Woodlief has Guenther at number 1.
Doesn’t see Power in that elite mold of Hedman/Doughty.
Doesn’t see Power in that elite mold of Hedman/Doughty.
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Ziggy Stardust
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The last time I recall the Kings trading a top 10 pick prior to a draft was when they had the 8th overall pick in 1999 to acquire some guy named Zigmund, and they also got a second line center to come along with him.
Would be nice to make another deal like that.
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the closest think I can see to this is with St. Louis and we get Tarasenko and Dunn. Dunn filling a hole in Defence instead of center.
Unfortunately I don’t like Dunn and Tank has a massive contract, is UFA in two years and has a questionable shoulder. I love watching him play though.
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Ray Martyniuk
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You are entitled to your own opinion I wasn't disrespecting you...And us 50 year plus veterans of watching hockey have to stick together...you like Faber better...that's fine...I like Bjornfot and that's OK too...just like to see the Kings return to play-offs and Stanley Cup contention and those two will help
kilowatt
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I still think LA needs a scoring winger. This kid is that.
Mattias
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They need a dynamic scoring winter. They need a defenseman to eventually replace Doighty. They need a blue chip goalie.
Lots of needs right now.
Ray Martyniuk
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Guenther would be great next to Byfield but so would a corner guy. Perhaps Andre Vaccarezza Lee can be that guy with Guenther and Byfield
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A few needs for sure...but the Kings have the deepest prospect pool around by far...the next two teams combined don't have LA's depth,talent and skill! They just have to be put in the best developmental place possible to reach their collective potential
Ray Martyniuk
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I don't watch much US College/University hockey so I'll be pumped to see Faber in team USA colours for the World 2022 Junior Championships! I bet he'll be one of the best D-men around in the whole tournament
kilowatt
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Pretty much every projected roster has him on the top pair with Jake Sanderson, or anchoring the second pair to split up Sanderson and Faber (and have one of them on the ice for 80% of the game). He's going to be playing a huge role this year.
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Maybe Madden is the closest comp. Too bad Madden missed most of last year. It seemed like he was possibly the best forward in the preseason games for the Reign. Wrobo was
really high on him. Will be an important year for Madden. I suppose if there are some prospects not named Byfield , Turcotte, Kaliyev, Faber moved, that leaves ones like Madden,
Thomas, Fagemo, Kupari possibilities. Although I would love to keep them all.
I would rather draft Lucius and Sillinger, over Johnson. I was not seeing him beat anyone with speed. The puck wizardry will not go so far at the NHL level,
without some speed and more strength, for that matter. I see Lucius and Sillinger being the better players, 2-3 years out. (based on what I read and clips)
I also think Wallstedt would be the better selection over Johnson. I hope Kent becomes a great player, nothing against him. I'd even consider Coronato, over him.
Johnson does not beat defense with straight speed, he does it with evasiveness and shiftiness in his skating.
Also his natural hockey IQ is unbelievable.
Madden is good, but Johnson so much better.
I believe Johnson is on different level of talent comparing to Lucius, Sillinger and Wallstedt…
Johnson will be my first choice for 8th pick if Kings did not need elite defensemen so bad…
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kilowatt
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I agree that Johnson is a much better prospect than Madden, just that he's the closest comparable we have in our system. I think Johnson in the 6-10 range fits. I'd rather have one of the four defensemen and maybe Eklund or Beniers, but Johnson, Guenther, or Wallstedt would be great consolation prizes for us.
To me Johnson and Eklund have the same level of talent.
Beniers has a little less talent, but he is safer choice.
For Kings I will take Johnson and Eklund before Beniers.
I’m on the opposite fence. Eklund is intriguing. Berniers is just a solid player.
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Id love to land Brandt Clarke. I think hes going to be a gem in this draft class.
Wallstedt would not hurt my feelings either as there seems to be an organizational need at G.
For those who have watched, is Sillinger too much of a reach at 8? Mason Mactavish is a wicked goal scorer but maybe wont be available at 8 and his foot speed is questionable
Wallstedt would not hurt my feelings either as there seems to be an organizational need at G.
For those who have watched, is Sillinger too much of a reach at 8? Mason Mactavish is a wicked goal scorer but maybe wont be available at 8 and his foot speed is questionable
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There is, in my opinion of course, like 10-12 guys who I could see at #8. Sillinger is definitely one of them.
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If it's cool I'm going to put my draft articles here as they get published.
2021 NHL Draft Preview: Forward Mason McTavish, Canada
I have a few more already posted, but don't want to treat this as a spam/advertising place.
There will be a couple more to be posted soon.
2021 NHL Draft Preview: Forward Mason McTavish, Canada
I have a few more already posted, but don't want to treat this as a spam/advertising place.
There will be a couple more to be posted soon.
kilowatt
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Post 'em all, you're a valuable member of the community.
johnjm22
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Olli Jokinen, Josh Green and Mathieu Biron were also part of the deal.
The equivalent package today would be:
8th OA
Vilardi
Bjornfot
JAD
for
27 year old 1st line winger
27 year old second line center.
Would you do it?
Ray Martyniuk
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Equivalent package? Biron as good as Bjornfot? Vilardi will never be as good as Jokinen and JAD is 10 times better than Josh(steroid)Green
Absolutely, 10 times out of 10 you make that deal.
Granted, who in the NHL today is similar to Ziggy? Im also sure the cost for that player would be slightly more than what you posted..
Auston Matthews comes to mind as a comp but that’s a stretch.. Now I’m really curious, who is the modern version of Ziggy?
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