Prospect Info: The 2020 Entry NHL Draft Thread

[Balthazar]

And this looks to be the deepest draft since 2015... the Avs, if they don't ship out their pick, could be getting a real good player in the 20s.

I'll be pretty disappointed if we still have our 2019 pick and it has nothing to do with the quality of the draft.

Edit: 2020 pick

 

[S E P H]

I'll be pretty disappointed if we still have our 2019 pick and it has nothing to do with the quality of the draft.

You mean 2020? I think people tend to drastically overrate draft picks here, I mean I still dislike Burakovsky, but a 2nd rounder for him is great value. It depends on who we would spend the 1st round pick on, I would very much not want to give it away for Hall or any other rental. I am all for trading it away for another Burakovsky type of player - what I mean is an NHL calibre player -, but not for a rental.

I am not sure this draft is as deep as Hench says it is, I absolutely buy the top 15 talent as one of the best in the last couple of years, but after that I think it really drops at this current point in time (there is still a chance for a good player though in the early 20's). Nonetheless, I suggest Avs could use one more 1st round player for better depth in the future than getting rid of it for the sake of the playoffs, especially considering that Jost is looking like nothing more than a 3rd line centre. I think next season is where we should conduct a major push, don't get me wrong anything can happen this season as we saw with the Blues. I am just more on the fence of getting rid of young ELC players desires' compared to lackadaisical veterans.

 

[Balthazar]

You mean 2020? I think people tend to drastically overrate draft picks here

Yeah 2020 my bad.

Draft picks are fun to have but if we still have ours that means that Sakic wasn't fully committed to make the team better for the upcoming cup run. I'm not an "all-in" guy (too soon) but we need immediate roster help a lot more than a late 1st.

 

[S E P H]

Yeah 2020 my bad.

Draft picks are fun to have but if we still have ours that means that Sakic wasn't fully committed to make the team better for the upcoming cup run. I'm not an "all-in" guy (too soon) but we need immediate roster help a lot more than a late 1st.

I don't disagree, I am just making the point that it depends on who's the target. No rentals even if that includes JGP whom I love, it needs to be for something that could be part of the package that will help us such as Rickard Rakell as one example.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Get to watch the 67s on Sportsnet this evening and oh boy what a player Rossi is.... If he can grow an inch or two he should climb inside the Top 10 by seasons end.

 

[S E P H]

Get to watch the 67s on Sportsnet this evening and oh boy what a player Rossi is.... If he can grow an inch or two he should climb inside the Top 10 by seasons end.

He's not a good skater for his size, but elite vision and playmaking ability. I thought he was a tad overrated since he got to play with two overagers last year, but he's still smoking the OHL so he obviously has the talent. I haven't chequed, but he's gotta have the highest PPG of any draft eligible player after Laferniere.

 

[S E P H]

The Chaz, ladies and gentlemen. USA's 2004 birth year is looking just as good as their '01 group.

 

[Balthazar]

Craig Button's list is out. He says Askarov is the best goalie prospect since Carey Price and has him at #4 OA.

What do you think @Gigantor The Goalie ?

@S E P H Lapierre is still in the top 5 here:

https://www.tsn.ca/craig-s-list-ale...uinton-byfield-and-yaroslav-askarov-1.1403436

 

[henchman21]

The Chaz, ladies and gentlemen. USA's 2004 birth year is looking just as good as their '01 group.

 

[Gigantor The Goalie]

Craig Button's list is out. He says Askarov is the best goalie prospect since Carey Price and has him at #4 OA.

What do you think @Gigantor The Goalie ?

@S E P H Lapierre is still in the top 5 here:

https://www.tsn.ca/craig-s-list-ale...uinton-byfield-and-yaroslav-askarov-1.1403436

Yaroslavl Askarov is about as much of a lay up a goalie prospect can be. It's ridiculous how more polished Askarov is than any other goalie prospect out there including ones that have been already drafted. He's essentially the type of goalie GM's and coaches dream of having.

