Team Board Mock Draft

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

Results Thread

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1 day poll

Who will Philly pick?

1. Owen Power (D) Univ. of Michigan



2. Matthew Beniers (C) Univ. of Michigan



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



4. Brandt Clarke (D) HC Nove Zamky



5. Mason McTavish (C) Olten




6.Simon Edvinsson (D) Frölunda HC



7. William Eklund (C/LW) Djurgårdens



8. Dylan Guenther (LW/RW) Edmonton Oil Kings




9.Kent Johnson (C) Univ. of Michigan




10. Chaz Lucius (C) U.S. National U18 Team



11. Fabian Lysell (RW) Luleå



12. Cole Sillinger (C) Sioux Falls Stampede



13. Matthew Coronato (LW) Chicago Steel

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[FlyguyOX]

Tempted to pick one of the goalies as BPA at this spot. Ultimately went Coronato to fulfill a prospect system weakness (scorer).

Edit: forgot about Foerster. Still think Coronato has the most dynamic qualities of any player still available

 

[Magua]

Tempted to pick one of the goalies as BPA at this spot. Ultimately went Coronato to fulfill a prospect system weakness (scorer).

Edit: forgot about Foerster. Still think Coronato has the most dynamic qualities of any player still available

Coronato just feels like one of “my guys” this class I latch onto.

I can’t watch him and not think he’s driving play. For a guy who’s pretty average in a straight line (I think he gets to where he needs; he’s not slow and is always moving; there’s definitely some technique to clean up, which isn’t a bad thing in terms of upside), his footwork and edges and understanding of space is there. Like he really looks to be head manning transitions, and he’s got great hands. Real fire hydrant and physical kid too through contact, so he can get through defenders in varied ways. I think the scoring is legit; he’s quite well rounded and creative.

In some ways he reminds me of a bigger Brink stylistically. I think there’s top 6 scoring upside in a draft where I have some upside skepticism for players, even ones I like.

 

[BigToe]

I'd just trade down if Lysell isn't there.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

I'm surprised Raty is getting the votes. I don't necessarily think it's wrong, just surprised.

 

[IronMarshal]

Ugggh. Torn between Lambos, L'Heureux, Coronato and Raty. Raty scares me a little. L'Heureux is a guy I can see them taking. He has a Marchand like skill set and attitude, and the Flyers need guys who are hard to play against and have upside, he checks the boxes. Lambos is a very good, hard to play against second pair defender. Despite what we on the board think about the amount of good young defensemen the Flyers have, we don't have one like Lambos, and you never have enough quality D. In the end I chose the best player available. I am very high on Carter Hart, but have been burned by goaltending too much since Hextall, so I chose Wallstedt. Might as well have two great goalies if we can.

 

[BernieParent]

I'm surprised Raty is getting the votes. I don't necessarily think it's wrong, just surprised.

Some of us are just big umlaut fans. Seriously, my pick should show up in any of these polls with a screen-wide asterisk.

 

[Ghosts Beer]

If it unfolds like this, I’d take Lambos.

 

[IronMarshal]

From my view, this is kind of a worst case scenario for the Flyers. I am hoping someone takes a goalie. That will leave one of Lucius, McTavish, Sillinger, or Lysell sitting there. As is I am still torn between Wallstedt, Lambos (who was my first choice, before settling on Wallstedt), or L'Heureux, who I think are the three top choices there as fits for the Flyers.

 

[Ghosts Beer]

From my view, this is kind of a worst case scenario for the Flyers. I am hoping someone takes a goalie. That will leave one of Lucius, McTavish, Sillinger, or Lysell sitting there. As is I am still torn between Wallstedt, Lambos (who was my first choice, before settling on Wallstedt), or L'Heureux, who I think are the three top choices there as fits for the Flyers.

This is pretty much how I look at it, as well. Although, I wouldn't take Wallstedt at 13, just because I'm against taking goalies in round 1. They are incredibly unpredictable.

Lysell would be fun to have in the system, just because he's hysterical to watch play, but I'm skeptical about his NHL scoring potential. He's incredibly fast and high-motor, plays with his hair on fire and should make for a great penalty killer, but he gives the impression he kind of does his own thing out there, and he forces a lot of plays. I'm not sure he sees the ice well as he goes a mile a minute with his feet and his head. He's also quite small, so getting to the net consistently in the NHL could be a problem (aside from counter-attacks) and he hasn't shown a great goal-scoring touch against higher levels of competition. I see why people like him because his style jumps out on video, but I wouldn't take Lysell over McTavish, Sillinger, or Lambos, or Lucius. Close with L'Heureux, but I'd probably lean L'Heureux because he's more physical and may have more goal-scoring upside.

 

[FlyguyOX]

I'm surprised Raty is getting the votes. I don't necessarily think it's wrong, just surprised.

As am I. I’m definitely not picking him as early as 13.

 

[FLYguy3911]

Trade back. Would love to pick up an early-mid 2nd round. Should be a quality defenseman or two available then.

If not, I'm ready to get my heart broke by another Russian Center. Going to need depth up the middle once Hayesy gets moved to the wing.

