CommonDreads Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 (edited) With how this team is playing, I'm going to just start this thread since draft stuff always cheers me up. This year I'm going to have my draft coverage stepped up a bit, as now I'm writing for DraftGeek.ca as one of their contributing prospect writers. I'll be doing monthly prospect reports, which I'll link here if you're interested. My most recent article is one Antonio Stranges; at this point he's slated to go somewhere between 10-25. 2020 Prospect Profile: Hendrix Lapierre (September 5th) 2020 Prospect Profile: Tim Stützle (October 8th) 2020 Prospect Profile: Antonio Stranges (November 12th) 2020 Prospect Profile: Cole Perfetti (December 12th) Rising Stars: Jack Quinn (February 21st) Furthermore, you can find my most recent rankings on my Twitter here: Omitted from that list that would have on there now, since that was posted about a month ago: Ben Schoen, Tyson Foerster, and Sergei Safin-Tregubov, to name a few. Alexis Lafreniere is obviously the top prize, with Quinton Byfield as a clear cut #2 at the moment. In some order, Lucas Raymond, Alexander Holtz, Anton Lundell, Tim Stutzle, Jamie Drysdale, and Cole Perfetti typically make up the next tier on most people's list. Lafreniere scored a filthy goal the other night against Gatineau, if you want a little taste of how good this kid is. Currently has 13 goals and 45 points in just 20 games so far this year in the Q. Other miscellaneous things, here's a thread I did back in July on Alexander Nikishin, who's a lot of fun and packed with talent. Looks like a late-1st/2nd rounder at the moment based on most scout's consensus, but I really love the kid: If this team doesn't improve, take some solace in this: this is a very, very good year to be bad, as the early outlooks seem to indicate this could be the best draft class since either 2003 or 2015. If this team finishes with a top 5 pick, I'm pretty confident that whoever we select there can roughly replace Hall's production within a couple years. Edited February 22, 2020 by CommonDreads 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slasher72 Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 LOSE FOR LAFRENIERE 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aitchmack Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 40 minutes ago, slasher72 said: LOSE FOR LAFRENIERE My only problem with Lose for Lafreniere is that the way things are going Hall is going to get traded and how the hell are we going to win the lottery without him? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevilMinder Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 If the Devils get #1 overall again the league will melt down. Thanks for kickign this off Dreads 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slasher72 Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 1 hour ago, Aitchmack said: My only problem with Lose for Lafreniere is that the way things are going Hall is going to get traded and how the hell are we going to win the lottery without him? If the Devils only win 20 games they'll still have a legit shot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nessus Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 Looking forward to your analysis this year. If this continues to be a rough season, it would be so nice to get one of those top 2 Swedes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerzey Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommonDreads Posted December 13, 2019 Author Share Posted December 13, 2019 My newest article for DraftGeek.ca came out last night, so take a look if you're so inclined! https://www.draftgeek.ca/2019/12/10/2020-prospect-profile-cole-perfetti/ If the Devils ended up with around the 6th Overall pick, I think Perfetti is someone we should become at least familiar with. He's my #9 at the moment, so there's some guys that I would like a little more at that spot, but he's a really high-end goal scorer and offensive dual threat. If Perfetti was who we got in June, he would be pretty lethal on Jack's wing with the shot that he has. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devlman Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 I’m embarrassed for us all 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilsfan118 Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 No 2nd or 3rd round pick this year is going to be brutal. Going to be very high picks. Nashville smoked us in that trade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicomo Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 13 minutes ago, Devilsfan118 said: No 2nd or 3rd round pick this year is going to be brutal. Going to be very high picks. Nashville smoked us in that trade. We’ll get some back when we inevitably start trading guys at the deadline. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HellOnICE Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 I think a Palmieri could net us 2 2nds to replace the SUbban deal. Vatanen, Greene - there's a third in there somewhere. That Subban deal looks really terrible now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 1 minute ago, HellOnICE said: I think a Palmieri could net us 2 2nds Is that all a 30 goal scorer with another year remaining on a very affordable deal gets?