Reviewing Round One of the NHL Entry Draft

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[@flatspin7]

This draft is going to have more boom or busts due to the pandemic… scouting was a mess and revisiting this draft in 5 years is going to be extremely interesting.

[@aralornwolf3140]

He should revisit every draft year after 5 years and after 10 years (from the cap era) to see where the players are now from when they were projected to be when they were drafted...

[@Ra-iz7ui]

Truth! Looking forward to seeing who the steals of this draft end up being.

[@aralornwolf3140]

@@miked131 , Sorry, most of the experts disagree. Please take your anti-science politics to r/politics thanks!

[@elijah9769]

Hockey fans: this draft should be fun Carolina: How about no

[@jordannovak2268]

Timeout

[@LucaC27]

@@jordannovak2268 we've made a trade

[@jumpyg1258]

Pittsburgh: What draft?

[@user-ed6nt1ml6p]

😂😂😂😭😭

[@jordannovak2268]

@@LucaC27 Shocker!

[@GrahamSlam]

I can't believe Eklund fell to the Sharks. Very happy with that pick. I think he will be the best player in this draft class.

[@ponyboy9765]

So glad San Jose didn’t go for another defensemen especially with a talent like Eklund being up for grabs.

[@andystover1013]

Yeah there was no way they were taking a d-man unless they won the lottery and had a shot at Power. They have a good amount of depth at D in terms of younger guys, with Ferraro and Knyzhov showing they're legit NHLers and then having Merkley, Kniazev, Hatakka and Pasichnuk in the system

[@92joehal]

I support the Swedish team William played for. He was much better than Holtz for most of the season and better than Zibanejad when he played for our team at the same age. I can't believe he "fell" to 7th after being that good against men almost all season.

[@patricktyler2347]

Eklund was #2 on their draft board and they were gonna likely draft Wallstedt if eklund wasn’t there.

[@Carfalog]

Eklund may turn out to be the ultimate gift from the hockey gods for SJ.

[@johntran2252]

I hope so. These past couple seasons have been brutal

[@wantsome-zs5sq]

Red Wings fans will crucify me for doubting Yzerman but I think he really screwed the pooch on this one. He should have taken Eklund.

[@dustinrhodes4793]

Doug Wilson will probly find a way to screw it up

[@doaftheloaf]

@@wantsome-zs5sq edvinsson will be fine. maybe eklund will turn out better, but i wouldn't say detroit made a mistake.

[@wantsome-zs5sq]

@@doaftheloaf I've seen highlight videos of Edvinsson's mistakes he not that smart and reminds me of jonathan ericsson.

[@kaydog6299]

It would be cool to see a video of each teams prospect pool, comming from a pens fan I know it would be a short video for us lol

[@zachmali4071]

We don't have prospects we have hockey players

[@zacharyomalley355]

@@zachmali4071 who needs prospects when you can have overpaid depth players am I right?

[@imherecauseyourcommentwasc1222]

@@zachmali4071 you have players and no future

[@philipcoggins9512]

The loser is obviously Owen Power...

[@JoshDragRace0688]

At least he will be playing with Dahlin. How can a team have 2 number 1 overall pick D-men and not get better?

[@josephpotter7776]

I would stay in school 3 more years if I was him

[@tarasnazarevych679]

This is original

[@kpwillson]

He could be 19 years old and make 900,000 dollars, what a bummer

[@danielventura8118]

@Eagle Fang cause Tampa was always excellent

[@kylekarnes4652]

CBJ fan here, I liked the Jackets draft a lot. Great seeing you in CBJ gear for the video! Go Jackets!

[@MisterVercetti]

With all the drafts and deals they made, combined with getting out of the expansion draft practically scot-free, I think they've just shortened their rebuild by at least a year or two. Take note, future rebuilders: this is how you do it right.

[@kylekarnes4652]

@@MisterVercetti I hope you're right! So many CBJ fans are way too upset about the Atkinson trade but I think it makes sense because Jake is only signed for 3 years compared to 4 for Cam and I think Jake has more left in the tank too.

[@dustinrhodes4793]

@@kylekarnes4652 Yeah but Cam makes less per year and he was a fan favorite. My buddy and I both have Cam jerseys, love that dude

[@kylekarnes4652]

@@dustinrhodes4793 Cam is a great guy. I was stunned when the trade was done.

