NHL draft: the best horizons, land cards, and more
Expect what is unexpected.
This was the refrain from NHL Scouting this year about the upcoming draft. While a group of 90 potential NHLERS was developed through their steps with interviews, dinner and fitness tests, scouts and executives alike, which was surprised by what might be an unpredictable first round when it comes to choices on 27 and 28 June.
“There may be 16 or 18 players that I can see in the first ten places,” said one of the scouts. “It is one of those classrooms. Deep. Young people are great. Many of these players have unique skills groups. The teams will have difficult decisions.”
Another executive official indicated that there is “embarrassment of wealth” in the front positions of high -choice clubs. Therefore, while Iri Utresters Matthew Shaver may seem like a number 1 consensus of the comprehensive choice of the residents of New York Island, what happens from there?
intrigue!
“The internal conversations were heated,” jokingly.
One name appeared a lot as a possible wild card? Carter Bear.
Evertt Silertips did not participate in the front of the fitness test after being injured in Achilles tendon in March, but it is expected to be completely healthy when NHL training camps begin in the fall. Bear tied in seventh place with 40 goals and 82 points through 65 games last season, and won the tenth place in the final scouts of NHL Central from Skalists in North America and 13 in the total ESPN RACHEL DOERRIE analyst.
If there is a bird, the bear may be the man. Although he was unable to go through the entire plural process, his body from working so far on ice has caught a serious attention from several clubs.
We have seen that the teams are creative in recent years – Juraj Slafkovsky is ranked first in Montreal in 2022 – there can be another surprising round waiting for all of us in June. Until then, here are news and notes from a week.
Eklund, Frondell Best Friends (Competitiveness)
Victor Eclond will not deny.
He was playing on a line with his teammate Anton Frontel. And their coach, Robert Kimby, at Djurgardens if he did not get peace for a moment until that happened.
“I think I told him like 10 times,” Eclong said. “It was like, yes, yes, yes. “But finally, we got to [play together]”
The alignment of two of the best possibilities in the upcoming NHL draft years in making, really. Eklund – who scored 19 goals and 31 points in 42 games last season – and Frontell – started 11 goals and 25 points in 29 games – playing against each other as children in their indigenous Sweden, when Eklund suffered for the first time from the extent of Frondell’s talent with Puck.
“When we were ten years old, I remember to play him, and he actually took a step on me.” “He loves, [he put] I am between my legs, and I cannot forget that. He says he does not remember it, but I know somewhat. But we are playing against each other, but we really got to know each other when we both started playing for him [our team]”
Frondell admitted that he really remembered Eklund again a day (“It was really good,” laughed) and shared what he appreciated most in a line.
“It is easy to play with Victor. I don’t think I played with someone with a lot of energy,” said Frontel. “He wins every battle, even when we play against men. Victor wins all the scenario battles, and it is easy for me to find it in an open place, and most of the time I get a pile on the tape. So it’s easy for me as well, and we love playing with each other.”
Eklund was the headquarters of his praise for Frondell to explain why he dealt with their coach continuously about their pair in January.
“Anton, it is a tank on the ice.” “He has a snapshot like a missile. He is just a really great player. I knew from the start that if we get this opportunity, we will take it and we will be the best and I think we have done well.
And yes, it is possible that the coach has been tired of that [had to] Finally we put together. “
Michael Missa resides
Michael Missa has learned in the difficult way how patience is a virtue.
The Sagino striker is expected to be a spirit in OHL. But the soul was in the depths of the middle when he entered the league two years ago that Maysa had pushed the wing instead. He excelled there, and helped build a basis for the place where he is now-with the possibility of choosing two of the two best in the draft.
But Misa was really just spending his time until she presented the opportunity to return to the center.
He finally did this for a year – MISA – has pumped 62 goals and 134 points in 65 OHL leadership matches in scoring.
Suffice it to say, MISA is not keen to change situations again any time soon.
