Using Bob McKenzie’s List to Identify Draft Targets for the Oilers. BOB’S RANK: 11. The Leafs have no chance at Lafreniere, of course, and we could wish it was because the team was just too good, but we’ll take the struggle we have over tanking any day. He skates really well, can score goals, and when you look at what he does well, it’s easy to envision him sliding into the Oilers top-six in a few years. Our second-rounder last year, Nick Robertson is the same age as many of the draft-eligible players this year. The other top defenseman in the draft, Canadian D Jamie Drysdale brings a little more offensive flair to his game than Sanderson, who is more of a solid two-way defenseman, so odds are better Drysdale goes off the board first, but defensemen have been valued higher on draft day than they were in pre-draft rankings in recent years, so there is potential for Sanderson to go off the board even higher than projected here. McKenzie points out, however, that two of the ten scouts surveyed placed Sanderson inside the top three and as the top defenseman available in the draft, so there is some potential to go even higher than projected.

Here are some players to keep an eye on: SETH JARVIS – C – PORTLAND (WHL): This guy is a goal-scoring machine and while McKenzie has him ranked near the bottom third of the first round, he admitted that a team could jump and take Jarvis much earlier.

That means there are plenty of possibilities for who the Oilers could potentially select in the opening round.

Only one other player with NCAA ties, Michigan commit Brendan Brisson, slots into the first round at 30th overall. Top #CHL Goal Scorers:#NHLDraft prospect @jackquinn_19 headlines a list of 17 skaters to reach the 3️⃣0️⃣ plateau across @OHLHockey, @QMJHL, and @TheWHL.MORE : https://t.co/iY5vAqwOTa pic.twitter.com/6lxFQnJMyU. 39. I’ve read up on him and lots of draft analysts love his shot and goal-scoring ability. That’s an insane pace. From the eastern part of Russia, he’s already been discovered by the Moscow clubs and has played some youth hockey there, but now he’s in his second year in the USHL system.

I’ve read up on him and lots of draft analysts love his shot and goal-scoring ability. Imagine if the Oilers found an elite goal scorer to play next to Connor McDavid for the next ten seasons? As I said earlier, if the Oilers lose to the Blackhawks, they could be picking anywhere from 8-14th overall. NTDP defenseman Jake Sanderson, headed to North Dakota next season, continues to lead the way coming in at eighth in the rankings. Seems like a good fit. He skates really well, can score goals, and when you look at what he does well, it’s easy to envision him sliding into the Oilers top-six in a few years. Fans, being who we are, won’t be satisfied with anything but a first-rounder in disguise. McKenzie’s list stops at Luke Evangelista at 62, cousin of some kind to Brendan Shanahan, so he has to be under consideration. The Oilers have a pretty solid group of young forwards already at the NHL level and they also have a pretty exciting group of defensemen working their way through the system but where they are seriously lacking a blue-chip prospect is between the pipes. I’d expect at least one, if not two of those second round picks to be selected in the first round. He’s listed at 6’2, so you have to like his size as well.

He played 22 games with the Bulldogs and scored 15 goals in that time. Craig Button says that Askarov is a franchise goaltender along the lines of Carey Price and Andrei Vasilevsky.

He’s listed at 6’2, so you have to like his size as well. Now for a more serious look: Jaromir Pytlik has to be considered. BOB’S RANK: 9, YAROSLAV ASKAROV – G – ST. PETERSBURG (VHL): Craig Button says that Askarov is a franchise goaltender along the lines of Carey Price and Andrei Vasilevsky. BOB’S RANK: 22. He’s also a Leafs-standard-issue small winger, so obviously it was meant to be. Please also read our Privacy Notice and Terms of Use, which became effective December 20, 2019. So players like Luke Tuch, Sam Colangelo, and Dylan Peterson might be a little underrated. McKenzie compiles his rankings solely through a survey of NHL scouts and management, often making them among the most accurate to what will actually happen in the draft. Using Bob McKenzie’s List to Identify Draft Targets for the Oilers June 23, 2020, 9:00 AM | Tyler Yaremchuk It makes sense considering this isn’t McKenzie’s personal opinion as much as it’s a collection of information he gets from a group of scouts that he talks to on a regular basis. Anyone who follows the NHL Draft closely knows how accurate Bob McKenzie’s final draft ranking is. McKenzie’s list stops at Luke Evangelista at 62, cousin of some kind to Brendan Shanahan, so he has to be under consideration.

Please enter your email address to reset your password. Last year at this time, we didn’t know yet that the 2019 first was gone for sure, and we weren’t looking at Robertson for a second-round pick either. Some reports I read questioned his consistency a little bit but you can’t deny that he has some serious talent and when he’s going hard, he’s hard to stop. Consistency and his defensive game are two popular concerns. He’s an intense guy who seems to play better when the stakes are highest. Instead, we’re left wondering what the rest of the picks can amount to.

He’s already playing in the SHL, so he could actually be pretty close to NHL ready.

