GDT: 2023 NHL Draft Day #2 - Nashville, TN - 8:00am (AZ) - Rounds 2-7 - NHLN, ESPN+

[wbwing]

I mean look at the last few later rounds. The group's picks have been solid. Got to give them the benefit of the doubt.

 

[Sinurgy]

Part of it could be that players from Russia, Czech, etc. have a lot less exposure to NA sports media and therefor do not have the built in prejudice towards the Coyotes the way many North American players do. Gotta admit NA hockey community is pretty f***ing toxic towards the Coyotes.

 

[hbk]

They don’t sell Leafs pajamas overseas.

 

[TheLegend]

Another goalie...

 

[AZviaNJ]

Another goalie...

and another European..

 

[wbwing]

So much for "no way they make all these picks". Given the timeline on so many of our big selections, would have been nice to trade some for more help now.

 

[hbk]

So much for "no way they make all these picks". Given the timeline on so many of our big selections, would have been nice to trade some for more help now.

Apparently teams are giving players away for nothing. If u need cap space u need cap space. Also looks like a lot of players who would normally be offered a contract wont be and will become ufa’s.

 

[Summer Rose]

Apparently teams are giving players away for nothing. If u need cap space u need cap space. Also looks like a lot of players who would normally be offered a contract wont be and will become ufa’s.

Saturday will be interesting.

 

[The Feckless Puck]

Some of the names in this 5th round are all-timers... Matthew Mania... Sutter Muzzatti... Rodwin Dionicio...

 

[Alberta Yote]

The size thing is starting to feel more like an obsession than a strategy

 

[The Feckless Puck]

The size thing is starting to feel more like an obsession than a strategy

It really is.

 

[Mosby]

Our streak of no OHL picks since 2018 continues. Wow.

 

[Kevin27NYI]

The size thing is starting to feel more like an obsession than a strategy

Popped over just to see the conversation here. Monsters everywhere!

 

[JasonDemersWasOkay]

Weird draft. We go from “we’re gonna use some draft capital to try and get better now” last week to “let’s use all of our picks on a bunch of projects cuz they’re all just so tall”

But at the same time literally no one made any trades around the league so maybe there was just no appetite for them.

 

[TheLegend]

Haven't done this much board editing since my days at AOL.

(mind you the area I built was 20x the size of HFBoards.)

 

[Chootoi]

Some of the names in this 5th round are all-timers... Matthew Mania... Sutter Muzzatti... Rodwin Dionicio...

Don't forget Marcel Marcel. Would be a great linemate for Ivan Ivan.

 

[tucknroll]

Not quite the draft I was hoping for, though I do have a fair bit of excitement for But. Also think they came away with good Goaltending. Only two players that my draft had in common with the Yotes were tenders.
I did not get to watch nearly as much as I usually do this year, but still gave it a shot

6OV- Matvei Michkov
12OV- Zach Benson
38th- Michael Hrabal
70th- Juraj Pekarcik
72nd- Noah Dower Nilsson
81st- Cameron Allen
88th- Alexander Rykov
102nd- Jesse Nurmi
134th- Ondrej Molnar
160th- Anthony Romani
162nd- Carsen Musser
166th- Kocha Delic

 

[Dirty Old Man]

Some of the names in this 5th round are all-timers... Matthew Mania... Sutter Muzzatti... Rodwin Dionicio...

Dennis Good Bogg

 

[Alberta Yote]

Please don't start a "Rate the Draft" thread. Anybody that thinks they can or will be able to for at least 3 years is wacky.

 

[Heldig]

Tampa moved up to grab Gauthier

Bummer. Guy I wanted.

 

[AZviaNJ]

Chess opponent for Simashev?

Getting bizarre that we haven’t picked an OHLer since 2018.

Make it 5 straight years without an OHLer.

 

[Freddy Sjostrom]

Please don't start a "Rate the Draft" thread. Anybody that thinks they can or will be able to for at least 3 years is wacky.

Steven Ellis with the B+

 

[crazyhockeylover96]

Not sure if discussed but BA doesn’t seem to have a Russian issue, just a Michkov issue.

 

[The Feckless Puck]

Not sure if discussed but BA doesn’t seem to have a Russian issue, just a Michkov issue.

From what I understand, Michkov had an Arizona issue. Or, rather, he basically wanted to go to one team.

 

[Sinurgy]

From what I understand, Michkov had an Arizona issue. Or, rather, he basically wanted to go to one team.

He probably didn't appreciate BA's "You must be this high to be drafted by the Coyotes" signage.