GDT: 2024 NHL Entry Draft - Round 1 - June 28th - 7 P.M. / Round 2-7 - June 29th - 11 A.M

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

Not sure why everyone seems obsessed over the idea not not taking many centers after you already have two first overall centers

Are centers non-existent in UFA or trades? A third and fourth line center is what people are clamoring for to be drafted; something that can be found in any single round?

Not saying you just in general - seems weird at this point

They need depth behind those guys and we've seen health has been an issue for those guys, nothing wrong insurance behind your franchise pillars

 

[JimEIV]

Since 1989 we only drafted at #75 once I believe...and it was Blake Coleman.

 

[SteveCangialosi123]

Not sure why everyone seems obsessed over the idea not not taking many centers after you already have two first overall centers

Are centers non-existent in UFA or trades? A third and fourth line center is what people are clamoring for to be drafted; something that can be found in any single round?

Not saying you just in general - seems weird at this point

Probably because it’s a critically important position and a significant organizational need. That they have two great centers on the current roster is irrelevant.

 

[TrufleShufle]

Lol pretty rough.

 

[Oneiro]

Taking our sweet ass time...?

 

[Comparison Ford]

Probably because it’s a critically important position and a significant organizational need. That they have two great centers on the current roster is irrelevant.

to add to this I think its also great to get centers because their adjustment to wing is pretty seamless. harder to go in reverse.

 

[Moist ReadOnly]

They need depth behind those guys and we've seen health has been an issue for those guys, nothing wrong insurance behind your franchise pillars

Thats fair but it doesnt require 1st 2nd or even 3rd round picks to be spent on for roles that wont ever see significant icetime behind those two (outside the injuries you stated)

Instead, like we have, we should be using those higher round picks on other positions that dont have two 1st overall staples tied to them

 

[forceten]

Taking our sweet ass time...?

Yeah got warned 1 minute

 

[JimEIV]

And we are on page 75 of this thread.... it's an omen.

 

[FinnishDevil]

Devils trade 75 to WSH for picks 82, 146

 

[AfroThunder396]

Trade the pick to WSH for 82 and 146

 

[TrufleShufle]

 

[R8Devs]

Fitz's first trade down? I like it haha

 

[Oneiro]

Alright. More picks fine with me.

 

[NJDevs26]

Fitz doesn't trade down early in the draft, but man he loves his mid-draft trade downs

 

[Darkauron]

Cool ill take more picks

 

[JimEIV]

 

[StevenToddIves]

Devils trade down for #82 + #146.

I like gaining a pick, but there is also one 1st round value left on the board in LD Matvei Shuravin

 

[TrufleShufle]

Since 1989 we only drafted at #75 once I believe...and it was Blake Coleman.

Streak continues.

 

[Moist ReadOnly]

Probably because it’s a critically important position and a significant organizational need. That they have two great centers on the current roster is irrelevant.

Yet its clearly not irrelevant because here you and others are clamoring for centers drafted and.. where are they?

For some 'critically important position' thats 'a significant organizational need' clearly the actual people in charge dont agree with you

So yeah - thats like, your opinion man

 

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Calgary drafted a Pokémon!

 

[SteveCangialosi123]

Tom Fitzgerald is beginning to cook

 

[beekay414]

Recouped the pick we traded with Marino

 

[My3Sons]

NJ clearly have a target in the third round with this trade down.

 

[Darkauron]

We have pick 82 and 91 in the third still!