CommonDreads Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 (edited) Also does anyone have any second round predictions? I don't know enough about prospects at that point. Maybe Jeremy Bracco if he's still at 36 or 41? That's all I got really. http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=197800 I think Bracco is a late-teens/early-20's pick, in the 2nd Round I think we can look at Filip Chlapik, Daniel Sprong, Thomas Novak, Alex Durgachyov, Denis Guryanov, and maybe Jake DeBrusk, just to name a few players. At #67 I'm really hoping for Dmytro Timashov, Devils don't really have a playmaker like him in their system. Edited April 25, 2015 by CommonDreads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nessus Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 I think Bracco is a late-teens/early-20's pick, in the 2nd Round I think we can look at Filip Chlapik, Daniel Sprong, Thomas Novak, Alex Durgachyov, Denis Guryanov, and maybe Jake DeBrusk, just to name a few players. At #67 I'm really hoping for Dmytro Timashov, Devils don't really have a playmaker like him in their system. To me, Bracco seems like the Brayden Point of this draft. I really like him, but I would be very surprised if he goes in the first. Less surprised if he goes in the third, to be honest. He's one of those guys that may turn out to be a steal. I like some of the players you mentioned for our second rounders, but to add to that, Dennis Yan looks like he could be good for us. I'm also intrigued by Roope Hintz, Filip Ahl, and Sebastian Aho. Hoping we take Beauvillier at 36 though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommonDreads Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 To me, Bracco seems like the Brayden Point of this draft. I really like him, but I would be very surprised if he goes in the first. Less surprised if he goes in the third, to be honest. He's one of those guys that may turn out to be a steal. I like some of the players you mentioned for our second rounders, but to add to that, Dennis Yan looks like he could be good for us. I'm also intrigued by Roope Hintz, Filip Ahl, and Sebastian Aho. Hoping we take Beauvillier at 36 though. Comparatively Bracco has much better numbers than other USHL-product 1st Rounders (Schmaltz, Larkin from 2014), and has numbers almost as good as Kessel from his days in the USHL. Only knock on him is size, but just raw skill I think makes him a 1st Rounder, if he's there at #36 though we need to take him, played his youth hockey in Jersey as well.I also wouldn't mind Beauvillier at #36, just not my first choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caron14 Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Don't know if any of you saw him... But thought on Pavel Zacha??? never see him play so i want to know more about him... Saw some mock draft and one suggest we take him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas0nMacIsaac Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Don't know if any of you saw him... But thought on Pavel Zacha??? never see him play so i want to know more about him... Saw some mock draft and one suggest we take him. 37 points in 42 games this year...no chance I would take him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devilsrule33 Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 37 points in 42 games this year...no chance I would take him. Zacha is the ultimate wild card in the draft. People are absolutely love the skill set but can't figure out why he only put up 37 points in 42 games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derlique Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Zacha is the ultimate wild card in the draft. People are absolutely love the skill set but can't figure out why he only put up 37 points in 42 games. Injuries, suspensions, first NA season, playing on a terrible team? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommonDreads Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Points are skewed like SMantzas said because of injuries, suspension, 1st NA season, and a bad team, but watching him play he has pro talent. Between the other top forwards around that pick, Crouse is the Power Forward, Barzal is the Playmaker, and Zacha is the goal scorer, he has a hell of a shot and pro size as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caron14 Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 (edited) 37 points in 42 games this year...no chance I would take him. On the same logic you wouldnt take a guy that score only 12 times this year? Edited April 27, 2015 by caron14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Latest NHL.com mock: http://www.nhl.com/ice/m_news.htm?id=764207 Has us taking Marner. Where do I sign? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerzey Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 As long as we don't trade away that pick we're going to get what should be an awesome player. I've read a couple of Carolina fans on HF saying they don't think their management will take Marner and instead will go for Crouse or Provorov/Werenski. Fits their team needs more. Honestly the Metro is going to have a lot of great defenses so it might be a good idea for them to draft a defender. Just to be able to keep up with the rest of the division on defense. Pitt should be thinking that too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshall Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Don't know if any of you saw him... But thought on Pavel Zacha??? never see him play so i want to know more about him... Saw some mock draft and one suggest we take him. There's a lot of talk about size and tools, but appears he has no toolbox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecoffeecake Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Latest NHL.com mock: http://www.nhl.com/ice/m_news.htm?id=764207 Has us taking Marner. Where do I sign? The only question is who Carolina is taking. We know either him or Barzal will be available at 6. I like Marner a lot, but for some reason I've really been into the idea of drafting Rantanen. I'm hoping Crouse is on the board come 7 and Philly takes him, I'd hate to see anyof Barzal, marner, or rantanen end up there. You think they might be looking for D anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommonDreads Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 The only question is who Carolina is taking. We know either him or Barzal will be available at 6. I like Marner a lot, but for some reason I've really been into the idea of drafting Rantanen. I'm hoping Crouse is on the board come 7 and Philly takes him, I'd hate to see any of Barzal, marner, or rantanen end up there. You think they might be looking for D anyway Kinda hard to read what Philly