Doesn’t sound like that’s the case. They’ve drafted wingers in the first round for years and one of the highly ranked defensemen will almost certainly be available at 9. I know everyone wants to make the obvious connection but drafting Tij just because of his last name would be an insane way for a team to use a top 10 pick. At the end of the day he is a small winger.
talk of him playing center next year. plus hes probably BPA at that spot. Not sure if he'll even be there TBH.
If they want an undersized center at that spot I think they would go Catton over Iginla.
Draft him then trade him to Dallas?
I'd be a bit surprised if Montreal passed on Iginla at 5 but if Calgary has a choice between Iginla, Catton, and Helenius, they probably should take Catton. Hopefully, they take Eiserman.
I wonder if Helenius might be the best option for Calgary. They desperately need a center prospect and Catton and Iginla are almost definitely wingers at the NHL level. They could use D too but they have Weeger, Andersson, and probably Kylington all reasonably aged.
I feel like either Catton or Helenius would be better for them than Iginla. I'd also consider trading back if I were them.
I don’t feel like looking it up but where was Solberg in earlier lists? I can’t recall hearing much about him.
He's a big riser, mostly since his very impressive showing at the world championships. He was a 2nd round prospect, then a late 1st, and now after this podcast seems to be solidly mid 1st "and may go earlier than one of the big 6."
A lot of ladies give me the same evaluation.
I’m starting to feel like the Sharks might take Solberg over Yakemchuk if both are available. Not sure that’s necessarily the right move, but there’s at least a reasonable argument.
Yeah, I was banging the drum on Yak for a long time, but the messages are very mixed coming out of the combine. Pronman's "Draft Confidential" said a lot of teams are high on Yakemchuk but then the podcast says he interviewed poorly (charitably: maybe just a young introvert, but also maybe he lacks confidence/is a weird dude), and tested very much like not a natural athlete (wasn't what I had read). I still think he could go much higher, or to CGY at 9, but I'm less confident than I was.
Yeah, it’s definitely possible that Yakemchuk is just a quiet awkward dude and isn’t super comfortable with public speaking. He shouldn’t be punished for that, but Dougie Hamilton was traded for peanuts because he preferred going to museums than out to the club with the #boyzz, so that could be what’s happening here.
Fully agree. The only moral action is for all of the teams prior to the sharks to pass on him.
I think CAL will trade pick 10th OA. It will cost the Sharks #14 and #33 to move up!
He's not Crosby but I'd rather he watch Crosby. In teams of size, skating style, etc, Celebrini is more likely to play that type of quicker more explosive two way / Selke game vs a 6'3" Barkov or Kopitar.
