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

[Habs Halifax]

Trading down (38 and 62) would be very possible to get Sandin (27 on BM list). He would be my target to trade down. Either him or Dellandrea but I rather acquire a potential Grade A LD in Sandin... especially if we draft Kotkaniemi. Options with acquiring a LD with upside in the 2nd round seem very limited.

- Swap 3/5 picks for the Coyotes 2019 2nd.
- Trade 38 and 62 for 25-30 ish (Sandin)

5th: Kotkaniemi
25-30: Sandin
35: O'Brien
56: Wise, Hillis, or Hallander
66: Fortier

 

[The Great Weal]

I really hope Sens get Tkachuk. Would be glorious.

 

[G0bias]

 

[Saxon]

Here's the draft friends

Kotkaniemi
Lundkvist
Berggren
Hallander
Hillis
Morozov
Iskhakov
Shafigulin
SDA

Rejoice.

Where do I sign?

 

[NotProkofievian]

Trading down (38 and 62) would be very possible to get Sandin (27 on BM list). He would be my target to trade down. Either him or Dellandrea but I rather acquire a potential Grade A LD in Sandin... especially if we draft Kotkaniemi. Options with acquiring a LD with upside in the 2nd round seem very limited.

They're in Europe or the BCHL. Ragnarsson being unranked is a pretty big opportunity IMO. If we could snag him with a 4th I'd be over the moon.

 

[Habs Halifax]

I really hope Sens get Tkachuk. Would be glorious.

I would love the opportunity to hate Tkachuk!

 

[Habs Halifax]

They're in Europe or the BCHL. Ragnarsson being unranked is a pretty big opportunity IMO. If we could snag him with a 4th I'd be over the moon.

Hope you are right. We need some LD picks and it would be nice to hit with our 3rd and 4th's.

 

[ProspectsSTC]

How the sweet hell do scouts have Tkachuk 3rd

 

[DramaticGloveSave]

I really hope Sens get Tkachuk. Would be glorious.

Sens fans: "Really hope the Habs take Kotka lol"

 

[Saxon]

How the sweet hell do scouts have Tkachuk 3rd

I really have no clue.

 

[DramaticGloveSave]

Tkachuk is going to be a beast. That said, not who I want at 3. But in a few years it'll be clear that he was ranked this high for a reason, he's got it all.

 

[Janne Niinimaa]

Tkachuk is going to be a beast. That said, not who I want at 3. But in a few years it'll be clear that he was ranked this high for a reason, he's got it all.

There is almost a 100% chance that Dahlin, Svechnikov snd at least 1 more defender ends up better than him long term. Some guys lower down always raise there stock as well so I wouldn't be so sure about that.

 

[Sam I Am]

Here's the draft friends

Kotkaniemi
Lundkvist
Berggren
Hallander
Hillis
Morozov
Iskhakov
Shafigulin
SDA

Rejoice.

4 Russians, 4 Scandinavians and nobody from Quebec. Likely.

 

[DramaticGloveSave]

There is almost a 100% chance that Dahlin, Svechnikov snd at least 1 more defender ends up better than him long term. Some guys lower down always raise there stock as well so I wouldn't be so sure about that.

Adding mystery defender to your argument hardly improves it.

 

[DramaticGloveSave]

Though I'm fully expecting Kotkaniemi to be the pick at 3, Zadina, O'Brien, and Beaudin would be my targets with our 1st and 2 early 2nds.

 

[Janne Niinimaa]

Adding mystery defender to your argument hardly improves it.

I expect Dobson to be a #1 defender, Boqvist and Hughes to be top offensive guys and personally, I view Smith as a future top pairing guy. Realistically not everyone will reach their potential but I see them all being more valuable than Tkachuk.

 

[Schooner Guy]

How the sweet hell do scouts have Tkachuk 3rd

Because they watch all the players carefully, have a ton of experience in their trade and know a helluva lot more than the masses on HF Boards.

 

[NotProkofievian]

Here's the draft friends

Kotkaniemi
Lundkvist
Berggren
Hallander
Hillis
Morozov
Iskhakov
Shafigulin
SDA

Rejoice.

If there's one thing that this playoffs has taught us, it's that you don't win with Quebeckers. You win with Russians and Swedes. And a Dane.

 

[jaffy27]

4 Russians, 4 Scandinavians and nobody from Quebec. Likely.

Normand Flynn and Gaston will have a heart attack

Lavoie will fall into a deep coma lol

 

[WeThreeKings]

Normand Flynn and Gaston will have a heart attack

Lavoie will fall into a deep coma lol

Perfect.

To be completely blunt outside of Beaudin and Rodrigue, there is nothing in this draft for Quebec. Veleno will make it but too high for what he brings.

 

[Schooner Guy]

I really have no clue.

I won't disagree with you. NHL scouts do have a clue though.

 

[NotProkofievian]

Normand Flynn and Gaston will have a heart attack

Lavoie will fall into a deep coma lol

RDS:

TVA:

 

[G0bias]

A pretty telling detail.

Five of 10 scouts surveyed by TSN ranked him outside their top five. Five scouts had him in the top five, including three of them at No. 3, but he had three 6’s, a 7 and a 9 as well. That’s a far cry from the mid-season polling, when all of Zadina’s marks came in between 2 and 4.

“I don’t think Zadina necessarily did anything negative as much as so many others stepped up their game,” a scout said.

 

[jaffy27]

RDS:

TVA:

 

[Janne Niinimaa]

Perfect.

To be completely blunt outside of Beaudin and Rodrigue, there is nothing in this draft for Quebec. Veleno will make it but too high for what he brings.

Where would Groulx, Fortier, Bernard and Bouchard start being decent picks for you?