Around the NHL: Part XXIII

[LeetchisGod]

Smash two! Down go the Penguins. Our draft spot clicks up one more. And I am not the least bit worried about Lafreniere going to an aging team that’s headed for a steep decline.

You're forgetting that they always get two franchise players.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Habs fans devastated right now

 

[SA16]

Smash two! Down go the Penguins. Our draft spot clicks up one more. And I am not the least bit worried about Lafreniere going to an aging team that’s headed for a steep decline.

Just wondering whether or not adding an elite prospect with the number one overall pick would keep an aging team heading into a decline from actually heading into a decline.

 

[mike14]

So it's now confirmed the Pens pick 1st, yes?

 

[LokiDog]

So it's now confirmed the Pens pick 1st, yes?

Not if Edmonton loses tonight. Then it’s a real dilemma.

 

[17futurecap]

Habs fans devastated right now

I like they reseed too, so the 1 seeds will get the 12.

 

[SA16]

I like they reseed too, so the 1 seeds will get the 12.

Reseeding in this format is pointless when the 1-4 seeds are basically random.

 

[Hire Sather]

I will sign right now if you tell me the penguins don't win the lottery

I give up all chance to get him if you tell me the Pens won't

The next 15 years of the division is at stake with this lottery they cannot win again.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

I'm getting a bad feeling. Weird circumstances and battling the Pens for the first overall pick doesn't bode well for us.

They're not in danger of losing their franchise.

No 1 OA for them. Wait until Malkin and Crosby retire.

 

[LokiDog]

I will sign right now if you tell me the penguins don't win the lottery

I give up all chance to get him if you tell me the Pens won't

The next 15 years of the division is at stake with this lottery they cannot win again.

Meh, I don’t think Lafreniere is Eichel level, let alone Crosby. The Pens guys are approaching 35. Lafreniere may make the last few years of Crosby’s “prime” (if we can still call it that) more interesting but I don’t believe he’s a franchise transforming talent along the lines of Crosby, Malkin, Ovie or McDavid at all. He’s overhyped.

 

[LokiDog]

They're not in danger of losing their franchise.

No 1 OA for them. Wait until Malkin and Crosby retire.

That’s what I said a week ago. They’re no longer in danger of bankruptcy or relocation and are extremely profitable. I don’t see NHL fixing anything for them. Giving McDavid a winger, on the other hand is tempting.

 

[Nickmo82]

Curious: Have Toronto/Edmonton been using the visitor dressing room/bench etc when they are "at" Chicago/Columbus?

 

[LokiDog]

Curious: Have Toronto/Edmonton been using the visitor dressing room/bench etc when they are "at" Chicago/Columbus?

yes

 

[bl02]

Habs fans devastated right now

I said it best part of the drama of first round would be Montreal fans getting devastated by price and losing draft positioning wow

 

[bl02]

Great day for draft positioning we are guaranteed a very very good talent as long as the Ranger brass doesn’t go too far off the board.

 

[HatTrick Swayze]

That’s what I said a week ago. They’re no longer in danger of bankruptcy or relocation and are extremely profitable. I don’t see NHL fixing anything for them. Giving McDavid a winger, on the other hand is tempting.

I would think at this point it would be clear the last thing the Oilers need is another offensive wizard. (Ok maybe not THE LAST thing).

But if they won 1OA and went up there and drafted Sanderson or Askarov it would be insane from a value standpoint but at some level team construction has to come into play.

 

[Svenhart2008]

So we need Chicago to to win and Minny to turn their series around to get to 9th pick correct?

 

[HatTrick Swayze]

So we need Chicago to to win and Minny to turn their series around to get to 9th pick correct?

Yup

 

[LokiDog]

I would think at this point it would be clear the last thing the Oilers need is another offensive wizard. (Ok maybe not THE LAST thing).

But if they won 1OA and went up there and drafted Sanderson or Askarov it would be insane from a value standpoint but at some level team construction has to come into play.

Need or not, it’s possibly the worst constructed, worst managed team in the league. McDavid is centering Archibald while the Oilers trail the series 2-1 and the elimination game 2-1. Giving McDavid a “franchise” winger would be impossible for them to pass on. They’ve got RNH, Yamamoto, Kassian, Neal, Chiasson and, apparently, Archibald as their wing options.

 

[LeetchisGod]

Great day for draft positioning we are guaranteed a very very good talent as long as the Ranger brass doesn’t go too far off the board.

I don't trust them.

 

[BKGooner]

Isn’t next year the right year for the Penguins to get 1st overall? Or is it 2022?

 

[mike14]

It's amazing that even with Draisaitl, the Oilers don't look dangerous unless McDavid is on the ice.
Really like how Chicago is developing Dach. He's averaging 20 mins through these playoffs so far and looking damn good

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

I don't trust them.

we know.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

It's amazing that even with Draisaitl, the Oilers don't look dangerous unless McDavid is on the ice.
Really like how Chicago is developing Dach. He's averaging 20 mins through these playoffs so far and looking damn good

Chicago knows how to develop fwds

 

[broadwayblue]

Great day for draft positioning we are guaranteed a very very good talent as long as the Ranger brass doesn’t go too far off the board.

What's the worst we can pick now?