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Player Comparables

Draft Class: 2023
Created By: Z0ra
Published: Feb. 29 at 1:56 p.m.
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1Logo of the Chicago Blackhawks-
Macklin Celebrini
Kyle Connor
2Logo of the Anaheim Ducks-
Ivan Demidov
Nikolaj Ehlers
3Logo of the Columbus Blue Jackets-
Cole Eiserman
Patrik Laine
4Logo of the San Jose Sharks-
Artyom Levshunov
Hampus Lindholm
5Logo of the Montreal Canadiens-
Trevor Connelly
Jack Hughes
6Logo of the Arizona Coyotes-
Anton Silayev
Mattias Ekholm
7Logo of the Philadelphia Flyers-
Cayden Lindstrom
Roope Hintz
8Logo of the Washington Capitals-
Zeev Buium
Kris Letang
9Logo of the Detroit Red Wings-
Sam Dickinson
Noah Hanifin
10Logo of the St. Louis Blues-
Carter Yakemchuk
Brent Burns
11Logo of the Vancouver Canucks-
Berkly Catton
Marco Rossi
12Logo of the Arizona CoyotesLogo of the Ottawa Senators
Michael Brandsegg Nygard
Brady Tkachuk
13Logo of the Buffalo Sabres-
Konsta Helenius
Alexis Lafreniere
14Logo of the Pittsburgh Penguins-
Liam Greentree
Juraj Slafkovsky
15Logo of the Nashville Predators-
Tij Iginla
Blake Coleman
16Logo of the Calgary Flames-
Igor Chernyshov
Evgeni Malkin
17Logo of the Detroit Red WingsLogo of the New York Islanders
Emil Hemming
Elias Lindholm
18Logo of the Winnipeg Jets-
Zayne Parekh
Zach Werenski
19Logo of the Chicago BlackhawksLogo of the Tampa Bay Lightning
Adam Jiricek
Alex Pietrangelo
20Logo of the Seattle Kraken-
Charlie Elick
Dylan DeMelo
21Logo of the Minnesota Wild-
Matvei Shuravin
Justin Braun
22Logo of the Philadelphia FlyersLogo of the Los Angeles Kings
Dean Letourneau
Anders Lee
23Logo of the New York Rangers-
Kamil Bednarik
Mikko Rantanen
24Logo of the Nashville PredatorsLogo of the Edmonton Oilers
Michael Hage
Jack Eichel
25Logo of the St. Louis BluesLogo of the Toronto Maple Leafs
Sacha Boisvert
Blake Wheeler
26Logo of the San Jose SharksLogo of the New Jersey Devils
Nikita Artamonov
Fabian Zetterlund
27Logo of the Colorado Avalanche-
Cole Hutson
Torey Krug
28Logo of the Toronto Maple LeafsLogo of the Boston Bruins
Aron Kiviharju
Shayne Gostisbehere
29Logo of the St. Louis BluesLogo of the Dallas Stars
Maxim Masse
Connor Bedard
30Logo of the Carolina Hurricanes-
Bennett Sennecke
David Pastrnak
31Logo of the Colorado AvalancheLogo of the Florida Panthers
Henry Mews
Erik Karlsson
32Logo of the Vegas Golden Knights-
Tanner Howe
Patrick Kane
Feb. 29 at 1:59 p.m.
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KentMcNally
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#29 to #32 are interesting comparisons......not too often a team would be able to draft 4 likely future Hall of Fame players at the end of the draft.
Feb. 29 at 2:06 p.m.
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BUFF742
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Yakemchuk looks like a good Buffalo fit
Feb. 29 at 2:15 p.m.
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Quoting: KentMcNally
#29 to #32 are interesting comparisons......not too often a team would be able to draft 4 likely future Hall of Fame players at the end of the draft.


