2015 NHL Draft

[SuperMatt18]

It's a long season.

I would say that at least Buffalo, Carolina, Edmonton, and Florida are worse then us at this point but still a long way to go.

An injury to Gio or Brodie and we probably fall down that list very, very quickly.

[sureLoss]

Not really 2015 draft but interesting nonetheless

Craig Button says Auston Matthews is the favourite to go first overall in the 2016 draft and he is a generational player like Eichel and McDavid according to Button

http://www.tsn.ca/button-matthews-th...draft-1.107932

If you haven't heard about Auston Matthews, you will.
The 17-year-old centre from Scottsdale, Arizona, misses the 2015 NHL Draft by two days. He was born Sept. 17, 1997 – 48 hours after the eligibility deadline. He is the clear favourite to go No. 1 in the 2016 Draft.

Were he available for next June's draft in Sunrise, Florida, he would – in my view - be considered in the same category as Connor McDavid and Jack Eichel.

Matthews rocketed to stardom in 2013-14 with 24 goals in 44 games split between the USA U-17 (12-21-33 in 24 games) and U-18 (12-5-17 in 20 games) national teams.
Watching Matthews, I see a player capable of impacting the game in multiple ways. The 6-foot-1, 194-pounder is an excellent skater who can beat opponents with speed or quickness and is capable of executing plays at high speed. His passing skills are precise and he has the ability to score off the rush, off the cycle, from a distance, from in close. He has the intelligence of high-end players and exudes an uncommon confidence. He swats away obstacles as though they are merely irritating flies.

[ForeverFlameFan]

Interesting, we've got an Arizona boy for once. He shoots left and is a RW, correct?

[mile]

It says in the TSN article he is a centre, but he's been listed as both on other websites.

[the_only_turek_fan]

The Oilers center depth in 3 years will be:
Connor McDavid
Auston Matthews
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
Leon Draisaitl

[the_only_turek_fan]

IF we miss out on the top 3, I would not mind Kylington. The need for top defenceman prospects is high.

I really hope we land Hanifin though. Monahan, Bennett, and Hanafin would be very nice building blocks.

[FCAV]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CALGARY, AB – Connor McDavid of the Erie Otters tops Future Considerations’ October ranking for the 2015 NHL Draft presented by FASTHockey.

McDavid, who also topped Future Considerations’ preliminary ranking, has strong competition at the top in the form of Boston University’s Jack Eichel and Noah Hanifin of Boston College. Farjestad’s Oliver Kylington — Future Considerations’ top-ranked European skater — and Travis Konecny of the Ottawa 67′s round out October’s top-5.

Full ranking: http://futureconsiderations.ca/fc-re...draft-ranking/

[OutOfTheCube]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

Not really 2015 draft but interesting nonetheless

Craig Button says Auston Matthews is the favourite to go first overall in the 2016 draft and he is a generational player like Eichel and McDavid according to Button

http://www.tsn.ca/button-matthews-th...draft-1.107932

And we're finally entering the era of "parents who spelled their kid's normal first name in a dumb way to be unique" players entering the NHL.

[Da_Chief]

Maybe parents now are fixing the former dumb ways of spelling? lol

[cral12]

Update:

Intro Excerpt:

"With the 2014 NHL City of Brotherly Love Draft long since in the books, let’s take an early season glimpse at some of the talented young guns to keep an eye out for for the 2015 NHL Draft to be held on June 26–27, 2015 at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida. This is a talent-laden draft with some potentially franchise-altering players available.

There will undoubtedly be plenty of jockeying for position amongst the eligible prospects with almost a full season of hockey yet to be played."

Top 10

1 McDavid, Connor
2 Eichel, Jack
3 Hanifin, Noah
4 Kylington, Oliver
5 Strome, Dylan
6 Barzal, Mathew
7 Konecny, Travis
8 Zacha, Pavel
9 Marner, Mitch
10 White, Colin

Link to the rankings

*For easy prospect tracking profile linked to Elite Prospect profile

[cral12]

Extremely early mock draft...

Intro exerpt:

Whether it be the Coyotes going off the board to take a Blake Wheeler, the Kings selecting Thomas Hickey seemingly out of nowhere or Anthony Duclair slip sliding to the third round, a mock draft can go off the rails quicker than Connor McDavid can execute a wraparound.

Top 10 Picks (rankings based on THW preseason power rankings)

# Team Player
1 Buffalo McDavid, Connor
2 Carolina Eichel, Jack
3 Calgary Hanifin, Noah
4 Ottawa Strome, Dylan
5 Florida Kylington, Oliver
6 Winnipeg Barzal, Mathew
7 Edmonton Zacha, Pavel
8 Arizona Konecny, Travis
9 Nashville White, Colin
10 Vancouver Crouse, Lawson

Link to all the picks

(Includes Prospect Profiler Notes and link to Elite Prospects profile)

[cral12]

As an aside:

Complete this number sequence: 1, 1, 1, 7, 3, ?

Connection, of course = #Oilers last 5 first rnd draft slots

2015 Oilers NHL draft pick # = ?

[Gaskal]

Every fan mock draft I read on HF still consistently gets us Hanifin.

[OutOfTheCube]

Originally Posted by Gaskal

Every fan mock draft I read on HF still consistently gets us Hanifin.

Flames really need a top level D-prospect. Anywhere outside the top 2 and I expect they'll take the best defenseman on the table.

[Stupid]

Originally Posted by cral12

As an aside:

Complete this number sequence: 1, 1, 1, 7, 3, ?

2 if they stay the course
Can't really say what number they'd be if they make trades or coaching or management changes.

[DazzlinDino]

Originally Posted by OutOfTheCube

Flames really need a top level D-prospect. Anywhere outside the top 2 and I expect they'll take the best defenseman on the table.

Burke himself has said we take the best player available.

[cral12]

More 2015 material...

E-Mac is back with another update to the Ultimate Prospect Tracker, and yes, he has outdone himself.
575 prospect, 1 place.
The Ultimate 2015 NHL Draft Tool at your disposal
- Other rankings (Bob McKenzie, Craig Button, Future Considerations, ISS, HP, NHL-CS) embedded in the spreadsheet (and hyperlinked)
- E-Mac's exclusive Top 60 War Room rankings
- Links to Elite Prospects profile
- Commentary on >45 prospects (at this point)
- The Intro goes in depth on the Top 15, plus Honourable Mentions, Sleepers

Link 1: The Intro article

Link 2: The Ultimate Prospect Tracker

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by OutOfTheCube

Flames really need a top level D-prospect. Anywhere outside the top 2 and I expect they'll take the best defenseman on the table.

I think D-men are much harder to predict, so it's harder to use high picks on 'em. Out of the top 15 or so persent D-men only a couple came with a really high pick (Doughty, Peitrangelo Hedman). Karlssen, Suter, McDonagh and Seabrook were mid first rounders. Chara, Weber, Keith, Subban, Vlasic, Campbell, Muzzin - all were 2nd or later. And we know about Gio and Brodie.

[ForeverFlameFan]

Don't both Burke and Treliving have a history for picking defenseman in the first round? I would imagine if the BPA is a defenseman, we're going to grab them.

[Oling_Roachinen]

Originally Posted by ForeverFlameFan

Don't both Burke and Treliving have a history for picking defenseman in the first round? I would imagine if the BPA is a defenseman, we're going to grab them.

With Burke. Not particularly, no.

He drafted Pronger and Gardiner. But then there's the Sedins, Umberger, Kesler, Ryan and Kadri.