[@dustinrhodes4793]

@@kylekarnes4652 me too man

[@tplcrown]

“When the Titanic is already at the bottom of the ocean…” I am dying! 🤣🤣🤣

[@TCOSTA96]

DW didn’t screw up! We actually got a great draft pick

[@JimboBurrito]

2021 NHL Draft: The Year of Michigan

[@templetonbob]

I’m still disappointed they didn’t get to play in the Frozen Four this year.

[@jonathangarmuth8975]

The wings got no Hughes brothers and none of the top UM guys....

[@UserName-ts3sp]

ttun fans better enjoy it because it won’t be so fun when they go 10 years without beating the buckeyes

[@mattyice8265]

@@UserName-ts3sp take your garbage football jargon back to the espn boards where they belong. Ratty Ohio will never have the type of rich hockey tradition the state of Michigan has. Lol. That was fun though.

[@peterdragon6367]

@@UserName-ts3sp I know. I really wish Michigan would lower their academic standards so they can compete with the Buckeyes

[@mitcharmstrong8327]

so glad everyone is big on Eklund need something to smile about in SJ

[@mingusclark400]

I really like the Red Wings draft, picked up a probable top 2 defensemen, and someone who's supposed to be an elite starting Goaltender. This looks likes very successful rebuild

[@aircraft94]

Love hockey but I’ve never really dug too dee into the draft and potential prospects, so to hear just about everyone saying that the Sharks may have struck gold with their pick is very very exciting! We could use something good!

[@prizm2807]

I personally had Eklund 3rd. So to me yall gotta steal

[@jaycer3898]

Sharks have been one of the best drafting teams of the last few years, they did well after round 1 too. Eklund is awesome.

[@rddc408]

Sharks with the steal of the draft let’s goooo

[@tykara3404]

Eh

[@pinj]

no montreal has the steal

[@ponyboy9765]

@@tykara3404 Dude if you don’t have anything meaningful to say just don’t say anything.

[@tykara3404]

@@ponyboy9765 I’m saying we’ll see buddy in 5 years who was a steal people are usually wrong 😑

[@ponyboy9765]

@@tykara3404 The only clown is someone who thinks they know more than literal NHL elite scouts and still uses that stupid emoji to make up for the fact that they don’t actually have a valid argument. Try again “buddy”

[@Slipings]

still hurt that EDM traded the pick when Wallstedt literally fell into their hands really wanted Wallstedt or Cossa...

[@mattpeters6120]

Time for Ken to go. He’s butchered this list!

[@theodoresakr9504]

SJS, CBJ, WPG got themselves some amazing prospects. MTL, albeit unconventional and dismaying, got themselves a heck of a prospect in Mailloux, from a hockey perspective.

[@wraithsoul6520]

He messed up but I don’t think it’s enough for him to be black listed by the NHL

[@julien7337]

Yeah, give it a month into the season and most will move on. He did something scummy but he was 17 ffs

[@commandershepard1838]

Twitter mob and talking heads want the kid out of the league instead of educating him and making him essentially make good for the wrong that he did

[@mshat18]

I don’t think he’s that great a prospect but he definitely should not be blacklisted. What he did was bad but my god everybody used to laugh at shit like that in comedy movies 15 years ago.

[@Mooseguy15]

@@mshat18 he was a top 15 easily before the whole incident, montreal picked 30th

[@jsullivan5823]

Yalls live streams were insane lol Thanks again man!

[@Detector1977]

The Oilers don't need a top goalie prospect! they've got their goalie of the future....Mike Smith

[@daveyoung6190]

Haha right oilers gm great move dumb ass🤮👎

[@philcanselmo9436]

They have konovalov tho

[@andrewfrancis9192]

You are brilliant for coming up with the ideas for videos that you do.

[@robinlang2641]

My god, I'd love if more people were as open minded as you are. Social media accounts out there judging EVERYTHING when no one played 1 NHL game yet

[@heyitsbranigan]

Refreshing, isn't it?

[@andrewbennett7610]

Right?! It's ridiculous the way people make videos about J Hughes, Kakko etc being "busts" after their rookie season. Even more so to declare winners and losers 3-4 days after that draft! 3-4 years maybe

[@robinlang2641]

@@andrewbennett7610 yes. Not everyone can be Crosby or McDavid. But some people don't seem to get that.

[@MrVisde]

Man, I was having flashbacks of the Sharks passing on Kopitar. Love the Eklund pick. He has such great vision and hands.