“I grew up in simple hockey, I was always focused first,” said Maysa. “My first two years [in the OHL]We had a number of good centers who were older. So I had to jump to the wing. But returning to this year, this is what I planned to do in my year’s year. Return to the center and at the end, I feel more confident in the middle. This is primarily where my roots are. “
The ability to control the center center has gave Maysa a boost to the draft, as it is expected to be among the first players to be removed from the painting. And everyone who chooses MISA gets a ski ready to immediately fit in NHL.
“I feel ready to do this jump next year,” Maysa said. “This is in the end my goal, to make NHL next year. I think gaining the center experience that I went through this year definitely helped my game. I just tried to become a more reliable player at a 200 -foot defensive dimension as well. In general, I’m ready.”
Maysa said that the presence in the center allows him to be the most “participating” in the play. He said: “It is not just an attack, but defensive, reliable, it was good for me … I got more touches that she touched, just carry the play on a stick.”
Will Horcoff Sets Scouting Combine Record
When the NHL team asked Michigan striker Will Harkov about the animal that will be outside the ice, Gorilla answered Silverback.
Based on his horizontal jump in the plural, Horcoff may be better with Impala. Because just like antelope, Horcoff can scan incredible distances in one limits-124.75 inches score a new record, an achievement that he trained hard to achieve it.
“I knew I had a chance to do this,” said Horkov, who was the best 122 -inch leap. “It was just if I had executed it. I did. I’m happy.”
Harkov – the former son of Nahler Sean Harkov – focused on his horizontal moves but also wanted to appear well in the vertical category. But his strategy had to change.
Horkov said: “It was a little stranger,” I jumped to my hand on the hips more than I did with my arms. ” “I don’t know, in the U-18 worlds, I jumped the top of 4 inches above what I did here. So I don’t know what happened there.”
The center, which is 6 feet length, 4 feet and 181 pounds-may unnecessarily-that “I am a competitive man”, so the contradiction in his characters was confusing. However, Horcoff was generally pleased with how he pushed it in front of the scouts and executives from NHL from the 31 teams he met throughout the week.
“I think I can be a skilled power in NHL,” Horkov said. “I love to play like [Ottawa Senators forward] Brady Takatok. Which – which [mean streak] It is something that I added this season, and I think I will continue to do this more stable next season. “
Oh, and why choose the gorilla?
“He is a leader,” Harkov said. “And he protects his family.”
The players were forced to face their mistakes
The purpose of the plural is to put your best foot forward.
But this does not prevent some errors from the past from appearing.
This was the case in some team’s interviews, as the executives requested horizons to break the footage of themselves from the season. And the videos were not completely positive.
“I have done so,” said Linden Lacovic, Moss Woorer striker. “They did not show my highlights; they may have shown low lamps, but they asked me to open it. It was good. I thought I dealt with her well. I wasn’t my greatest province, but I was aware of this, and I thought I had broken it well.”
Carlos Handel had similarly signed by seeing his poor plays returning forward and medium during the meeting and greeting.
“Carolina has done it,” said Halifax Musaids. “They showed me some bad clips, and they wanted, for example, how to interact [to it]But they also wanted to know how a coach wanted, for example, to attack there and what I think about that [play] He was.”
If there is nothing else, these interviews kept horizons on their toes throughout the week.
“most [talks] “There was a more frightening couple.”
Can Nashville do everything?
The Nashville Praidors team did not expect to be the Lottery team. But the best plans sometimes go sometimes.
Nashville ended in the completion of the season 30-44-8-but the lottery made selection No. 5, only one of the three options they have in the first round. There is a talent for choosing from them that can immediately help predators.
James Hagles can be from Boston College, Frondel or Brangford Jake Operation there in the fifth hole to support Nashville in the middle, and each has a possible assortment in the NHL lineup sooner and not later. Brambon Winjar Porton will also be suitable for Shafille.
The predatory animal team signed Stephen Stamkos at a free agency last summer, and will be an excellent guide for any young player entering the league as well.
When talking about Stamx, the predators did not bring him on board to rebuild. They will want to return to the qualifying mix next season. How to ultimately use the selection of 23 total (obtained from Tampa Bay Lightning) and will tell us the twenty -sixth choice (from Vegas Golden Knights) a lot about what this season will happen.