GDT: 2023 NHL Entry Draft Rounds 2-7 - 10AM ET, ESPN, ESPN+, SN

[nickp91]

UConn players in first round peanut butter and jelly

 

[Hockey4Lyfe]

Holy hell is the Bedard shit already too much. Hopefully the Penguins welcome him by beating them by 72.

 

[Sol]

Honestly a rude question like this is his moment lol sure let's take the attention off of him back to the guy who has had his for a while

Yeah exactly. It’s his time in the sun and they’re asking him about Bedard. Stupid.

 

[glr1926]

Lol the fly

 

[William H Bonney]

Trotz and ESPN talking while Calgary is making their pick. Bush league

 

[Some Other Flame]

lol get to the point already

 

[TheBeard]

As.a beer league hero I don't get it. I'd kill to learn the bow and arrow technique

If you can afford the sticks, sure.

 

[glr1926]

At least the fly is interested in staying with the Flames

 

[SI90]

**** Samuel Honzek has requested a trade from Calgary****

 

[614 CBJ]

So what are the Flames gaining by having Brad Treliving leaves the draft floor?

Someone fill in the blanks for those of us who had no clue

 

[jackjohnson]

At least the fly is interested in staying with the Flames

They fly will ask for a trade soon

 

[MikeyMike01]

Trotz and ESPN talking while Calgary is making their pick. Bush league

Bloviating is 90% of draft coverage

 

[EdJovanovski]

BREAKING: Samuel Honzek requests trade from Calgary

 

[NjdevilfanJim]

Good pick for Flames

 

[Czechboy]

Honzeks mom too! Mental note... Time to visit Slovakia! 2 Slovaks now... Back to back drafts have been great

 

[TheBeard]

**** Samuel Honzek has requested a trade from Calgary****

He'll be traded for Matthew Tkachuk in 5 years.

 

[RayMartyniukTotems]

I was hoping the Kraken would get one of But,Wood or Honzek oh well...guess they will take the most skilled Forward or D-man available

 

[Some Other Flame]

Eh, good enough

Wanted Moore but this isn't too bad

 

[NjdevilfanJim]

BREAKING: Samuel Honzek requests trade from Calgary

That's cold

 

[TheBeard]

It's wild how much talent is still around in this draft. I feel good about the Sharks at 26.

 

[RayMartyniukTotems]

3 more choices until the Kraken brass get to pick their 1st rounder

 

[William H Bonney]

"The bottom half of your bottom 9" is an interesting way to say bottom 6.

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

Cool seeing Benson smiling ear to ear the whole time

 

[jackjohnson]

It's wild how much talent is still around in this draft. I feel good about the Sharks at 26.

There is still Moore, Pelleka others

 

[spfan]

Zona is right there with them



I get it, but they've been the "team with the brightest future" for well over half a decade, at some point you need results. I think they have a lot of talent, but I'm certainly not willing to say they have the brightest future of all the teams in the entire league, I don't know if I'd put them top 5, not until they show me something, anything, even a WC sneak.

I'm not sold on Simachev either, he's got some tools, but I think if you're drafting that high, picking a guy with middle pair upside is pretty f***ing absurd, I don't think he'll ever be a legitimate top pairing guy and that's pretty shameful for a #6 pick in a very deep draft as far as ceiling goes.

Again, Simashev certainly wasn't my 6th ranked player, but I do think there's a world he ends up a top pairing guy, if all goes well.

Well future. Not saying they're winning the cup next year.
I would say 2019 is where it really started. And after the Eichel trade. Unlike really any other team, they have 2 borderline franchise d-men. Plus a ton of elite forwards.

Thompson turned into a big surprise. I am very high on Benson, Savoie. I didn't like their Rosen pick much at all. But overall, they look scary. And it's not just the prospects. They've got young NHLers already producing. Thompson as I mentioned. Cozens. Dahlin, Power of course. Power just had his rookie season. Benson and Savoie haven't stepped in.

My prediction is Buffalo will be a regular playoff team for 10 years and can get to cup contention too.

RHD needs upgrading. But that should be easy with the prospect pool they can use in trades.