Prospect Info: The 2019 Entry NHL Draft Thread - Part III

[Balthazar]

Didn't look for the clip but have rewatched this show in the last couple of days.

Is there much noise around Knight potentially being the best American goalie ever? Or does Bob just bring it up because it's the sexy tagline?

This was the first time I'd heard it.

I heard it before. He also said some scouts have him in their top 10 athlete in this draft.

Spencer Knight talk starts at 17:12 if anyone interested.

 

[MikeC]

I know he is older but the Avs needs to take a serious look at this guy Ilya Konovalov at eliteprospects.com.

We need help between the pipes

 

[henchman21]

I know he is older but the Avs needs to take a serious look at this guy Ilya Konovalov at eliteprospects.com.

We need help between the pipes

Sounds like the ideal 5th round pick for Hepple.

 

[Ivan13]

I haven't been following the KHL as much this season as I did in seasons past and I've seen maybe one game of Lokomotiv, but those are great numbers, even though Loko always plays a defensively sound game.

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

I know he is older but the Avs needs to take a serious look at this guy Ilya Konovalov at eliteprospects.com.

We need help between the pipes

No idea who he is, but those are some gaudy stats year after year.

 

[Ivan13]

No idea who he is, but those are some gaudy stats year after year.

He's basically top of the league at 20 years old. When looking at save percentage leaders in KHL you can throw away anyone that plays on SKA or CSKA, those teams are so much better than anyone else their goaltenders will have over 93% with ease. Loko is one of the better teams as well, and liek I said always plays a good defensive brand of hockey, and the SOG/G would back that up as he sits at 25 against per game.

 

[AllAboutAvs]

I'm still on the Cale Morris train.

 

[Patagonia]

I'm still on the Cale Morris train.

Will he play or sit in the AHL like Franc?

 

[AllAboutAvs]

Will he play or sit in the AHL like Franc?

If it would be me I would have Gru/Frankie in the NHL, and Werner/Morris battling it out in the AHL.

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

I'm still on the Cale Morris train.

Same, but I'm all aboard acquiring as many high potential goalies as possible at this point. Just get as many darts as possible and throw them all at the board.

 

[Postanin CB Ting]

The more I see Podkolzin the more I like. Really hope we get him or Kakko with ott pick.
Stoked to see the top defensemen are left handed shots, Broberg seems very interesting.
Knight would be a great pick as well. Besides Murray it usually takes a goalie to be around 25 years of age to win a cup, so Im not sure if hes the way to go.
Right now I'd happily take Huges, Kakko, Podkolzin with Ottawa pick. Hope for Broberg with our pick, and try to aquire a 21 22 yeat old goalie prospect like Samsonov.

 

[RockyMtnRedhawk]

Hey guys, I did it!!! (First roll, not even joking)

 

[jvcjdudu jcycyxjene]

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Hey guys, I did it!!! (First roll, not even joking)

Hughes and Kakko might make us an okay team.

 

[missionAvs]

Hughes and Kakko might make us an okay team.

Until MacK flips and tells them to do their jobs.

 

[The Kingslayer]

Hughes and Kakko might make us an okay team.

We still need someone who isn't afraid of vulcanized rubber like the two sieves we got. We also need to get Ian Cole away from this team.

 

[jvcjdudu jcycyxjene]

We still need someone who isn't afraid of vulcanized rubber like the two sieves we got. We also need to get Ian Cole away from this team.

Which goalie should we target? Should we draft Knight?

 

[Balthazar]

Which goalie should we target? Should we draft Knight?

Short answer: yes.
Long answer: yes but we need a stop gap for the next 3-4 years.

 

[CobraAcesS]

Short answer: yes.
Long answer: yes but we need a stop gap for the next 3-4 years.

Howard

 

[Patagonia]

Which goalie should we target? Should we draft Knight?

Depends on the draft position and the BPA.

If the available players around 10th OA involve: Turcotte, Boldy, Lavoie, Byram or Krebs you might have to select them. I believe Knight will be drafted around 15th-20th range.

 

[Pokecheque]

To me, getting the right goalie isn't nearly as important as getting the right goalie coach. Case in point: Look at Varly under Allaire's tutelage vs. what's happening now. Look at what's happened to Robin Lehner since Mitch Korn became his coach. Obviously getting a good goalie matters (STL switching from Allen to Binnington has completely flipped their fortunes) but if you don't make the investment in a good goalie coach, you're just wasting your money.

 

[Pacman33]

If we end up bad enough where our pick is too early to take knight. Hope we can move up into the first round to get him. I dont at all expect it. I wont get my hopes up for knight bc im gonna be irrationally angry when we dont take him. As for what we can trade to get that pick, in this hypothetical scenario, we would have a high second and 2 high thirds. Not sure if theres a pick value chart thats very accurate or not, but id think we can get a decently high pick with that package

 

[CobraAcesS]

To me, getting the right goalie isn't nearly as important as getting the right goalie coach. Case in point: Look at Varly under Allaire's tutelage vs. what's happening now. Look at what's happened to Robin Lehner since Mitch Korn became his coach. Obviously getting a good goalie matters (STL switching from Allen to Binnington has completely flipped their fortunes) but if you don't make the investment in a good goalie coach, you're just wasting your money.

You know what I'd do? I'd laterally move Parkilla over to a development role, and also have him consult with scouting. If he'd do it anyways. Especially since we have a lot of prospects in Europe. Then I'd hire a different goalie coach to run the NHL guys day to day.

 

[UncleRisto]

You know what I'd do? I'd laterally move Parkilla over to a development role, and also have him consult with scouting. If he'd do it anyways. Especially since we have a lot of prospects in Europe. Then I'd hire a different goalie coach to run the NHL guys day to day.

I like that. No idea if he's up for it but hell, why not.

 

[VikingAv]

He won’t be Foppa though

I see him as a high end #1 center, potentially franchise player, like Parise, but not Foppa.

So, you're saying he'll be like Jost

 

[The Kingslayer]

Which goalie should we target? Should we draft Knight?

I'll let the experts answer that. I don't know anything about Knight other then the fact hes supposed to be one of the better goalies of this draft. I will say it is risky to be drafting goalies high. For every John Gibson and Carey Price there is a Zach Fucale, Al Montoya, Jack Campbell, Brian Finley, Brent Krahn etc.