[@mgoboski]

Pretty amazing that 4 of the top 5 picks were Michigan Wolverines.

[@Sam_SoCal]

FINALLY he uploads this video lol been looking forward to it 😂 AND GO SHARKS 😤👏

[@LittleMountainLife]

Solid breakdown as always! Nice jersey! :)

[@johnsohn653]

Buffalo is a DIY project gone wrong. You screw up your remodel then have to scrap it and pay a contractor to fix your mess.

[@APJTA]

They've had a succession of Homer Simpsons as GMs

[@johnsohn653]

@@APJTA Le Rebuild? What the hell is that!?

[@korey3826]

Really loved Waddell's pick management. Trading down and having four picks in the second round, using three, and picking up who I believe are two absolute studs in Heimosalmi and Koivunen. Waddell and the scouting team in Carolina seems to know what they're doing.

[@bqaggie]

Very interesting breakdown. As a DAL fan, I was hoping for Aatu Raty as he was (at one time) considered to be a potential First Overall. His stock took a rather substantial drop leading up to the NHL Draft. I have a feeling that while we reached at #23 with Wyatt Johnston, we got an absolute steal at #47 with Logan Stankoven. I see why they drafted them, as they were linemates on CAN's U18 Team, which won gold in Texas, so it was easy for our scouts to stay home while scouting whom we wanted. There's more than a few experts who say that Stankoven had first round talent. So I look at it as DAL could've actually swapped the picks (Stank in 1st, Wyatt in 2nd) & got whom we wanted, but it worked out either way. I'm happy with our selections, regardless. I'm hoping the big Russian DMan Artem Grushnikov is something of a Sergachev-lite (although nowhere near as offensively skilled) but I see why they went that route considering we just lost Oleksiak to SEA. Anyways, great insight, as always. Thanks for doing it. And Go Stars!

[@IndicacannaJones]

Video idea: analyze previous drafts and rankings from these ranking outlets you're citing to see where they compare in getting it right/wrong.

[@Ra-iz7ui]

Sharks finally have a prospect to be excited about, let’s go!!

[@adrianfuentes9418]

Been pretty excited about Bordeleau since last year too

[@RamanN00B]

i was so happy to see several guys from my hometown team get drafted in the first round, as well as the whole draft. thrilled for my chicago steel boys!

[@d0ubled1amond]

i really like how you have multiple rating services... would be interesting to look at 5 years back and all the ratings (if available)

[@K31ran17]

Laughed my ass off when you said the 3rd Hughes brother could come to the devils. It's a dream, the next instalment of the stall brothers .... think I missed a pun there but it's early. Good breakdown! Devils prospect pool on paper looks very very good. shame about bastain, fee like our second pick in the draft was to replace that loss maybe, although Stillman is a RW too?

[@coltonbarker5906]

Will you be doing a review of each teams picks from the draft this year? I think it'd be a really cool series, shouldn't take too long either.

[@DausteyII]

Have you ever done a video on which Hockey Draft Analysts have the best record on which draft picks do well? As in they're choice for who should go where is better than others?

[@K-M0]

You're on in my house so much, i might have to charge you rent!

[@dustinfields2055]

I’m happy with how the CBJ drafted. And with how they’re handling free agency.

[@wildwilie]

Every year, I get more and more impressed at the 2003 draft picks. Such an insane draft year. Would be interesting having a video of how many potential players that are close or will be in the nhl hall of fame.

[@ryans413]

This board is madness

[@TNfelldin]

Aatu Raty just scored 4 goals of 5 against sweden u20 6 hours ago.... nice steal Islanders ;)

[@JoshDragRace0688]

Buffalo should of grabbed him, instead we grabbed russians...

[@Regurgitator85]

Ya but who's playing in that ? Any other high skill players?

[@TNfelldin]

@@Regurgitator85 Fabian Lysell, Oskar Olausson, Isak Rosen, Simon Edvinsson and eklund was in that game for sweden.

[@Regurgitator85]

@@TNfelldin when was this game?

