2018 NHL Draft

[OutOfTheCube]

I usually watch the first half of the first round or so and then check out. It's great to get Dahlin this year, but much of the mystery/intrigue is gone with such a clear number one choice. Hopefully they show new jerseys, that would be pretty cool!

[sureLoss]

Canes announcing who they are picking:

https://twitter.com/user/status/1004783737798889476

[dustygoon]

Originally Posted by OutOfTheCube

I usually watch the first half of the first round or so and then check out. It's great to get Dahlin this year, but much of the mystery/intrigue is gone with such a clear number one choice. Hopefully they show new jerseys, that would be pretty cool!

Ya....kind droll getting a proper generational talent on the blue line

[The Original FFIV]

Here’s someone that should be at our pick in the 4th round and has been labelled as the steal of the draft. Matthew Struthers. Good numbers since he was traded (almost ppg) to North Bay. Projects as a 5th-7th round pick

Mark Scheig
Mark Scheig
@markscheig
Replying to @paul_bernier_
Likely goes between rounds 5 and 7. And yes, bottom-9 center with some upside if he reaches it.

https://thehockeywriters.com/meet-steal-2018-nhl-draft

[The Cobra]

Originally Posted by The Original FFIV

Here’s someone that should be at our pick in the 4th round and has been labelled as the steal of the draft. Matthew Struthers. Good numbers since he was traded (almost ppg) to North Bay. Projects as a 5th-7th round pick

Mark Scheig
Mark Scheig
@markscheig
Replying to @paul_bernier_
Likely goes between rounds 5 and 7. And yes, bottom-9 center with some upside if he reaches it.

https://thehockeywriters.com/meet-steal-2018-nhl-draft

I'm not sure who someone who is projected to go rounds 5-7 can be labelled the steal of the draft. if he's such a steal, surely he'd go sooner?

[CorsiHockeyLeague]

Originally Posted by The Cobra

I'm not sure who someone who is projected to go rounds 5-7 can be labelled the steal of the draft. if he's such a steal, surely he'd go sooner?

Jamie Benn.

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague

Jamie Benn.

He was a steal only in retrospect. I don't recall anyone calling him the steal of the draft at draft weekend and even Les Jackson said they were just lucky. Sometimes good players don't get enough press going into the draft because of the league or team they played on but to proclaim him a steal before the draft is a tough one because if a team that likes him picks him in the 3rd round he's probably not a steal anymore.

[Roof-Daddy]

A steal of the draft is only determined using hindsight. You don't know on draft day if you got a steal or not, but a few years down the road you usually do, and that's what FFIV is saying. That kid COULD end up being a steal.

Johnny Gaudreau was a steal
Jamie Benn was a steal
Brayden Point was a steal

But you didn't know it draft day, you could only hope they'd end up that way.

[The Cobra]

Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague

Jamie Benn.

I didn’t suggest there were not gems that are ultimately found at the end of the draft.

I’m saying that if everyone knew that these types of players were going to be the steal of the draft, they wouldn’t last until late in the draft.

You think everyone knew Benn was going to be a star.

You really can’t label someone the steal of a draft before he’s even drafted.


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[The Original FFIV]

here's some projected rankings on re-entries that could be re-drafted in the range with our later picks. If Mascherin is there in the 4th round with our pick I hope we take him.

Adam Mascherin (C/LW, Canada, Kitchener OHL) — 70-120 range

Jordan Sambrook (RHD, Canada, Sault Ste. Marie OHL) — possibly in rounds 5-7

Nicolas Mattinen (RHD, Canada, Hamilton OHL) — possibly in rounds 5-7

Vojtech Budik (LHD, Czech Republic, Prince Albert WHL) — possibly in rounds 5-7

https://thehockeywriters.com/2018-nh...draft-round-7/

[dammage79]

Albin Eriksson! I hope he's available at the Flames pick and that they take him. I have him ranked like I did Tuulola back in that draft.

Also of interest:

Jack Perbix, his name has been bubbling up more frequently the closer to the draft we get. Seems like a good darkhorse.

Lenni Killanen seems interesting. Tuulola like.

Oscar Back. Good sized LH C. Think he was on the WJC team.

Matthew Struthers is another on gaining in the rising department too. If any of these guys are available in the 4th round they'd be good I think.

There's some pesky Russians I'd like too but I think they go early this year with OV winning finally.

[Flames_F.T.W]

I can't for the life of me find what time the draft starts next Friday? 7pm EST? 8pm EST?

[Toonage]

Originally Posted by Flames_F.T.W

I can't for the life of me find what time the draft starts next Friday? 7pm EST? 8pm EST?

