Its never too early for redraft

Draft Class: 2022

Published: Oct. 6, 2022 at 11:45 a.m.

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Yes, its early.
Yes, I know, small sample sizes.

Going with the limited info we have now, this is what I got.

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Round 1
1. Logan Cooley (Montreal Canadiens) (Details: Leading scorer on #2 ranked NCAA team as Freshman).
2. Simon Nemec (New Jersey Devils) (Details: Has looked like a pro in NJ Camp).
3. Juraj Slafkovsky (Arizona Coyotes) (Details: Appears ticketed for AHL to start first year).
4. Brad Lambert (Seattle Kraken) (Details: His pre-season shouldn't come at a surprise.  He will be a stud.  (I had him #5 in my pre-draft rankings...so not a huge jump for me)).
5. Shane Wright (Philadelphia Flyers) (Details: Hasn't been an impact player in pre-season and has 1 assist in 4 games, but appears to be starting in NHL).
6. Marco Kasper (Columbus Blue Jackets from Chicago Blackhawks) (Details: Picking up where he left off last season for Rogle (10gp, 3g-7a-10pts in 2022-23)).
7. Cutter Gauthier (Chicago Blackhawks from Ottawa Senators) (Details: Started at 1C and scored in his one pre-season game vs Holy Cross.  Good enough for me.).
8. David Jiricek (Detroit Red Wings) (Details: Probably a long shot to avoid some AHL time, but is still at camp).
9. Pavel Mintyukov (Buffalo Sabres) (Details: Is on a 170-point pace in his D+1 in juniors.  I think that is good.).
10. Matthew Savoie (Anaheim Ducks) (Details: Heading back to juniors).
11. Joakim Kemell (Arizona Coyotes from San Jose Sharks) (Details: Not quite the streak he had at start of last season, but still a quietly productive start to 2022-23 (5pts in 9 gp)).
12. Kevin Korchinski (Columbus Blue Jackets) (Details: Didn't really mean to drop him this far as it sounds like he had strong camp with big club.  Heading back to juniors.).
13. Frank Nazar (Chicago Blackhawks from New York Islanders) (Details: Hasn't played due to injury).
14. Rutger McGroarty (Winnipeg Jets) (Details: So far so good  Not on scoresheet, but oodles of playing time, including some on Fantilli's wing.).
15. Denton Mateychuk (Vancouver Canucks) (Details: Back in juniors with extra "C" on his jersey).
16. Filip Mesar (Buffalo Sabres from Vegas Golden Knights) (Details: One of the 6 guys still in camp (Slafkovsky, Nemec, Wright, Jiricek, Mesar, Lambert)).
17. Owen Beck (Nashville Predators) (Details: Probably the most notable showing in NHL pre-season by 2022 draftees.).
18. Jonathan Lekkerimäki (Dallas Stars) (Details: All three of the Djurgardens kids failed to make SHL club.  And it hasn't been great start in Allsvenskan for any of them.  Lekkerimaki is now suffering a wrist injury.).
19. Filip Bystedt (Minnesota Wild from Los Angeles Kings) (Details: Hot streak to start 2022-23 (4pts, 6gp) proving some doubters wrong).
20. Lane Hutson (Washington Capitals) (Details: Start in NCAA has gone as well as anyone could have expected).
21. Ryan Greene (Pittsburgh Penguins) (Details: Its always been the long game with Greene.  Off to great start at BU with goal, two assists in first game.).
22. Ivan Miroshnichenko (Anaheim Ducks from Boston Bruins) (Details: Cleared to resume training is good news.).
23. Cameron Lund (St. Louis Blues) (Details: Reviews thus far have been fantastic.  Playing on top-line.  Had game-tying goal and OT GW assist last weekend.).
24. Jiri Kulich (Minnesota Wild) (Details: Strong in rookie camp, heads to AHL for seasoning).
25. Ryan Chesley (Chicago Blackhawks from Toronto Maple Leafs) (Details: Playing third pair on best blueline in NCAA.  2 pts in 2gp thus far.).
26. Jagger Firkus (Montreal Canadiens from Calgary Flames) (Details: Kraken didn't play in any of the prospect tournaments, but if they had, the "Firkus Circus" would have delighted).
27. Seamus Casey (San Jose Sharks from Carolina Hurricanes) (Details: Looked electric in pre-season.  2 goals in first game.).
28. Conor Geekie (Buffalo Sabres from Florida Panthers) (Details: Not sure what they were thinking to begin with...wake me when the skating is there.).
29. Noah Östlund (Arizona Coyotes from Edmonton Oilers) (Details: The three Djurgardens prospects were returned to Allsvenskan, where they have yet to make an impact.).
30. Liam Öhgren (Winnipeg Jets from New York Rangers) (Details: Along with Lekkerimaki and Ostlund, he is back in middle-six role in Allsvenskan.).
31. Isaac Howard (Tampa Bay Lightning) (Details: Playing 3rd line, but on PP thus far.  Has one PP goal in two games.).
32. Jimmy Snuggerud (Edmonton Oilers from Colorado Avalanche) (Details: On Cooley's line (listed as 2nd line, but make no mistake, its their top line).  So far, so good.).

