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Raccoon Jesus said:
Can't discredit his talent but let's not pretend you can just autothrow an 18 year old into the NHL. Should absolutely not draft with the mentality that the kid is going to fill a roster spot in the Fall.
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Agreed, on a team like the Yotes he likely starts day one but on a team with playoff+ aspirations he'd have to prove his worth.... All I'm saying is the talent is there for him to do just that..
 
Ziggy Stardust said:
If he's been compared to Doughty and Karlsson, he'd be the consensus #1 pick. But he isn't.
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He's been compared to pre-draft Karlsson, not Drew, and EK fell. Makes sense.

And it seems like Nolan Patrick is the surefire guy which is why he's still king of the heap. The rest are extremely boom or bust, including Liljegren, which is why there are so many risers and fallers. It should make for an interesting first round. Still think if you want THAT guy, you go for Cale Makar, but that's just me I think.
 
Should things work out for Liljegren, I think Klingberg is closer to the ceiling of his potential.

Karlsson didn't drop in rankings due to performance in his draft year, the scouts ranked and preferred all of the North American defense prospects, which saw the likes of Bogosian, Schenn, Myers, Teubert going ahead of him on just about every list. He was also very small, as he was listed at 5'11 and below 160 lbs in his draft bio.

Karlsson really came around to become an elite player in his third pro season. If Liljegren had that potential, then there's no way a team wouldn't take him with a high pick considering the talent available in this draft.

I can see this year playing out like the 2012 draft, where players selected after the top two selections turned out to become better players.

If you were to redo that 2012 draft, the guy taken at #11, Filip Forsberg, would be the consensus #1 pick. Hell, the Kings got Tanner Pearson with the last pick that year, who would now likely be considered a top 10 selection from that draft class.

Wouldn't be shocked to see some "off the board" picks this year.
 
Ziggy Stardust said:
Should things work out for Liljegren, I think Klingberg is closer to the ceiling of his potential.

Karlsson didn't drop in rankings due to performance in his draft year, the scouts ranked and preferred all of the North American defense prospects, which saw the likes of Bogosian, Schenn, Myers, Teubert going ahead of him on just about every list. He was also very small, as he was listed at 5'11 and below 160 lbs in his draft bio.

Karlsson really came around to become an elite player in his third pro season. If Liljegren had that potential, then there's no way a team wouldn't take him with a high pick considering the talent available in this draft.

I can see this year playing out like the 2012 draft, where players selected after the top two selections turned out to become better players.

If you were to redo that 2012 draft, the guy taken at #11, Filip Forsberg, would be the consensus #1 pick. Hell, the Kings got Tanner Pearson with the last pick that year, who would now likely be considered a top 10 selection from that draft class.

Wouldn't be shocked to see some "off the board" picks this year.
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The kid is getting penalized for trying to play after Mono and to make matters worse for him a dozen kids took the next step..Glass, Maker..etc.. so if he's there it would be a major coup for us, unless of course we magically land near the top...
 
Raccoon Jesus said:
I could get on board with Pettersson.

Is it Glass that's rising like a madman?
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Yes, Glass is rising, but this Finn defenseman, Heiskanan is apparently top 10 on some lists now?

http://www.mynhldraft.com/NHL-Mock-Draft/


Jeff Marek of Sportsnet - Mar. 8th: "Has had just about all the teams picking in the top 10 following him lately. Could be a big riser come draft day.

However, one report says he may never QB a PP. At 5'11" 174, he had better be offensively gifted, I would think, to merit top 10 status. ?
 
Ran it a 25 and the Golden Knights won it almost every time. Would love to see that happen.

Kings won it a few times and were in the top 3 over 10 times.
 
My results:
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I hope the Avalanche don't win, such an incredibly inept franchise top to bottom. Would be sweet if they finished right outside the top 3.
 
Reclamation Project said:
I hope the Avalanche don't win, such an incredibly inept franchise top to bottom. Would be sweet if they finished right outside the top 3.
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Either way there's no McDavid this year. Nolan Patrick has become overrated, but he's not a franchise saviour.

I like where we are at, frankly. If we win, great. If not, we'll nab one of the fallers since there's a lot in flux.
 
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