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

[Habs76]

Farabee, Hughes, Miller, and Mattias Samuelsson looked great to me for the Americans. Wahlstrom was good too.

On Team Russia, Miftakhov played unreal. Marchenko, Galenyuk and Iskhakov also caught my eye.

 

[Andrei79]

All Merkley does is hang on to the puck and look for cross ice passes. That's the whole thing, his entire game summarized in a single sentence. He doesn't do a single thing beyond that.

Basically this. You could tell the Czechs knew exactly what he was going to do.

 

[Mrb1p]

I don't think you watched the right player. A lot of his goals were one timers around the net. He best goalies clean with a great hard and accurate shot. Shows great hands knocking pucks down and creating interceptions and setting teammates up in good scoring positions.

Ive seen him bury a few open nets but not clear shots. But yeah he has good hands in tight, this, i cannot dispute.

 

[Mrb1p]

I feel Farabee is what a lot of people want Hallander to be.

 

[Spearmint Rhino]

A whole lotta skating and stickhandling around by Veleno but it rarely converts to goals.

Sounds like Eller 2.0?

 

[Andrei79]

I feel Farabee is what a lot of people want Hallander to be.

Yeah, that's why Farabee's pretty much always ranked higher by people.

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

I'll admit to eating crow on Farabee. I gave @JeromeHP some flak for how high they ranked him but I can see now the kid's got game .

 

[JeffreyLFC]

Sounds like Eller 2.0?

Good comparison except Veleno is probably a bit faster and Eller stronger.

 

[G0bias]

Softened up a bit on Noel. After watching him be so brutal in the playoffs, he makes it up somewhat with a better tournament. Still very much a gamble.

 

[G0bias]

I feel Farabee is what a lot of people want Hallander to be.

Farabee doesn't mind getting his nose dirty but he's like a buck 50 soaking wet, he's very sleight. Hallander plays more of a power game. They're different players imo.

 

[Andrei79]

I want us to go all Swede and Finn this draft.

 

[Mrb1p]

I want us to go all Swede and Finn this draft.

Im down with this, maybe throw in some russian in there too.

 

[MXD]

Good comparison except Veleno is probably a bit faster and Eller stronger.

Well, considering that Veleno is only 18 years old, that's... not really a big deal.

 

[philipsson]

Link to draftwired:
http://draftwired.com:8888/apps/dwNHL

Thanks ! For what it's worth, I got

Bosqvist
Kravtsov
Tychonick
Dellendrea
Wise
Foudy
Topping
Iskhakov
Shafigulin
Wylie

 

[Mrb1p]

Thanks ! For what it's worth, I got

Bosqvist
Kravtsov
Tychonick
Dellendrea
Wise
Foudy
Topping
Iskhakov
Shafigulin
Wylie

Kay, thats the best ive seen. If the Habs come out with this i will drink my own piss.

 

[G0bias]

Lol that draft system has Svechnikov available at #4 pick, 9 times out of 10.

 

[Yoshidas Island]

Kay, thats the best ive seen. If the Habs come out with this i will drink my own piss.

Yeah, there's no Topping that mock draft.

 

[NotProkofievian]

Ive seen him bury a few open nets but not clear shots. But yeah he has good hands in tight, this, i cannot dispute.

 

[Tim Wallach]

Galenyuk

So Galchenyuk officially had the CH removed? Can't say I blame him.

 

[Mrb1p]

Wait, was that a one timer?

 

[Mrb1p]

So Galchenyuk officially had the CH removed? Can't say I blame him.

Gotta start fresh.

 

[WeThreeKings]

Wait, was that a one timer?

 

[yianik]

Kay, thats the best ive seen. If the Habs come out with this i will drink my own piss.

I will drink a Molsons.

 

[NotProkofievian]

Wait, was that a one timer?

It was a clear shot. He does it a couple times in this vidja.



The game from which the clip at 4:35 was when I became something of a Hållander fan. He's a bit nuts. He'll kill your goalie.

 

[Mrb1p]

I never said I was not a fan of Hallander, to be clear. Just not a fan of him in the early 2nd.

And at this point ive probably seen every video ever of 99.99% of draft eligibles.

I have a lot of spare time.