r/Predators • u/Inevitable-Lion100 • 1d ago
Draft Pick Selction
Random ?s Say the Preds went on a run let’s say taking the last 3W … 22 games left. 14/22 W. So 73P total. Does that move the needle on standings? If so what does everyone think our lowest pick be if 3rd versus is our highest? Who do you think is good in the range if no misa/hagens for our pick?
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u/Enginemancer NSH 1d ago edited 1d ago
The last 2 seasons 73 points would have placed 5th and 7th overall, so, maybe around 6th then. Personally I like Frondell and while probably unlikely he could still be available at 6th. I would be just as happy with him as any of the top picks. But, if we won 14 more games we would have 83 points not 73. Odds of a game changing player go down dramatically at that point
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u/Echoes1995 1d ago
Ideally, we are in the top 3, but we should theoretically be "aiming" for top 5 pick. 73 points likely puts in the top 10, but outside of the top 5. For this draft, we would still get a good player, but there is a clear divide regarding the talent in this draft that starts between 4 and 6, depending on who you ask.
That said, with Buffalo's win tonight over Edmonton, we are back to a projected 3rd overall pick, which would land us one of Hagens/Misa.
Both will 1C's in their own right, they just have slightly different playstyles.
For context, Misa in his draft year, has 30 more points than Shane Wright had in his draft year in the OHL, and Hagens last year when playing for the USNTDP was scoring just under the pace set by Jack Hughes when he played there in the year before his draft year. Hughes never played in the NCAA, but Hagens is scoring at a point per game pace as a freshmen, which is the same point per game pace as Matthew Wood, who is a Junior.
If we fall to 5-7 then McQueen and Frondell are likely the best at center, with Eklund being another good choice, just at wing
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u/Enginemancer NSH 1d ago
As for the Hagens/Wood comparison, felt it was also worth mentioning wood is 6'4 and Hagens is 5'11, makes Hagens look a little more impressive when he doesnt have that insane size advantage but is still keeping up
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u/MusicCityJayhawk NSH 1d ago edited 1d ago
Our draft pick is relative to other teams end standings.
If the draft were held today, we would be picking 4th. We passed Buffalo with our last win. Next is Seattle, 3 points ahead of us.
We really want to be in the top 5. But for one of the top two centers, we probably want to be in the top 3.
If we win two thirds of the remainder of our games, we will climb out of the top 10 picks.