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ROUND 1	TEAM	ORIGINAL	PLAYER	DETAILS

1	-	Logan Cooley (+2 )	Leading scorer on #2 ranked NCAA team as Freshman
2	-	Simon Nemec	Has looked like a pro in NJ Camp
3	-	Juraj Slafkovsky (-2 )	Appears ticketed for AHL to start first year
4	-	Brad Lambert (+26 )	His pre-season shouldn't come at a surprise. He will be a stud. (I had him #5 in my pre-draft rankings...so not a huge jump for me)
5	-	Shane Wright (-1 )	Hasn't been an impact player in pre-season and has 1 assist in 4 games, but appears to be starting in NHL
6		Marco Kasper (+2 )	Picking up where he left off last season for Rogle (10gp, 3g-7a-10pts in 2022-23)
7		Cutter Gauthier (-2 )	Started at 1C and scored in his one pre-season game vs Holy Cross. Good enough for me.
8	-	David Jiricek (-2 )	Probably a long shot to avoid some AHL time, but is still at camp
9	-	Pavel Mintyukov (+1 )	Is on a 170-point pace in his D+1 in juniors. I think that is good.
10	-	Matthew Savoie (-1 )	Heading back to juniors
11		Joakim Kemell (+6 )	Not quite the streak he had at start of last season, but still a quietly productive start to 2022-23 (5pts in 9 gp)
12	-	Kevin Korchinski (-5 )	Didn't really mean to drop him this far as it sounds like he had strong camp with big club. Heading back to juniors.
13		Frank Nazar	Hasn't played due to injury
14	-	Rutger McGroarty	So far so good Not on scoresheet, but oodles of playing time, including some on Fantilli's wing.
15	-	Denton Mateychuk (-3 )	Back in juniors with extra "C" on his jersey
16		Filip Mesar (+10 )	One of the 6 guys still in camp (Slafkovsky, Nemec, Wright, Jiricek, Mesar, Lambert)
17	-	Owen Beck (+16 )	Probably the most notable showing in NHL pre-season by 2022 draftees.
18	-	Jonathan Lekkerimäki (-3 )	All three of the Djurgardens kids failed to make SHL club. And it hasn't been great start in Allsvenskan for any of them. Lekkerimaki is now suffering a wrist injury.
19		Filip Bystedt (+8 )	Hot streak to start 2022-23 (4pts, 6gp) proving some doubters wrong
20	-	Lane Hutson (+42 )	Start in NCAA has gone as well as anyone could have expected
21	-	Ryan Greene (+36 )	Its always been the long game with Greene. Off to great start at BU with goal, two assists in first game.
22		Ivan Miroshnichenko (-2 )	Cleared to resume training is good news.
23	-	Cameron Lund (+11 )	Reviews thus far have been fantastic. Playing on top-line. Had game-tying goal and OT GW assist last weekend.
24	-	Jiri Kulich (+4 )	Strong in rookie camp, heads to AHL for seasoning
25		Ryan Chesley (+12 )	Playing third pair on best blueline in NCAA. 2 pts in 2gp thus far.
26		Jagger Firkus (+9 )	Kraken didn't play in any of the prospect tournaments, but if they had, the "Firkus Circus" would have delighted
27		Seamus Casey (+19 )	Looked electric in pre-season. 2 goals in first game.
28		Conor Geekie (-17 )	Not sure what they were thinking to begin with...wake me when the skating is there.
29		Noah Östlund (-13 )	The three Djurgardens prospects were returned to Allsvenskan, where they have yet to make an impact.
30		Liam Öhgren (-11 )	Along with Lekkerimaki and Ostlund, he is back in middle-six role in Allsvenskan.
31	-	Isaac Howard	Playing 3rd line, but on PP thus far. Has one PP goal in two games.
32		Jimmy Snuggerud (-9 )	On Cooley's line (listed as 2nd line, but make no mistake, its their top line). So far, so good.

Top Comments

Oct. 6, 2022 at 11:57 a.m.

Kyle_Okposo_Lover

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this post might as well j be your pre draft rankings, no team is gonna look at 2-4 games of preseason/NCAA games and overreact. I get this post if for fun but we gotta wait at least a month into the season to start redrafting with any legit changes

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Oct. 6, 2022 at 1:06 p.m.

AlakHul

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Mesar is in laval atm so he got cut, Beck def looked good, as for Slaf, think he was out of juice on the game vs sens, might be better to cut a bit, near 240lbs is def not sustainable on back to back games, would be better mid 220 imo.

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Oct. 6, 2022 at 3:04 p.m.

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