SHARKIE'S 2023 DRAFT RANKINGS: CHL ONLY WITH PLAYER EXPLANATIONS

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Draft Class: 2023

Created By: Sharkie69

Published: Apr. 11, 2023 at 12:21 p.m.

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Lottery Winners:

St. Louis Blues (11→1)
Vancouver Canucks (8→2)

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Lottery winners
1. St. Louis Blues
2. Vancouver Canucks
Round 1
1. Connor Bedard (St. Louis Blues) (Details: There is absolutely no way Bedard doesn't go first. Too bad his CHL career is already done.).
2. Zach Benson (Vancouver Canucks) (Details: Him and Cristall are pretty much equal in my draft rankings. Benson is higher because of team performance.).
3. Andrew Cristall (Chicago Blackhawks) (Details: Whoever gets this player gets the steal of the draft if he goes anywhere past 8.).
4. Brayden Yager (Columbus Blue Jackets) (Details: Can't wait to watch his team get destroyed by Benson and the Ice in the next round!).
5. Riley Heidt (Anaheim Ducks) (Details: I'm much higher on Heidt than some people. He'll probably drop a fair bit if his team doesn't do well in the second round.).
6. Nate Danielson (San Jose Sharks) (Details: Great safe pickup for anyone who takes him.).
7. Colby Barlow (Montreal Canadiens) (Details: I don't know, I'm just not as intrigued by him as I used to be. Just looks like players like Heidt and Danielson are better.).
8. Quentin Musty (Arizona Coyotes) (Details: I went to a Wolves game, and I was very impressed by his performance. He got 2 assists. He would be higher if this draft class wasn't so good.).
9. Oliver Bonk (Philadelphia Flyers) (Details: Great defensive ability, the best CHL defenseman in this draft.).
10. Samuel Honzek (Washington Capitals) (Details: Decent forward prospect, too bad he was eliminated.).
11. Caden Price (Detroit Red Wings) (Details: Price and Brzustewicz are 2 solid defensemen that could swap places depending on the team.).
12. Hunter Brzustewicz (Arizona Coyotes from Ottawa Senators).
13. Koehn Ziemmer (Buffalo Sabres) (Details: He was not good in that prospect game, playing without Heidt, so that's why I'm not very high on him.).
14. Gracyn Sawchyn (Nashville Predators) (Details: Good player on an amazing team. We'll see if they end up winning the Memorial Cup.).
15. Lukas Dragicevic (Pittsburgh Penguins) (Details: He has undeniable talent, but the defensive ability just isn't there.).
16. Luca Cagnoni (Calgary Flames) (Details: Solid defender. Wonder how well he'll do in the playoffs.).
17. Luca Pinelli (Detroit Red Wings from New York Islanders) (Details: Pinelli and Ritchie are two decent, low-risk picks that I see going in the late first, or early second round.).
18. Calum Ritchie (Montreal Canadiens from Florida Panthers).
19. Ethan Gauthier (Winnipeg Jets) (Details: The best draft-eligible player in the Q.).
20. Mathieu Cataford (Chicago Blackhawks from Tampa Bay Lightning) (Details: Another good player from Quebec. We'll see if his team ends up winning the Memorial Cup this year.).
21. Cameron Allen (Seattle Kraken) (Details: Definitely has dropped a few spots since the beginning of the season, but I think he'll do fine.).
22. Carson Rehkopf (Columbus Blue Jackets from Los Angeles Kings).
23. Beau Akey (Minnesota Wild).
24. Nick Lardis (New York Rangers from Dallas Stars).
25. Coulson Pitre (Colorado Avalanche).
26. Carson Bjarnason (Nashville Predators from Edmonton Oilers).
27. Dylan MacKinnon (St. Louis Blues from New York Rangers).
28. Étienne Morin (Vegas Golden Knights).
29. Kalan Lind (St. Louis Blues from Toronto Maple Leafs).
30. Sam Alfano (San Jose Sharks from New Jersey Devils).
31. Denver Barkey (Carolina Hurricanes).
32. Marc-Olivier Beaudry (Toronto Maple Leafs from Boston Bruins).

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ROUND 1	TEAM	ORIGINAL	PLAYER	DETAILS

1	-	Connor Bedard	There is absolutely no way Bedard doesn't go first. Too bad his CHL career is already done.
2	-	Zach Benson	Him and Cristall are pretty much equal in my draft rankings. Benson is higher because of team performance.
3	-	Andrew Cristall	Whoever gets this player gets the steal of the draft if he goes anywhere past 8.
4	-	Brayden Yager	Can't wait to watch his team get destroyed by Benson and the Ice in the next round!
5	-	Riley Heidt	I'm much higher on Heidt than some people. He'll probably drop a fair bit if his team doesn't do well in the second round.
6	-	Nate Danielson	Great safe pickup for anyone who takes him.
7	-	Colby Barlow	I don't know, I'm just not as intrigued by him as I used to be. Just looks like players like Heidt and Danielson are better.
8	-	Quentin Musty	I went to a Wolves game, and I was very impressed by his performance. He got 2 assists. He would be higher if this draft class wasn't so good.
9	-	Oliver Bonk	Great defensive ability, the best CHL defenseman in this draft.
10	-	Samuel Honzek	Decent forward prospect, too bad he was eliminated.
11	-	Caden Price	Price and Brzustewicz are 2 solid defensemen that could swap places depending on the team.
12		Hunter Brzustewicz
13	-	Koehn Ziemmer	He was not good in that prospect game, playing without Heidt, so that's why I'm not very high on him.
14	-	Gracyn Sawchyn	Good player on an amazing team. We'll see if they end up winning the Memorial Cup.
15	-	Lukas Dragicevic	He has undeniable talent, but the defensive ability just isn't there.
16	-	Luca Cagnoni	Solid defender. Wonder how well he'll do in the playoffs.
17		Luca Pinelli	Pinelli and Ritchie are two decent, low-risk picks that I see going in the late first, or early second round.
18		Calum Ritchie
19	-	Ethan Gauthier	The best draft-eligible player in the Q.
20		Mathieu Cataford	Another good player from Quebec. We'll see if his team ends up winning the Memorial Cup this year.
21	-	Cameron Allen	Definitely has dropped a few spots since the beginning of the season, but I think he'll do fine.
22		Carson Rehkopf
23	-	Beau Akey
24		Nick Lardis
25	-	Coulson Pitre
26		Carson Bjarnason
27		Dylan MacKinnon
28	-	Étienne Morin
29		Kalan Lind
30		Sam Alfano
31	-	Denver Barkey
32		Marc-Olivier Beaudry

Apr. 11, 2023 at 12:29 p.m.

NoVaSpartan

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What are your thoughts on Gracyn Sawchyn? I think he's an interesting prospect later in the draft but we've only seen him in 2 playoff games for Seattle so far.

Apr. 11, 2023 at 12:45 p.m.

Sharkie69

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Quoting: NoVaSpartan

What are your thoughts on Gracyn Sawchyn? I think he's an interesting prospect later in the draft but we've only seen him in 2 playoff games for Seattle so far.

He's played well with Seattle, but I wonder how well he would play if he were on a worse team. That's why I could see some people put someone like Ritchie ahead of him.

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Apr. 11, 2023 at 1:06 p.m.

NoVaSpartan

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Joined: Nov. 2019

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Quoting: Sharkie69

He's played well with Seattle, but I wonder how well he would play if he were on a worse team. That's why I could see some people put someone like Ritchie ahead of him.

Btw would just like to apologize as I looked through him on first glance, so i didn't see your first thoughts

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