1.CBJ - F Nathan MacKinnon
2.FLA - D Seth Jones
3.PHX - F Alex Barkov
4.CGY - F Sean Monahan
5.EDM - D Ryan Pulock
6.TOR - F Elias Lindholm
7.MTL - F Jonathan Drouin
8.DAL - F Curtis Lazar
9.NYI - F Hunter Shinkaruk
10.AHM - D Rasmus Ristolainen
11.CAR - F Kerby Rychel
12.COL - F Adam Erne
13.NSH - F Max Domi
14.OTT - D Robert Hagg
15.NJD - G Zach Fucale
16.TBL - F Valeri Nichushkin
17.WPG - F Jacob De la rose
18.MIN - F Anthony Duclair
19.BUF - D Joshua Morrissey
20.SJ - D Darnell Nurse
21.DET - F William Carrier
22.PHI - D Nikita Zadorov
23.CBJ(from LA) - F Ryan Kujawinski
24.WSH - D Eric Roy
25.PIT - F Nick Sorensen
26.VAN - F Andre Burakovsky
27.CBJ(from NYR) - F Bo Horvat
28.CHI - G Eric Comrie
29.BOS - D Jordan Subban
30.STL - D Ian McCoshen
Nichushkin too low. This guy still will prove it on WJC-18 and -20.
Good size and great speed, but he hasn't produced all that well. Grigorenko was quite a bit better at the same age in my opinion and look how far Grigorenko fell. Nichushkin has shown less commitment than him to North America as well. Russian factor will be an even bigger factor for him.
WJC's will be a big part of his stock though, yes.
Stop overrating Nichushkin, he doesn't deserve to be top 10 especially with the russian factor.
Nichushkin has better physical tools than Grigorenko and no attitude problems. If he were North American we would see comparisons of him to Rick Nash. I don't know about top 10, but he definitely justifies a selection anywhere between 7-13 in my mind.
I think Nichuskin is a bit low and Rychel is too high. Subban has great skill but is small for a defender so he will probably go in the 2nd. Anthony Mantha is a very good prospect that should go in the first.
1. Columbus: Nathan MacKinnon
2. Toronto: Seth Jones
3. Phoenix: Alex Barkov
4. Florida: Sean Monahan
5. Calgary: Hunter Shinkaruk
6. Anaheim: Elias Lindholm
7. New York I: Ryan Pulock
8. Edmonton: Rasmus Ristolainen
9. Montreal: Jonathan Drouin
10. Colorado: Adam Erne
11. New Jersey: Curtis Lazar
12. Nashville: Robert Hagg
13. Winnepeg: Valeri Nichuskin
14. Buffalo: Max Domi
15. Ottawa: Darnell Nurse
16. Dallas: Josh Morrisey
17. Carolina: Jacob De La Rose
18. Detroit: Kerby Rychel
19. Minnesota: Anthony Duclair
20. Tampa Bay: Nikita Zadorov
21. Philadelphia: Zach Fucale
22. San Jose: Andre Burakovsky
23. Vancouver: William Carrier
24. Pittsburgh: Arturri Lekhonen
25. Boston: Ryan Kujawinski
26. Columbus*: Steve Santini
27. Washington: Eric Roy
28. Chicago: Eric Comrie
29. St. Louis: Anthony Mantha
30. Columbus*: JT Compher
Sorensen and McCoshen can fall out of the 1st round too.
While I like Ristolainen, adding him would give us an overload of defensemen. We can make a top 6 just with our top young defenders that's without any of our established NHLers. I think Ducks would take Domi there.
Nichushkin has better physical tools than Grigorenko and no attitude problems. If he were North American we would see comparisons of him to Rick Nash. I don't know about top 10, but he definitely justifies a selection anywhere between 7-13 in my mind.
Tarasenko and Kuznetsov are arguably both better at the same age than Nichushkin and look where they fell to. Grigorenko probably would have fell even more had he stayed in Russia. Some kind of Commitment is better than none.
While I like Ristolainen, adding him would give us an overload of defensemen. We can make a top 6 just with our top young defenders that's without any of our established NHLers. I think Ducks would take Domi there.
I believe in Peter Holland being a good #2 center. Fowler, Lindholm are good for the future, but I think Ristolainen gives them something different and needed on the team.
I believe in Peter Holland being a good #2 center. Fowler, Lindholm are good for the future, but I think Ristolainen gives them something different and needed on the team.
Holland can be good but I doubt he can cross the 50 point threshold. The prospect of a Fowler-Sbisa, Ristolainen-Vatanen, Lindholm-Clark/Welinski blueline is simply orgasmic, but I think center depth is more important and Domi can give it to us. The blueline is solid without the addition of Rasmus.
I wouldn't be upset if we picked him, I'd just know we had a better option. Just my opinion.
Holland can be good but I doubt he can cross the 50 point threshold. The prospect of a Fowler-Sbisa, Ristolainen-Vatanen, Lindholm-Clark/Welinski blueline is simply orgasmic, but I think center depth is more important and Domi can give it to us. The blueline is solid without the addition of Rasmus.
I wouldn't be upset if we picked him, I'd just know we had a better option. Just my opinion.
Also where's Gauthier?
I respect your opinion.
I'm going to wait to see if Gauthier and Mantha can keep up the high production cause before the start of the season they weren't that highly regarded, so it should be based on more than 15-ish games. Gauthier's production is already slowly going down too. Amazing draft too, so it's hard to have everyone. Really makes up for the weak 2012 class.
Nichushkin would be selected top 10 no doubt if he came to the CHL, but due to him signing in Russia he will probably drop out of the mix. He will be playing in the Canada- Russia series, and possibly the World Juniors so people will get to watch him fairly soon.
Nichushkin would be selected top 10 no doubt if he came to the CHL, but due to him signing in Russia he will probably drop out of the mix. He will be playing in the Canada- Russia series, and possibly the World Juniors so people will get to watch him fairly soon.
I say Grigorenko was better at the same age. If Grigorenko can fall to 12, even with playing in North America, I can only imagine Nichushkin.
