2015 NHL Entry Draft

IrishWolfman · Jan 20, 2015

With the Central Scouting Midterms being released today, here are Wolfie's Midterms. Just figured I'd post since we're all getting increasingly Draft focused anyway. Up to the Mods whether they want to pin it.

IW Rank	Name	Team	Position	CSS Rank	ISS Rank	Future Considerations Rank
1	Connor McDavid	Erie Otters (OHL)	Centre	1	1	1
2	Jack Eichel	Boston University (NCAA)	C	2	2	2
3	Dylan Strome	Erie Otters (OHL)	C	5	7	5
4	Noah Hanifin	Boston College (NCAA)	D	3	3	3
5	Mikko Rantanen	TPS (Finland)	RW/C	2 (EU)	5	22
6	Lawson Crouse	Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)	LW	4	3	8
7	Oliver Kylington	AIK (SHL)	D	1 (EU)	12	4
8	Mitch Marner	London Knights (OHL)	C	7	9	6
9	Mathew Barzal	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)	C	9	8	10
10	Zach Werenski	University of Michigan (NCAA)	D	6	6	11
11	Timo Meier	Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)	RW	12	-	-
12	Pavel Zacha	Sarnia Sting (OHL)	C	8	11	7
13	Nicholas Merkley	Kelowna Rockets (WHL)	C	13	13	13
14	Ivan Provorov	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)	D	10	14	10
15	Colin White	USNTDP	C	27	16	18
16	Travis Konecny	Ottawa 67s (OHL)	C	26	14	9
17	Brandon Carlo	Tri-City Americans (WHL)	D	16	17	27
18	Dylan Sprong	Charlottetown Islanders (QMJHL)	RW	20	-	15
19	Jeremy Bracco	USNTDP	RW	32	20	17
20	Paul Bittner	Portland Winterhawks (WHL)	LW	19	30	29
21	Kyle Connor	Youngstown Phantoms (USHL)	LW	14	15	12
22	Jordan Greenway	USNTDP	LW	22	19	24
23	Evgeny Svechnikov	Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL)	LW	21	18	20
24	Jeremy Roy	Sherbrooke Phoenix (QMJHL)	D	23	-	16
25	Thomas Novak	Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)	C	29	26	-
26	Nikita Korostelev	Sarnia Sting (OHL)	RW	41	23	21
27	Thomas Chabot	Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL)	D	15	22	-
28	Jansen Harkins	Prince George Cougars (WHL)	C	18	21	19
29	Jens Looke	Brynas (SHL)	RW	3 (EU)	-	-
30	Brock Boeser	Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)	RW	28	-	30

hockeylover · Jan 20, 2015

That's a pretty sweet top 10 - I'd be pretty confident of us walking away with a good player.

WellPlayed · Jan 20, 2015

Hopefully we get one of the two top centers McDavid or Eichel so that we can try turning them into wingers.

hockeylover · Jan 20, 2015

Hehe.

zeke · Jan 21, 2015

we're getting Crouse.

book it.

(and cry)

zeke · Jan 21, 2015

how can this draft be so great when crouse is considered top 5 material?

CRL · Jan 21, 2015

zeke said:
we're getting Crouse.

book it.

(and cry)

yeah... this season was shortest ever.... at least they didnt kill our hopes like last year, kind of improvement

ForeverTML · Jan 21, 2015

I think we only have 1 pick in the first 2 rounds.

Our 2nd was given away to St. Louis on the Gunnarson deal. I love Nonis.

CTheBigPicture · Jan 21, 2015

ForeverTML said:
I think we only have 1 pick in the first 2 rounds.

Our 2nd was given away to St. Louis on the Gunnarson deal. I love Nonis.

I think it was the Bernier trade

LeafGm · Jan 21, 2015

zeke said:
we're getting Crouse.

book it.

(and cry)

What's the problem with Crouse? Honest question, since besides their stats, I don't know a lot about these kids since I don't follow the CHL.

Also, for those in the know, any thoughts on Dylan Strome's skating ability? I've read that it's one of the worst parts of his game.

Artnes · Jan 21, 2015

He wreaks of Kassian. Take the skilled players if you're picking that high

leafman101 · Jan 21, 2015

Crouse is on pace for 40 goals and has 7 points in 6 games since the world juniors. I don't think he has an elite skill set, but its not hard to see why teams would love a 6'4 220 pound 17 year old that can skate and shoot like that. Those guys are always highly regarded.

The only question about him would be upside. You aren't drafting the next Cam Neely or anything like that if you take him. And he probably shouldn't be a top 5 pick.

IrishWolfman · Jan 21, 2015

LeafGm said:
What's the problem with Crouse? Honest question, since besides their stats, I don't know a lot about these kids since I don't follow the CHL.

I don't know. I think people are reading too much into the stat line for the kid.

I've seen Crouse a lot and what I see is Dave Andreychuk - who can skate. I see a big body, moves pretty well (great balance), dominates possession, drives the net. Good shot.

If you look at the World Juniors, he saw a lot of defensive and penalty killing minutes and was the best player on a line with two 19 year old first round picks. I really think he's hurt by playing on totally brutal hockey team

LeafGm said:
Also, for those in the know, any thoughts on Dylan Strome's skating ability? I've read that it's one of the worst parts of his game.

It's not that bad. It's his acceleration, not his edges that are the problem and a lot of scouts just think it's a result of him growing too fast and having to adjust to longer limbs. Some scouts say it's just because the rest of his game is so good that this gets highlighted. Most don't think it'll be a problem.

Eric Staal, in his Peterborough Petes days, was Dylan Strome.

hairnova · Jan 21, 2015

Hey IW – what's your take on Timo Meier? He's rising up the charts and I see you have him at 11.

I really like him, good skill and size combo, but of course he's going to get the questions of how much a product of Ehlers is he.

IrishWolfman · Jan 21, 2015

Timo Meier is a Joffrey Lupul type. A winger built like a fire hydrant. Good on the cycle. Good shot. Is gonna score a lot of his goals from within 10 feet of the net.

Deckie007 · Jan 21, 2015

I like Crouse quite a bit. Not saying I'd be hell bent on taking him, but he looks like an impact player to me. Much more productive than Kassian in year 2 as well....Kassian had 24g in 61 games, Crouse has 16g in 30 games while being selected to a Gold Medal Winning Team Canada.

Artnes · Jan 21, 2015

Is Crouse 6'4 220? OHL has him listed as 6'3 212. Hockeydb 6'3 203 and Hockey Canada had him at 6'3 200

CTheBigPicture · Jan 21, 2015

Who would you compare Oliver Kylington and Zach Werenski to in the NHL?

leafman101 · Jan 21, 2015

Not sure about Werenski, but Kylington was putting up better numbers in Sweden's 2nd league than OEL at the same age before he was promoted to the SHL.

IrishWolfman · Jan 21, 2015

CTheBigPicture said:
Who would you compare Oliver Kylington and Zach Werenski to in the NHL?

I love the way Werenski moves the puck, he's a very smart, heads up defenseman in all three zones. Very efficient with the puck. He's less of a puck carrier, running back-on-skates offensive defenseman like a PK Subban or Noah Hanifin.

If I HAD to compare him to a current defenseman.........someone like Bryan Campbell springs to mind.

Kylington's a similar player, stronger skater, which gives him the edge over Werenski in a the mind of a lot of scouts. I'd say he's probably closer to a Roman Josi-type player.

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