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Let’s explore the premature idea that the LA Kings made a mistake drafting Alex Turcotte at the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.
This video is taking place after the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, and after the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
The 2023 NHL Draft 1st Round went as follows:
1st) Chicago Blackhawks, Connor Bedard
2nd) Anaheim Ducks, Leo Carlsson
3rd) Columbus Blue Jackets, Adam Fantilli
4th) San Jose Sharks, Will Smith
5th) Montreal Canadiens, David Reinbacher
6th) Arizona Coyotes, Dmitri Simashev
7th) Philadelphia Flyers, Matvei Michkov
8th) Washington Capitals, Ryan Leonard
9th) Detroit Red Wings, Nate Danielson
10th) St. Louis Blues, Dalibor Dvorsky
11th) Vancouver Canucks, Tom Willander
12th) Arizona Coyotes (from Ottawa Senators), Daniil But
13th) Buffalo Sabres, Zach Benson
14th) Pittsburgh Penguins, Brayden Yager
15th) Nashville Predators, Matthew Wood
16th) Calgary Flames, Samuel Honzek
17th) Detroit Red Wings (from New York Islanders via Vancouver Canucks), Axel Sandin Pellikka
18th) Winnipeg Jets, Colby Barlow
19th) Chicago Blackhawks (from Tampa Bay Lightning), Oliver Moore
20th) Seattle Kraken, Eduard Sale
21st) Minnesota Wild, Charlie Stramel
22nd) Philadelphia Flyers (from Los Angeles Kings via Columbus Blue Jackets), Oliver Bonk
23rd) New York Rangers, Gabe Perreault
24th) Nashville Predators (from Edmonton Oilers), Tanner Molendyk
25th) St. Louis Blues (from Toronto Maple Leafs), Otto Stenberg
26th) San Jose Sharks (from New Jersey Devils), Quentin Musty
27th) Colorado Avalanche, Calum Ritchie
28th) Toronto Maple Leafs (from Boston Bruins via Washington Capitals), Easton Cowan
29th) St. Louis Blues (from Dallas Stars via New York Rangers), Theo Lindstein
30th) Carolina Hurricanes, Bradley Nadeau
31st) Colorado Avalanche (from Florida Panthers via Montreal Canadiens), Mikhail Gulyayev
32nd) Vegas Golden Knights, David Edstrom
This video is also taking place after 2023 NHL Season, and after the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs, where the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Florida Panthers in the Finals.
Alex Turcotte was one of the top NHL prospects at the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.
The 2019 NHL Entry Draft saw many top NHL prospects get selected by a variety of teams. The first round of the draft went as follows:
1st – New Jersey Devils, Jack Hughes
2nd – New York Rangers, Kaapo Kakko
3rd – Chicago Blackhawks, Kirby Dach
4th – Colorado Avalanche (from Ottawa Senators), Bowen Byram
5th – Los Angeles Kings, Alex Turcotte
6th – Detroit Red Wings, Moritz Seider
7th – Buffalo Sabres, Dylan Cozens
8th – Edmonton Oilers, Philip Broberg
9th – Anaheim Ducks, Trevor Zegras
10th – Vancouver Canucks, Vasily Podkolzin
11th – Arizona Coyotes (from Philadelphia Flyers), Victor Soderstrom
12th – Minnesota Wild, Matthew Boldy
13th – Florida Panthers, Spencer Knight
14th – Philadelphia Flyers (from Arizona Coyotes), Cam York
15th – Montreal Canadiens, Cole Caufield
16th – Colorado Avalanche, Alex Newhook
17th – Vegas Golden Knights, Peyton Krebs
18th – Dallas Stars, Thomas Harley
19th – Ottawa Senators (from Columbus Blue Jackets), Lassi Thomson
20th – Winnipeg Jets (from Winnipeg via New York Rangers), Ville Heinola
21st – Pittsburgh Penguins, Samuel Poulin
22nd – Los Angeles Kings (from Toronto Maple Leafs), Tobias Bjornfot
23rd – New York Islanders, Simon Holmstrom
24th – Nashville Predators, Philip Tomasino
25th – Washington Capitals, Connor McMichael
26th – Calgary Flames, Jakob Pelletier
27th – Tampa Bay Lightning, Nolan Foote
28th – Carolina Hurricanes, Ryan Suzuki
29th – Anaheim Ducks (from San Jose Sharks via Buffalo Sabres), Brayden Tracey
30th – Boston Bruins, John Beecher
31st – Buffalo Sabres (from St. Louis Blues), Ryan Johnson
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18 Comments
There is only one player in this draft who is as important and integral as Mo Sieder and he went 1st soš¤·āā big Mo was a steal!
I thought Cozens was going to produce more goals and points. Not so far. Or maybe he will never have the offense .
I think he still has great potential. Heās looking real good in the AHL. Concussions are brutal
as a kings fan, prolly seider, if he panned out the same as he did on the wings anderson and clarke could be an eventual pairing. at this moment id probably say anderson and roy would be the pair if seider was on the team
Any old time habs fan would have been nervous about drafting Alfie Turcotte's son
The worst thing to happen to Alex Turcotte was being drafted by the LA Kings. They are absolute trash at developing forwards. Byfield is doing fantastic so far but before him it's Adrien Kempe. And that's about it. If Turcotte would have been drafted by a bad team he would already be playing in the big league. Kings did a horrible job developing Alex Turcotte.
He was the right pick. His development has been hampered but he is clearly NHL ready now. The Kings have limited options on where to play him. He will probably have to play LW3 or LW4 next year with Arvidsson and Lewis' departure.
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Perhaps he moves to center when Kopitar and Danault departs in 2026.
Kakko has been such a big dissapointment this year
Turcotte was the right pick for LA he is the exact style of player LA likes, high skill but more importantly, responsible and he's the type of player that can play any foward position so he doesn't have to be center
From what Iāve read, Bowen was the pick. Colorado probably surprised the FO and Alex was a panic pick. Heās doing better this year though and thereās a place for him on the fourth line
the kings organization has the top scouts in germany and yet they whiffed on seider and stuetzle (gkad byfield is finally turning out to be ok)
But regardless the organization is top heavy on C because the game has changed A LOT. Before it was all about your Top6 and your 1-2 punch. Nowadays, its your top 9 and your 1-2-3 punch and having a solid strong 4th line is also super important
Just look at how amazing the kings 3 lines are. Yet they have one of the best 4th lines in the NHL.
Turcotte will get his minutes once kopitar retires within the next 2-3 years. He just needs to be patient. Byfield rode the waves on the 4th line in his first year and then 3rd and now 1st line with kopi and kempe. Turcotte is doing well in the AHL averaging a pt per game. So I wouldnt call him a bust just yet.
all those other players mentioned don't fit the kings dna ….200 ft players AT does
Turcotte just had his FIRST healthy offseason. And now he looks NHL ready in the minors. You canāt knock him or the team for slow development when the most important time for young players to develop has been robbed from him every year of his career until this year.
The kings were all in on Bowen Byram that year as they really needed a D man. However once Colorado took byram at 4, they were forced to pivot. Mind you this was the beginning of their stock piling of centers (with the exception of kupari in 2018)
Danault, byfield, dubois were not even in the thought process at that point.
Kempe was a center during this draft as well. His scoring didn't hit another level till he was transitioned to right wing but he was the #2 center back then behind Kopi.
Relax..
I think heās pretty much a bust, BUT he is having a monster year so far in the AHL. So jury is still out, IMO.
He will be on the wing