[@independentaquaman7424]

*Since no one else did it, here are the Time Stamps:* (this includes trades, not the original "lottery" results) Intro - 0:00 01 Sabres - 1:22 02 Kraken - 2:25 03 Ducks - 3:10 04 Devils - 3:57 05 Jckts - 5:11 06 Wings - 5:59 07 Sharks - 6:38 08 Kings - 7:42 09 Yotes - 8:25 10 Senz - 9:09 11 Jckts - 9:55 12 Flames - 10:37 13 Sabres - 11:05 14 Wings - 11:59 15 Rangrs - 13:18 16 Blues - 13:38 *17 Jets - * 14:17 18 Preds - 14:51 19 Wild - 15:29 20 Bruins - 16:34 21 Oilers - 17:11 22 Stars - 17:35 23 Pnthrs - 18:18 24 Jckts - 18:59 25 Wild - 19:56 26 Preds - 20:15 27 Avs - 20:59 28 Devils - 21:40 29 Knights - *22:22* 30 Canadiens - 22:47 31 Blackhawks - 23:23 Concluding Remarks - 23:53

[@SirianXM]

"I don't know... Microbes?!", Shanny you're my poet-lauriet

[@jacked6]

Sharks made our like bandits. I think the Wings and the Canadiens really dropped the ball on this one.

[@chrisormie]

Biggest reach was Wyatt Johnson for Dallas - they could have traded back to the 2nd and still got the player while getting more capital imo. Biggest steals were Brandt Clarke to LA (I had him top 3), and Jesper Wallstedt to the Wild (I had him top 10). Happy with the Avs pick, and their draft overall too. Interested to see how these players develop over the next few years now due to the oddity of the year we just had and seeing how that might have affected the scouting/picks.

[@bqaggie]

I just posted about DAL's draft in that I feel that they could've actually swapped the picks (Stankoven in 1st, Johnston in 2nd) & still got whom they wanted, as I felt Stankoven is actually a 1st Rd talent, but I'm just happy it worked out the way it did & we got whom we wanted. Either way, it's clear what the Dallas brass was looking to do, in keeping that Canada U18 line together in Logan & Wyatt. The U18's were held in Frisco, so it was easy for the Dallas scouts to stay at home to do their scouting. Those kids were there, & we wanted them. How often can we scout kids in our own backyards? I agree Wyatt was a reach, but it couldn't have worked out any better. We got them both & that's what matters to me right now.

[@EvanSolomonBerger]

It's a wonderful thing to see you wearing a Blue Jackets Jersey

[@owenloney8795]

You should make a series this off-season of how accurate these guys predictions were in previous years

[@jahmanoog461]

Was waiting for this video.

[@bumsuckaduck]

I will defend Trent Mann to the day I die. I will preface by saying his track record is far too strong for 1 or 2 high draft busts to change my mind on that. Allegedly, the Rangers were in on Boucher at 15. Had the Sens traded down, they probably don't get Boucher. Trent Mann also said that the public rankings don't have all the details and that he was confident he was going to be taken in the 10-20 range. Boucher also dropped in projections due to injuries and pneumonia but is said to be 100% now. Another thing that sells me is that Brady Tkachuk is fond of the pick. Boucher's father says teams ranked at 13-16 were also interested in him and had interviewed him. At the end of the day, sens fans got upset about Tkchuk and Pinto being drafted and yet they have panned out so far. I look at players like Batherson who were drafted in the 4th round to summarize Trent Manns' record. I think it's fair to also say in this draft, it's okay to take low risks with high rewards.

[@zacharyomalley355]

I really liked the Penguins first rounder this year. Looks like he's gonna be a stud one day.

[@davids9520]

I thought the Red Wings drafted for depth though out the draft. They picked for depth in defensemen. Plus the forwards they took in later rounds, weren't considered great scoring threats. But they were considered leaders on their teams, in the comments from the panelists. The Red Wings may have gotten a lot of third or fourth line player prospects. But you need those types of players in difficult situations in games.

[@kitfisto1827]

@@badm0t0rf1ng3r Cholowski wont even be on Seattles roster. Bust.

[@danw7763]

@@badm0t0rf1ng3r if he was a quality d- man he would've been on our roster instead of Alex biega. Cholo is fine on the powerplay but can't actually play D. If he succeeds in the league it will be as a sheltered sixth D who also runs the second pp unit

[@Royknwsall1986]

Depth!? Its more of need than BA. Yzerman values character over 'talent' as work ethic does much better in the playoffs than that talent. Lol! This is why he went with Cossa and not Wallstedt, and why he went with Seider back in '19. Turns out, he knew what he was doing as Seider is considered the best prospect in hockey.

[@Royknwsall1986]

@@badm0t0rf1ng3r Oh, Im well aware... Since you cant read... I updated it for the special people. You're welcome. No need to thank me either.

