GDT: 2022 NHL Draft Round 1 - Leafs Currently Pick 38th

[Morgs]

Lol i love when teams draft guys to play on their 3rd line in the 1st round.

Lowest ranked guy I had so far (55)

 

[Nylanderthal]

I might be more inclined to make the safer pick at no. 25 if everything is about equal context wise. We already have the star pieces what we lack is bottom 6 depth and goaltending. We need some guys that we can slot into our 3rd line that are actually good, not a revolving door of useless.

I'd rather use whatever later picks we have to swing for the fences.

Picking a guy who you project as a third liner/pairing isn’t a good use of a 1st round pick. Ever.

 

[Future]

Please don't come back tomorrow, thanks.

Relax, man. I’m only joking.

I trust our scouts. That said, all my guys are gone.

 

[Bloomberg]

any good defenseman left? At this point maybe, elias salomonsson?

 

[Alamo Leafer]

So what’s wrong with “Danila Yurov” or “Brad Lambert” that no one’s touched yet? They’re supposed to go @ #11 & #14 in the consensus ranking fcol!

 

[TimeZone]

Damn, one of Howard, Yurov, Lambert will be there at 25.

I'm shocked.

 

[SeaOfBlue]

I saw ginger and initially thought it was Firkus.

It is a bit early for Gaucher, but not a terrible reach.

 

[Knies iT]

LOL I am the opposite. Not impressed by Pickering nearly as much. Very raw in many regards, and the only thing that really stands out about him is his size and his skating. He is not overly physical and uses his reach more, but his iffy reads negate a lot of his strengths.

He really struggled at the WJC. Most guys on Canada not named Bedard did, but for a guy with as much hype as he did, you would think he could challenge for top defenseman despite that.

Yup. How I see it after liking Pickering more in December.

Pickering's defensive reads are going to limit him more than anything in Bichsel's game. No surprise the latter's gone.

 

[Leaftors]

I like that pick for Anaheim

 

[TheRumble]

I might be more inclined to make the safer pick at no. 25 if everything is about equal context wise. We already have the star pieces what we lack is bottom 6 depth and goaltending. We need some guys that we can slot into our 3rd line that are actually good, not a revolving door of useless.

I'd rather use whatever later picks we have to swing for the fences.

This was the logic behind the Frederick Gauthier pick. Low ceiling but high floor.

 

[Dion TheFluff]

It's starting to feel like we're gonna end up with Lambert. I wouldn't hate it TBH. Yurov and Howard would be nice as well

 

[rocketman588]

So what’s wrong with “Danila Yurov” or “Brad Lambert” that no one’s touched yet? They’re supposed to go @ #11 & #14 in the consensus ranking fcol!

Russia


I don't get the Lambert thing. It's similar to ranty last year where he didn't play that well but he's 18 in a pro league

 

[SprDaVE]

Yurov is way too talented to drop this much.

 

[Man Bear Pig]

Really hoping Lambert falls to us. You aren't going to get a higher upside player at 25.

 

[stickty111]

Questionable pick by Anaheim

 

[Nylanderthal]

One of lambert gleb or Yurov will be available, could be worse

 

[Lightsol]

So what’s wrong with “Danila Yurov” or “Brad Lambert” that no one’s touched yet? They’re supposed to go @ #11 & #14 in the consensus ranking fcol!

Yurov's a Russian; there are questions about being able to get Russian prospects right now because of Ukraine. And apparently Brad Lambert has the laziness problems that we frequently complain about when it comes to William Nylander...

 

[Knies iT]

Gaucher and Del Bel Belluz are two 1st rd (projected) guys I would bet money bust.

 

[keonsbitterness]

f*** this lady asks dumb questions.

What does it mean to be drafted blah blah blah?

 

[Morgs]

any good defenseman left? At this point maybe, elias salomonsson?

Chesley is the best one for me left. Salomonsson, Huston, Luneau, and Havelid (in that order) are the only ones I still have 1st round grades on.

 

[Dion TheFluff]

Damn, one of Howard, Yurov, Lambert will be there at 25.

I'm shocked.

hopefully we take one of them!

 

[Orfieus]

Any big names still available?

 

[Hockey 4 Life]

I'm hoping for Yurov, Howard, or Chesley

 

[BrannigansLaw]

This was the logic behind the Frederick Gauthier pick. Low ceiling but high floor.

I'm aware of the Gauthier selection. That was a stupid pick to being with seeing that we didn't even have a decent core of stars in place so going for the safe pick made no sense.

The safe players don't always end up like Gauthiers. Look at Crouse for example.

 

[SeaOfBlue]

This was the logic behind the Frederick Gauthier pick. Low ceiling but high floor.

He is more physical and a better offensive player.

His ceiling is not that low. I would say Boone Jenner with more raw offensive talent is a fair comparison for him (whoever that may be). High end 3rd liner early on who could end up having a few seasons as a 2C once he hits his prime.