2018 Draft Discussion

[Arian The Insider]

41. Alexander Alexyev - taken 31 (+10)
61. Blake McLaughlin - taken 79 (-18)
79. Danila Galenyuk - undrafted -. must be the highest BBKL draftee to go undrafted ever
87. Jordan Harris - taken 71 (+16)
110. Danila Zhuravlyov - taken 146 (-36)
141. Carl Wassenius - undrafted
185. Karl Plasek - undrafted
202. German Grachyov - undrafted
203. Adam McCormick - undrafted
210. Marcus Karlberg - 80 (+130)

Only surprises for me were Karlberg going round 3 and Galenyuk undrafted.
I figured Galenyuk would go in round 4 or something.
I assume I'd have a bunch of guys at the end go undrafted though.

[Matthew]

Everyone remember to claim your drafted players in 2018-2019 Fantax season or they will go back into the pool of available players.

[kyuss]

getting into the outcome for my team now... this will take a while lol

[CasperX22]

41. Alexander Alexyev - taken 31 (+10)
61. Blake McLaughlin - taken 79 (-18)
79. Danila Galenyuk - undrafted -. must be the highest BBKL draftee to go undrafted ever
87. Jordan Harris - taken 71 (+16)
110. Danila Zhuravlyov - taken 146 (-36)
141. Carl Wassenius - undrafted
185. Karl Plasek - undrafted
202. German Grachyov - undrafted
203. Adam McCormick - undrafted
210. Marcus Karlberg - 80 (+130)

Only surprises for me were Karlberg going round 3 and Galenyuk undrafted.
I figured Galenyuk would go in round 4 or something.
I assume I'd have a bunch of guys at the end go undrafted though.

May Chuck has you beat taking Sawchenko #43 in 2016

[KapG]

41. Alexander Alexyev - taken 31 (+10)
61. Blake McLaughlin - taken 79 (-18)
79. Danila Galenyuk - undrafted -. must be the highest BBKL draftee to go undrafted ever
87. Jordan Harris - taken 71 (+16)
110. Danila Zhuravlyov - taken 146 (-36)
141. Carl Wassenius - undrafted
185. Karl Plasek - undrafted
202. German Grachyov - undrafted
203. Adam McCormick - undrafted
210. Marcus Karlberg - 80 (+130)

Only surprises for me were Karlberg going round 3 and Galenyuk undrafted.
I figured Galenyuk would go in round 4 or something.
I assume I'd have a bunch of guys at the end go undrafted though.

The danila one makes me feel a bit better about topping lol

[Loki]

Quinn Hughes D (6th overall) - Taken 7th (+1)
Curtis Hall C (129th overall) - Taken 119th (-10)
Alexander Zhabreyev C (160th overall) - undrafted
Ondrej Buchtela D (171st overall) - undrafted
Nikita Rtishchev RW (191st overall) - undrafted
Kaden Fulcher G (194th overall) - signed by Detroit


:/ oh well, I figured some of them would miss out given how late a picks they were but expected to hit on at least one more

[KapG]

Draft is a win because I got an elite forward who I think will be the best BBKL player in the draft, but not much else to be happy about, couple late picks go undrafted.

Svech #2
78- Gruden taken 95
154 - Busby taken 145
186 Alex Steeves undrafted
205 Mikhail Shalagin undrafted
217 Tyler Tucker taken 200

I think dahlin will hit more categories than Svechnikov. I’m biased of course

[Arian The Insider]

41. Alexander Alexyev - taken 31 (+10)
61. Blake McLaughlin - taken 79 (-18)
79. Danila Galenyuk - undrafted -. must be the highest BBKL draftee to go undrafted ever
87. Jordan Harris - taken 71 (+16)
110. Danila Zhuravlyov - taken 146 (-36)
141. Carl Wassenius - undrafted
185. Karl Plasek - undrafted
202. German Grachyov - undrafted
203. Adam McCormick - undrafted
210. Marcus Karlberg - 80 (+130)

Only surprises for me were Karlberg going round 3 and Galenyuk undrafted.
I figured Galenyuk would go in round 4 or something.
I assume I'd have a bunch of guys at the end go undrafted though.

