HischierSeDgewOrk
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it's still far an away patrick for me @1
I agree. Win the first pick and you take Patrick and never look back. We have our #1 center for the next 15 years.
it's still far an away patrick for me @1
My top choice is Mittlestadt, but Owen Tippett fits the exact mold of what this team is trying to build
My top choice is Mittlestadt, but Owen Tippett fits the exact mold of what this team is trying to build
I'm mainly just window-shopping at this point, but just from what's been said, I think I'd prefer Glass over Tippett.
Tippett seems like Palmieri 2.0 which is nice, but I'd rather try to add a center at the top of the draft.
I want us to draft a forward because i'm not enticed by any of the defencemen at the top of the first round, there's better value to be had later in the draft.
The order of the guys I want is:
1) Hischier
2) Patrick
3) Vilardi
4) Mittlestadt
5) Glass
6) Pettersson
7) Necas
Drafting for position in this draft is foolish IMO. Yes, a center is optimal, but to call Tippett Palmieri 2.0 at this point is really near-sighted. We're going to need strong wingers going forward. I also think Tippett's ceiling is a lot higher than Palmieri's was at this point.
Glass isnt even a guaranteed center in the league. He could easily end up a RW.
Top 5 is all about BPA espc considering we need elite help up and down the roster. If the player available exceeds the other options take the better player at his position. Whoever we get is going to need to hit. We can't afford to foul this pick up.
I think better players will be available where we eventually are than Glass who I think is a reach top 5.
1. Patrick
2. Hischier
3. Vilardi
4. Mittelstadt
5. Tippett/Rasmussen
is my order of preference and I could be convinced on Hischier over Patrick depending on the circumstances (espc Patrick's medical and combine). I also think Rasmussen is getting overlooked by a lot of us here.
I agree. Win the first pick and you take Patrick and never look back. We have our #1 center for the next 15 years.
What are everyone's thoughts on trading up back into the late first and snagging Yamamoto? Kid is extremely talented, just small.
Or maybe he'll fall to the early second and we won't have to trade up?
Patrick hasn't played in either of the Wheat King's first two playoff games due to injury.
What is going on?
Watch this be the year we win the lottery and take a guy #1 overall who has injury issues.
Watch this be the year we win the lottery and take a guy #1 overall who has injury issues.
We won the lottery a few years ago and had to pick 4th which wasn't fair.
I was thinking about it, but we really are in uncharted waters right now as far as the draft goes.
Starting to get comfortably into the 3rd position right now barring some big hot or even colder streak, yet we really still have no clue where we are picking.
Our fate is pretty much completely in the hands of the lotto balls.
What are everyone's thoughts on trading up back into the late first and snagging Yamamoto? Kid is extremely talented, just small.
Or maybe he'll fall to the early second and we won't have to trade up?
Liljegren is a guy whose stock seems to be dropping pretty starkly. And if he does fall in the actual draft I'd be very interested in jumping up for him as well.
I think part of his dissapointing season could be tied to the mono he had early in the year. Could be a steal late in the round.