Its play style, not potential
Feb. 29 at 2:35 p.m.
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Z0ra
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Quoting: KentMcNally
#29 to #32 are interesting comparisons......not too often a team would be able to draft 4 likely future Hall of Fame players at the end of the draft.


Quoting: AStovetop
Its play style, not potential


You are correct.
Feb. 29 at 2:37 p.m.
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Z0ra
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Quoting: BUFF742
Yakemchuk looks like a good Buffalo fit


Yakemchuk would address a positional need for Buffalo for sure, but he's not really what Buffalo should be looking at. They more so need two-way defenders. Buium, Silayev, Dickinson are better options.

But if the Sabres go on a tear, then for sure Yakemchuk would be the pick.
Feb. 29 at 3:37 p.m.
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Brady wasn’t the MBN comp I was expecting to see
Feb. 29 at 3:53 p.m.
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Quoting: Z0ra
Yakemchuk would address a positional need for Buffalo for sure, but he's not really what Buffalo should be looking at. They more so need two-way defenders. Buium, Silayev, Dickinson are better options.

But if the Sabres go on a tear, then for sure Yakemchuk would be the pick.

We're just so desperate for right d more than anything so I, hoping yak and Emery this year and get w Roy/Demelo signing
Feb. 29 at 5:56 p.m.
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Quoting: Z0ra
Yakemchuk would address a positional need for Buffalo for sure, but he's not really what Buffalo should be looking at. They more so need two-way defenders. Buium, Silayev, Dickinson are better options.

But if the Sabres go on a tear, then for sure Yakemchuk would be the pick.


Check out Will Scouch’s latest “data story so far”. He runs through a handful of picks…and presents pretty rough numbers for Yakemchuk and Parekh. He can often have some oddball takes, but is interesting to read.

Link
Mar. 1 at 11:20 a.m.
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Z0ra
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Quoting: GeneralLandro
Brady wasn’t the MBN comp I was expecting to see


MBN and Brady are both power forwards with size and grit. High energy on the ice, booming shot, and can skate well.
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Mar. 1 at 12:00 p.m.
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Quoting: Z0ra
MBN and Brady are both power forwards with size and grit. High energy on the ice, booming shot, and can skate well.


No I know! That wasn’t mean to be a diss more like a comp I haven’t seen/thought of
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Mar. 1 at 3:31 p.m.
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Chernyshov is Malkin comparable? the same Malkin that is arguably as good as Ovechkin and top 5 player of his generation ?
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Mar. 1 at 3:57 p.m.
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Quoting: GeneralLandro
No I know! That wasn’t mean to be a diss more like a comp I haven’t seen/thought of


Sorry about that, I didn't know you meant it like that.
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Mar. 1 at 3:58 p.m.
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Sorry about that, I didn't know you meant it like that.


All good brotha! I read Konecny one time somewhere. What do you think of that one?
Mar. 1 at 4:00 p.m.
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Quoting: Capitalfail67
Chernyshov is Malkin comparable? the same Malkin that is arguably as good as Ovechkin and top 5 player of his generation ?


I don't get exactly what you mean, but all my comparables aren't really based off ceiling. Its more so play style, Chernyshov and Malkin are both power forwards that are basically sandpaper. They use their size rather than feet to get around defenders and have all the offensive tools. For Chernyshov, the consistency and defensive prowess isn't there.
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Mar. 1 at 4:00 p.m.
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Quoting: GeneralLandro
All good brotha! I read Konecny one time somewhere. What do you think of that one?


That is reasonable.
Mar. 1 at 4:17 p.m.
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Capitalfail67
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Quoting: Z0ra
I don't get exactly what you mean, but all my comparables aren't really based off ceiling. Its more so play style, Chernyshov and Malkin are both power forwards that are basically sandpaper. They use their size rather than feet to get around defenders and have all the offensive tools. For Chernyshov, the consistency and defensive prowess isn't there.


oh i thought you meant he was / could develop into Malkin... i was gonna say if thats true he would go 1st overall
 
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