2013 NHL Draft Discussion [Youngblood]

[Dean Youngblood]

I am curious to hear your thoughts on Joe Sakic's announcement regarding their draft selection and their choice to "pass" on Seth Jones and select one of the forwards (MacKinnon, Drouin or Barkov). Do you buy it or do you think its some sort of ploy?

If Sakic is in fact being honest, and they pass on Jones with the #1 pick, where do you see Jones going in the draft and who do you think Sakic will end up taking?

Thanks again.

Sakic doesn't seem like the type of guy to play "games" so him announcing their intentions to pass on Jones seems legit.

I am not a fan of the actual announcement but maybe it was done to ease the pressure off of Jones, who has connections to COL and could have been blindsided. Who knows?

If Jones isn't their guy then I would be astonished if MacKinnon isn't Colorado's target. If Jones doesn't go first, expect him to go 2nd.

[Richard]

What's the deal with Andre Burakovsky?
Some say that he has top end talent, but what do you think?

[KoHolga]

If all of them reach their upside...I would rank them as:

Jones
Pulock
Nurse
Trouba
Reinhart


However, Trouba would be second on my list regardless. Love his NHL likelihood.

Awesome thank you Dean... Yeah I am not shocked that Reinhart is last on the lsit I saw in the prospects guide that he had I think 50 point upside I didnt think he was that 2 way d man I thought he would be more of a Harmonic... Do you think that is what will happen?

[Big Ev]

Ton of scouts saying this draft is overrated (I agree) so temper your expectations past the First 10-15 or so. Just an FYI to all you kids out there.

[stick boy]

Ton of scouts saying this draft is overrated (I agree) so temper your expectations past the First 10-15 or so. Just an FYI to all you kids out there.

Definitely not what I wanted to hear. Now I'm not so psyched for my late 2nd rd picks....... Boooooooo

[TavesSoul]

Ton of scouts saying this draft is overrated (I agree) so temper your expectations past the First 10-15 or so. Just an FYI to all you kids out there.

Where's this coming from? I think almost all the talking heads having been pumping this as a really deep draft. What's your source?

[Zorro]

What d-man, in this draft, will score the most points year after year in his prime??

[Big Ev]

Where's this coming from? I think almost all the talking heads having been pumping this as a really deep draft. What's your source?

i've read many who have said this but Stu MacGregor (Edmonton) said it drops off around 15, and Tim Murray (Sens) said the top is very good but after that it's unlikely you will get stars. But he says it's a decent draft overall if teams do their homework.

Just saying we shouldn't treat it like 2003 which was the exception.

[sharpp87]

I will rank them based on their play in the same age group.

1. RNH
2. Barkov
3. Galchenyuk (close to Barkov IMO though)
4. Yakupov
5. Nichushkin

So you put Galchenyuk in front of Yakupov ?

I have 1st overall pick and almost everybody here told me to take Yakupov...

who would you take 1st overall for the 2012 draft in points only

[Dean Youngblood]

What's the deal with Andre Burakovsky?
Some say that he has top end talent, but what do you think?

Love him. He's one of my favourite forwards in this draft class. Lots of upside so he's relevant in all fantasy formats.

See the profile I wrote on him today

[Dean Youngblood]

Awesome thank you Dean... Yeah I am not shocked that Reinhart is last on the lsit I saw in the prospects guide that he had I think 50 point upside I didnt think he was that 2 way d man I thought he would be more of a Harmonic... Do you think that is what will happen?

Reinhart is still very early in his development so I will reserve judgement for another year or two but for me, he's never shown a consistent offensive game so I have my reservations.

[Dean Youngblood]

Definitely not what I wanted to hear. Now I'm not so psyched for my late 2nd rd picks....... Boooooooo

Just Ev being his pessimistic self. The first round is very good.

[Dean Youngblood]

What d-man, in this draft, will score the most points year after year in his prime??

Seth Jones would be the logical answer but other than him, I like Ryan Pulock and Josh Morrissey. I'm also a fan of William Butcher and Madison Bowey (although he's pretty raw still but his skill set is nice)

[Dean Youngblood]

i've read many who have said this but Stu MacGregor (Edmonton) said it drops off around 15, and Tim Murray (Sens) said the top is very good but after that it's unlikely you will get stars. But he says it's a decent draft overall if teams do their homework.

Just saying we shouldn't treat it like 2003 which was the exception.

This seems pretty obvious if you ask me. Expecting that will only lead to letdowns.

I would agree that they quality drops off past 15 but you can still get some impact players (2nd/3rd liners) from 15-75 with decent odds.

Every year is the same, people overrate some drafts, others underrate them. It's all about having a sensible expectations knowing that no prospect is a guarantee.

[Dean Youngblood]

So you put Galchenyuk in front of Yakupov ?

I have 1st overall pick and almost everybody here told me to take Yakupov...

who would you take 1st overall for the 2012 draft in points only

Depends on how much risk you're willing to take on. Yakupov certainly has more upside but I prefer Galchenyuk as I see him as a more complete player and that usually means a higher likelihood of succeeding (more chances). Personal preference