GDT: 2017 NHL Draft: The waiting is over! The NYR will pick in the first round!

[Alluckks]

Every other pick they talked about how they're a great skater, passer, blah, blah, comparable to Johansen, comparable to Lidstrom.

We picked and we got "guy you win with" and "similar to Chris Kunitz."

Jesus you guys don't listen. They said his compete level and his style is that of Kunitz. The way he plays the game. It was not a skills comparison by any means.

 

[Joey Bones]

seems were on an island here.

love this kid and been saying so for a month. pimped him hard.

the others still on the board all have holes. there was no sure thing after glass went.

this kid is a monster.

leader. high motor. smart. nasty shot. gamer. pk/pp

does everything really well

fast riser the last 10 days

Exactly!! Great Post!!

 

[Brooklyn Rangers Fan]

 

[Machinehead]

seems were on an island here.

love this kid and been saying so for a month. pimped him hard.

the others still on the board all have holes. there was no sure thing after glass went.

this kid is a monster.

leader. high motor. smart. nasty shot. gamer. pk/pp

does everything really well

fast riser the last 10 days

Except produce...

 

[Hunter Gathers]

Stepan was picked in the 2nd round. It's really not comparable.

It's almost like you didn't get the point.

 

[RangerLifer]

They could have gotten him at 21st pick. WTF.

 

[Kovalev27]

What an atrocious job. 7th overall and we picked Jesper Fast.

We always go "off the board" with high picks and fail miserably. This is horrific.

I'd take this fat kid buffalo just picked all day long over this swede who I promise won't make this team this year. This should have been our 21st pick

Vilardi Suzuki Rasmussen sitting there even the Czech kid. Awful job. This after trading for some jerk that got dealt for a 2nd round a year after going 19th overall.

 

[HatTrick Swayze]

let it go with stepan

Bro this is gonna be the new Jessiman/McIlrath meme, gonna be hearing it from a lot of people for a long time.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

They could have gotten him at 21st pick. WTF.

According to who?

TSN had him at 13.

 

[ColonialsHockey10]

Know nothing about this guy so won't freak out.

Stepan was poorly conditioned, overrated defensively and has improved a remarkably tiny amount since his rookie season.

This team wasn't winning **** next season, let's take a chill pill.

 

[JESSEWENEEDTOCOOK]

the red wings taking rasmussen over vilardi and lilegren makes me a little happier

now THAT'S a trainwreck of an organization

 

[Ghost of jas]

One of the most intelligent guys in the draft. He's a solid pick at 7. Works his ass off, too.

Would he have been on the board later? I think it's not good value.

 

[NickyFotiu]

I thought most the tank guys liked Fast. AV didn't look thrilled about Step trade but that trade may be about cap to get another player.

 

[LeetchisGod]

He can be our 3rd line center next season. He's the most NHL ready forward besides Patrick and Hischier in this draft.

Who cares? We're not winning **** next season. We need upside.

 

[darko]

Same **** as the Stepan thread.

Yup lol

 

[aufheben]

If you feel like taking their comparison literally, Chris Kunitz actually had a very good career...

 

[Raspewtin]

Bro this is gonna be the new Jessiman/McIlrath meme, gonna be hearing it from a lot of people for a long time.

Get a ****ing grip

McIlrath is one of the worst picks of the millennium. This has ways and ways to go before it even approaches that.

 

[Jaromir Jagr]

It's almost like you didn't get the point.

I get it. It was a weak point. This thread is not about this kids ability to be in the NHL. It's about who is on the board and the opportunities you have at #7.

 

[RangerLifer]

We there you have it folks. Stepan AND Raanta for DeAngelo and Andersson.
Still like the trade people??

Stepan at 6.5 mil. YES! I'd do it again in a heartbeat.

 

[Hunter Gathers]

Except produce...

Near .50ppg in his draft year in a top men's league is production.

Two points less than former Ranger and 33 year old Erik Christensen.

I don't think you really get that his scoring in Sweden was solid.

 

[Machinehead]

Muh gamer, muh competitive.

I bet he's going to be a warrior too.

What the **** is a gamer, anyway?

 

[I Eat Crow]

Florida is going to run up to the stage to take Viliardi, IMO.

 

[Synergy27]

The fact that the guys who actually know what they're talking about here are ok with this is comforting, but it still feels sub optimal.

 

[nyrage]

I was dead wrong. 50% of the board isn't complaining about the pick. It's closer to 90+%

 

[Mikos87]

Does anyone know if Clark has a gambling issue? I'm scared that it's an ego thing where they just want to take someone different off the board so they can one day prove, hey, look at me, we knew.

He's a player you win with in their eyes.

Maybe the upside isn't there, but he's one of those guys you can with with.

Very low risk pick.