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TLEH said:
Brady Martin is a very KD pick but will likely go between 10-18. Personally I hope Toronto loses in the first round again and we have a shot at Kindel. He still probably goes too early though you never know about a guy his size.

Regardless of who they take, I'd like to see us chase major upside more. We've got enough guys to fill out the middle 6 and bottom lines. We really need to be taking massive swings on forwards with upside. Guys who might flame out entirely.

Enough with the Cootes of the world.
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I actually don't think we have a Martin/Cootes type on our roster. There isn't one player outside of maybe Nazar that I feel too confident will be an NHL center.



The guys I see as targets with our 2nd 1st round pick;


Braeden Cootes: This dude has a motor. He reminds me a lot of Beniers. He works his butt off, is defensively sound, and is 100% a center. He wasn't working with much in Seattle and I know he was at just over a point per game, but he did lead his team in scoring. It'd be nice to have a guy in the system that you know will play down the middle and the PK.

Ben Kindel: Strong playmaking skills, good compete level, and a likely Center in the NHL. He is one of the more dominant players in the WHL this year. I like his stick-handling a lot. He is always engaged in the play. Although he is a little undersized he handles physicality perfectly fine. He can win physical board battles against opponents. Two-way player that plays like Nick Suzuki.

Cole Reschny: An offensive facilitator that might end up on the wing. Reminds me more of a Will Smith type. Undersized with great mitts and incredible playmaking skills. He won't win too many physical battles and uses his stick to win board battles instead. He is good at finding the open ice and the motor is okay, but he is always thinking about the game and will back-check hard to cover his man. Not incredibly fast, but his IQ is very high. Even when the game gets more physical, he can find open areas and find himself effective. Already has 12 points in 5 playoff games.


Cole Mckinney: Fits the mold of a two-way center. Has been remarked as an improved player this year.

Carter Bear: He had a big injury to end the year, but is thought of as a top 10 talent by some.

Malcolm Spence: Hard-working high compete level winger with size. On the older side

Jack Nesbitt: Don't know much about him, but he has climbed the rankings of NHL scouts and plays center with size.

Jack Murtagh: Seen as a skilled player that can play a lot of different roles on the wing
 
Castle8130 said:
I actually don't think we have a Martin/Cootes type on our roster. There isn't one player outside of maybe Nazar that I feel too confident will be an NHL center.



The guys I see as targets with our 2nd 1st round pick;


Braeden Cootes: This dude has a motor. He reminds me a lot of Beniers. He works his butt off, is defensively sound, and is 100% a center. He wasn't working with much in Seattle and I know he was at just over a point per game, but he did lead his team in scoring. It'd be nice to have a guy in the system that you know will play down the middle and the PK.

Ben Kindel: Strong playmaking skills, good compete level, and a likely Center in the NHL. He is one of the more dominant players in the WHL this year. I like his stick-handling a lot. He is always engaged in the play. Although he is a little undersized he handles physicality perfectly fine. He can win physical board battles against opponents. Two-way player that plays like Nick Suzuki.

Cole Reschny: An offensive facilitator that might end up on the wing. Reminds me more of a Will Smith type. Undersized with great mitts and incredible playmaking skills. He won't win too many physical battles and uses his stick to win board battles instead. He is good at finding the open ice and the motor is okay, but he is always thinking about the game and will back-check hard to cover his man. Not incredibly fast, but his IQ is very high. Even when the game gets more physical, he can find open areas and find himself effective. Already has 12 points in 5 playoff games.


Cole Mckinney: Fits the mold of a two-way center. Has been remarked as an improved player this year.

Carter Bear: He had a big injury to end the year, but is thought of as a top 10 talent by some.

Malcolm Spence: Hard-working high compete level winger with size. On the older side

Jack Nesbitt: Don't know much about him, but he has climbed the rankings of NHL scouts and plays center with size.

Jack Murtagh: Seen as a skilled player that can play a lot of different roles on the wing
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Kindel likely doesn’t get there but I like him a lot. Feel like guys like Cootes are similar to Vanacker, Moore in the sense that he works really hard and can skate well, compete hard, but the offensive upside maybe isnt the highest. I don’t think they’re going to have problems filling out the roster but they need a Sam Rinzel of forwards.

