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Forum: Mock-DraftTue. at 9:26 a.m.
Thread: Could I Get Some Scouting Reports On These Guys
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>DH28Hockey</b></div><div>Yakemchuk -&gt; Big RHD who scored 30 goals this past season and plays with a mean streak to his game. Some of his puck management and defensive fundamentals leave a lot to be desired. His rankings are all over but I'd suspect he's gone somewhere in the top-12, maybe as high as top-5

Catton -&gt; Center who is an elite skater and just put up extremely impressive WHL numbers this year. Really smart player but his size, an underwhelming end to the year and a lack of some of the "big stage" visibility make some people speculate he'll slip a bit on draft day. Could go as high as 5 or as low as 15, he probably deserves the former but history shows there's a real chance the latter might happen

Buium -&gt; Small, smart defenseman who put up absurd NCAA scoring results this year and won a Gold medal as a DY eligible player at the WJC. Plays with an edge to his game while maintaining a crazy high hockey IQ. No part of his physical toolbox is super impressive, but he doesn't have weaknesses either. Should go in the 6-10 range.

Helenius -&gt; Smaller Center who put up quality results against men in Finland this year. He's a really good skater with high end playmaking habits, but he's not much of a goal scorer and has underwhelmed at times on the international stage. Will probably land in the 10-14 range

Eiserman -&gt; He is incredible at scoring goals. He is not incredible at anything else. Will go in the first half of the first round, will depend on which team feels comfortable with the risks of his flaws.

Greentree -&gt; Big winger who put up really good results on a terrible OHL team this year. Bad at skating but can really shoot and competes hard. Showed non-typical leadership skills by wearing a 'C' on his jersey this year. Has not impressed at international events and looks inconsistent at times. Should go in the 16-24 range, but a team could reach on him,

Brandsegg-Nygård -&gt; Really smart forward who is known for a smart defensive game and putting up strong performances with the spotlight on him. Doesn't have a skillset that most people think will translate to a star NHL forward, but the floor is very high and the micro stats seem to think there is untapped offensive upside there. He will most likely go somewhere between 10-20

Hutson -&gt; USNDPT all-time scoring leader for defenseman, but he is small and has struggled at times to the point where he has not entirely alleviated the notion that he is translatable. Too much of a wild card to even begin justifying a draft order selection

Jiricek -&gt; Defensive defenseman who showed he could keep up with men in a professional league despite being one of the younger defenseman in this draft. Got hurt in the winter and missed a lot of time. Has good size and moves pretty well. My guess is he's specifically going in the 11-16 range

Connelly -&gt; Bigger skilled forward who can play wing or center. Put up strong USHL results and has impressed on the international stage. Has off ice and character concerns. Another total wild card come draft day</div></div>

I can see Yakemchuk going around 12. He is with out a doubt the #3 RHD in this draft after Levshunov and Parekh so I doubt he goes any higher than that.<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>NHLfan10506</b></div><div>Roughly…(comps are stylistically drawn)

Yakemchuk - big, offensive RHD, can shoot, has holes in passing game and defense. (Think Risto type)

Catton - skilled, smaller high IQ (think Marner type)

Buium - Smart, fantastic puck-handler…especially in tight spaces in all zones, good for possession style offense. (Think lefty Adam Fox type)

Helenius - Efficient, mistake free, effortless skater…limited upside (maybe Lehkonen)

Eiserman - Elite shooter, playmaking underrated, floats at times (an incomplete Auston Matthews or Patrik Laine)

Greentree - Big winger, gets shots off, coach-ability concerns, plays to score, not to win. (Max Comtois)

MBN - High energy power forward, plays heavier than he measures (Alex Tuch)

Hutson - smaller offensive dman, can run a power play, but skating concerns for his size (Cholowski perhaps)

Jiricek - Defensive dman, puck skills and more cautious approach differentiate from brother (Kulak maybe)

Connelly - Highly Skilled, elite edges, great for team that attacks off transition, off-ice concerns (Jack Hughes type)</div></div>

Catton is not very comparable to Marner IMO.

