I think that's why you guys are tough to predict. I think 1-2 is set, then 4-6 is set sans order. After that, it's anyones guess.
IMO Martin is the favorite if he is available. If not, someone with size (McQueen, Mrtka, Lakovic, Nesbitt) or tenacity (Bear, Eklund). Those are the most logical players to choose from assuming someone like O’Brien doesn’t drop. It’s impossible to pin it down any further at this point.
Forward regardless of C/RW/LW and a Right Shot Dman. We suck at drafting Forwards outside of the lottery picks. Last time they drafted a forward that panned out beyond the lottery pick area was 5th rounder Troy Terry 10 years ago in 2015. Colangelo is a 2nd round pick 2020 that is on the right track to be the next one.
Is She a Vegas Golden Knights fan though ?
My personal guess is that we take Mrtka if he’s there at 10 (I don’t think he will be). He would be unique to our pool and give the right side of the defense more depth. If he’s not there, I could see McQueen (I also think he will be gone by then), O’Brien, or Martin.
Lol, join the club. We just hope our pick turns out better than Pouliot, Morrow, and Beau BennettForward regardless of C/RW/LW and a Right Shot Dman. We suck at drafting Forwards outside of the lottery picks. Last time they drafted a forward that panned out beyond the lottery pick area was 5th rounder Troy Terry 10 years ago in 2015. Colangelo is a 2nd round pick 2020 that is on the right track to be the next one.
Gina Carano is incredible btw
Penguins need a center and by my lists, all of the centers will be gone by 11 unless there is movement with Mrtka, Smith, Eklund, and Aitcheson, or there's a reach for someone like Bear or Reschny. You guys taking Sennecke last year really throws a wrench in predicting picks based on consensus rankings.
Hopefully we pass on McQueen if that is who Pitt wants. A bit risky for me on using the Ducks pick on him in what should hopefully be the Ducks last top10 pick for years.Lol, join the club. We just hope our pick turns out better than Pouliot, Morrow, and Beau Bennett
And yeah, my girlfriend might be a VGK fan...it never came up, lol. She used to grace the Pens playoff threads circa 2016 and then "fancy" came from an interview about Brian Gibbons, i think? Anyway, just combining the two bits of Pens Lore into one magical avatar for all to see.
Penguins need a center and by my lists, all of the centers will be gone by 11 unless there is movement with Mrtka, Smith, Eklund, and Aitcheson, or there's a reach for someone like Bear or Reschny. You guys taking Sennecke last year really throws a wrench in predicting picks based on consensus rankings.
I've held the view that I think Seattle goes for Mrtka. They need a good dman in their pool and Mrtka plays in Seattle so there's a ton of opportunity to scout him.
We do NOT want him and are hoping he goes earlier so that a guy like Martin gets pushed to us.
The only real gap the Ducks have is a top pairing RHD. Not a guy that can fill in, an actual legit top pairing guy. They have plenty of potential top 4 guys that could probably play a top pairing spot like Luneau, but they are missing that legit top pairing guy.
In terms of needs, Ducks need a top pair 2 way or defensive oriented D and scoring forwards, preferably bigger/physical guys and ones that can win faceoffs (but not necessarily a C).
Mcqueen/Eklund... were in a position where we can swing for the fences on these type of guys that might potentailly be there at 10.
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I doubt Martin is a center at the NHL level and honestly that's likely a good thing. His physical style is pretty hard to pull off while having to be 3rd man high. If the Ducks take him I am expecting to get a winger out of it.
It's going to be an agonizing hour or so as the picks are taken leading up to 10. I'm certainly not ordering a Martin jersey at this point!
I would've said the same about buium last year. This draft has a chance to have a bunch of curveballs, much moreso than recent years.
I just want that curveball to be Desnoyers at #10.
