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The weakest draft in years

The weakest draft in years

Draft Class: 2021
Created By: Playersoverpayed
Published: Jun. 27, 2021 at 10:14 a.m.
ROUND 1TEAMORIGINALPLAYERDETAILS
1Logo of the Buffalo Sabres-Safe pick. Oh no, BUF turns everything in busts lol.
2Logo of the Seattle Kraken-One of the youngest prospects, but SEA can wait.
3Logo of the Anaheim Ducks-1-2 C tandem with Zegras, expect him to be playoff performer.
4Logo of the New Jersey Devils-NJD need top RD and Clarke is exactly that. Draft him even if Hughes would be available.
5Logo of the Columbus Blue Jackets-Projected no. 2 C and CBJ need C prospects. Shane Wright next year?
6Logo of the Detroit Red Wings-With no top C available left, Yzerman picks safely.
7Logo of the San Jose Sharks-9 of 9 SJS's 2020 picks were Fs. Edvinsson is potential bust, but aging core forces SJS to risk.
8Logo of the Los Angeles Kings-Safe pick. LA doesn't need another F, but he can either play or be future trade piece.
9Logo of the Vancouver Canucks-Homeboy. It didn't end well with last time (Virtanen), will now be different?
10Logo of the Ottawa Senators-Scoring RW for deep F group in OTT. Should be more physical.
11Logo of the Arizona Coyotes-
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12Logo of the Chicago Blackhawks-Offensive RW from Chicago Steel. CHI is not affraid to draft smaller players.
13Logo of the Calgary Flames-Scoring RW/C. CGY bsolutely can use goal-scorer in their system.
14Logo of the Philadelphia Flyers-PHI pulls a trigger on a potential no. 1 G after Hart. Could trade down for a few spots.
15Logo of the Dallas Stars-DAL need help on D. Ceulemans is the only D left who is potentialy worth no. 15 pick.
16Logo of the New York Rangers-NYR need Cs. Sillinger is one of more complete players, despite being slower.
17Logo of the St. Louis Blues-STL could take one of the better offensive players. Younger prospect, years away from NHL.
18Logo of the Winnipeg Jets-Perfetti will soon move from AHL to NHL. Pinelli would be decent replacement.
19Logo of the Nashville Predators-NAS need Cs. With Askarov in club they could be looking for another RUS player (or couple).
20Logo of the Edmonton Oilers-Potential injury-prone player. High risk – modest reward player. Might be drafted even earlier.
21Logo of the Boston Bruins-BOS need Cs. It is likely too much to expect him to become 1 C, but some still hope.
22Logo of the Minnesota Wild-I assume MIN was hoping for Cossa. RW Lysell has potential, but struggles against men.
23Logo of the Detroit Red WingsLogo of the Washington CapitalsWithout top C available, DET might develope one at their own. Size also matters.
24Logo of the Florida Panthers-Good offensive player in SWE U-20, but has yet to thrive against men.
25Logo of the Columbus Blue JacketsLogo of the Toronto Maple LeafsSmaller Ds are risky, but his offensive output looks promising.
26Logo of the Minnesota WildLogo of the Pittsburgh PenguinsAnother RW for MIN. Lysell is skilled, Boucher is physical. Lower risk – lower reward pick.
27Logo of the Carolina Hurricanes-Decent point producer. Last season 33G, 38A in 63GP, this season 20G, 20A in 29GP.
28Logo of the Colorado Avalanche-COL like skating D-man. Zellweger's offense looks promising, despite small sample size.
29Logo of the New Jersey DevilsLogo of the New York IslandersKlimovich will nicely complement strong C core. NJD could become cup candidate in few years.
30Logo of the Vegas Golden Knights-That big and strong players are rare. I wouldn't be surprised if he goes in top 20.
31Logo of the Montreal Canadiens-Poor-man's McTavish. Can be physical despite not being big player. Possible playoff performer.
32Logo of the Columbus Blue JacketsLogo of the Tampa Bay LightningExcellent WJC-18. Typical RUS winger with skill and speed.
Jun. 27, 2021 at 11:06 a.m.
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Noha Boyko? My bad, it should be Talyn Boyko, G.
Jun. 27, 2021 at 12:05 p.m.
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i don't think it's "weak" there is just a lot of unpredictability with how little some of these players have played the last year and a half

like most drafts the scouts know the top end/1st round players, it's the later rounds that will be even bigger crapshoots than a normal year
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Jun. 27, 2021 at 12:19 p.m.
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If Eklund and Guenther are still on the board, no way the sharks go with a dman. Even after last years draft with all the F's our D pool is still pretty deep and we still lack higher-end offensive prospects outside of Wiesblatt. Only way we take a dman is if Clarke is still on the board.
Jun. 27, 2021 at 12:38 p.m.
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Unpredictability is just a ˝bonus˝. Offensive talent of 2021 class might be worst in a decade or so. But I do understand a hype, that is all normal.
I agree Eklund and Guenther are rational picks, but with Karlson, Burns and Vlasic being old and expensive I can absolutely see all-or-nothing selection. It is all about a cup.
Jun. 27, 2021 at 12:44 p.m.
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I'd be shocked if Beniers drops outside the top 3.
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Jun. 27, 2021 at 7:45 p.m.
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jets will probably draft lambos
Jun. 28, 2021 at 8:30 a.m.
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Everyone says it's a weak draft but 5 years from now when 5 back end first rounder are going to play top line/pair and 25 guys found after the fifth round are going to play top 6/4 because of a lack of scouting we'll see it was the same kind of draft as usual. Players who haven't been able to play -or barely- are big dark horses.
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Jun. 28, 2021 at 12:50 p.m.
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Dallas needs defense? Yeah Klingberg is a free agent next year and who knows if Oleksiak will resign here but I think you still take the best player available unless you have a defense like Jersey or Arizona (where like half are free agents right now) then maybe you pick what you need.
Jun. 28, 2021 at 1:00 p.m.
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It is the weakest draft since....2020.
Last year was a little thinner.
Jun. 28, 2021 at 5:51 p.m.
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PHI isn't taking a goalie in the 1st round.
 
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