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If this mock draft is close , Pitlick has moved up to the # 80 range.


https://www.draftsite.com/nhl/mock-draft/2019/

Here is my post from late February

WestMetro
Re: Play-off Games Saturday 2/23/19
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Post Sun Feb 24, 2019 7:58 pm

Let’s summarize Pitlick discussion on a positive note , specially since Mom was right behind me at Braemar yesterday

He has grown a lot more in height and bulk this year , and speed and scoring ability really improved in each of the last two years. As GB notes , explosive is the term many use fir his first few strides , and hard to find many forces quite like him in elite league or high school ranks right now . I have heard from two scouts recently that his NHL draft number in June will be much improved from mid 100s in the January central scouting report, possibly as high as lower second round or mid third round. One said he’d be surprised if he was still on the board at No. 60. To be fair and balanced , another says not that high . No matter how things go, well done Rhett ! Our jaws have dropped many times seeing you move thru neutral zone , and split the D to the net

Minnesotans “PROJECTED” in the draft. If I missed someone, my apologies.

28. Bobby Brink - F
44. Jackson LaCombe - F
80. Rhett’s Pitlick - F
106. Ryder Donovan - F
110. Trevor Janicke - F
152. Aaron Huglen - F
162. Clay Hanus - D
167. Ethan Haider - G
169. Grant Sillianoff - F
192. Ethan Frisch - D
204. Mike Koster - D
205. Drew Helleson - D
211. Will Francis - D

7 forwards
5 defenseman
1 Goalie
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Interesting:

Only 3 played high school hockey through senior season.
3 played tier 1 / juniors
6 left high school early
1 plays major junior (WHL)

Please correct me if I made any mistakes. Thanks for sharing the site.

Interesting that Mr Hockey BB is not on this list? Maybe he was draft eligible last year?

MWS coach wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2019 8:24 am Interesting that Mr Hockey BB is not on this list? Maybe he was draft eligible last year?

I believe he was draft eligible last year. August 2000 birthday, so he would have been the required 17 1/2 in June last year.

B.B. was 117 in the Jan CS report

http://www.nhl.com/ice/draftprospectbro ... =2019&pg=3

This is just some random guy who is a Chicago Blackhawks fan. Not an NHL scout. Some major discrepancies between his rankings and NHL central scouting:

No Brodzinski on this list while he is on Central Scouting
Hanus is mid-round here while he’s not listed at all on central scouting
Helleson and Koster both WAY lower than central scouting

I believe Pitlick’s draft stock has risen significantly, but I wouldn’t read too much into this particular mock draft.

62. Just another perspective ,yes . All those directional trends for other Minnesotans , as well as lower for Ryder, are pretty consistent with what I’ve been hearing since January . I think next CS report is early May


Pitlick was 92 in this one

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.defend ... zin-zegras

Besides missing Brodzinki -

Other potential misses:

Jack Jensen
Jackson Jutting

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Both seem to be pacing well with the Magicians in addition to their stellar high school year.

Ben Brinkman

O-townClown wrote: ↑Sat Mar 30, 2019 2:13 am Ben Brinkman

I’m sure his stock dropped quite a bit with the poor season he had, but omitting Brinkman entirely from the list seems crazy, particularly given his mid-term ranking from central scouting.

Also, I am biased since I know his family, but Helleson is way too low on this list. He was 33rd on the mid-term list and is probably the best all-around defenseman on a very good NTDP blue line.

Looks like he had Brinkman as high as 25th overall last summer and Helleson as an early second rounder as late as November. Wonder why he has their stock dropping that much in both cases.

Koster and Helleson were in the 70+- range in this one from end of February

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.defend ... zin-zegras

Bobby Brink is up to 17 in this one

https://www.nbcsports.com/washington/ca ... n#slide-36

Latest on Brink

https://mobile.twitter.com/Musketeerhoc ... 6536020994

He could move up closer to the Wild #12 draft slot?

Please keep him away from the Wild until they demonstrate it's not a franchise high draft picks go to to either die or be traded away for nothing.

Well stated SS!

Slap Shot wrote: ↑Wed Apr 10, 2019 1:03 pm Please keep him away from the Wild until they demonstrate it's not a franchise high draft picks go to to either die or be traded away for nothing.

Exactly right. Crayon eaters making all the decisions for that organization.

Stang5280 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 30, 2019 2:28 pm

O-townClown wrote: ↑Sat Mar 30, 2019 2:13 am Ben Brinkman

I’m sure his stock dropped quite a bit with the poor season he had, but omitting Brinkman entirely from the list seems crazy, particularly given his mid-term ranking from central scouting.

Also, I am biased since I know his family, but Helleson is way too low on this list. He was 33rd on the mid-term list and is probably the best all-around defenseman on a very good NTDP blue line.

Poor season! What are you talking about? He ended up being a top 4 defensemen on a D1 school when he could have been playing high school hockey.
In my opinion, he was the most improved player throughout the year for the gophers.

BodyShots wrote: ↑Mon Apr 15, 2019 10:09 am

Stang5280 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 30, 2019 2:28 pm

O-townClown wrote: ↑Sat Mar 30, 2019 2:13 am Ben Brinkman

I’m sure his stock dropped quite a bit with the poor season he had, but omitting Brinkman entirely from the list seems crazy, particularly given his mid-term ranking from central scouting.

Also, I am biased since I know his family, but Helleson is way too low on this list. He was 33rd on the mid-term list and is probably the best all-around defenseman on a very good NTDP blue line.

Poor season! What are you talking about? He ended up being a top 4 defensemen on a D1 school when he could have been playing high school hockey.
In my opinion, he was the most improved player throughout the year for the gophers.

Admittedly I am not able to watch many Gopher games here in Colorado, except for the ones on BTN, but I didn’t see anything special out of Brinkman in what I watched. Minnesota’s D corps was not great this year, so him being in the top four seems to say more about that group than it does about Brinkman. And for a defenseman who excelled at moving the puck in HS, 7 points (3 of which came in one November game) is pretty disappointing from a production standpoint.

FWIW, Brinkman dropped from #79 at midterm to #115 in the final rankings, so I don’t think I’m alone in the opinion that he struggled in adjusting to the college game. He still has lots of potential, and I hope he does take a step forward over the next few seasons.

WestMetro wrote: ↑Wed Apr 10, 2019 11:30 am Latest on Brink

https://mobile.twitter.com/Musketeerhoc ... 6536020994

Here are two one-on-one interviews with Bobby Brink by a local Sioux City TV reporter:
NOVEMBER 2018: https://siouxlandnews.com/sports/meet-t ... obby-brink
APRIL 2019: https://siouxlandnews.com/sports/meet-t ... 04-11-2019

In-depth scouting report:
https://youtu.be/UaH-DT0JONw