I got a feeling it's going to be Parekh, maybe even if Leshunov is on the board

Celebrini for us me thinks

Why’s that?



Good thing it wasn’t Chicago

Thanks for being a good sport, sharks fans needed a win since we certainly dont get any on the ice :’)

Bad move. Hes not a fit next to Zellweger or Mintyukov

I skipped u guys on purpose 🤣

Honestly I think it’s gonna be Levshunov or Demidov. Verbeek said he’s looking for right shot RW and right shot D. Whoever drops of the 2 to 3 , he will take.

Silayev is the only one Columbus has specifically been linked to so far, but I’d personally be happy with any of the above. I also really like Helenius. Columbus doesn’t have a glaring need so they have the luxury of taking their BPA, whether it’s one of those or someone else.

I’m not betting on it but I have heard some Helenius buzz in the 3-4 range too. I don’t think it’s strong enough to be like the favourite but I think he’s under consideration there

Demidov is left shot, undersized, and a playmaker, Verbeeks not taking him.

Also it might be beneficial to everyone involved to trade down a few slots, take Helenius, and see what he and Laine can do together.

Chicago - I think the right pick for them should be Levshunov. They have their cornerstone centre, and you need an elite C and an elite RD to fully kickstart a rebuild. If not him them it's Lindstrom; their forward core in the future is very small.

Anaheim - If the Hawks take Levshunov, my opinion is that the right pick for them is Demidov to play in their top six. However, they're looking for a top-six right shot F and a top-4 right shot D. I think it'll just end up being that they take Silayev to complement Zellweger or Mintyukov - someone can play right side.

Columbus - They're probably gonna take a centre with this pick in my opinion. They have an elite C in Fantilli if they don't mess up his development, and Kent Johnson isn't a centre -- probably a LW -- so they'll need a centreman. Lindstrom is their pick here. However, if for some reason they don't want him, they need to take a different forward or a two way defenseman (Dickinson?)

Montreal - I hope Demidov falls to us. It'll be a dream - but I don't know if that's happening. That being said, we're probably either going to take Iginla/Catton, or trade down (maybe with CGY?) to still get the same guy, but avoid reaching on them

Parekh literally played with Mintyukov last year in Saginaw on the same line.

That’s the OHL . In the NHL it’s not good enough

And I wouldn't be so sure that Zellweger is a top 4 lock if I were you. They were trying him out at wing in San Diego too.

If that’s the case they take Silayev

My man there like nooo way he transitions to wing at this stage. And compared to other guys with exceptional transition skills like Makar and Fox, he really isn’t very different in terms of size

Imo the most likely picks for ANA are: Levshunov, Lindstrom, Demidov, Silayev. I feel like this is a draft where I can picture them moving back though. Guys like Parekh, Yakemchuk, Helenius, MBN, Iginla all fit the Verbeek mold well

Chicagos going Lindstrom for their future 2C, we take Parekh at 3, Columbus takes Silayev 4, Montreal grabs Demidov at 5, Utah takes Eiserman at 6, and Ottawa takes Levshunov at 7.

I’d be good with that as a Sens fan

Bolddddd. I really just can’t picture Verbeek passing on a 6’3 210lb RHD that can skate though

I'm reading more and more issues with consistency, read, and IQ.

He's toolsy, sure, but so was Drysdale. One thing that's been real constant across all Verbeeks higher picks, and some of his minor trade acquisitions, has been high hockey IQ. Levshunov doesn't have it, Parekh does.

Drys was moved because of size, not IQ. Tough to ice both Zellweger and Drysdale in the same top 4

I do also find it a bit hard to believe he has poor hockey sense putting up a point per game as a freshman in D1 NCAA

I think size was part of it, I think Durability, or lack there of, was the biggest issue, but I also think that Drysdale wasn't adapting to being a regular defenseman well and without Lindholm, he couldn't be a Rover. He was constantly making bad plays in his own end and coughing up the puck for bad turnovers.

He was toolsy, but he was never putting all the pieces together.

I dunno, I guess we'll see come draft time, but Anaheims gone back to the well a few times with the Saginaw Spirit, I wouldn't be surprised if it's Parekh at 3.

If he traded Drysdale because of fit, hes not gonna draft Parekh

If gameplay in our own end is an issue, Parekh has far more red flags than Levshunov if we’re being honest. Especially off the puck. And if either of these two was to be compared to Drys, I feel like it’d have to be Parekh

I would pray that they don’t take a guy at 3OA just because they’re familiar with him after seeing a lot of Saginaw games too. They should feel totally familiar with everyone that’s on the table at 3OA with where we’ve been in the standings all year long

I agree that Parekh could totally be on the table at 3. But I would absolutely be surprised if they took him there