2014 NHL Entry Draft Part 3

[JAVO16]

Nevermind. Looking at Mckenzie's rankings he will probably be long gone.

McKenzie's final draft rankings are out ?

 

[BLONG7]

Is the draft next saturday or the 28th?

 

[Kid Dynomite]

Is the draft next saturday or the 28th?

June 27-28 in Philadelphia.

 

[Fozz]

Yeah, just a feeling I have. Reading some of the draft publications, most notably the black book, there's a whole lot of hate just for being Russian. Kid's got a hell of a lot of talent and doesn't play like a 'soft euro'. I imagine he goes one or two picks right before us

Is your opinion also based on Grant M's comments on him?

 

[overlords]

Is your opinion also based on Grant M's comments on him?

My opinion that he's a kid worth drafting at our spot or that I think the habs will take him?

I use an online service that PVR's all junior, ahl and NHL games for me automatically, so I went back and watched this kid play. He's something else. I only defer to other posters' opinions when I can't watch for myself. For example, I'll defer to Whitesnake, WTK or Quebecpride if I haven't seen a particular Q player enough to judge.

As for thinking the habs might take him... yeah that factors into it a bit. Grant was pretty outspoken about McCarron last year, iirc. I can't assume that Grant's opinions always run parallel to Timmins', but I like the odds

 

[Whitesnake]

Yeah, just a feeling I have. Reading some of the draft publications, most notably the black book, there's a whole lot of hate just for being Russian. Kid's got a hell of a lot of talent and doesn't play like a 'soft euro'. I imagine he goes one or two picks right before us

Scherbak should or would be gone, at least for me. I think that up front, it will come down to Lemieux, Vrana, Schmaltz, Goldobin, Ho-Sang. On D, you will have guys like McKeown, Glover or Dougherty, Pettersson and maybe Honka.

 

[overlords]

Scherbak should or would be gone, at least for me. I think that up front, it will come down to Lemieux, Vrana, Schmaltz, Goldobin, Ho-Sang. On D, you will have guys like McKeown, Glover or Dougherty, Pettersson and maybe Honka.

At that point I'd try to trade down. Honka is great from what I hear but I can see him falling for being tiny. Even pettersson I can see us getting if we trade down 10 or so spots.

 

[WeThreeKings]

Scherbak should or would be gone, at least for me. I think that up front, it will come down to Lemieux, Vrana, Schmaltz, Goldobin, Ho-Sang. On D, you will have guys like McKeown, Glover or Dougherty, Pettersson and maybe Honka.

take vrana.. Schmaltz or Dougherty..

 

[dackelljuneaubulis02]

take vrana.. Schmaltz or Dougherty..

what's the knock on Vrana? I was pretty damn impressed with his highlight package. If he's still available, I'd be more than happy with that pick.

 

[TT1]

what's the knock on Vrana? I was pretty damn impressed with his highlight package. If he's still available, I'd be more than happy with that pick.

he's raw like sushi but he has all the right flavors

 

[TT1]

with bournival graduating and leblanc getting traded our center depth is pretty weak right now outside the nhl

 

[Ezpz]

with bournival graduating and leblanc getting traded our center depth is pretty weak right now outside the nhl

It's non-existent. DLR is the only "center" and there's a decent chance he plays wing at the NHL level. Nattinen is gone. Dumont isn't going to be anything more than he is now.

 

[donghabs98]

with bournival graduating and leblanc getting traded our center depth is pretty weak right now outside the nhl

I have a feeling we will be drafting some centermen this year now.

 

[Ezpz]

I think we're strong enough at the NHL level center wise that our prospect pool doesn't need to draft on need like we did last year drafting size. This year we can go BPA at every pick.

 

[WeThreeKings]

Leblanc wouldn't have been a center at the NHL level even if he was an NHL talent.

 

[Fozz]

My opinion that he's a kid worth drafting at our spot or that I think the habs will take him?

I use an online service that PVR's all junior, ahl and NHL games for me automatically, so I went back and watched this kid play. He's something else. I only defer to other posters' opinions when I can't watch for myself. For example, I'll defer to Whitesnake, WTK or Quebecpride if I haven't seen a particular Q player enough to judge.

As for thinking the habs might take him... yeah that factors into it a bit. Grant was pretty outspoken about McCarron last year, iirc. I can't assume that Grant's opinions always run parallel to Timmins', but I like the odds

Yeah, I meant that the Habs will take him. Grant had specifically said that the team likes him, hadn't he?

 

[Fozz]

take vrana.. Schmaltz or Dougherty..

Agreed on Vrana and Dougherty.

 

[overlords]

Yeah, I meant that the Habs will take him. Grant had specifically said that the team likes him, hadn't he?

I'm not quite sure he has gone that far, but I might go through his post history to check.

 

[NotProkofievian]

Yeah, I meant that the Habs will take him. Grant had specifically said that the team likes him, hadn't he?

I don't think he specifically said Montreal likes him. He's said that scouts he's talked to liked him. At least, that's what I read. He may have said differently elsewhere.

Fearless prediction: Habs don't get the chance to draft him.

 

[CH25]

Realistically speaking, it would be nice to trade up about 5 spots for Tuch.

 

[TT1]

Realistically speaking, it would be nice to trade up about 5 spots for Tuch.

realistically speaking we dont know where he'll end up

 

[Runner77]

I think we're strong enough at the NHL level center wise that our prospect pool doesn't need to draft on need like we did last year drafting size. This year we can go BPA at every pick.

Yeah, it can't be that we drafted talent that happened to have size.

 

[TT1]

you're mine in the 7th round

 

[ginomini]

Yeah, I meant that the Habs will take him. Grant had specifically said that the team likes him, hadn't he?

who is Grant ?

 

[Binary Code]

you're mine in the 7th round

Damn he's pretty impressive any clues on why he wasn't drafted?