I would compare Catton more to a player like Nugent-Hopkins. He is more well rounded than Marner was at this age, and he doesnt rely on pure skill nearly as much as Marner did.
Forum: Mock-DraftTue. at 9:20 a.m.
Thread: Could I Get Some Scouting Reports On These Guys
Carter Yakemchuk - Big RHD that skates well and shoots. Older than most in this draft (only 12 days younger than cut off for 2023 draft)

Berkly Catton - Well rounded Center who's only weakness appears to be size (listed at 5'11 163lbs)

Zeev Buium - Slick skating LHD. Could be this years Cale Makar, but needs to prove he didnt benefit from playing on the best NCAA team in the nation.

Konsta Helenius

Cole Eiserman - Somewhat one dimensional, shot first winger. Was very highly touted coming into the season, but has slid after not showing anything beyond his elite shot.

Liam Greentree - Big power forward who can shoot and has shown excellent leadership being the 17 yo captain of a struggling Spitfires team rebuilding this year.

Michael Brandsegg-Nygård - Plays a very mature game, taking games with 6 different teams this season. Has to show more skill development to move any higher in the draft IMO

Cole Hutson - Looks better than his brother for the USNTDP, will be interesting to see if he continues this trajectory in college.

Adam Jiricek - Injuries derailed his season, but could be a steal at the end of the 1st round

Trevor Connelly - One of the most skilled players in the draft, but character issues have kept him outside the top 10 in projections.
Forum: Mock-DraftMon. at 12:10 p.m.
Thread: 2024 CSS
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>jamnjon</b></div><div>I definitely disagree with your draft for the Sharks. They have a fairly good depth at center in their pipeline and very shallow depth at D, especially RD. Of course they're taking Celebrini and taking Greentree is fine, though with your mock I don't see them passing on Dickinson even though he's another LD when he's in discussion for best D in the draft. I see zero scenario where the Sharks don't take a defenseman in their first five picks of the draft and wait until 116.</div></div>

Dickinson has a very real argument for best D in the draft. I have not seen a ton of Silayev, but I put him on par with Levshunov, the only difference to me being that Levshunov is a RHD and Dickinson is a LHD. Between Buium, Levshunov, Dickinson, Parekh, Silayev and even Yakemchuk, there is A LOT of defensive talent at the top of this draft. I dont think any of them should be outside of the top 10, but with positional needs, who knows...

When you have that kind of positional depth in a draft, the Sharks would be dumb not to take one of them at 14 if they all arent all already taken.. Especially with Celebrini being your star forward from this draft anyways..
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 20 at 11:41 a.m.
Thread: Playoffs
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>jaok3</b></div><div>JT isn't a 2nd line center anymore, he is just too slow.
Bert-Matthews-Marner
Jarnkrok-Domi-Nylander
Knies-JT-McMann
Holmberg-Kampf-Reaves/Dewar</div></div>

Whatever you want to label it, Tavares has a very nice role on this team still.

Matthews line will draw the tough matchup from the other team, Domi's line will match against the other teams top line. Hopefully that means JTs line can be free to match up with the other teams 3rd line, which is a matchup the Leafs usually like. I would still pair him with Nylander for this as well, since Willy isnt exactly a defensive specialist.

If I were coach I like these lines personally.

McMann - Matthews - Marner
Knies - JT - Nylander
Bert - Domi - Jarnkrok (Shut down line matching other teams top line)
Holmberg - Kampf - Reaves
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 23 at 2:39 p.m.
Thread: Using a fourth period rumour and changing it
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>hockeynutter</b></div><div>He has not been the same as we saw the past couple years but we are essentially dropping out our picks in the above trade for a rental. It give Dumba a better partner and a chance to see if they should have offered Dumba multiple years over the offseason. Insiders stated we talked to him before Klingberg but Dumba was holding out for multiple year signing.</div></div>

Could be perfect. It is an apples to apples replacement for Klingberg (other than stylistically lol) and with another cap increase expected this summer there will be more flexibility to sign Dumba to a multi-year deal if he proves himself down the stretch.

