2018 NHL Entry Draft Thread (Less then 24 Hours Edition)

[Maitz]

Wow Merkley really has skills... nice 2 A on 2nd and 3rd goals

 

[WeThreeKings]

Lafreniere is going to absolute f*** this tournament up next year lmao

 

[Vachon23]

Lafreniere is going to absolute **** this tournament up next year lmao

he will not be there .. Rimouski will have a good team with him and Ellis

 

[WeThreeKings]

he will not be there .. Rimouski will have a good team with him and Ellis

Ya never know but obviously conditional on him being available

 

[Vachon23]

Ya never know but obviously conditional on him being available

but he could make the U-20 team

 

[Fozz]

Olofsson is a De La Rose clone.

 

[hawkeerox]

In the second round, who cares? Only ~20% of 2nd rounders crack the NHL anyways

But he has the potential to not just be one of those 20% but to be a real statistical outlier and have 1st -round-player impact.

 

[Fozz]

care to elaborate? He already plays a strong 200 ft game, he is very fast has a good shot, great PKer, there is nothing to dislike about this kid... Ive been following the U18 USA squad for a while and Im pretty confident in my projection here..

You just described a bottom 6 player.

 

[Mathletic]

Some people still think there is a Svechnikov/Zadina debate?

Grant debates between Tkachuk and Svech

 

[hawkeerox]

I noticed McBain was playing center in the third (I could only watch part of the third, missed everything else, including OT). He'd been playing on the wing with Veleno and Noel - someone get injured???

 

[WeThreeKings]

I noticed McBain was playing center in the third (I could only watch part of the third, missed everything else, including OT). He'd been playing on the wing with Veleno and Noel - someone get injured???

Thomas was injured.

 

[ProspectsFanatic]

Grant debates between Tkachuk and Svech

Wow thats just on another level of imbecility

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

Boqvists is really growing on me after seeing more of him. In a perfect world we get Dahlin or Svech.. but ending this awful year with someone like Boqvists or Wahlstrom would be be great.

Id be glad with anyone of Dahlin, Svech, Boqvist, Hughes and Wahlstrom

 

[WeThreeKings]

Olofsson is a De La Rose clone.

I don't see that at all except that Olofsson is already polished defensively.

He could stand to stand out offensively more in the U-18s but the coach seems to be rolling his lines very evenly. I've seen enough plays of his in the Allsvenskan and in this tournament, where he shows smarts, playmaking skill and puck control that simply put DLR doesn't have and never has.

All goes right, Olofsson is a 2nd line C.. more likely he's a 3rd line C who's still producing offensively in that role.

DLR only ever impressed through his skating and size, there really wasn't much offense to begin with and there was no chance of it being developed with how he was handled.

 

[hawkeerox]

Thomas was injured.

Thx
Hope the kid's ok

 

[Goldenhands]

You just described a bottom 6 player.

I also said he was very skilled in my initial post, he is a safe pick to me since he already plays the right way and does alot of little things well.. Only knock is his size, gets crushed hard at times, will need to get stronger..

 

[sandviper]

I want Boqvist, Tychonick, Dellandrea, Dudas, Merkley & Lafreniere in 2020 Vision is great.

Let's just go ahead and add Hughes for 2019 on that list.

 

[Habernack]

Drafting Dahlin = Signing Tavares. Choo Choo!

What a Draft Lottery win would do for the Montreal Canadiens - Sportsnet.ca

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

Drafting Dahlin = Signing Tavares. Choo Choo!

What a Draft Lottery win would do for the Montreal Canadiens - Sportsnet.ca

Genius i tell ya

 

[Andrei79]

I also said he was very skilled in my initial post, he is a safe pick to me since he already plays the right way and does alot of little things well.. Only knock is his size, gets crushed hard at times, will need to get stronger..

I tend to agree with you. Farabee has more skill than most give him credit him for. He's like Smith or Dobson, "safe" without the low upside.

 

[NotProkofievian]

People don't give Farabee credit for his skill?

 

[Andrei79]

People don't give Farabee credit for his skill?

Nah, his hustle and two way play stand out enough that they're emphasized quite a bit over the rest of his skills.

 

[Leon Lucius Black]

I know Zadina was highly ranked by a lot of people earlier in the year (seen him top 3 in a lot of mocks), has he fallen off or is it more reflective on other prospects like Wahlstrom/Boqvists showing more potential?

 

[NotProkofievian]

Someone will have to explain to Kotkaniemi, at some point, that you only have to beat the guy once.

 

[NotProkofievian]

I know Zadina was highly ranked by a lot of people earlier in the year (seen him top 3 in a lot of mocks), has he fallen off or is it more reflective on other prospects like Wahlstrom/Boqvists showing more potential?

It's the cool thing now to rank him 7th for some reason.