Yep, 7 EST, 5 MT on Sportsnet

Day 2 begins at 9am MT Saturday

[FCAV]

Not sure it'll be super relevant here, but over at FC we've released our three-round mock, complete with first-round analysis:

https://futureconsiderations.ca/fcs-...ft-staff-mock/

[ComixZone]

Originally Posted by FCAV

Not sure it'll be super relevant here, but over at FC we've released our three-round mock, complete with first-round analysis:

https://futureconsiderations.ca/fcs-...ft-staff-mock/

So you're saying we have to take the toxic Mike Hoffman in order to get that 4th overall pick?


Fiiiiiine.

[FlamesFanTrev]

Originally Posted by FCAV

Not sure it'll be super relevant here, but over at FC we've released our three-round mock, complete with first-round analysis:

https://futureconsiderations.ca/fcs-...ft-staff-mock/

Lame! Didn't even mock draft till Calgary's first pick. Talk about phoning it in. Only working half days or something? Lol

[sureLoss]

Originally Posted by The Original FFIV

here's some projected rankings on re-entries that could be re-drafted in the range with our later picks. If Mascherin is there in the 4th round with our pick I hope we take him.

Adam Mascherin (C/LW, Canada, Kitchener OHL) — 70-120 range

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According to Mckenzie the asking price for Mascherin's rights was a 3rd round pick.

Considering Florida lost him for nothing, if the Flames really wanted him they could have probably offered one of their 4ths and signed him instead of hoping and praying he falls to them.

[sureLoss]

McKenzie releases his top 93.

https://www.tsn.ca/kotkaniemi-surges...king-1.1115400

Kotkaniemi has surged into 5th.

There are also rumors that Montreal may take Kotkaniemi with the 3rd OA pick.

[Jiri Hrdina]

People may be interested to see this. This was the result of our CPHL (our fantasy hockey league) draft this last week. I'll only include the first 2 rounds. We only have 28 teams in the CPHL so that's why the rounds are a little shorter.

Round 1

1. *FLO - ANAHEIM - Rasmus Dahlin
2. *WAS - PITTSBURGH Andrei Svechnikov
3. *LA - LOS ANGELES Filip ZADINA
4. NYR - PHILADELPHIA Jesperi Kotkaniemi
5. VAN - VANCOUVER Brady Tkachuk
6. TB - FLORIDA Evan Bouchard
7. CBJ - OTTAWA - D Adam Boqvist
8. NAS - MINNESOTA - D Quinn Hughes
9. DAL - MINNESOTA - Oliver Wahlmstromm
10. CAR - CAROLINA - Noah Dobson
11. OTT - CAROLINA - Barrett Hayton
12. ANA - ANAHEIM Joe Veleno
13. MON - MONTREAL Joel Farabee
14. SJ - CAROLINA - Ty Smith
15. TOR - MINNESOTA Grigori Denisenko
16. DET - DETROIT Rasmus Kupari.
17. NJ - VANCOUVER Bode Wilde
18. NYI - CAROLINA Ryan Macleod
19. MIN - COLORADO Isac Lundeström
20. PHI - PHILADELPHIA Vitali Kravstov
21. EDM - COLORADO Dominik Bokk (RW)
22. COL - COLORADO Jonatan Berggren (C/RW)
23. BUF - CALGARY Rasmus Sandin
24. CGY - MINNESOTA Ryan Merkley
25. PHX - MINNESOTA Ty Dellandra
26. PIT - PITTSBURGH K'Andre Miller
27. STL - CALGARY Jett Woo
28. CHI - LOS ANGELES Serron NOEL

[Jiri Hrdina]

Round 2

29. FLO - CAROLINA Martin Kaut
30. NYR - MINNESOTA Akil Thomas
31. VAN - PHILADELPHIA Nils LundKvist
32. LA - LOS ANGELES Alexander ALEXEEYEV
33. TB - CAROLINA Liam Foudy
34. CBJ - ANAHEIM Benoit-Oliver Groulx
35. NAS - MINNESOTA Jacob Olofsson
36. DAL - PHILADELPHIA Jared McIsaac
37. CAR - CAROLINA Aidan Dudas
38. OTT - OTTAWA Mattias Samuelsson
39. WAS - EDMONTON Sampo Ranta
40. ANA - PITTSBURGH Jay O'Brien
41. MON - MONTREAL Jacob Bernard-Docker
42. SJ - CAROLINA Allan McShane
43. TOR - NEW JERSEY Jonathan Tychonik
44. DET - MINNESOTA Cale Addison
45. NJ - Tampa Jesse Ylonen RW
46. NYI - MINNESOTA Filip Hallander
47. MIN - PITTSBURGH Jakub Lauko
48. PHI - CALGARY - Jake Wise
49. EDM - CALGARY - Vlad Kotkov
50. COL - DETROIT Riley Stotts
51. BUF - PHILADELPHIA Lukas Dostal
52. CGY - OTTAWA David Gustafsson
53. PHX - TORONTO kirill marchenko
54. PIT - PITTSBURGH Jack McBain
55. STL - PHILADELPHIA - Jan Jennik
56. CHI - PHILADELPHIA - Blake Jenkins