GDT: 2020 NHL Entry Draft - Day 2

[Joey Bones]

Simontaival to LA...

 

[Bacon Artemi Bravo]

If you wanna completely disregard everything that happened in between, sure.

Can't just punt responsibility. They decided to pick the kid and he didnt work out. Same could be said for the kids they would take credit for stealing that turn out great like Buch. Have to take the blame with the credit along the way.

 

[gravey9]

With 2 wingers and an RHD drafted, my sources are telling me we are going Goalie with all remaining picks.

 

[NYRangers0723]

People will be angry that we traded a 7th overall a few years out for the 60th pick, but who cares. No one picked after Lias has been really lighting it up. At the time of that pick, it was much more important to our rebuild than it is now. With the luxury of picking 2nd overall and now 1st overall in consecutive years, the success of our rebuild will have nothing to do with that pick. Along the way mistakes will be made, it's impossible to make the right move 100% of the time

The 2017 draft was fairly weak which is why Arizona had no issue trading that high of a pick

 

[Savant]

I was very high on Simontaival. Rangers obviously wanted some size though but KS was near top on my list at 60

 

[Joey Bones]

Ian Moore to ANA...

 

[cwede]

well that was my favorite moment of the 2d day, NHL Network putting up the name of 65 before Wild announced the pick ...

 

[Matt4776]

With 2 wingers and an RHD drafted, my sources are telling me we are going Goalie with all remaining picks.

I'm impressed that they showed the restraint to not take one already.

 

[Machinehead]

Hope he’s more Tom Wilson than Lawson crouse

He can probably shoot better than both right now

 

[Ola]

I really liked Simontaival.

Me too, some good players still out there, I used to be really high on Zion Nybeck but he has dropped some for me. Had hoped for bigger steps during the summer. But he is still intriguing for sure.

 

[TGWL]

People will be angry that we traded a 7th overall a few years out for the 60th pick, but who cares. No one picked after Lias has been really lighting it up. At the time of that pick, it was much more important to our rebuild than it is now. With the luxury of picking 2nd overall and now 1st overall in consecutive years, the success of our rebuild will have nothing to do with that pick. Along the way mistakes will be made, it's impossible to make the right move 100% of the time

Yes and No. That pick was made before the letter went out. We traded Stepan, but we had Hayes and Zibby. I think we were looking for that 3c player who can step in immediately and play a 2 way game. His flaws were definitely overlooked, but I don't think that pick was based on a rebuilding core player. Of course, now we're in a position where that pick didn't hurt us too bad.

 

[surlysailor]

Wait, is Poirer still on the board? really surprised he wasn't taken in the 2nd.

 

[Joey Bones]

Athanasiou officially a free agent!!

 

[Joey Bones]

Cormier to Vegas...

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

Kjellberg returned nothing

Kjellberg is a year younger. Give it 12 months

 

[Anthony5967]

Athanasiou officially a free agent!!

Would rather have Grabner for $1M on my fourth line with Lemieux and Howden.

 

[EpicDing]

Athanasiou officially a free agent!!

Holland: Athanaseeyoulater

 

[Savant]

Me too, some good players still out there, I used to be really high on Zion Nybeck but he has dropped some for me. Had hoped for bigger steps during the summer. But he is still intriguing for sure.

Oh he definitely would not be a bad pick here. But as I said a few picks ago I still have about a half dozen guys higher.

I have about 20 guys left that I am happy with for 92nd

 

[Leetch3]

I hope this is not Ryan Gropp type of pick

who was his barzel linemate?

 

[Anzi]

Somehow we're feeling draft envy in a draft where we picked 1st overall. Imagine if we picked 11th instead and passed on Lundell. This place would be on meltdown.

 

[DanielBrassard]

Athanasiou officially a free agent!!

Would pass on him.

 

[Tob]

Athanasiou officially a free agent!!

Vesey brothers are both out of a job this off season. $1.3M for Jimmy and $700K for Nolan and we can get Sam some talking points for the season.

 

[Bob Richards]

I sincerely wish Lias well and hope he figures out whatever the f*** is going on lol

I'm just glad its over

 

[TGWL]

Athanasiou officially a free agent, ON FRIDAY!!

Just helping you out.

 

[Off Sides]

With 2 wingers and an RHD drafted, my sources are telling me we are going Goalie with all remaining picks.

They should probably use at least one of their 7th rounders on a prospect who models their game after a center.