Don’t mistake not having flair for not having skill though. Update: 1 Swedish and 2 Russian Maple Leafs prospects are off to Finland for tournament play. FTB: Why the Leafs are Canada’s best NHL team, Maple Leafs loan Semyon Der-Arguchintsev to Torpedo. Some reports I read questioned his consistency a little bit but you can’t deny that he has some serious talent and when he’s going hard, he’s hard to stop. TSN has released Bob McKenzie’s early draft rankings today, and for Leafs fans, it’s mostly a reminder that our fun this draft is going to be all those late-round picks in Centre Bell, and the booing Canadiens fans every time Kyle Dubas goes up to the mic.

If they lose out to Chicago and get lucky in the draft lottery, which they’re known to do, they could sneak their way into the top ten. There are still some players that really interest me in this part of the first round.

Getting a stud goaltender would be huge for the organization. That’s some serious praise. The condition is that if the Leafs pick is top 10 this year, the Leafs keep it, and Carolina gets the 2021 pick instead. Oh, and you’ll never believe who is at number one.

I’m going to start my shopping at the lucky number 38, since that was the right number last January. We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. Consistency and his defensive game are two popular concerns. By choosing I Accept, you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. He was 38th on the early list and 42nd on McKenzie’s list in June, and we didn’t give him a lot of consideration. The 2020 NHL Draft campaign - and Bob McKenzie's first ranking of the season - opens with naming rights belonging to Alexis Lafreniere. College Hockey News and Analysis | SB Nation College Hockey, Bob McKenzie Releases Final 2020 NHL Draft Rankings, released his final list of draft rankings. If they lose out early and get a chance to select Askarov, I think it’s a risk worth taking. Finland sending 3 Leafs prospects to Sweden for U20 games. He’s an intense guy who seems to play better when the stakes are highest. McKenzie compiles his rankings solely through a survey of NHL scouts and management, often making them among the most accurate to what will actually happen in the draft. According to HockeyViz, two teams are tied right now with the best chance of having that pick: And unfortunately for us, those two teams are in the Atlantic Division. I’m putting my money (there is no money) down on Topi Niemela, who is already in the Liiga for Kärpät, a top team with a history of developing top defenders. Lights get hidden under barrels there. That’s an insane pace.

Yan Kuznetsov would give us “the better Kusnetsov” which would drive the Caps fans to rage, so that’s a good choice.

He does have a very good shot and has the ability to find open space on the ice to use his shot. He may have actually been helped by the whole coronavirus shutdown because he was one of the few players whose season had already ended when all play stopped. TSN’s Bob McKenzie released his final list of draft rankings for the 2020—at least in name and spirit, if not actual date—NHL Draft this week.

He’s an intense guy who seems to play better when the stakes are highest.

Now that his final list is out, we can use it to identify some potential targets for the Oilers once the draft finally happens. From a college hockey perspective, it continues to be a quieter draft year, at least from a first round talent perspective. Oilersnation is a fan site with no direct affiliation to the Edmonton Oilers, Oilers Entertainment Group, NHL, or NHLPA, Monday Mailbag - Winners and Losers from the NHL Draft, Edmonton Oilers select Dylan Holloway with the 14th overall pick.

... 2020 NHL Entry Draft: Discussion thread There are a lot of great prospects and a lot of teams needing to shed salary. The only issue is that we really don’t know where the team will be drafting. Usually when a player scores that much they get labelled as being one dimensional but that’s not the case with Jarvis, he has a pretty solid all-around game.

The next player with NCAA ties listed is Wisconsin’s Dylan Holloway at 16th. In case you haven’t noticed, I wouldn’t mind seeing the Oilers finding a goal-scoring forward in this year’s draft. To learn more or opt-out, read our Cookie Policy.

Those picks are: While we can imagine all of those six late-round picks becoming Pierre Engvall or Andreas Johnsson, the pick we’re all going to dream on is the second rounder, particularly after last season’s choice. TSN’s January 2020 Draft Rankings RK Even the most fanciful imaginings around the conditions on the first-round pick the Leafs traded to get rid of Patrick Marleau’s contract aren’t going to come true and give the Leafs a place in the draft lottery this year. In case you haven’t noticed, I wouldn’t mind seeing the Oilers finding a goal-scoring forward in this year’s draft. BOB’S RANK: 21, CONNOR ZARY – C – KAMLOOPS (WHL): His game might not have a lot of flair, but from what I’ve read, he’s a very well rounded player. If they get hot and win a few rounds, they will find themselves picking late in the first round. But we’re still shopping in the genuine second-rounder territory, not the late first round.

All it takes is for the teams picking above you to like one player over another in a section of the draft that’s fully of fairly equivalent picks, and suddenly, someone you really want has dropped into your lap. He played 22 games with the Bulldogs and scored 15 goals in that time. While McKenzie has him pegged as a late first-rounder, I’ve seen some rankings that have him going in the first half of the opening draft.

In all, with no hockey being played this spring, there aren’t a lot of major changes at the top of the draft since the last set of draft rankings were released.

That’s some serious praise. I always wonder if players like that have a longer development arc. Imagine if the Oilers found an elite goal scorer to play next to Connor McDavid for the next ten seasons? Marat Khusnutdinov would be fun just because everyone would have to learn to spell it, ditto Tyson Foerster.

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