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GDT: 2022 NHL Entry Draft - Round 1 - July 7th - 7 P.M / Round 2-7 - July 8th - 11 A.M

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Saugus said:
This "Habs are taking Slafkovsky" thing has been coming out steadily from multiple credible media sources over the past week. At this point there's a lot of smoke for there to be no fire. I'm updating my expectations accordingly.
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I’ve been thinking it’ll happen for a few days now
 
OmNomNom said:
stream the draft on phone if possible
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Better Call Sal said:
That is not a guy I want to trade 2nd overall for.
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i'm not saying that they should trade for him either but the devils shipping this pick out for nhl talent is 10000000000000% what this franchise needs. it has its foundation in place with hughesx2 nico mercer bratt add to it and give them legit proven nhl talent. not another unknown that we won't know how good/bad they might be for 2-3 years.
 
No to Tkachuk. Go sign his better linemate and keep the assets.

Saugus said:
I believe Garrioch actually does have sources with the Senators, so I'm inclined to believe that part of his speculation. But I'm less confident in what he's saying about the other teams on that list.
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I mean all he said is we’re listening which isn’t surprising. We know Fitz has been open to listening
 
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JrFischer54 said:
i'm not saying that they should trade for him either but the devils shipping this pick out for nhl talent is 10000000000000% what this franchise needs. it has its foundation in place with hughesx2 nico mercer bratt add to it and give them legit proven nhl talent. not another unknown that we won't know how good/bad they might be for 2-3 years.
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I don't disagree, I wouldn't be opposed to trading it. But not for Chychrun.
 
TrufleShufle said:
That's fine if you think that, and I'm not going to argue it, but am going to ask if you purposely ignored the rest of what I said?
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nah just really didn't understand it to even be bothered. matt is the better player currently in that situation and chances are good will end up being better career.
 
Zajacs Bowl Cut said:
I'll be ecstatic with Cooley. In fact, I want him over Slaf.
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For a team lacking veritable top two centers, Cooley is a good pick. For the Devils, he would represent a luxury. He's a high floor kid, but he lacks the offensive upside of Hischier, and is not in the same stratosphere as Hughes.

I'd say I like high-floor picks more than most, but not at #2 overall -- and a high-floor pick in a position you're already deep in makes absolutely zero sense. With Wright, this changes because Wright has more offensive upside than Hischier, though again he's not on Hughes' level.

A Wright pick to me would give the Devils a chance to have a 1A/1B/1C center trio with three completely different skill sets. But if you're drafting Cooley, I think you're saying right off the bat you're drafting a #3 center behind a 1A/1B of Jack and Nico, because Cooley just doesn't have the same upside as those two.

Slafkovsky would clearly be the upside pick if available. I'd rate his upside as probably the highest in the 2022 class, give or take Wright, with Lambert and Miroshnichenko right behind them. Cooley is the high-floor guy to me you take if you really need a top 6 center, like Arizona or Philly or Columbus. I'd say Cooley's floor is second-highest in the draft after only Wright.
 
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Unknown Caller said:
Too much. #2 and 2023 protected 1st is a huge package already. I would throw in Walsh too. Once you start adding even more guys with value from the roster like Sharangovich, it’s not worth it.
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If we got Tkachuck and went hard after Johnny , Shara is left twisting in the wind with no spot to play that’s makes sense . Him as a 3rd line winger is a waste .
I’d include him in a package if that’s the case .
There is more and more smoke about Tkachuck possibly being moved .
I honest to God think there might be a slight possibility we could end up with Tkachuck and Gaudreau …. We have the assets to do so ..
 
AfroThunder396 said:
After listening to Fitz it's pretty clear that the Canadian media doesn't know jack shit about what NJ is doing and just throws our names out there because we're a small market team with a small media footprint that doesn't like to push back publicly. They can attribute anything to us and won't get a response, so they can either drum up drama and clicks,

I don't buy it and and I don't want Chychrun.
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i listened a little to that press conference yesterday when amanda asked about listening to offers and trading the pick. fitz immediately looked down and away when answering no. #heard it here first the pick gets dealt.
 
StevenToddIves said:
For a team lacking veritable top two centers, Cooley is a good pick. For the Devils, he would represent a luxury. He's a high floor kid, but he lacks the offensive upside of Hischier, and is not in the same stratosphere as Hughes.

I'd say I like high-floor picks more than most, but not at #2 overall -- and a high-floor pick in a position you're already deep in makes absolutely zero sense. With Wright, this changes because Wright has more offensive upside than Hischier, though again he's not on Hughes' level.

A Wright pick to me would give the Devils a chance to have a 1A/1B/1C center trio with three completely different skill sets. But if you're drafting Cooley, I think you're saying right off the bat you're drafting a #3 center behind a 1A/1B of Jack and Nico, because Cooley just doesn't have the same upside as those two.

Slafkovsky would clearly be the upside pick if available. I'd rate his upside as probably the highest in the 2022 class, give or take Wright, with Lambert and Miroshnichenko right behind them. Cooley is the high-floor guy to me you take if you really need a top 6 center, like Arizona or Philly or Columbus. I'd say Cooley's floor is second-highest in the draft after only Wright.
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I dont care about position when it comes to the top of the draft. I want the best player.

They could always move Wright to the wing as well if necessary. No team has ever had TOO MANY Good centers in the history of the NHL.
 
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Saugus said:
This "Habs are taking Slafkovsky" thing has been coming out steadily from multiple credible media sources over the past week. At this point there's a lot of smoke for there to be no fire. I'm updating my expectations accordingly.
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thats better for the devils because i really think teams will up their offer if wright is there at 2.

if wright sitting there at two i really think the devils move the pick.
 
I'd be down with Chycurun depending how the trade is set up. I wanted him the most in 2016 before we took McLeod, it'd be a dick punch of sorts to correct a mistake with a top pick but you have to give to get in this league. Our top 4 would be set for the next 5-7 years too.
 
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JrFischer54 said:
:sarcasm:i listened a little to that press conference yesterday when amanda asked about listening to offers and trading the pick. fitz immediately looked down and away when answering no. #heard it here first the pick gets dealt.
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Did he look to the right though? That signals deceit :sarcasm::sarcasm:
 
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