Team Board Mock Draft

[Hasbro]

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 Saint Louis 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



14. Carson Lambos (D) JYP U20


15. Jesper Wallstedt (G) Luleå HF



16.Fyodor Svechkov (W/C) Ladia Togliatti

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[Beauterham]

Pfff... I really want to pick Ceulemans but Svechkov is too good not to take.

So going with Svechkov who is BPA at this point IMO.

 

[Blanick]

Taking Svechkov here.

 

[TK 421]

To clarify OP is asking who the Blues will take not who you would take.

 

[Blueston]

Strongly considered Ceulemans and Othmann before settling on Svechkov

 

[AjaxManifesto]

Throw a dart

 

[kimzey59]

Ceulemans by a long shot.

 

[Hasbro]

Strongly considered Ceulemans and Othmann before settling on Svechkov

Do what you guy feel is right.

 

[Bluesnatic27]

Svechkov and it’s not close.

 

[simon IC]

Cuelemans

 

[Majorityof1]

I was torn between Svechkov, Chibrikov, and Bolduc. I voted Bolduc. I like his skating, speed and IQ. The hope is that his injuries may have hurt his production, and he is actually better than his stats/draft rankings project him to be. Svechkov is the safer pick here, but I think we need to gamble a bit to hopefully grab top 10 offensive talent. With the limited amount I've been able to watch players this year, it really is a crap shoot though. I wouldn't begrudge anyone another choice as I am not very confident in mine.

 

[TK 421]

I think the Blues take Cossa.

The guy I want them to take is William Stromgren.

 

[Ranksu]

Without finn glasses if Aatu Räty really falls that low it should be easy pick imo.

I think Räty will be drafted #10-#14 at least.

 

[Ranksu]

To clarify OP is asking who the Blues will take not who you would take.

Oh, who is tallest forward in draft and he can skate?

 

[TK 421]

Oh, who is tallest forward in draft and he can skate?

Idk.

Counter question: Who own da Chiefs?

 

[Blueswin]

Ceulemans

 

[67Blues]

This Observing fellow seems to be favored. Need to read up on him.

 

[Hasbro]

Svech.

Thanks everyone.

 

[Stealth JD]

Wonder if the Senators would entertain trading from 10 to 16 and what the price would be. That's the guy I want from the draft...

 

[ChuckLefley]

Wow, S echovirus would be a pretty big reach and seems like a guy who is going to be a very good defensive forward, but may not develop into much offense.

 

[ChuckLefley]

Wow, autocorrect went nuts! Svechkov is what that should have said, but I’m not allowed to edit my posts.

 

[simon IC]

Svechkov is the "safe" pick. I would rather take a chance on Cuelemans.

 

[Bluesnatic27]

I think people are extrapolating Svechkov's defensive strength with a misunderstanding that he doesn't have much offensive ability. I don't think that could be further from the truth. He's defensively gifted, but he's also outstanding at zone transitions and entries. He has amazing spatial awareness and is highly intelligent with, or without, the puck. He can absolutely take control of the ice regardless of what zone he's in. He doesn't have high end physical attributes like shot velocity, skating agility, or what-have-you. But those are talents one can develop through experience and training to a level that is fine for the NHL, or even above-average. You can't teach his ability to read the ice, or control the zones, or establish pressure the way Svechkov does it.

I think there is a lot more offensive potential in Svechkov, and I think that will be more clear when he moves away from Togliatti. I don't watch much VHL, but his team did him no favors when it came to putting Svech on the stat sheet or give him space to take a more offensive role. When he was put in positions where his linemates could make their own space or at least draw defensive pressure away from Svech, his offense (whether overt or underlying) increased significantly. Yes, we haven't seen that offense bubble up against men. But that doesn't mean it isn't there.

Needless to say, I think that Svechkov is only a "safe" pick because he has a highly translatable skillset in the NHL. He has natural talent that could put him in any of the four center positions on an NHL team. But I disagree that he has the limited upside that usually follows being labelled a "safe" pick. In fact, I would be quite upset if the Blues decided against drafting Svech if they are given the opportunity and select any of the other remaining players on the board. And this is coming from someone who likes Ceulemans, who thinks Chibrikov is a fine pick, and who especially loves Brennan Othmann. For as much as those guys are fine selections, I just think Svechkov is one or two tiers above them.

 

[Blueston]

Wow, S echovirus would be a pretty big reach and seems like a guy who is going to be a very good defensive forward, but may not develop into much offense.

I read everything about him and he reminds me a lot of Joel Erickson ek. Start off as strong 3c but chance to become reallly good 2C in time.

 

[ChuckLefley]

I read everything about him and he reminds me a lot of Joel Erickson ek. Start off as strong 3c but chance to become reallly good 2C in time.

He has skating issues and nobody has him ranked near 16.