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommonDreads Posted December 13, 2019 Author Share Posted December 13, 2019 38 minutes ago, HellOnICE said: I think a Palmieri could net us 2 2nds to replace the SUbban deal. Vatanen, Greene - there's a third in there somewhere. That Subban deal looks really terrible now. I think if we were to trade Palmieri he could net us a 1st, a 30 goal scorer with term left on his deal isn't easy to find, but I'm also not really in favor of trading Palms. If we're not able to re-sign Vatanen, I think he can fetch us at least a 2nd+. Unless I'm forgetting someone, he's going to be the best RHD on the rental market, and I'm not counting Pietrangelo in that since I doubt the Blues deal him. Greene is probably a 3rd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 1 hour ago, Devilsfan118 said: No 2nd or 3rd round pick this year is going to be brutal. Going to be very high picks. Nashville smoked us in that trade. After the sheer number of picks over the past four years and number of high quality picks (including whatever we get from being one of the three worst teams in the league this year), not having our own second or third is the absolute last thing this team should be worried about. Sure, trade whoever is on an expiring contract that we don't intend to sign for the best thing we can get, and if that's draft picks, so be it. But if we're trading Palmieri, it has to be for a real player who can help soon. Draft pick-itis is a surefire way to continue to suck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 1 hour ago, CommonDreads said: I think if we were to trade Palmieri he could net us a 1st, a 30 goal scorer with term left on his deal isn't easy to find, but I'm also not really in favor of trading Palms. And the year left is a relatively low cost as well. I’m not in favor either, but a first would be warranted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HellOnICE Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 On 11/14/2019 at 6:18 PM, DevilMinder said: If the Devils get #1 overall again the league will melt down. Thanks for kickign this off Dreads I mean I don't know. Maybe they would, but they can't accuse us of Tanking or incompetence - we signed free agents, big trades and really tried to put our best foot forward this year. The lottery is the lottery. Whatever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 9 minutes ago, HellOnICE said: I mean I don't know. Maybe they would, but they can't accuse us of Tanking or incompetence - we signed free agents, big trades and really tried to put our best foot forward this year. The lottery is the lottery. Whatever. Unless they read @Daniel’s posts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 9 minutes ago, HellOnICE said: I mean I don't know. Maybe they would, but they can't accuse us of Tanking or incompetence - we signed free agents, big trades and really tried to put our best foot forward this year. The lottery is the lottery. Whatever. It didn’t start out that way, but Shero is absolutely tanking the rest of the season, and it’s probably been the plan for a couple of weeks now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 Well. It use to be a joke but i guess we have a legit shot at Lafrenniere. I'm supposed to go see him play in February. I was originally just gonna go cause he was projected #1 overall but.... now it's personal lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicomo Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 2 minutes ago, SterioDesign said: Well. It use to be a joke but i guess we have a legit shot at Lafrenniere. I'm supposed to go see him play in February. I was originally just gonna go cause he was projected #1 overall but.... now it's personal lol Bettman’s head would explode if we got another 1OA. He’s going to the original 6 team in last place... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 29 minutes ago, Nicomo said: Bettman’s head would explode if we got another 1OA. He’s going to the original 6 team in last place... well we've seen the process. its impossible to rig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicomo Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 11 minutes ago, SterioDesign said: well we've seen the process. its impossible to rig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 I can't see us finishing any better than 30th overall which is where we've kind of solidified ourselves at the moment. With all the trades to come, we're a Blackwood injury away from comfortably taking over 31st overall. It's going to get very very ugly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicomo Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 5 minutes ago, Daniel said: I can't see us finishing any better than 30th overall which is where we've kind of solidified ourselves at the moment. With all the trades to come, we're a Blackwood injury away from comfortably taking over 31st overall. It's going to get very very ugly. Get? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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