero points in seven games, but his 0.89 points-per-game average through March 11 is right around where notable NTDP alums such as Adam Fox (0.92), Quinn Hughes (0.82), and Cam York (1.03) were in their respective under-18 seasons.''
The Draft Analyst
Actually this was interesting as well:
''Although this year’s NTDP schedule to date has been far thinner on powerhouse NCAA and European under-18 opponents than in previous seasons, Hughes has been more productive against older collegiate competition (13 points in 12 games) than against junior-age USHL’ers (18 points in 22 games).''

Even saw a comment suggesting we would get a big publicity boost from having one of the famous Hughes brothers. Anyone hearing any more about New Jersey than they ever did?

I was one of those people that said it pretty much from the start.
I had not suddenly seen NJ Devils billboards or anything but I have seen tons of materials whether from NHL accounts, or from media, talking about and interviewing the brothers. I see that as a clear positive, but it's not among the top reasons why to draft him. Just to be clear.

 

[Dirk316]

McTavish is the highest riser, Getzlaf replacement and goes to the net, scores, tough, 1st line potential
Very rare to get a chance at a player like this