Let Stuzle play in Belleville or back in Germany and don't draft Drysdale. Take Raymond or trade around so we can get two of Raymond/Holtz/Perfetti

I think it's been said that Stutzle will play in Germany for 1 more year no?

Think that LA takes Stutzle. They need a player like him more, as he can play wing as well and brings some good speed they need. They also have a huge amount of C's as it is.

Also LA has Marco Sturm as their assistant coach, so I wouldn't be surprised if he'd try to steer Blake towards choosing a fellow German.

I’ve always said this and always will, in most cases drafting by positional need is dumb. They’re going to take the best player imo and that’s byfield. Plus wouldn’t you want a guy that can play like Kopitar to learn from him? I get they have a plethora of C prospects, but the solution is as easy as moving one of them to the wing. IMO they’d be dumb not to take byfield.



I also thought this

I agree with you that one should always take the BPA.

But I disagree with the notion that Byfield would be just that.

I myself view Stutzle just as good as him.

its 50/50 there isnt a clear cut better player right now

I don't disagree, I just see Byfield as the player with more potential and more impact. He plays C, h'es big, can score. I personally just think he's the better choice at #2 but I get why people would pick Stutzle over him.

I would trade a later second round pick or player equivalent to move up and take Stuzle. Just don't see Byfield dominating like the other prospects

Stutzle better not be there.

Sens will be blessed drafting Byfield and Drysdale. That will give them a future #1C and future #1RHD. This franchise will quickly turn itself around

No. Drysdale absolutely should be a top 5 pick. If the sens had pick 4, Drysdale would be the logical choice.

They have a lot of good C’s in their system...but how many of them are as good as Quinton Byfield? If they take Byfield, he’s immediately their number one center prospect..

I agree he should be a top 5 prospect jsut not for Ottawa. This is their chance to get 2 elite forward prospects
Ottawas right side (while Drysdale would be the top of the list) already includes for the next 5 years:
Zaitsev
Thomson
JBD
Brannstrom
Jaros
Zub

Can promise you that if one of Stutz or Dry is available at 4 Detroit is taking them....no chance OTT gets both

Trade down and gain more picks (13 this year isn't enough) and get Perfetti.

I know you said lines don’t matter but a $16.5M 4th line...dang lol

Stutzle is ready for the NHL. He almost had a point per game playing against men in the DEL and he has way too much talent to not make any team out of camp. Unless he does not perform well in camp, there is no way he does not crack the roster. He will probably start the year with Manheim though since their season will likely start much earlier than the NHL.

I agree that drafting Drysdale is not ideal because they have drafted a RD in the first round of the previous 2 drafts but in this case I find that there is a clear top 5 and they must pick the best player available. I personally hope Detroit passes on Rossi for Drysdale but I think they most likely take Rossi. If the sens end up with Drysdale, their D core for the future will be one of the best in the league.

Raymond and Perfetti both have amazing upside but for me, there are too many red flags in their game and that's why they won't be in the top 5.

And I agree that if they can move up the Isle's pick with all their 2nd rounders, grabbing a guy like Holtz or especially Jack Quinn in the 9-12 range that would fulfill exactly what they need in adding depth to their scoring RW prospect pool which besides Batherson, is really the only hole in the pool.

This is not true. What you're referring to is that he will likely start the season in Germany since their season will probably start months before the NHL does.

To me, Stutzle and Byfield are very different players but incredibly even so we don't know what will happen. This post was in the scenario where LA takes Byfield. If you look at their prospect pool, what they really need is defence. So don't put it passed them to even take Drysdale or maybe even trade down a few spots though that is unlikely.

With Turcotte, Vilardi, Kupari etc. do they even need yet another TOP6 to elite C prospect?

Completely agree about the logjam at defence. But If Lafreniere, Byfield, Stutzle, and Rossi are off the board, Drysdale is an easy choice. He would move straight to the top of that list and make guys like Jaros and Zaitsev expendable. And there is no telling that JBD and Thomson will both succeed as top 4 D though I think they do. If the sens pick Drysdale, I see this as their D core of the future looking something like this:

Chabot - Drysdale
Brannstrom - JBD
Wolanin - Thomson

Not bad.

I would not sleep in Rossi. He can easily turn into a #1 centre and he is one of the most NHL ready player in this draft (even more than Byfield IMO). Detroit just took a RD with a high pick last year in Seider so Rossi might be the best choice here, especially if he's considered the better player by Detroit's Management like I do.

The way I see it, Ottawa will get one of Byfield/Stutzle and one of Rossi/Drysdale

I've been through a lot as a sens fan and I've stayed loyal the whole time. But if they traded down in this draft, that would be the worst decision yet. Keep in mind they already have a mid-first round pick with the Isle's. And I am not a Perfetti fan. He has very little work ethic, very weak on the puck, and not a very good skater. Unbelievable skill but too many red flags for me. I see him going like 7-9 range

That line is Ottawa's most important one because it keeps them over the floor! Barely

Too many centre prospects is a good problem to have. Take the best player available and if they deem Byfield to be that then go for it. Ottawa has Norris, L.Brown, Pinto, Chlapik for prospects down the middle on top of their current young centres of White and Tierney, but I'm still hoping for that #1 centre prospect. A guy like Byfield or Rossi would be perfect.