FC's 2013 NHL Draft Thread

[Commandant]

Originally Posted by Alberta_Beef

I'm not sure I would use a pick on him. I would rather risk another team picking him and then offering him a UFA contract after the draft.

Much like Tanner Pearson (who was passed over twice before being taken in the first round last year) I think the chances of Andrighetto making it through the draft a third time are very low.

I don't see him as a first rounder like Pearson, but I would not be surprised if he goes as early as the late second round. Yes he's older than other players, but his season (and playoffs) were remarkable.

[Commandant]

Hudson Fasching, a power forward out of the US National Team Development Program

http://lastwordonsports.com/2013/05/...er-profile-46/

[Commandant]

Anton Slepyshev, big Russian forward, very skilled, KHL Factor alarm bells.

http://lastwordonsports.com/2013/05/...er-profile-47/

[FCAV]

Some Jackson Houck love, a potential third round target:

“He’s a player any coach would love to have in their lineup as he never takes a shift off and battles for every puck.”

http://futureconsiderations.ca/houck...for-vancouver/

[Commandant]

Keaton Thompson, heck of a skater, for the USNTDP on their defence.

http://lastwordonsports.com/2013/05/...er-profile-48/

[Parallex]

Originally Posted by Commandant

Keaton Thompson, heck of a skater, for the USNTDP on their defence.

http://lastwordonsports.com/2013/05/...er-profile-48/

Hmmm. Youngest eligible player in the draft & NCAA bound... seems like a guy Feaster could reach for at #30.

[FCAV]

Another honour for a potential 3-5th round pick:

The 5-foot-7, 157-pound offensive dynamo was named USA Hockey’s Dave Tyler Junior Player of the Year, presented to the top American-born player in junior hockey this season.

http://futureconsiderations.ca/camma...ler-recipient/

[Commandant]

Oliver Bjorkstrand, a RW who played a big role in Portland's WHL playoff run and Mem Cup bid

http://lastwordonsports.com/2013/05/...er-profile-49/

[toquester]

Originally Posted by Commandant

Anton Slepyshev, big Russian forward, very skilled, KHL Factor alarm bells.

http://lastwordonsports.com/2013/05/...er-profile-47/

Really like this player for later in the first round myself.

[Francis's Hairpiece]

Originally Posted by Commandant

Oliver Bjorkstrand, a RW who played a big role in Portland's WHL playoff run and Mem Cup bid

http://lastwordonsports.com/2013/05/...er-profile-49/

Sounds like Dean Youngblood. Put some weight on this guy and he could be good, real good.

[Commandant]

Connor Hurley, another American forward headed to the NCAA. He's got real all around skill

http://lastwordonsports.com/2013/05/...er-profile-50/

[devo22]

Originally Posted by Commandant

Connor Hurley

one of the best names in the draft. Seems like an interesting prospect too ... I really hope Feaster can trade the PIT pick for two 2nd rounders. Four picks in the first two rounds would really give us a good basis for the future.

[Commandant]

Originally Posted by devo22

one of the best names in the draft. Seems like an interesting prospect too ... I really hope Feaster can trade the PIT pick for two 2nd rounders. Four picks in the first two rounds would really give us a good basis for the future.

With that name, I love that he'll be playing for the Fighting Irish next year.

[Commandant]

Dillon Heatherington, a two way defenceman set at #51

http://lastwordonsports.com/2013/06/...er-profile-51/

[Alberta_Beef]

Originally Posted by Commandant

Dillon Heatherington, a two way defenceman set at #51

http://lastwordonsports.com/2013/06/...er-profile-51/

I really hope Heatherington or Bailey falls to our 3rd pick.

[FCAV]

Our Final Rankings hit the website earlier today:

Rank / Pos. / Name / Team / League / Ht / Wt /
1). D Seth Jones, Portland, WHL, 6-4, 205
2). C/RW Nathan MacKinnon, Halifax, QMJHL, 6-0, 180
3). C/LW Jonathan Drouin, Halifax, QMJHL, 5-11, 175
4). C Aleksander Barkov, Tappara, SM-liiga, 6-2, 205
5). RW Valeri Nichushkin, Traktor Chelyabinsk, KHL, 6-4, 195
6). C Elias Lindholm, Brynas, Elitserien, 6-0, 185
7). D Darnell Nurse, Sault Ste. Marie, OHL, 6-5, 195
8). C Sean Monahan, Ottawa, OHL, 6-2, 195
9). LW Hunter Shinkaruk, Medicine Hat, WHL, 5-10, 170
10). C/LW Max Domi, London, OHL, 5-10, 195

Full Top-30 Here: http://futureconsiderations.ca/fc-re...013-nhl-draft/
Full Top-210 Here: http://futureconsiderations.ca/fc-re...l-draft-guide/

[Hockey_Ninja]

Originally Posted by FCAV

Our Final Rankings hit the website earlier today:



Full Top-30 Here: http://futureconsiderations.ca/fc-re...013-nhl-draft/
Full Top-210 Here: http://futureconsiderations.ca/fc-re...l-draft-guide/

Just wondering, why do you have Nurse ahead of Monahan in your rankings?

[FCAV]

Originally Posted by Hockey_Ninja

Just wondering, why do you have Nurse ahead of Monahan in your rankings?

In the interest of transparency, I'm not an actual scout. We have a scouting director and scouting staff that produce the rankings and scouting reports.

Now having said that, our scouts simply view that Nurse's upside is greater than that of Monahan's in the same way that we have Jones over MacKinnon. Having Nurse over Monahan isn't something new for us as he's been there since March.

We've had Nurse as high as fifth and view him as the second-best defenseman in the draft behind Jones. It's not a slight on Monahan by any stretch and 6-7-8 (Lindholm-Nurse-Monahan) are virtually interchangable.

[Commandant]

Emile Poirier, a LW out of the QMJHL

http://lastwordonsports.com/2013/06/...er-profile-52/

[Francis's Hairpiece]

^^ I think I saw a mock with us taking him with the Pittsburgh pick. Not what I would do, but maybe if we had a 2nd rounder. Even then, couple others I would take instead. I am wary of the slow guys.