is doing because they're all over the place, but I figure they're going with a forward, already have Sanheim, Morin, Hagg, and Gostisbehere in the system on D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 (edited) per Brendan Ross Seidel talks about the #Leafs possibly taking Lawson Crouse & I love his mentioning of Bo Horvat, stating that LC is a bigger/meaner version Well that's good for us if true. edit: ah damn... later tweeted... Of course,Seidel states that taking Crouse is less likely but his impact would be felt throughout the lineup and entire rink.Good leader too Edited May 8, 2015 by SterioDesign Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onddeck Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 per Brendan Ross Seidel talks about the #Leafs possibly taking Lawson Crouse & I love his mentioning of Bo Horvat, stating that LC is a bigger/meaner version Well that's good for us if true. edit: ah damn... later tweeted... Of course,Seidel states that taking Crouse is less likely but his impact would be felt throughout the lineup and entire rink.Good leader too that would be fantastic for us. if LC is taken before us at all, then that is great news Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommonDreads Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 I don't think anyone honestly expects Shero and Conte to go entirely with forwards in this Draft, so when we take a defenseman, I wouldn't mind Vladislav Gavrikov in a later round. He an overager compared to the rest of this year's draft, but he seems like a known commodity (won the Top Defenseman award at the 2015 WJC) that we could nab in Round 5 or so that could pan out into a good defenseman. I also wouldn't mind Jesper Lindgren or Gustav Bouramman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 I don't think anyone honestly expects Shero and Conte to go entirely with forwards in this Draft, so when we take a defenseman, I wouldn't mind Vladislav Gavrikov in a later round. He an overager compared to the rest of this year's draft, but he seems like a known commodity (won the Top Defenseman award at the 2015 WJC) that we could nab in Round 5 or so that could pan out into a good defenseman. I also wouldn't mind Jesper Lindgren or Gustav Bouramman. Sound like interesting players. It also brings up another interesting storyline. The draft philosophy, per Lou, over at least the last two years has been to draft forwards unless the defenseman is too good to pass up. Lou said that explicitly when drafting Jacobs, and I recall he said the same thing about Santini, and something close to it with Severson, although the forward situation didn't seem so bleak In 2012. know the scouts come up with the board, although it isn't clear whether Conte had complete autonomy to decide when that defenseman was available, or if Lou had some kind of veto power. So I wonder if this approach changes under Shero. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William D'Aquila Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 The Devils need to stick with BPA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HellOnICE Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 We need forwards. Sorry. Take a goalie if you want in the later rounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triumph Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 We need forwards. Sorry. Take a goalie if you want in the later rounds. They need defense too. The 1st round pick cannot be a defenseman, but anyone else can be. By the time whoever they draft this year is in line to make the NHL, a lot of the guys NJ has now will either be gone or expensive. Now given how deep the forwards are supposed to be this year, I'd hope the first 2 picks are not defensemen, but the Devils still need defense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 (edited) Theres rumours floating (which are obviously just rumours) saying that toronto and carolina are talking. The rumoured deal would be kessel + kadri for 5th overall + semin. Im not saying i believe the rumour. But for the sake of argument (cause really theres nothing else to talk about anymore until the draft lol) Would it be a good or bad thing for us that toronto has the 4th and 5th pick. Means they'd pick strome or marner 100% sure right? Or they might just decide to pick one of the 2 and then hanifin or crouse to balance things out with a different kind of player? I guess it all comes down to whos going 3rd Edited May 13, 2015 by SterioDesign Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldply123 Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Theres rumours floating (which are obviously just rumours) saying that toronto and carolina are talking. The rumoured deal would be kessel + kadri for 5th overall + semin. Im not saying i believe the rumour. But for the sake of argument (cause really theres nothing else to talk about anymore until the draft lol) Would it be a good or bad thing for us that toronto has the 4th and 5th pick. Means they'd pick strome or marner 100% sure right? Or they might just decide to pick one of the 2 and then hanifin or crouse to balance things out with a different kind of player? I guess it all comes down to whos going 3rd That's a horrible trade for Toronto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lateralous Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 http://www.mynhldraft.com/NHL-Mock-Draft/ I'm pretty sure these guys had us taking Crouse as of last week. Looks like it's been updated since they now have us taking Barzal. I'm at the point that I would be fine with Barzal or any of Hannifin, Marner or Strome that fall to 6. It's a little bit concerning that Strome was invisible in every Otters playoff game I watched but that may be a blessing in disguise if it causes him to fall to 6. I doubt it will though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerzey Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 (edited) So if Hanafin does end up dropping to us, who would become the most expendable. I mean I agree it would be hard to pass up on him but we kind of really need this 6th OA to turn into a high end forward prospect. Does that mean we draft Hanafin and trade one of Larsson or Severson? I mean I would love for our defense to consist of all of them but we can't just blow this opportunity to get a potential 1C. For example would anyone here draft Hanafin and then trade Larsson or Severson straight up for Leon Draisaitl? Or do we try to trade down a spot or two and hope Philly or Columbus takes him so we can draft our center and gain a tiny asset? I don't see how he makes it to 6th though. Edited May 16, 2015 by Jerzey Devil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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