Who Are the Top Prospects for This Year's Draft?

[Deathsdoorstep]

If we're diving for 5, who are we hoping to get? I don't follow junior hockey.

[Jtuck09]

Re: Who Are the Top Prospects for This Year's Draft?

1. Taylor Hall-F
2. Tyler Seguin-F
3. Cam Fowler-D
4. Kirill Kabanov-F
5. Brett Connolly-F
6. Vladimir Tarasenko-F
7. Jack Campbell-G
8. Brandon Gormley-D

[Beerfish]

Re: Who Are the Top Prospects for This Year's Draft?

My doom prediction is that the Oilers rally and take 5 out of a possible 6 points in their last three games and thus move into 3rd last overall. Then some team behind them wins the lottery and bumps the Oilers to 4th pick and we miss out on the top three.

[PDO]

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My doom prediction is that the Oilers rally and take 5 out of a possible 6 points in their last three games and thus move into 3rd last overall. Then some team behind them wins the lottery and bumps the Oilers to 4th pick and we miss out on the top three.

It's going to be too big of a hole as long as we keep playing JDD.

That said, I'd honestly rank the top 3 Seguin, Fowler, Hall.

[Jtuck09]

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It's going to be too big of a hole as long as we keep playing JDD.

That said, I'd honestly rank the top 3 Seguin, Fowler, Hall.

I didn't realize you were a scout...

[beware]

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My doom prediction is that the Oilers rally and take 5 out of a possible 6 points in their last three games and thus move into 3rd last overall. Then some team behind them wins the lottery and bumps the Oilers to 4th pick and we miss out on the top three.

thats more then likley what will happen. they will win games this year. i think we'll draft anywhere from 5 on

[Numberz]

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thats more then likley what will happen. they will win games this year. i think we'll draft anywhere from 5 on

That's at least 10 points in 30 games. I'm not sure this team is capable of winning that many games, nevermind how much more we'd have to get to catch the wins that those teams ahead of us get.

[beware]

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i guess the fall for hall theory will live on till draft day.

[stamphater]

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Now it's a bit tough to determine how good someone is when they are in juniors but Hall has bust written all over him. I'd be perfectly happy with Seguin.

[Uncle Bobby]

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I'd be happy to trade the top draft pick and/or Eberle for a proven superstar if we can swing it.

Eberle has looked great on the international junior stage. Not sure if that will translate to the more physical NHL game. And his stock is very high right now.

[dickwhad]

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Now it's a bit tough to determine how good someone is when they are in juniors but Hall has bust written all over him. I'd be perfectly happy with Seguin.

What do you base such a ludicrous comment about Hall on? Do you know something the rest of us do not?

[earl2]

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I haven't seen Fowler or Seguin play; and I've only seen Hall a few times.
But he's impressed the hell out of me. For what it's worth.

What I've heard, and I don't know what's actually true is that the top 8 or so are great prospects but it falls off sharply after that.

[stamphater]

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What do you base such a ludicrous comment about Hall on? Do you know something the rest of us do not?

Don't get me wrong, the guy obviously has some very talented hands but the type of game he plays won't translate in the big leagues. It will be on him to adapt to the higher level of hockey in the NHL but I've seen plenty of players just like him turn into career AHLers. If he's an Oiler then I'd be perfectly happy to be wrong but time will tell.

[PDO]

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Hall is a physical freak for a kid his age... it'll be interesting to see what happens to him when the D are the same size as him and can still keep up.

I'd be very happy with any of the three, but Seguin is the guy who is doing exactly what Hall is doing, while younger, with way less help...

And I loved the hell out of what Fowler showed at the WJC, especially in the two games against Canada. He was unbelievable.

[Angelus]

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That said, I'd honestly rank the top 3 Seguin, Fowler, Hall.

I'm not a scout either, but I agree with those rankings.