GDT: 2023 NHL ENTRY DRAFT June 28 and 29. First round and then rounds 2-7. (ESPN, NHL network, SN, TVA sports 4pm and 8am Pacific Time)

[fasterthanlight]

Man Michkov to AZ is funny, so much chaos.

 

[PattyLafontaine]

well crud

 

[one2gamble]

Y’all are seriously upset with Smith? He’s great, grow up.

Upset isn't the right word. Just an anticlimactic pick.


That pick by the yotes is interesting

 

[Jwec]

Smith was the correct pick and I'm so happy that we drafted him!

Michkov had too many red flags. You loved the idea of Michkov being franchise level superstar, not the actual Michkov. Michkov is now not even the first selected Russian...

 

[TheWayToRefJose]

whatttt?! Still no Michkov? Thank god Arizona fumbled the bag and we don’t have to get shit on by Michkov in the division for years to come.

 

[Bowie22]

Holy shit ARZ

 

[PacificOceanPotion]

I called it when I said it would be toxic around here. If you love the pick , welcome to the club, if you hate the pick, well that sucks for you!

 

[OffSydes]

You know its a bad pick when the person was surprised to go that high

 

[drunksage]

Holy crap, Michkov isn't the first Russian drafted?!

 

[ChompChomp]

Collusion to get Michkov to the Caps lol

 

[Tw1ster]

I’m quite surprised these GMs don’t know as much as the posters on HFboards

 

[fasterthanlight]

62% chance of becoming a star. Cool. Glad we punted away an entire season for nothing for someone that has a 1 in 3 chance of being complete shit.

awww come onnn. I am the biggest tank commander out there (and will continue rooting for higher picks for years to come, painfully). but will smith is a really really high end prospect. Yeah, it sucks none of the top 3 dropped, but we got out-lucked for bedard, so, what are you gonna do.

 

[Bizz]

who cares who Arizona picks. they'll trade him away before he becomes somebody like they usually do.

edit: Y I K E S

 

[Celly4Celebrini]

whatttt?! Still no Michkov? Thank god Arizona fumbled the bag and we don’t have to get shit on by Michkov in the division for years to come.

It helps when ARZ isnt even the division

 

[gaucholoco3]

Michkov not even the first Russian picked.

 

[TheWayToRefJose]

They 100% were dialed in on Smith and Smith only. When Weekes told Grier CBJ was taking Smith, Grier replied “they’d be stupid not to”.

Like there could've been fantilli and calrsson jerseys too just in case. Or a michkov one just in case. Who knows.

 

[spintops]

I can't believe people are freaking out like MG personally betrayed them. It seems pretty clear that teams had a 1-4 tier and we got the last player in that bunch.

Best prospect we have had in some time..

 

[gaucholoco3]

Let’s see if the Flyers wanting to move up for Michkov was real or just misdirection.

 

[TheWayToRefJose]

Completely forgot they moved out of the pacific. Standings haven’t meant anything for the past few years, so haven’t been paying attention to the division.

 

[landshark]

I called it when I said it would be toxic around here. If you love the pick , welcome to the club, if you hate the pick, well that sucks for you!

It's like calling the sunrise... Do you want a cookie or something?

 

[one2gamble]

Its not even toxic, nobody is actually surprised

 

[Barrie22]

The fact that people are honestly shocked that Michkov has not gone yet, have truly not been paying attention to the hockey people and also not following along with the crap that is going on in his home country.

 

[slocal]

Y’all are seriously upset with Smith? He’s great, grow up.

Isn't there, like, one dude who is?

 

[NiWa]

Picking Simashev at #6 seems like bad asset management. Could have traded down a few spots easily to any of the teams dieing at a chance to draft Michkov and still get your pick...

 

[Alaskanice]

Michkov to Philly