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Let’s talk about the two top right-handed defencemen of the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, Axel Sandin Pellikka and David Reinbacher, and discuss whom the Vancouver Canucks should draft over the other.
The 2023 NHL Entry Draft is filled with a lot of top NHL prospects. Some are elite, and others could be even seen as franchise NHL prospects. Names to look out for include Connor Bedard, Matvei Michkov, Adam Fantilli, Brayden Yager, Leo Carlsson, Calum Ritchie, Zach Benson, Cameron Allen, Dalibor Dvorsky, Charlie Stramel, Nate Danielson, Ethan Gauthier, Eduarde Sale, Otto Stenberg, Colby Barlow, Kasper Halttunen, Will Smith, Ryan Leonard, Quentin Musty, Oliver Moore, Riley Heidt, Andrew Cristall, Zeb Forsfjall, Theo Lindstein, Mikhail Gulyayev, Hunter Brzustewicz, Maxim Strbak, Gavin Brindley, William Whitelaw, Gabe Perreault, Lukas Dragicevic, Alex Ciernik, Caden Price, and Koehn Ziemmer.
This video is taking place after the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, and after the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
The 2022 NHL Draft 1st Round went as follows:
1st) Montreal Canadiens, Juraj Slafkovsky
2nd) New Jersey Devils, Simon Nemec
3rd) Arizona Coyotes, Logan Cooley
4th) Seattle Kraken, Shane Wright
5th) Philadelphia Flyers, Cutter Gauthier
6th) Columbus Blue Jackets (from Chicago Blackhawks), David Jiricek
7th) Chicago Blackhawks (from Ottawa Senators), Kevin Korchinski
8th) Detroit Red Wings, Marco Kasper
9th) Buffalo Sabres, Matthew Savoie
10th) Anaheim Ducks, Pavel Mintyukov
11th) Arizona Coyotes (from San Jose Sharks), Conor Geekie
12th) Columbus Blue Jackets, Denton Mateychuk
13th) Chicago Blackhawks (from New York Islanders), Frank Nazar
14th) Winnipeg Jets, Rutger McGroarty
15th) Vancouver Canucks, Jonathan Lekkerimaki
16th) Buffalo Sabres (Vegas Golden Knights), Noah Ostlund
17th) Nashville Predators, Joakim Kemell
18th) Dallas Stars, Lian Bichsel
19th) Minnesota Wild (from LA Kings), Liam Ohgren
20th) Washington Capitals, Ivan Miroshnichenko
21st) Pittsburgh Penguins, Owen Pickering
22nd) Anaheim Ducks (from Boston Bruins), Nathan Gaucher
23rd) St. Louis Blues, Jimmy Snuggerud
24th) Minnesota Wild, Danila Yurov
25th) Chicago Blackhawks (from Toronto Maple Leafs), Sam Rinzel
26th) Montreal Canadiens (from Calgary Flames), Filip Mesar
27th) San Jose Sharks (from Carolina Hurricanes via Arizona Coyotes and Montreal Canadiens), Filip Bystedt
28th) Buffalo Sabres (from Florida Panthers), Jiri Kulich
29th) Arizona Coyotes (from Edmonton Oilers), Maveric Lamoureux
30th) Winnipeg Jets (from New York Rangers), Brad Lambert
31st) Tampa Bay Lightning, Isaac Howard
32nd) Edmonton Oilers (from Colorado Avalanche via Arizona Coyotes), Reid Schaefer
This video is also taking place after 2022 NHL Season, and after the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs, where the Colorado Avalanche defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Finals.
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18 Comments
i think sandin pelikka is the best long term player in terms of skill, but reinbacher will fit more for vancouver. but i don't think the value of Reinbacher is worth at 11, rather trade down to like 16-20 and trade some cap and maybe pick Willander and if Reinbacher is available we could pick him. But i'd really like to see Sandin Pelikka on a 2nd pair as the quarterback.
Is it just me or am I the only person who doesn’t like any defenseman in this draft, any of them taken inside the top 12-13 for me is a reach.
I can have a discussion with axel but even still I think the forwards are way to good not to take
They should trade the pick to Calgary for Tanev lol
go for the Mule
Your ideas are BANG ON! I have Reinbacher at #5 overall and ASP at #7. Different teams will value them differently, but due to the lack of top D in this draft, these are the only 2 I see as "potentially" top pairing guys, at worst… 2nd pairing D.
There are alot of good forwards in this draft some that sre almost too good to pass up (Leonard, Wood, Dvorski, Sale). Its eitither gonna be one of these 2 D men will be there at 11th or someone who will fall to the Canucks lap.
If we get Reinbacher we’re setttttt he is exactly what we need but there like 30% chance there at 11 but we still have options of Dvorsky and Barlow that 11th pick is a money pick if we trade down highly gonna regret it
So since there is a lot of Vancouver fans here what are your thoughts of moving the 11th pick to my hawks? For a package that looks something like 19, 44, 51, RFA rights to Ian Mitchell and prospect Phillips(LHD will be a 3rd pairing Dman for sure maybe a 2nd pair). For 11, Garland, and Pearson? We get a better pick while moving out a player that needs a fresh start and a prospect that gets moved out because we are loaded at LHD and you guys get a lot of cap space, additional picks, and some young dmen. Thoughts?
Both of them are not suppose to be in the top 10, but because someone could say we need to get the best D and not the best player available, we might have a surprise. I would give the edge to Reinbacher.
Hughes/Sandin Pellika on the first unit power play could be something, or first and second units could divvy up the PP time more evenly.
Imho, drafting the best player available is the way.
You have to admit Yzerman and the Wings make some surprising draft picks. The Red Wings could use a right handed defenseman at pick no. nine. So the Red Wings may make the choice simple, Whomever they don't take, might be the defenseman for the Canucks. The Red Wings could really load up on defensemen.. I can remember some Stanley Cup winning teams that were loaded on defense.
Our biggest need is at RD and at C so I'm guessing we'll draft a winger. Call me bitter, but we've done the right thing a handful of times in 53 years.
Honestly I really can’t say until we see where Hronek plays , if you say the other is a Seider type than ideally him to pair with Quinn but if Hronek fills that spot I think the smaller offensive Swede could be a really good option to play with OEL
We have quinn….. we need a reinbacher.
I so want Yzerman is draft Pellikka, but he never drafts who I think he should which is a good thing because his choice is always better.
We will pick the wrong one…the other will be a superstar in 3 year's
We need the most defensive d man
Probably Montreal steals are man?Both Be Gone soon early