Quoting: OldNYIfan
As far as my two crummy local teams are concerned, I'm hoping Anaheim gets Clarke or Hughes and Los Angeles gets Lysell or Guenther. But as long as we get two of the four, I think I'll be happy.
Quoting: Alfie11
I think Power/Beniers will be 1-2, and then it’s a toss up between Hughes/Clarke/Guenther/Eklund for the next 4. Then Johnson/Lambos/Edvinsson/Sillinger/Raty/Lysell/Wallstedt for the third tier (with Johnson/Edvinsson near the top of the tier and Wallstedt likely slipping later in the tier because goalie). But I haven’t done my usual deep dive yet lol. Hoping the Sens get Beniers, Eklund, or Guenther, although if we somehow end up with pick 6 or 7 somehow I’d settle for Johnson or Clarke I guess. I hope the Flames get one of the forwards in that 3rd tier. Distinct lack of size in this draft class outside of Power/Edvinsson, especially up front. There might be one forward above 6’1” that goes in the first round lol, and it’s Ceulemans who is 6’2”
Quoting: Howisjulienstillhere
I’d say Räty has very high potential. Good size, skill and defence. He just can’t seem to put it together.
Sillinger and mctavish are awesome outside the top 10
Edvinsson is far from a safe pick, he’s a good skater and tall, but he gets lost a lot and his passing is atrocious. Beniers is a safe pick based on his high floor. But he doesn’t have a tremendously high ceiling.
Lysell is so fun to watch. Although hasn’t put up the points.
Still trying to find a physical beast. Any prospects come to mind?
Ive just rated Raty low due to the fact that its been years that he cant put it together. We see other prospect were Raty used to be; Wright, Lambert, Savoie, Bedard (youngest of this group). They all have been put under a microscope from the age of 13-16 and it only continues. Raty was in the same situation and yet he's done nothing whereas other talents develop and blossom.
Doesn't mean Raty cant put it together as you said (which leads to high potential). But for me basically years of not developing is worrying and that makes him a low potential. But I get what you mean.
I love Sillinger and think hes gonna be a steal. I put Evidinsson as safe because I think he's gonna obviously fall due to being a DFD. I think he'll be a good top 4 D but not a top 2 D and at worst he'll be a okay 2nd pair guy. Thats what I mean by safe for him - he'll make the NHL but without a boom or bust; just a "okay".
I love Beniers as he gives that Barzal vibe. But yeah I think Beniers is similar to Evidinsson in my eyes as; Beniers is going to be good. But he wont be a superstar I think. Which leads to the superstars for me.
Lysell
Kent Johnson
Clarke
Wallstedt
Guenther
Powers
Lambos
Those guys I see becoming stars. Obviously not all of them will; and some of them bust. Making you regret not drafting Hughes or Beniers for example.
But in the wingers Lysell Gueunther (maybe Johnson) = I see a lot of chance that they'll become dynamic players that'll be huge impact stars.
Johnson I love, I think he's really exciting. Powers is either gonna become Griffin Reinhart lol; or Hedman (I know people hate that comparison). I think Clarke is gonna fly under the radar and be a steal no matter what. Whereas Lambos is more of a project - but he could develop into a really exciting one.