[@christhornycroft3686]

I've got an idea for a video for you: Top 5 or top 10s from past drafts, who they were compared to by scouts at the time of the draft and how those picks panned out ultimately. The 1999 Draft would be an interesting starting point, given that the Sedins were picked by Vancouver and became Hall of Famers, while the guy picked at number 1 was the infamous bust that is Patrik Stefan. Or you could rank the biggest draft busts since you started watching hockey. Or you could compare the Canucks drafting record by GM and who has the best success rate (spoiler alert: Benning, for better or worse, is likely the best drafting GM in Canucks history LOL). If you need any liquid assistance to complete this, I'm more than happy to make a contribution towards such a video. You're the best, Shannon.

[@jeremymuther8656]

Love the Bruins pick with Lysell 🖤💛

[@bjartan7765]

Its Wyatt Johnston and Corson Ceulemans. Good analysis as always !

[@zachmontminy]

Flyers drafted a Finn for the first time in like 17 years.

[@jasoncoladonato1034]

Loved that pick. Tuomala is a first round talent.

[@andrewbennett7610]

@@jasoncoladonato1034 I damn hope so. He is written up as a flashy, skillful winger. With Giroux entering his twilight Toumala sounds like just what our future needs

[@BM_2002]

Love what the Jets did in this draft

[@Yo_Adrienne]

I would love to see data on just how accurate these "scouting services" are. Has anyone ever gone back and looked at it? I think most of the teams' scouts have a better idea of what they need, and who fits in their organization, than do these outsiders.

[@wilseph1]

This draft is the definition of rolling the dice.

[@marksprinkle]

Glad to see you praise the Golden Knights pick. Welcome to Vegas, ZACH DEAN!

[@imthebeatplug_8319]

🤮

[@Retr-vc4wn]

"Welcome, can't wait to trade you for an aging veteran"-vegas GM

[@Killerbeast-hx5qp]

So glad the Bruins got Fabian Lysell. Easily the best prospect we’ve had in a while. Love most of their other picks in this draft as well. Donnie did well.

[@piggybankvillan]

The Cossa vs Wallstedt debate is something I'm very excited to see how it will pan out. Minnesota is better at developing goaltenders too but Detroit must believe that Cossa is substantially better so we'll see. That being said, I don't necessarily think a player's potential matters, they really need to get developed in the right environment and culture. I think that has more of an effect than just "oh this player is more skilled at x or x than this player." Also lowkey hoping Quinn reunites with his brothers in NJD (sorry Shannon) but that would be fun. All these brothers on the same team must be so nice from their POV.

[@elwizschold]

NHL central scouting had Beniers at 6th among NA skaters and McTavish as 2nd among NA skaters. It's clear that scouting is in great part highly subjective

[@ayejayekaye4562]

As a Bruins fan I’m so happy about Lyssel

[@thewolfdoctor761]

I like the way the Red Wings are rebuilding. Very smart.

[@thegoldrobber]

Shannon, I am newish here and am assuming you have been doing these draft review videos for a while. When looking back, which of these draft services/magazines/websites is most accurate with there rankings? Thank you.

[@jetswhiteout961]

Lucius was an interesting pick, since we already got enough centers on this team with Scheifele, Dubois, Lowry, Copp and Perfetti. But gotta take the best player available.

[@BM_2002]

You can never complain about too many centers

[@jetswhiteout961]

@@BM_2002 Nope. It’s best to have a really deep center core in this league.

[@BM_2002]

@@jetswhiteout961 Exactly

[@SpaceForce635]

Surprised the Jets didn't take Ceulemans.

[@killhouse6130]

Great video, I like lambos for a steal but idrk

[@mlbartlett27]

Being a Blue Jackets fan is such a rollercoaster ride this week. Oh my lord.

[@thomaslatimer571]

I’m so glad Vegas got another potential good player can’t wait to see what we trade him for! As for my Rangers I’m fine with it!