 

[avsfan09]

Craig Button's list is out. He says Askarov is the best goalie prospect since Carey Price and has him at #4 OA.

What do you think @Gigantor The Goalie ?

@S E P H Lapierre is still in the top 5 here:

https://www.tsn.ca/craig-s-list-ale...uinton-byfield-and-yaroslav-askarov-1.1403436

Lundell seems way too low here imo.

 

[Hasbro]

And this looks to be the deepest draft since 2015... the Avs, if they don't ship out their pick, could be getting a real good player in the 20s.

You think they can trade up from #31?

 

[Foppa Frossa]

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

Acquire Hall, but retain this years 1st, let Hall walk free after he helps us win the 1st OA pick.

Lafreniere-MacKinnon-Rantanen

 

[Pokecheque]

There's a Swedish kid named Lucas Raymond?

 

[LTC Pain]

There's a Swedish kid named Lucas Raymond?

A very well-rounded and highly skilled winger. Raymond is blessed with exceptional hockey sense. Furthermore, he has terrific hands, great speed and fine work ethic. Plays with plenty of intensity and battles hard for the puck. A nightmare to play against with his forechecking and puck-stealing ability. He also plays a strong two-way game and is a capable penalty killer. Offensively, he has a strong wrist shot and excellent vision. Few weaknesses overall and is a player that doesn't wait for the play to happen, but the one that generates the play and make things happen. (EP 2018)

Lucas Raymond at eliteprospects.com

 

[S E P H]

There's a Swedish kid named Lucas Raymond?

His parents are French, which will explain his surname.

 

[UncleRisto]

There's a Swedish kid named Lucas Raymond?

As I've said before, I can't wait to see him face off against Brad Lambert.

 

[henchman21]

 

[Pokecheque]

As I've said before, I can't wait to see him face off against Brad Lambert.

Wow...now here I was thinking "Sean Bergenheim" was an odd name for a Finn.

But I suppose if Swedish players can be named "Douglas Murray," "Mika Zibanejad." and "Andre Burakovsky" then anything's possible.

 

[S E P H]

As I've said before, I can't wait to see him face off against Brad Lambert.

Along with Lassi Thomson on the back end.

Wow...now here I was thinking "Sean Bergenheim" was an odd name for a Finn.

But I suppose if Swedish players can be named "Douglas Murray," "Mika Zibanejad." and "Andre Burakovsky" then anything's possible.

Sweden has been very open to immigrants from Europe, especially the Balkans and refugees from Middle East/Africa (and to a lesser extent Suisse). Zibanejad is one good example, his father (or grandfather) fled from persecution in Iran to Europe and settled in Sweden which Mika was eventually born. Burakovsky is a weird one because his name is very Ukrainian/Belarusian, so sometime in his family line they eventually moved into Sweden and it was probably due to WWII as Belarus/Ukraine was in the front lines for majority of the war.

It should be noticeable in the upcoming draft years, but if you go through some NLA or SHL teams you tend to see a lot of Slavic names ending with the -ic "itch" sound. It's also not a coincidence that non-NA black players come entirely from either Sweden or Switzerland.

 

[The Abusement Park]

I know he's not a hockey player but Zlatan Ibrahimovic is "Swedish" as well. And that's obviously a Bosnian/Croat/Montenegrin name.

 

[Ivan13]

I know he's not a hockey player but Zlatan Ibrahimovic is "Swedish" as well. And that's obviously a Bosnian/Croat/Montenegrin name.

Bosnian father, Croatian mother.

 

[The Abusement Park]

Bosnian father, Croatian mother.

I knew it was something like that.

 

[Ivan13]

I knew it was something like that.

f***ing war made them emigrate with baby Zlatan.

PS

I got everything mixed up. He was born in Malmo before the war started. My fever is really messing with my brain.