I like Coronato also if we are swinging on pure skill and would pick him here to break a tie. He's certainly a skilled shooter (20+ percent each of the last two seasons), but at good not great volume. I wonder how that translates to the higher levels when obviously the competition level is better, but maybe more importantly, the quality of teammates isn't as good relatively speaking (Chicago is a wagoooon). He's a solid playmaker also so he checks the dual-threat boxes I am looking for high in the draft. He's not all that dissimilar to Foerster last year, albeit with less size and better skating.

Elite Prospects had this in their write-ups. They have Samoskevich ahead of Coronato, and while I'm not there, this tidbit is interesting:

Harvard has been producing quality NHLers for the last half decade so the Chicago --> Harvard path is a solid one if your prioritize that thing. Harvard is too good for their league so I expect he'll shred the ECAC as soon as next season (Long Island kid going to Harvard, hopefully he doesn't have NYR bedsheets like Fox).

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

I picked Othmann at 12 for Calgary in our Mock, and Samoskevich here. That's where I'm at - completely torn. I'd rather trade back and see which one of them is there. The caveat to this is that I have no idea what I am talking about.

 

[Rebels57]

From my view, this is kind of a worst case scenario for the Flyers. I am hoping someone takes a goalie. That will leave one of Lucius, McTavish, Sillinger, or Lysell sitting there. As is I am still torn between Wallstedt, Lambos (who was my first choice, before settling on Wallstedt), or L'Heureux, who I think are the three top choices there as fits for the Flyers.

The board never falls like it has so far in this poll. Every year some GM reaches or unexpectedly takes a goalie. Something like that. We didn't think we had a shot at Farabee in 2018. In 2019 we didn't think we'd have shot at Caufield OR Boldy, and had a shot at both before passing on them.

I'm guessing 1 of those 4 that you like will be ther at 13.

 

[BigToe]

The caveat to this is that I have no idea what I am talking about.

#metoo

 

[FLYguy3911]

Samoskevich's raw tools certainly appear to be on another level in comparison to Coronato. He just has an element of speed, pace, and hand skill that I'm not sure Coronato has in his bag as a rush attacker, but you have to reconcile the disparity in production. It's not really close in Coronato's favor - especially considering they are the same age and both in there second year with Chicago. Usage is one component, but even if you break it down to focus on only results with each on the ice, Coronato still edges him out with greater defensive impact.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

Samoskevich's raw tools certainly appear to be on another level in comparison to Coronato. He just has an element of speed, pace, and hand skill that I'm not sure Coronato has in his bag as a rush attacker, but you have to reconcile the disparity in production. It's not really close in Coronato's favor - especially considering they are the same age and both in there second year with Chicago. Usage is one component, but even if you break it down to focus on only results with each on the ice, Coronato still edges him out with greater defensive impact.

I'm looking forward to reading about this and much more in both of the draft previews that you and Magua are preparing.

 

[FLYguy3911]

I'm looking forward to reading about this and much more in both of the draft previews that you and Magua are preparing.

Here is a preview.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

Here is a preview.

That's better than the picture of buttocks I was expecting to see.

 

[pit]

Trade back. Would love to pick up an early-mid 2nd round. Should be a quality defenseman or two available then.

If not, I'm ready to get my heart broke by another Russian Center. Going to need depth up the middle once Hayesy gets moved to the wing.

I like Coronato also if we are swinging on pure skill and would pick him here to break a tie. He's certainly a skilled shooter (20+ percent each of the last two seasons), but at good not great volume. I wonder how that translates to the higher levels when obviously the competition level is better, but maybe more importantly, the quality of teammates isn't as good relatively speaking (Chicago is a wagoooon). He's a solid playmaker also so he checks the dual-threat boxes I am looking for high in the draft. He's not all that dissimilar to Foerster last year, albeit with less size and better skating.

Elite Prospects had this in their write-ups. They have Samoskevich ahead of Coronato, and while I'm not there, this tidbit is interesting:

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Harvard has been producing quality NHLers for the last half decade so the Chicago --> Harvard path is a solid one if your prioritize that thing. Harvard is too good for their league so I expect he'll shred the ECAC as soon as next season (Long Island kid going to Harvard, hopefully he doesn't have NYR bedsheets like Fox).

I would have gone Svechkov as well, but I had to back the most votes against Raty.

 

[Magua]

I would have gone Svechkov as well, but I had to back the most votes against Raty.

Raty would scare the bejeezus out of me. I just don’t trust he’s not a bust. He’s got solid size, skating, work ethic, he came into the season as a potential top 5-10 pick. But he just looks so nothing burger offensively, especially for an ‘02 birthday with over a season in Liiga. I don’t think his stats are a mirage. Nothing burger might undersell it — he doesn’t look like he has a clue.

From watching a couple games, his time with the puck is so scant. He plays hot potato with it; he doesn’t really do anything except hurriedly get it off his stick. His handle looks quite sloppy under pressure too. Maybe his work ethic and tools allow him to carve out some role, but man, I wouldn’t touch him. It’s not even a boom/bust thing. I don’t see boom. Svechkov can be a little passive himself, but his skill and puck work and poise is so so much obviously better as a projectable middle 6 type center, floor and ceiling.

 

[FLYguy3911]

Imagine going 15 years without picking a Finn and then picking Raty.

 

[Hasbro]

That's better than the picture of buttocks I was expecting to see.

It was a frontal?

Coronato coronated as the Flyers' pick.

Thanks Everyone.