GDT: 2021 NHL Entry Draft - Round 1: July 23 (8 p.m. ET; ESPN2, SN, SN NOW, TVA Sports) Part II

[Bandit]

and there Guenther goes. He's gonna be a good one for Arizona

They’ll trade him for Shea Weber’s LTIR contract when his ELC is up.

 

[Sol]

You should know by now that the Kings are allergic to drafting wingers with great hands and feet.

Yeah Idk why that is. It'd be great to have a winger with speed, hands, and finish. But Kings gonna King.

 

[Cook24]

Wtf Ottawa. Boucher? Wasn’t he projected second round hahaha


And here I was thinking the kings could get him second round…

 

[cyclones22]

Kind of funny how this all shakes down. About 3 weeks ago if we would have been told we'd get Brandt Clarke lots of folks would be jumping for joy. But today now people are less enthused. Which is funny because absolutely nothing has changed in the last 3 weeks. Just goes to show you how things change quickly in the moment.

 

[Peter James Bond III]

Wtf Ottawa. Boucher? Wasn’t he projected second round hahaha

They could have traded down 5-10 picks and got him. LOL

 

[redcard]

Kid looks thrilled to go to Ottawa......

 

[kilowatt]

What?! Who?

 

[ScoreZeGoals]

That's a reach

 

[onlyalad]

What Others Say About Brandt Clarke

Reading the profiles out there on Clarke, there is one thing he undeniably excels at, and that is moving the puck. His ability to breakout, transition, and work the offensive zone are all almost universally highly-touted. His skating is also generally considered high-end, though there are some who have some questions on his form. On defense is where the praise is a little more equivocal, with gap control and one-on-one defense both pretty highly-regarded but some issues with over-commitment and getting out of position being noted. Overall, the profiles project him as a potential top-tier puck moving defenseman in the league.


Stolen from here
Brandt Clarke: 2021 NHL Draft Prospect Profile; The Other Top-Tier Defenseman with Devils Family Ties

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

Did he just mention Amadio? Bahahahahaha.

 

[Cook24]

Boucher looks pissed lol

 

[kilowatt]

Bob had Boucher at 29

 

[AzKing]

There were rankings that had him at #2.

Right here:

NHL Draft prospects 2021: Ranking the top 32 players overall on the big board

https://nhlentrydraft.com/rankings/

 

[deeshamrock]

Okay, I feel old, I remember when the Flyers drafted his father. Always a fan of Boosh and happy to see his son drafted.

 

[kilowatt]

Lumbus probably takes Wallstedt?

 

[ScoreZeGoals]

A reach and Boucher didn't look happy, not a good combo

 

[Steve Zissou]

Until his ELC expires

 

[King'sPawn]

Wtf Ottawa. Boucher? Wasn’t he projected second round hahaha


And here I was thinking the kings could get him second round…

I loved Boucher but was hoping the Kings could snag him at 49

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Kind of funny how this all shakes down. About 3 weeks ago if we would have been told we'd get Brandt Clarke lots of folks would be jumping for joy. But today now people are less enthused. Which is funny because absolutely nothing has changed in the last 3 weeks. Just goes to show you how things change quickly in the moment.

I’m thrilled, lots of guys I really like had him at 2-3, definitely satisfies the offensive dman need even if it’s the wrong handedness and his ‘problem’ is the most fixable of all skills, and was definitely arguably BPA.

I know a few guys are miffed because they wanted a winger but it’s not like defense was stacked, particularly OFD.

 

[crassbonanza]

Kind of funny how this all shakes down. About 3 weeks ago if we would have been told we'd get Brandt Clarke lots of folks would be jumping for joy. But today now people are less enthused. Which is funny because absolutely nothing has changed in the last 3 weeks. Just goes to show you how things change quickly in the moment.

I'm excited for Clarke, but I was a huge fan of Guenther coming into the draft. You can find comments of mine from weeks ago mentioning that.

 

[No Name The Nameless]

Pretty bare at wing after Arty so Guenther would have also filled a need. Also drafted an offensive defenseman in Grans last year. I would have taken Guenther but I know nothing.

Seems like they were going to take defense regardless. Not sure they went BPA on their board but we'll see how this plays out.

They did make the selection with 3 mins left on the clock. They were either locked into D or were thrilled to see him fall. Either way, they got their guy

 

[Mcsorley47]

I don’t see us drafting this high again in the draft and we really needed Clarke! So happy right now.

 

[deeshamrock]

Jackets needed centers, they got 2 good ones.

 

[johnjm22]

Any chance Cossa falls deep into the 2nd round?

I would like that pick.

 

[AzKing]

I’m thrilled, lots of guys I really like had him at 2-3, definitely satisfies the offensive dman need even if it’s the wrong handedness and his ‘problem’ is the most fixable of all skills, and was definitely arguably BPA.

I know a few guys are miffed because they wanted a winger but it’s not like defense was stacked, particularly OFD.

People who are down on this pick are reaching. This kid was a top 5 in so many lists and fills a need for us. I would have taken this guy over Edvinsson all day long. There were 4 Defenseman predicted to go Top 10 and we got the 3rd best one.