Prospect Info: 2014 NHL Draft Thread (6/27-7PM; 6/28-10AM)

[Misfire Puck]

Milano it is.

 

[Jackets16]

Man, we are going to be so loaded soon.

 

[Sore Loser]

Great skill, great IQ .... he will have plenty of time to develop at BC. Big home run swing here.

 

[Robert]

He's compared to Patty Kane??? Wow, if true we got an impact player..

 

[CBJWerenski8]

I love it

 

[JacketsFanWest]

Hmm.. strange pick... you'd think they could have dropped down and still gotten Milano, but if no one was willing to trade up...

 

[Misfire Puck]

Happy with this pick. Certainly has skill and potential to be 1st line wing.

 

[WannabeFinn]

Love the Milano but wow, I'm surprised at how far Kapanen has dropped to be honest

 

[pete goegan]

Ouch. That hurts.

Reason?

 

[Crede777]

Was hoping for Kasperi, but Sonny Milano is a strong choice. I thought both would be gone before 16th.

 

[Boomshakalaka]

Don t know about that pick

 

[Nikolai Koolaidman]

Congrats on picking Milano alot of Islanders fans are happy the hometown kid went to a good organization. Enjoy years of this kid making plays with his stick handling and speed.

 

[ConoR187]

love the pick

have enough safe type forwards, milano could really be electric

 

[OldGoaltender]

Sore Loser is Patty Kane a good comparison?

 

[Sore Loser]

Milano might have a higher ceiling than Kapanen, which is why I'm assuming he was our guy. Kapanen would have been the "safer pick"; Milano is exactly what we're lacking in our system - really high end skill. He's not terribly small (though he is sleight), and is more of a long-term prospect.

Could turn out to be a great pick, or it could turn out to be a terrible pick. I think it's a good one, could be great value on a #16 pick.

 

[EspenK]

I feel like the hamster in the framily commercial- I don't know where to go with this pick.

 

[jacketman10]

Sonny is a boom/bust pick, IMO. I feel Kapanen is gonna be a bust. I don't claim to know too much but I am happy.

 

[Misfire Puck]

Love the Milano but wow, I'm surprised at how far Kapanen has dropped to be honest

Not surprised to be honest. But Kaps to Philly would be nice.

 

[db2011]

We picked a guy who grew up in Ann Arbor Michigan?!? LOL

No Long Island.

Well, I delivered flowers for Milano Florist for a couple years!

 

[Sore Loser]

Sore Loser is Patty Kane a good comparison?

Only for his stick handling, which is above par. I think Milano could be a potential first line player, but a lot will have to go right for it to happen. Think more along the lines of Jaden Schwartz.

 

[EspenK]

No Long Island.

Well, I delivered flowers for Milano Florist for a couple years!

I think every city has a Milano Florist and or Restaurant.

 

[pete goegan]

I see he play Midget in Cleveland.

 

[Jackets16]

Only for his stick handling, which is above par. I think Milano could be a potential first line player, but a lot will have to go right for it to happen. Think more along the lines of Jaden Schwartz.

I really like the pick. Plus, it spreads out our prospects a little bit with some of our other guys turning pro this year.

 

[WannabeFinn]

Only for his stick handling, which is above par. I think Milano could be a potential first line player, but a lot will have to go right for it to happen. Think more along the lines of Jaden Schwartz.

so, a guy who'll put up 25 goals and 55+ points when he's 21? I like the sound of that

 

[Sore Loser]

so, a guy who'll put up 25 goals and 55+ points when he's 21? I like the sound of that

It's possible. He's a very talented kid, but I always wonder about guys coming out of the USNTDP until I see them at another level. How he plays at BC will go a long way towards projecting his development.

He is bigger than Schwartz, the skill level and styles are close. Hopefully he follows a similar path. This guy on a line with Rychel in a few years could be magic.