[@loganreifsnider3182]

Othmann is going to be awesome! LGR

[@Afluffycookie117]

As a Wings fan, I was 50/50 between Eklund and Edvinsson but I slightly wanted Edvinsson more because I think strong defense and strong goaltending is arguably more important than offense. Two things you can not win without: Excellent defense and excellent goaltending. Sure your offense can score 3 goals a game but if your defense and goalie is allowing 4 goals your not winning the game. We also went for offense last year with Raymond, plus next year's draft is going to be stacked with forwards like Wright, Savioe, Lambert....etc and we could have a chance to draft one of them. Plus Detroit already has a lot of offensive power with Larkin, Vrana, Bertuzzi, Hirose, Erne, Zadina, Rasmussen, Smith, Fabbri, Veleno and hopefully Raymond and Berggren soon not to mention other promising late rounders like Soderblom and Grewe....etc. So that's another reason why I wanted a top rated defenseman with that 6th pick. Edvinsson is like 6 ft 4 and over 200 pounds, imagine him on a line with Seider. You got two huge defenseman you gotta get through and then you also gotta beat a 6 ft 6 goalie. Yzerman addressed Detroit's goalie situation with Cossa and bolster up the blue line with Edvinsson. I give Yzerman a solid B+, my only complaint is that he traded up and chose Cossa when Wallstedt was still available. I mean I guess it doesn't really matter. Most rankings had them equal, or Wallstedt as slightly better. But hey, I trust Stevie Y. Only time will tell. Let's not forget when he chose Seider at 6th in 2019 we were all like WTF. I was pissed at first lol 😆 and gave Yzerman a solid B- (which would have been a C- had it been Holland). But now that choice is paying off very well. Seider was recently named the SHL defenseman of the year and looks like the real deal

[@deadshotdisco5188]

Wooo a good day when THG posts

[@austinmuirhead3071]

so everyday is a good day

[@csharp48]

@@austinmuirhead3071 multiple times a day!

[@Killerbeast-hx5qp]

The Titanic 🤝 Buffalo Sabres At the bottom of the Atlantic

[@christiantaillon2930]

Flames got an absolute steal in Matthew Coronato. Happy to have him on our team.

[@APJTA]

Yeah he's a good one. And he'll continue to develop next year at Harvard. I'm about 75% sure he's gonna be a star.

[@christiantaillon2930]

@@APJTA The Flames need him desperately. I really really hope he doesn't spend his time in University hockey for a year or 2 then go off to sign with a different NHL team. I would be so disappointed.

[@APJTA]

@@christiantaillon2930 I believe it would have to be 4 years before he can leave for another team.

[@christiantaillon2930]

@@APJTA I hope he signs right away for like 6 years like Matthew Tkachuk. He started playing for us right after the draft.

[@APJTA]

@@christiantaillon2930 Gotta bear in mind that Tkachuk had already played a year in the OHL, though. Coronato is in the USHL, which is an easier league than the OHL. It's rare for guys to jump from the USHL to the NHL. One of the big reasons guys play USHL is precisely so they can keep their NCAA eligibility. Depending on how his year goes, Matthew might be able to sign his ELC at the end of his freshman year.

[@Jonesyful10]

Its not a bad draft but an unpredictable draft since certain leagues didnt get to start up and scouting was limited to basically video only until the very end of the year.

[@LedriTheThane]

I think Red Wings with Cossa and sharks with Eklund will be the steal. Boucher... don't know about that one.

[@Numb3ffect]

Minnesota and Columbus had the best draft's for me. As a Flames fan really happy with Coronato fits a need organizationally as a scorer and RW.

[@obey2dmax]

As a die hard Kings fan, I will be paying more attention on Mctavish and Eklund. These two will might be problems that Kings have to deal with sooner than later.

[@Iangonzalezz22]

Yeah and the ducks and sharks are going to have to deal with Byfield Turcotte and Kaliyev, now we have our future #1 D. Not too worried about the ducks or sharks rn lol

[@adrianfuentes9418]

Just wait until we add Wright next year too add to Eklund

[@Iangonzalezz22]

@@adrianfuentes9418 pretty realistic tbh

[@michaelrimmer4200]

The draft is a crap shoot just because Craig buttons said a prospect is going to be a star does not make it so, that why each team has to trust their scouting department not to depend on these so called experts! Example( Moritz Seider) went higher in the draft and it was a good called by Stevie Y.

[@johnnyslokes2712]

I dont think its a bad idea to include expert rankings (im sure they would have analysis with it) in your draft process but it should only be a piece of the puzzle or a tool. Teams have their own scouts as a tool to draft players so they certainly should trust what their scouts are doing. And for all we know some of the scouts that are on teams could even be part of the experts that do the rankings. Just saying I would use every available resource to draft if I were a GM

[@roubablood]

We can make a nuance with Caufield

[@jeffhockey5163]

Craig button has proved he's not an expert. Certainly he would not agree with my opinion.

