THE 2016 NHL DRAFT-DAY THREAD

[Kin]

Well, they didn't go small.

 

[L K]

Yegor Korshkov 6'4" LW

Leafs knowing something noone else does?

Ranked #118 by Hockeyprospect.com
Ranked #43 by ISS Hockey
Ranked #102 by Future Considerations
Ranked #63 by McKeen's Hockey
Ranked #7 by NHL Central Scouting (EU Skaters)
Ranked #65 by TSN/McKenzie

 

[ZBBM]

Yegor Korshkov 6'4" LW

Who?

 

[Tigger]

Yegor, eh? Huh. A big forward they're high on, I guess, leaving the d and g til later.

 

[Bullfrog]

ISS has him as a RW.

 

[WhatIfGodWasALeaf]

Looks like the Valiev pick, was eligible to be drafted last year and wasn't.

 

[Redleaf]

Ok. I might as well be the first to ask this question: couldn't they had traded down for this selection?

 

[bustaheims]

TSNBobMcKenzie: Korshkov, BTW, is a 19 year old who wasn't drafted last year. Played very well at the WJC. Could be pro ready sooner rather than later.

 

[Deebo]

He'll be 20 next month.

 

[L K]

TSNBobMcKenzie: Korshkov, BTW, is a 19 year old who wasn't drafted last year. Played very well at the WJC. Could be pro ready sooner rather than later.

He's also under contract until the end of the 2018 season with the KHL.  So I'm not sure that 21 is all that impressive for being pro-ready.

 

[ZBBM]

OK, we've had more than enough time to digest this.  Genius, or epic fail?

 

[Redleaf]

OK, we've had more than enough time to digest this.  Genius, or epic fail?

10min is more than enough time? Lol

 

[Tigger]

That Bolland contract really sucks.

Yup, and I think Buffalo just made a cap mistake with that deal.

 

[pmrules]

Hmmm....off the board.  Not sure about it....In Hunter I trust. 

Getting ready to compete sooner....

 

[bustaheims]

Ok. I might as well be the first to ask this question: couldn't they had traded down for this selection?

The impression I'm getting is that teams have such different reads on things that there may not be a ton of interest in moving around, because teams aren't all that concerned about the player they want being taken or they have a number of players they value equally and are happy getting any of them.

 

[WhatIfGodWasALeaf]

I suspect this guy might be a product of the same scouting network that got us Zaitsev and Soshnikov.

 

[Kin]

8 points in 7 games at the WJC if I'm reading this right.

Honestly, with 2nd round picks we're not going to have great reads on any of these guys right off the bat.

 

[Kin]

DeBrincat to Chicago.

So he'll probably score 100 goals in his first year.

 

[Tigger]

I suspect this guy might be a product of the same scouting network that got us Zaitsev and Soshnikov.

That makes some sense, Shanahan's cadre of Russian contacts probably helped.

 

[TBLeafer]

So we pick a big power forward, ranked #7 on the European Skaters chart...

That's not D or G.  ???