HeavyHitter99
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Add in Macdavid lol
I'm ashamed of you that you misspelled his name
But yah McJesus on the team alone puts them over the top. He dominated this tournament when he was 16!
Add in Macdavid lol
Here's my mock draft up to the St. Louis pick
1st - McDavid
4th - Hanifin(trade Draisaitl+)
15th - Zacha
33rd - Juulsen
55th - Lindgren
85th - Samsonov
Extremly optimistic I know.
Better yet:
1. McDavid (best player this draft)
16. ROY (best RD this draft)
33. Kylington (best Euro available)
55. Samsonov (best goalie this draft)
The Oilers official Facebook page spelled it incorrectly too. EmbarrassingI'm ashamed of you that you misspelled his name
But yah McJesus on the team alone puts them over the top. He dominated this tournament when he was 16!
Matthews is one of the oldest players eligible for the 2016 draft. So yeah, he should be dominating.
That said, inb4 Oilers win Matthews next year.
The Oilers miss out on playoff spot due to ROW's and everyone is crushed. Then a week later they win the 2016 lottery.
Imagine the reaction here, on HF as a whole and in the Toronto based hockey media.
In all seriousness though, the Oiler's 2016 #1 pick will be very valuable. It is again a draft with exceptional top end talent and because of the new lottery structure any non-playoff pick will be significant. That is an asset that I would dangle very hard for a defenseman.
http://thehockeywriters.com/meet-the-steal-of-the-nhl-draft/
Any thoughts on Erie Otters d-man Travis Dermott?
These guys are calling him potential steal of the draft.
McDavid & Strome get so much hype you wonder if this guy has flown under the radar.
Better yet:
1. McDavid (best player this draft)
16. ROY (best RD this draft)
33. Kylington (best Euro available)
55. Samsonov (best goalie this draft)
Please draft Samsonov or Vehviläinen with a late 2nd/3rd rounder
One thing I read a lot is... xxx player won't fall... and xxx player won't fall... out of the top 10/15.
Thing is... when you add up all the players that supposedly won't fall.. it's usually more than 10/15 players ... so someone basically HAS to fall out of that top 10/15 group almost by default.
I think if the Oilers keep that pick and draft at #16 (and ideally a #15) they will a get a solid pick... likely someone with size+skill will still be around at that spot. There seems to be enough solid prospects in this 1st round that there will still be a very good prospect available at that point.
Right, and there should be zero doubts that the 1st round pick for 2016 is untradeable. At least before draft day.
I'm skeptical someone will fall. I think it's a pretty defined top13 at this point and after that it's a big dropoff. So if someone from the top13 falls then some team will have gone for a pretty big reach. The only one I could potentially see fall to our pick is Timo Meier. I bet a few teams have him pretty low while others are really high on him. I don't see Crouse/Rantanen/Zacha or any of the top D-men (Provorov/Werenski) falling to us.
Since Calgary made the second round and the Penguins lost, is that Penguins first now the 15th overall?
I think the Flames would have to beat the Ducks as well.
Better yet:
1. McDavid (best player this draft)
16. ROY (best RD this draft)
33. Kylington (best Euro available)
55. Samsonov (best goalie this draft)
I think the Flames would have to beat the Ducks as well.
I doubt that. The Ducks appear to be an actually good team, not just one on paper.
I don't expect them to either. I was just referring to them having to make it through to the 3rd round in order for the PIT 1st to become 15 overall.
No he hasn't really flown under the radar, he's a smaller offensive dman that put up good offensive numbers buy didn't light up the league.
He's a genuine power play qb but I take his offensive numbers with a grain of salt just because of how offensive his team is with McDavid, Strome, Brincate etc etc. One thing I will give him a pass on is his size. 5'11" isn't big but iirc he is 200 lbs. He's not tall but he is very solid and isn't terrible defensively like so many of the young offensive dmen.
I wouldn't have a problem with taking him with Montreal's 2nd or we could wait and grab Alexandre Carrier in round 3, I'm a big fan of his too.