[@floxy20]

I noticed during the TV presentation of the draft that the screen shot accompanying each team displayed their last few draft picks. Most names on the lists were of players who never made it to the NHL. Drafting 18 year olds is indeed a crap shoot which is why I like them drafting 18 year olds.

[@themzeros5909]

Exactly, I was high on eklund as a ducks fan and was a little worried after the mctavish pick. But then I saw 3 other GMs pass on him including Stevie Y. Every ducks fan over reacted but you just gotta trust the system. Madden ran this years draft for us and he's the one behind getting Gibson and rakell in the second round. To also add to that apparently they did try to trade down but murray said the returns weren't high enough and it was too risky to lose mctavish so apparently other GMs had him high

[@alexandermitchell148]

San Jose’s #1 pick was beniers but obviously he was taken at two overall. San Jose’s second choice was actually Eklund and they were surprised he fell to 7. They were going to trade up to get him but it did not need to happen

[@chrisormie]

I like Eklund a little more than Beniers as a player, but can see why Seattle like Beni as their focal point for the future.

[@johanjotun1647]

Detroit passing on the chance to get the Wall twice broke my heart.

[@mikebarber12]

I was hoping that the wings took Wallstedt but obviously Yzerman and the scouting staff saw better potential with Cossa

[@mikebarber12]

@@switchgear100 i definitely trust what Yzerman is doing he's using the exact same blueprint to build the wings roster that he used for the lightning

[@NoahProGamer]

@@mikebarber12 agreed. If he can replicate what he did in Tampa we're fine

[@midimusicforever]

In the first round, I think Wallstedt, Eklund and Lysell are the biggest steals. In the entire draft, I think it's Räty. I still can't believe that so many teams wouldn't even gamble a 2nd round pick on him.

[@philippeleblanc5314]

So the Gretzky brothers hold the record fore the most points combined as brothers in NHL but maybe hughes brothers break that.???

[@joearsenault5452]

Wow hockey guy u are a worker 3 to 4 videos a day no where else will u find that on KZbin congrats!

[@tarasnazarevych679]

I hate how funny that buffalo titanic analogy was 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@steve9358]

The microbes are the Pegulas.

[@jsmusicanddrums]

I'm anxious to know what you think about Arizonas draft overall. And I'll curse John Chyka until the day I die for us not also getting Sillinger at 11!🤬

[@S.O.A.R.]

You cant lose in the first round of the draft if you don't have a pick - Fletcher

[@melvinkaninen1480]

Interesting to see if Yzermans picks turns out well. Edvinsson vs Clarke and Cossa vs Wallgren.

[@melvinkaninen1480]

Mean Wallstedt of course

[@commandershepard1838]

No offense but Hughes skating alone will keep him from being a bust. He’s not the guy that’s gonna be thought of as the guy who went too high

[@kitfisto1827]

Brian Boitano was a great skater too.

[@FGHY8]

He'll be seen as a "bad" pick by some if one of the other defensemen taken in the Top 10 ends up being a better player. The wildcard is whether the three brothers want to play together. If this brings Quinn to NJ in free agency and Luke ends up as a serviceable top-4 Dman, then NJ absolutely made the right pick.

[@RL_Sin]

@@FGHY8 they kicker for me is the #1 OA pick who is a Dman sets the tone that this draft has good top players that save teams fortunes but not elite players w/ Power at #1 most likely going to college and his floor 2nd pair 2way D - first pair 2 way D who scores but doesn't hit & should let Dahlin QB PP aka a #2 on the first pair. Grabbing Hughes who is a yr younger and right in the mix with these guys plus Jacks bro & could bring in Quinn I cant see being off when he can develop so much more than other players.

[@ABarts14]

24:34 for me as a devils fan it would be Chase Stillman

[@xxbucajucaxx7426]

Sens head of scouting said that teams were interested In taking Boucher in the spots following them. Rumour is the Rangers were very interested.

[@evanoscherwitz1434]

Shannon’s reaction when the Habs drafted Mailloux 😂

[@kaptaan_original]

Columbus, Carolina had great drafts. Tom Boucher is the next Tom Wilson or power forward type of guy.

