Youngblood's Prospect Q Thread
 

Hey Dobberites,

I have not been as active as I would like to be on these boards mostly because I have been busy with writing assignments and on the road a lot watching puck but I am making it my goal to increase my activity here.

In saying that, I would like to open up a Q & A on any prospects that you may want opinions on or fantasy advice on.

I am pretty well versed in most North American leagues (especially in OHL, WHL, QMJHL) and I will attempt to answer all questions...

Go ahead and fire your prospect questions here...I will get to them as soon as I can

I will ask you a generic question, not necessarily towards one player but the draft as a whole.

How would you compare this upcoming draft compared to previous ones as far as depth goes? It has been mentioned by many that this is a "deep" draft but realistically and in your opinion, what are your thoughts on this upcoming draft? Is it one to get excited about?

What are your thought on Justin Bailey? Saw a couple of Rangers games and he really impressed me. He's been hot lately.

I know it seems like it's said every year but the 2013 draft class has the potential to be one of the best ever (next to the 2005 class). It is very deep in the top end of the draft, meaning that a player a team will get in the early/mid second round, would normally be ranked in the first round.

As with most drafts, it is very difficult to project how it will fold past the 4th and 5th rounds but the opening three rounds are very intriguing.

I absolutely love the top 15 of this draft class. In any other year (including last years), players I have ranked in the 1-15 range (and maybe even further...up to 20) would be considered top 10 talents. It's exciting.

Thanks for the Q

Evan, I really really like Bailey. It's a bit worrisome how much he has battled injuries in his short career but his talents that are unique to him (ridiculous shot and creativity) are some of the best in the draft. Bailey's shot is something to marvel at. Luckily, I have been able to catch Bailey four times live this season and in three of those showings I walked away impressed. He's a player with first round talent and a team might like his skill set enough to take a flier on him late in round one ...but more likely a mid 2nd round pick.

With the Rangers a true playoff contender, Bailey has the chance to improve his draft stock. He just needs to stay in the lineup and simply score goals.

Kerby Rychel is a player known for his scoring prowess in the 2013 draft and he's ranked mid-late 1st by most scouting organizations but I could see a player like Justin Bailey becoming a better NHLer.

He's one of the true "wildcards" of the draft.

I am happy to take the opportunity to ask you a question. :)

One defensive prospect highly regarded on DobberHockey is Stefan Elliott, which I have in my farm team.

But this season his start was horrible in the AHL (0 points in the first 20-30 games I believe), but now he hasn't even played for a month (injury perhaps?).

Do you think he will turn things around? And does he still have that elite offensive talent for the NHL?

Interesting to hear your take on this as I literally just read an article saying that most scouts thought this class wasn't near as strong as it initially looked to be and that outside of the top-10 most teams would be looking at 3rd/4th line players.

Got a couple of question a out guys on my farm

Krill kabanov- does he still have top 6 potiential and might we see him next season
Tyler Graovac- tearing it up, will that translate to an NHL future
Jared knight- when might we see him
Brett bulmer- got injured and seems to have been passed by several prospects, had a good 9 game NHL tryout, what becomes of him?

Hope it's not to much
Thanks

Thoughts on undrafted NCAA players Andrej Sustr, Mark Zengerle and Dan Dekeyser? Fantasy upside?

fourth pick in the 2013 draft, only that draft class available.

Points only league

Goes MacKinnon, Druin, Jones. Who are you taking fourth in points only? Is Barkov the obvious answer?

I have fourth and fifth pick