I’d be fine swinging on Ryabkin even.
 
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Not really a fan of Ryabkin. Would rather grab someone like Spence or Martin even if they wouldn't be unique in the system and then target someone like Ryker Lee in the 2nd round. If a Kindel or Potter type fall to the Leafs pick that would be fine too, just not enthused by Ryabkin's complete absence of GAF and smoke about him being kind of a headache.
 
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TLEH said:
Kindel likely doesn’t get there but I like him a lot. Feel like guys like Cootes are similar to Vanacker, Moore in the sense that he works really hard and can skate well, compete hard, but the offensive upside maybe isnt the highest. I don’t think they’re going to have problems filling out the roster but they need a Sam Rinzel of forwards.

I’d be fine swinging on Ryabkin even.
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I don't think Moore plays center longterm and Vanackers a winger. I like the upside more-so with Cootes than a guy like Moore. I like the idea of getting a guy I know will play center. I don't think Moore, Boisvert, or Bedard play like true centers. Maybe we get that with our top pick this year, but the only guy at the top I have any confidence in playing center at the NHL level is Desnoyers
 
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Castle8130 said:
I don't think Moore plays center longterm and Vanackers a winger. I like the upside more-so with Cootes than a guy like Moore. I like the idea of getting a guy I know will play center. I don't think Moore, Boisvert, or Bedard play like true centers. Maybe we get that with our top pick this year, but the only guy at the top I have any confidence in playing center at the NHL level is Desnoyers
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I don't think Moore or Vanacker are centers either. I guess I'm just saying saying play style rather than in terms of center vs wing.
 
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Kevin Musto said:
obviously

good luck with getting them to fall that far
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I think there was a pretty good chance of Spence falling to the mid 20s before the playoffs. Could still happen. Regardless the point was more about not being bothered by adding some guys with attributes already well-represented in the system as opposed to gambling on Ryabkin
 
How much does adding a second to Toronto’s first move us up? And more importantly, where is Lynden Lakovic going to go? I’d add both seconds to Toronto’s first to try to draft him.
 
bwanajamba said:
I think there was a pretty good chance of Spence falling to the mid 20s before the playoffs. Could still happen. Regardless the point was more about not being bothered by adding some guys with attributes already well-represented in the system as opposed to gambling on Ryabkin
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Spence slipping that far would be such a mistake.

He's basically a surefire 3rd liner in a draft filled with high bust potential bums.
 
Toews2Bickell said:
where does Korchinski and Toronto 1st get you? If you want two top 10 forwards
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If you're trading those two pieces, it shouldn't be to move up in this draft

Acquire an already drafted player

Someone on the trade board suggested Nate Danielson. Something like that makes more sense to me than the guys in this draft that are 3+ years away from maybe being something.
 
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I'd like to get up to the 11-15 range for either a falling McQueen, Lakovic or Carbonneau. Bear could be an option if they are comfortable with the medicals.
 
I'd rather try to get a young NHL ready player than trading up in the draft.

Leafs pick + Korchinski could be a good start for a trade for that.
 
Would this ever happen? Obviously he’d have to agree to the trade…

Sidney Crosby and NYRs 1st 2025

For

Philipp Kurashev
CHIs 1st 2025, TORs 1st 2025, FLAs 1st 2026, CHIs 2nd 2026
 
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Northernhawk said:
Would this ever happen? Obviously he’d have to agree to the trade…

Sidney Crosby and NYRs 1st 2025

For

Philipp Kurashev
CHIs 1st 2025, TORs 1st 2025, FLAs 1st 2026, CHIs 2nd 2026
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Interesting idea but...

I don't think Pittsburgh would do that.
I don't think Chicago would do that.
I don't think Sidney Crosby would do that.
But Philipp Kurashev might?
 
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Northernhawk said:
Would this ever happen? Obviously he’d have to agree to the trade…

Sidney Crosby and NYRs 1st 2025

For

Philipp Kurashev
CHIs 1st 2025, TORs 1st 2025, FLAs 1st 2026, CHIs 2nd 2026
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I love the implication that Phillip Kurashev, healthy scratched for most of the year by the team with the worst forward group in the league, is the piece de resistance for Pittsburgh here
 
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