[@newfiekiller2135]

Should do videos every month when the season keep updating all first round see who's bust or not

[@psychozen7169]

Buffalo at 13 should of took a goalie aka cossa. Powers and cossa would of been huge backbone. Especially since next year draft is loaded at forwards. Let both go back to college and sign next year to initial contracts. Really show how bad Adams is

[@michael_zarbo]

Why we already are invested in lukkonen

[@SteeleZack]

Allan is a defensive-defenseman which is style/role that is lacking on the team, so this might be more of drafting based on need rather than a BAP.

[@tsarXadam]

Nice jersey Shannon!

[@ajmpatriot4899]

I don’t know if you’d do it Shannon but some sports network should give you a show, like Don Cherry had. Don’t wear a crazy suit though! 😂

[@Rorschachqp]

Can you edit the titles of your videos to include the draft year? I clicked on this one and saw this year's draft as expected. Then I clicked on your Reviewing Round Two Of The NHL draft and it was the 2nd round of last year's draft...

[@Jacob-zm1cu]

I really like the Tyler Boucher pick. He's big and can skate fast and drive play. I've read people saying they saw him knock 4 people over in a shift and then scored the next he will be interesting to see.

[@cyber151]

He had knee injuries this year, lower overall offensive ceiling than Lucius sillinger coronato and others still available. 2 high caliber goalies available. I'm smh

[@expxnd5167]

@@cyber151 Exactly. I complained about it, and my friends started saying "oH sHuT uP, hEs gOoD", But when you have those other type of people available, why take a risk? WHY NOT JUST DRAFT THE CONCENSUS PLAYERS OF THE EXPERTS RATHER THAN A THIRD ROUNDER

[@sully_99]

Because the only thing Ottawa is missing is physical forwards. Rankings are stupid, maybe instead of just making fun of your friends and just looking at a number and just copying what one person said you should look into the prospect and maybe you would realize your friends are right. Boucher dropped because of an injury and covid and he’s also a physical player and all the physical guys dropped because the teams couldn’t do physical testing. He still put up a point per game even though that’s not what he excels at. Also the Rangers and flames were apparently gonna take him too and no one is a guaranteed to be good player. Just ask Edmonton and Nail Yakupov

[@sully_99]

Because we already have goalies and great offensive players and a lot of defensive prospects coming up. Only thing missing is a top centre which wasn’t available and then physical middle 6 forwards. He probably wouldn’t have got to the second round as atleast two other teams were reportedly gonna take him and the only reason he’s ranked low is the injury and the fact that he’s a physical player and the teams couldn’t do physical testing.

[@cyber151]

@@sully_99 ok time out. "Rankings are stupid....looking at a number what one person said." Those rankings are the analysis of hundreds of scouts. They are not stupid and they are not just the view of one person. "Great offensive talent" Oh you mean Stutzle? Hes one guy. Tkachuk hasnt had a 60 point season just yet and will need a 1C to push him there. Norris has exceeded projections so let's hope he still has yet another level, because otherwise hes a 2c be forced to play top center. I love Batherson but hes not an elite goalscorer or playmaker. So of our entire youth pool only Stutzle has elite line 1 skill. That's one guy and if he stays left wing, we likely dont have a true 1c. And to trade for one is expensive. At pick 10 you had scoring centers like Lucius and Sillinger. Or at rw the best pure shooter in coronato. And we took a guy who's dad said this yr he had "two different knee injuries" who most scouts say hes a 3rd liner if he hits his ceiling, a "complementary player" who you could put in the top 6 to wreak havoc and create space. ..... no. We needed the higher ceilings. If we had a 1c then fine. But Norris likely isnt it. And our best hope was... logan brown...and he really isnt planning out. The 1c position has a giant hole, and 4 yrs into this rebuild we havent secures it. Norris Pinto as you top centers ain't good enough. Great blueline of the future if we take our time with Sanderson Jbd etc. In net Gustavsson (maybe is improving now?) Sogaard is trending up. But at 1c, and line 1 type players in general we got Stutzle. Not enough to justify going off board and using 10 on a guy rated 28 to 50. 😡

[@mtk52983]

Rangers were rumored to be high on Boucher. I think Ottawa figured they would have to stay at 10 if they wanted him. That being said, it is a question of whether Boucher is that good that you don’t want to lose him.

[@Royknwsall1986]

I heard about the difference between Cossa and Wallstedt was the pre-draft interviews Yzerman had with each. Cossa was a character guy with a better work ethic. Thats why they went that way with him. It is the same thing they did when he surprised the hockey world taking Seider and look how that turned out. I trust Yzerman. Lol.