2023 Draft

[slothfacekilla]

I am unreasonably excited about this pick, looking forward to him playing in the SHL next season.

[lordstanley]

LIdstrom couldn't get to the draft on time, plane delay.

What did you do, NIck, go cheap and choose RyanAir?

[buddha]

i'm really coming around to these picks.

as usual!

[AlaskanTigersFan]

I am so glad Stevie didn't trade these picks. I want him to take all 3 second round picks. After that, he can do whatever he wants from there on out. If we don't have a good enough farm system after adding 5 players in a "deep draft" then I don't know we ever will be. He can trade both of next years first rounders for a young player.... Very happy he stuck here with these two picks. Keep the next 3 then do whatever you want afterwards........

[Mr.TaterSalad]

Damn, Barlow gone.

[slothfacekilla]

I have to say i am really talking myself into a center core of Larkin - Kasper - Danielson

[buddha]

whoa minnesota.

[1984Echoes]

At this point I'm ranking the Red Wings top 5 prospects as:

1. Edvinsson

2. Kasper

3. Danielson

4. Pellikka

5. Wallinder

[Mr.TaterSalad]

Perrault still on the board, but I highly doubt we'd trade up for him.

[slothfacekilla]

Just now, 1984Echoes said:

At this point I'm ranking the Red Wings top 5 prospects as:

1. Edvinsson

2. Kasper

3. Danielson

4. Pellikka

5. Wallinder

I'm tempted to shove Mazur at 4 or 5 based on how confident I am that he will be a NHLer, but I am not sure if I can argue with this list much at all.  I'm really excited to follow Danielson and Pellikka this upcoming season.

[Shinzaki]

Cossa over Wallinder..

With Oliver Moore on the board...Ah...I still like the ASP pick

[slothfacekilla]

Just now, Mr.TaterSalad said:

Perrault still on the board, but I highly doubt we'd trade up for him.

I'm a little shocked there have been no trades by anyone so far.

[1984Echoes]

22 minutes ago, AlaskanTigersFan said:

I am so glad Stevie didn't trade these picks. I want him to take all 3 second round picks. After that, he can do whatever he wants from there on out. If we don't have a good enough farm system after adding 5 players in a "deep draft" then I don't know we ever will be. He can trade both of next years first rounders for a young player.... Very happy he stuck here with these two picks. Keep the next 3 then do whatever you want afterwards........

There are multiple right-shot defenseman and goalies looking to fall into our range with those three 2nd round picks...

I'd like to double-down on one right-shot D, a goalie, and another goal scorer/ playmaker whatever is available with that 3rd second-rounder...

[lordstanley]

 

[1984Echoes]

1 minute ago, Shinzaki said:

Cossa over Wallinder..

With Oliver Moore on the board...Ah...I still like the ASP pick

Has Cossa shown enough yet to jump Wallinder...?

Hmmm... maybe.

[1984Echoes]

3 minutes ago, Shinzaki said:

... With Oliver Moore on the board...Ah...I still like the ASP pick

PS: I would have been happy with any of Moore, Pellikka or Perrault...

[1984Echoes]

Oh... of course...

Yannick Perrault's son.

Fell due to skating and defense they are saying...

[1984Echoes]

Let me revise this because I think I'll go with Cossa at 5...

At this point I'm ranking the Red Wings top 7 prospects as:

1. Edvinsson

2. Kasper

3. Danielson

4. Pellikka

5. Cossa

6. Wallinder

7. Mazur

[buddha]

3 minutes ago, 1984Echoes said:

Has Cossa shown enough yet to jump Wallinder...?

Hmmm... maybe.

no.  wallinder was one if the best defensemen in the swedish league playing against men.  cossa had a good season in the echl.  when he played in grand rapids he was ****.

sure, he's big and has promise, but wallinder has played against men and been one of the better players on the ice.

[buddha]

4 minutes ago, 1984Echoes said:

Let me revise this because I think I'll go with Cossa at 5...

At this point I'm ranking the Red Wings top 7 prospects as:

1. Edvinsson

2. Kasper

3. Danielson

4. Pellikka

5. Cossa

6. Wallinder

7. Mazur

kasper

mazur

edvinsson

pelikka

wallinder

danielson

lombardi

buchelnikov

cossa

[AlaskanTigersFan]

lombardi

buchelnikov You made those two up.....

[1984Echoes]

Yeah I don't think I'm putting Mazur at #2 and Edvinsson at #3.

But I hear you on Wallinder and how far Cossa has come along but still needs to go... I'd be fine with Cossa & Wallinder swapping spots on my list because in my mind it's a really tough call on production versus "future potential" between those two... but I prefer my list and rankings to yours otherwise...

Also... At #8 I think Soderblom is in the argument, as well as Lombardi and maybe even Buium (even though he struggled a bit this year), and Buchelnikov as a high upside possibility...

[1984Echoes]

4 minutes ago, AlaskanTigersFan said:

lombardi

buchelnikov You made those two up.....

Even better:

It's Amadeus Lombardi...!

PREMIUM name!!!

[buddha]

Just now, 1984Echoes said:

Yeah I don't think I'm putting Mazur at #2 and Edvinsson at #3.

But I hear you on Wallinder and how far Cossa has come along but still needs to go... I'd be fine with Cossa & Wallinder swapping spots on my list because in my mind it's a really tough call on production versus "future potential" between those two... but I prefer my list and rankings to yours otherwise...

Also... At #8 I think Soderblom is in the argument, as well as Lombardi and maybe even Buium (even though he struggled a bit this year), and Buchelnikov as a high upside possibility...

i wasnt impressed with edvinsson.  he needs a lot of work.  

i forgot about soderblum.  i'd put him above cossa too.

[jz68]

Someone beat me to it with the quote from Bedard calling Danielson the best player his age that he faced.   

Edited June 29, 2023 by jz68