GDT: 2021 NHL Entry Draft (AKA Christmas Day): Round One | 8 pm ET | ESPN2, SN, SN NOW, TVAS

[waitin425]

Is that the subway guy Jared to his left?

 

[MrNasty]

...

No he didn’t. He said off the board pick coming from Ottawa

 

[Schooner Guy]

True but I think Vegas at wing was to load up the top line with Hughes and Caufield plus they had Turcotte at 2C

Zegras started in both San Diego and Anaheim on the wing this year. The organization made a decision part way through the season to switch him to center and sent him back down to San Diego to play center before calling him up again.

Seriously though...most of these kids play center in Junior because most coaches put their best forwards at center. It doesn't mean that's where they'll play in the show. Even if they do become a 1-2 centre punch, they can play together on the PP with Zegras feeding McTavish's big shot.

 

[habsfan891]

Bettman sounds so excited announcing welfare teams picks gross.

 

[HockeyAddict]

I want to hear Bettman say, "we have a trade to announce"... not sure it will happen with all the trades already today but it would be exciting

 

[Draft]

I spend a lot of time down here in South America but have never put enough effort in to pull the trigger.

Did he jump off a building or something?

Yeah, not exactly something that you can just pick up on the street! Reaction to the drug itself is what I remember. Not exactly a pure or controlled process to make it so I suppose it could have been many things.

 

[Adam Michaels]

That guy behind Jarmo was working that gum big time.

 

[HabsWhiteKnightLOL]

Bergevin should give him more lessons

not sure if it's the best teacher

 

[McGees]

Sens are gonna be really good in 2 years

 

[Stive Morgan]

Columbus should take Sillinger

 

[MarkJ]

No he didn’t. He said off the board pick coming from Ottawa

I corrected myself.

 

[Treb]

Goalies are falling.

 

[Phil Parent]

His father did play for Columbus. So Cole gets to continue ol' Suitcase Sillinger's touristic trip of America.

 

[HuGo Burner Acc]

And yet again... A goalie still hasn't gone in the top 10 in a draft since Carey Price in 2005 when he went 5th

 

[Draft]

Boucher, Paul, and Tkachuk? Oof, gonna be fun to play the Senators.

 

[Stive Morgan]

Columbus should take Sillinger

NO NO NO I DIDN'T WANT THEM TO ACTUALLY TAKE HIM, I WANTED HIM TO FALL DAMMIT

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

...Sillinger hung out with DiPietro...so he's gonna be bought out soon??...

 

[ArtPeur]

not sure if it's the best teacher

I think it was @Adam Michaels 's idea to joke on both guys' French (or mostly Bergevin)

 

[JianYang]

You’re from around here, no? Apparently the ownership is as meddling as it gets.

Yeah, I've felt that way ever since they hired Torts.... Like there's no way I'm believing that Mike Gillis would go for a Torts kind of guy. To me, that's an owner who saw his team get bullied in the final, and wanted to get a tougher image.

The other big clue was when Trevor linden stood up and said they are trying accelerate the process too quickly, and they should continue to focus on the youth.

Linden then ends up being pushed to the curb for not being a yes man.

Then you have benning, and while he's had alot of missteps, canucks ownership continues to keep him around. This seems like a situation where the GM is somewhat hamstrung by the owner's wishes, and then benning is there to take the heat and try to put out certain fires.

There's no other reasonable explanation for ownership to keep benning around.

 

[Tyson]

Boucher, Paul, and Tkachuk? Oof, gonna be fun to play the Senators.

Hopefully our own big guys hold their own...Anderson and Tuch

 

[sheed36]

The C is for Columbus in Cole.. Is this Sesame Street of what?

 

[ArtPeur]

After some nice pace to the draft, let's put 10min of ads

 

[Adam Michaels]

Goalies are falling.

 

[yianik]

So just 19 more picks before us. Whoopee

 

[OldCraig71]

Firm grip, strong fingers. You obviously work out.

A man knows what he likes.