HUGE fan. He can really skate. He could be steal. Good shot. Knock your head off. I think he will be a player.
Pre-Game Talk: 2024 Draft Thread
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I'll piggy back of the one that I agree with and add 4 of my own:
1. Blues trade into the top 10
2. Beckett Sennecke goes top 5
3. Brandsegg-Nygaard goes top 10
4. Levshyunov is the last defenseman selected out of him, Silayev, Parekh, Dickinson, Buium
5. Cayden Lindstrom slips out of the top 10
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Blues posted a "Which Players to Watch For" and List MBN, Hage, Eiserman, Yak, and Solberg
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They wouldn’t really tip their hand, right? Not sure who Andrew Pek is but I would assume he’s not in the scouting meetings and isn’t privy to the list lol.
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Yep. Haven't seen the post but it's most likely social media manager pulling names being mocked to/near the Blues as opposed to any real insider info.
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so my take is that we aren't interested in any of these players
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Right. He just keeps appearing in most recent mock drafts as being picked prior to Calgary's turn.
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We know Calgary has scouted him intensively and it's very likely he is somewhere near the top of their list. Bob McKenzie has him at 10 while his consolidated ranking is 9th. Is this a guarantee Calgary will pick him at 9 if he's still available? No, it depends on who else is still on the board. Would it be a surprise if they do pick him? Absolutely not.
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The graphic you saw was for current players only and it specified “first round” which matters for the 31st pick when it’s only been a first rounder for like 8 years.
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Listen unless dude's name is Marek Vanacker he isn't out working Jett Luchanko in this class of forwards and even that might be a tossup. You want a super smart slam dunk forward pick? Take the 2 way beast of a right shot center and call it a day 1.
If you're feeling like you really want that dominant physical D then there are really only two choices in my mind, Solberg or Emery. I'd be good with either but I believe Solberg's shoulders aren't going to hold up at the rate he currently seeks to destroy other human beings, something to think about.
If you're feeling like you really want that dominant physical D then there are really only two choices in my mind, Solberg or Emery. I'd be good with either but I believe Solberg's shoulders aren't going to hold up at the rate he currently seeks to destroy other human beings, something to think about.
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What about Lars Eller and Robby Fabri being the all time leaders at their draft spot too? That’s crazy to me
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But it’s not all-time? It’s current players. What year was the oldest player still in the league drafted? Even if every player drafted at a particular draft spot is still in the league, you’re talking 17ish guys.
Both of those guys being the current leader is a bit surprising, but you’re talking about a very small sample of players.
Ellers being the leader at 13 is more surprising because if you’re drafting there, you typically want to hit a little better on that pick, but you still got a productive nhl player that carved out a long career.
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It's limited to current players.
We still have 6 draft picks on there, somewhat impressive.
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They aren't. CURRENT players. That's not all time. Saiku Koivu was 21st OA and has 4 times as many points as Fabbri. But he is retired.
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There are better d men in Sweden that didn’t get the press he does. Hard pass
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Sort of a weird graphic but also impressive there’s 6 Blues draftees on the list.
The one that sticks out to me is Fabbri. Pick 21 appears to be bad luck or something. Pick 20 and 22 have way more points than him.
FWIW, 31st overall regardless of being 1st or 2nd round, has been quite poor at producing skaters. Tyler Pitlick leads current players 109pts.
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Wow. Thanks for looking that up. And to think that pick used to get peddled around the main boards as “basically a first rounder.” Now it’s “just a late first”
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