From what I can tell, he has never been the same since coming back from his ruptured peck in 2018.. I imagine that is not an easy injury to rehab for hockey players since you use your pecks extensively when shooting or passing. Who knows if he can ever get back to his pre-2018 form again though
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 16 at 2:53 p.m.
Thread: Alright what is the price
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Dave26</b></div><div>None of those are getting you a top pairing R shot D-man on a sweetheart contract.</div></div>

Idk if you missunderstand the original quote. Obviously none of them will get Andersson in a 1 for 1 trade..

Minten + Lilly + Holmberg would likely get it started, with the leafs potentially needing to add picks.

First of all, Andersson is not a "sweetheard" contract. I would consider it a fair value contract.. I wouldnt want him any more than I would want players like Chychrun, Pesce or Girard, on their current deals and all of whom are on similar contracts.

I would also argue that Andersson isnt a true top pairing defensman. He fits more as a #3 or elite #4 on most contenders just like he is for CGY tbh (although would likely be top pairing in TOR by virtue of being a RH shot)

Great player, but he seems like he will stay in CGY for a long time imo. The kind of player every team needs, but no team is willing to trade away unless its an expiring contract or a huge overpay to get him.
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 16 at 2:43 p.m.
Thread: Marner to Columbus
TBH as a Leafs fan I wouldnt even love that trade, even though it addresses most of our needs.

Laine is not a player I want to get involved with atm. Nothing against him as a person or what he is dealing with currently, but when you combine his cap hit with his inconsistency over his career you would certainly be looking at the next Leafs scapegoat.

The other 3 players are all great obviously, but we cant assume Merzlinkins is even an upgrade on Samsonov at this point.. For arguments sake lets say that it is a wash. Jirecek is elite obviously, but he hasnt exactly reached his ceiling yet so the Leafs would be taking a short term downgrade at RHD (their weakest position) for a long-term upgrade (Plus he would be due for a contract in 1 season...), which doesnt really fit with their timeline...

Jenner would be great, but he doesnt move the needle enough to offset everything else imo, and he is getting up there age wise.

The trade value may be equal, but in terms of team fits I just dont see this trade making sense
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 16 at 2:31 p.m.
Thread: Alright what is the price
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>T0R</b></div><div>Minten &amp; Lilly, probably throw in Holmberg too since you want Centers (this is just as a base), this is a scenario where Brad would have to bite, cause this is a massive needle moving trade</div></div>

I just dont think the improvement from Lily to Andersson is worth Minten or Cowan straight up, let alone with additional picks or players going back too... You are probably spot on that this is the trade value that would be needed, but I hate it for both teams tbh.

This is just not the right trade for the Leafs at all imo. If they insist on adding a RHD, they will have to limit their search to expiring contracts so the cost doesnt get out of control. I also hate the idea of moving Lily when we currently only have 1 RHD capable of a top 4 role...
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 15, 2023 at 4:00 p.m.
Thread: Karlsson
Honestly, as crazy as this sounds with that kind of return, I don't like this trade for SJ

Yes they get Barrie + 3x 1sts + 2x 2nds, but they are on the hook for $5.75M for the next 4 seasons still from Karlsson, are going to take 1 more season of Foegele at $2.75M, and the two prospects sent from Edmonton are C level prospects at this point (putting up 0.5 ppg in the AHL over multiple seasons isnt great)

SJ is essentially only getting the draft picks (3x 1st and 2x 2nds) in exchange for a downgrade from Karlsson to Barrie at essentially an even cap hit and taking on the Foegele contract.

Thats $8.5M in dead cap hit next season and $5.75 for the next 3 seasons after that. Do you know what kind of player you could get for $8.5M? Just for reference, Cale Makar (a 22 YO coming off of a Stanley Cup and Norris) just signed for $500k more than that...