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9 Minnesotans make Hockey News Top 120 for the upcoming 2019 NHL Draft

Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2019 5:18 pm
by 612hockeytown
https://thehockeynews.com/news/article/ ... -prospects

I counted 9. 8 skaters and 1 goalie. If I’m wrong, please correct me. 🙃

Re: 9 Minnesotans make Hockey News Top 120 for the upcoming 2019 NHL Draft

Posted: Tue Jun 04, 2019 12:22 am
by Section 8 guy
I think it's 8 and 2. Haider and Saville.

Re: 9 Minnesotans make Hockey News Top 120 for the upcoming 2019 NHL Draft

Posted: Tue Jun 04, 2019 12:30 am
by 612hockeytown
Section 8 guy wrote:
Tue Jun 04, 2019 12:22 am
I think it's 8 and 2. Haider and Saville.
Saville played for the Magicians last year, but is from Anchorage, Alaska. Played AAA for Colorado Thunderbirds. Kid is a rare south paw. Was fun to watch last year, stole a lot of Magician games.

Re: 9 Minnesotans make Hockey News Top 120 for the upcoming 2019 NHL Draft

Posted: Tue Jun 04, 2019 8:14 am
by ThatMNHockeyGuy62
8+1 is correct. Crazy how far Helleson has dropped (if this list is accurate). If I had to guess I’d say he goes higher than this, but he may be one of the rare cases where going to the NTDP actually hurt his draft stock. The difference in trajectory between he and Jackson Lacombe, who stayed at Shattuck, is interesting. Granted, could just be a case of one improving at a later age than the other.

Re: 9 Minnesotans make Hockey News Top 120 for the upcoming 2019 NHL Draft

Posted: Tue Jun 04, 2019 1:48 pm
by WarmUpTheBus
ThatMNHockeyGuy62 wrote:
Tue Jun 04, 2019 8:14 am
8+1 is correct. Crazy how far Helleson has dropped (if this list is accurate). If I had to guess I’d say he goes higher than this, but he may be one of the rare cases where going to the NTDP actually hurt his draft stock. The difference in trajectory between he and Jackson Lacombe, who stayed at Shattuck, is interesting. Granted, could just be a case of one improving at a later age than the other.
Jackson grew quite a bit and looked like he got a lot stronger between his Junior and Senior years.

Re: 9 Minnesotans make Hockey News Top 120 for the upcoming 2019 NHL Draft

Posted: Tue Jun 04, 2019 5:28 pm
by Stang5280
ThatMNHockeyGuy62 wrote:
Tue Jun 04, 2019 8:14 am
8+1 is correct. Crazy how far Helleson has dropped (if this list is accurate). If I had to guess I’d say he goes higher than this, but he may be one of the rare cases where going to the NTDP actually hurt his draft stock. The difference in trajectory between he and Jackson Lacombe, who stayed at Shattuck, is interesting. Granted, could just be a case of one improving at a later age than the other.
Helleson is #46 on the final central scouting list, so I am inclined to believe this is an outlying opinion. Yes, Helleson’s scoring numbers were down this season, but he is still an excellent skating, big defenseman who has shown he can contribute offensively. I don’t buy him dropping down that far.

Re: 9 Minnesotans make Hockey News Top 120 for the upcoming 2019 NHL Draft

Posted: Tue Jun 04, 2019 9:19 pm
by ThatMNHockeyGuy62
Stang5280 wrote:
Tue Jun 04, 2019 5:28 pm
ThatMNHockeyGuy62 wrote:
Tue Jun 04, 2019 8:14 am
8+1 is correct. Crazy how far Helleson has dropped (if this list is accurate). If I had to guess I’d say he goes higher than this, but he may be one of the rare cases where going to the NTDP actually hurt his draft stock. The difference in trajectory between he and Jackson Lacombe, who stayed at Shattuck, is interesting. Granted, could just be a case of one improving at a later age than the other.
Helleson is #46 on the final central scouting list, so I am inclined to believe this is an outlying opinion. Yes, Helleson’s scoring numbers were down this season, but he is still an excellent skating, big defenseman who has shown he can contribute offensively. I don’t buy him dropping down that far.
I would tend to agree. Guessing he will be 2nd as opposed to 3rd round.

Re: 9 Minnesotans make Hockey News Top 120 for the upcoming 2019 NHL Draft

Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2019 1:05 am
by Section 8 guy
Funny. I’ve been thinking all along that Saville was the goalie from Lakeville South but that’s Dilaura who’s playing in Prince George. Thanks for setting me straight.