The danila one makes me feel a bit better about topping lol

Hahaha I actually am surprised Topping didn't get taken mid rounds either

[kyuss]

16. -- Grigori Denisenko (15 - FLA)
23. -- K'Andre Miller (22 - NYR)
28. -- Jacob Olofsson (56- MTL)
34. -- Filip Hallander (58 - PIT)
44. -- Jan Jenik (65 - ARZ)
45. -- Niklas Nordgren (74 - CHI)
54. -- Bulat Shafigullin (82 - LAK)
69. -- Oskar Back (75 - DAL)
91. -- Filip Kral (149 - TOR)
111. -- Michal Kvasnica (freakingundrafted)
126. -- Toni Utunen (130 - VAN)
140. -- Oskari Laaksonen (2017 - 89 - BUF)
144. -- Jack Dugan (2017 - 142 - VGK)
184. -- Vladislav Yeryomenko (151- NSH)
190. -- Akira Schmid (136 - NJ)
196. -- Roope Laavainen (2017 - 119 - CHI)
197. -- Vladislav Syomin (undrafted)
209. -- Oskari Salminen (undrafted)
215. -- Pontus Holmberg (156 - TOR)
216. -- Santtu Kinnunen (207 - FLA)


Leafs clearly made two steals in a row at 149 & 156


Most players drafted about 1 round later than where I selected them on avg, but who cares about that when I don't intend to trade those guys, and pleased with some of the destinations, Nordgren landing in Chicago in particular. But also Yeryomenko, Back, Olofsson and Hallander.

Just like last year my only 4th rounder goes undrafted, this time more surprisingly.

3 undrafted overall out of 17 picks spent on 2018 eligible, not too bad considering 6 of those 17 were late picks.

[Monk]

# 46 - Martin Fehervary taken 72 (+26)
#68 - Tyler Madden taken 95 (+27)
Undrafted - Adam Gajarsky
#64 - Justus Annunen taken 106 (+42)
Undrafted - Brendan Budy
#70 - Jacob Ragnarsson taken 109 (+39)
Undrafted - Samuel Fagemo
# 98 - Ryan O'Reilly taken 146 (+48)
# 189 - Liam Kirk taken 157 (-32)
Undrafted - Carl Jakobsson
#116 - Jack Perbix taken 168 (+52)
Undrafted - Einar Emanuelsson
# 174 - Gavin Hain taken 201 (+27)
Undrafted - Colin Schmidt

6 guys went undrafted, on the flipside 6 of the 7 that were drafted went higher then where I got them, pretty happy with the results tbh

[lightupdadarkness]

40. Jesse Ylonen - 35 (+5)
42. Jay O'Brien - 19 (+23)
49. Kirill Marchenko - 49 (0)
73. Alec Regula - 67 (+6)
85. Rusland Iskhakov - 43 (+42)
121. Ivan Prosvetov -114 (+7)
127. Ivan Muranov - undrafted
137. Matej Svoboda - undrafted
147. Nico Gross - 101 (+46)
158. Eetu Makiniemi - 104 (2017) (+54)
173. Mitchell Hoelscher - 172 (+1)
182. Declan Chisholm - 150 (+32)
189. Alexander S. Romanov - 38 (+151)
204. Krystof Hrabik - undrafted
211. Dmitri Semykin - 90 (+121)

Couple undrafted which I felt like was very possible when I took them. Even with that amazing draft talent wise and where I grabbed them vs where they went. Played the game inside the draft game wonderfully getting guys I was high on with a lot of my picks.

Got an almost lotto pick in O'Brien. Romanov and Semykin absolute steals being I took them in the 7th. Also felt like a lot of guys want places where there was a organizational need at their given position they played.

Finished + 488 overall. Added a lot of talent to an already deep team and farm

[Lee]

Shouldn't you remove points for undrafted prospects?

[Bruyns]

Shouldn't you remove points for undrafted prospects?

Even doing that I'd argue he wins for most value added in this draft.

[CasperX22]

I'd say so adding a high 2nd and a 3rd from the 7th. A 1st from the 2nd and a 2nd from a 3rd.

[Lee]

Shouldn't you remove points for undrafted prospects?

Even doing that I'd argue he wins for most value added in this draft.

Most of the value comes from Montreal being a dog shit team, but yes cant argue when most picks went higher.

[CasperX22]

Shouldn't you remove points for undrafted prospects?

Even doing that I'd argue he wins for most value added in this draft.

Most of the value comes from Montreal being a dog shit team, but yes cant argue when most picks went higher.

??

[Lee]

Romanov had no business going that high.

[CasperX22]

Romanov had no business going that high.

So did Kot have any business going 3rd? It's all relative.

[Lee]

That is a stupid argument and you know it. Zadina was the 3rd highest ranked player in the draft and he went 6th.

[CasperX22]

That is a stupid argument and you know it. Zadina was the 3rd highest ranked player in the draft and he went 6th.

What exactly is your point here? Sure he was ranked 3rd by the majority of the media outlets, but not actual scouts. There is a lot more value lost in taking the 7th or 8th best player in the draft 3rd than taking a 7th round talent in the 2nd round, so by your logic Kot was an even bigger reach than he was.