Sweetpotato
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I forsee this draft having a ton of steals and a ton of busts. The swings in value and potential have been incredible.
If the Habs take Tkachuk or Kotkaniemi I am going to be beyond pissed. This is a team that has many needs, but take the guy who has first line goalscorer potential...not a guy who will at best maybe pan out as a midlevel second line center, or a left winger who rarely scores.
No kidding, as terrible the habs are at center....priorities change year to year. Talent does not. BPA, every single time. But don't expect any sound reasoning to come from that circus franchise.If the Habs take Tkachuk or Kotkaniemi I am going to be beyond pissed. This is a team that has many needs, but take the guy who has first line goalscorer potential...not a guy who will at best maybe pan out as a midlevel second line center, or a left winger who rarely scores.
If the Habs take Tkachuk or Kotkaniemi I am going to be beyond pissed. This is a team that has many needs, but take the guy who has first line goalscorer potential...not a guy who will at best maybe pan out as a midlevel second line center, or a left winger who rarely scores.
They would have been ecstatic to be able to pick Dubois @ #3 in 2016.montreal is in a really bad spot. its a 2 person draft. They would be in the same bad spot in 2017, and in 2016.
They would have been ecstatic to be able to pick Dubois @ #3 in 2016.
You like Ozzy?They would have been ecstatic to be able to pick Dubois @ #3 in 2016.
I forsee this draft having a ton of steals and a ton of busts. The swings in value and potential have been incredible.
To no one’s surprise, Dahlin sits atop TSN’s Final Draft Rankings, a unanimous choice as he has been all season long. Ten of 10 NHL scouts surveyed by TSN have the 6-foot-3, 185-pound blueliner in a class all by himself.
We can expect the Dahlin hype train to hit top speed this week as he sets out on a career that will determine where he fits in the pantheon of modern-day elite Swedish defencemen.
He’s not quite as tall as Tampa’s Victor Hedman but does a lot of the same things on both sides of the puck as the Norris Trophy candidate. He’s far bigger than Ottawa’s Erik Karlsson but flashes the same dynamic skill and breathtaking offence. He has a long, long way to go to earn favourable comparisons to arguably the greatest Swedish defenceman ever - Nicklas Lidstrom - but Dahlin already demonstrates much of the same ease and three-zone impact as the Hall of Famer.
Dahlin is just commencing his journey to forge his own identity, and there’s no telling for sure what he will make of it, but this is indisputable — at the same age, entering the draft, none of Lidstrom, Hedman or Karlsson was comparable to where Dahlin’s game is at.
I cannot believe this player will be wearing a Sabres jersey on Friday.
Yes, I'm not a huge fan of his overall game, but I like his survival skills & water skills.You like Ozzy?
well that settles it...not overly impressed with the many times i have seen him. Scouts are wrong more often than not. Like I said, he will be a good player...but a great player, nope.
we all know Bobby Mac polls 10 scouts on this list, but from all accounts, these 10 scouts really haven't spent a ton of time at the USNDP this year. Most every single player from the USNDP is ranked lower than most other services and "experts". Wahlstrom at #9 is a few spots lower than the others, same with Wilde, Miller, Farabee, and on down to Wise at 52 which is insane. I am not sure where these 10 scouts camp out at, but it is obvious to see they are a bit low on the USNDP. I am not saying they are far off, just all are a bit down which is odd to me...the only real riser is O'Brien who has been rising on every list from US kids, and Jordan Harris as well, both prep players...
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I think you're just a bit biased towards the Americans.we all know Bobby Mac polls 10 scouts on this list, but from all accounts, these 10 scouts really haven't spent a ton of time at the USNDP this year. Most every single player from the USNDP is ranked lower than most other services and "experts". Wahlstrom at #9 is a few spots lower than the others, same with Wilde, Miller, Farabee, and on down to Wise at 52 which is insane. I am not sure where these 10 scouts camp out at, but it is obvious to see they are a bit low on the USNDP. I am not saying they are far off, just all are a bit down which is odd to me...the only real riser is O'Brien who has been rising on every list from US kids, and Jordan Harris as well, both prep players...
His quote with Wilde on 4 scouts have him inside the top 20 and 4 have him between 40-50 is funny how scouting works, but also why I question where some of these scouts are fully watching...
Considering we moved up from an expected 5-7 pick to pick 3rd, I don't see how that's a bad spot.montreal is in a really bad spot. its a 2 person draft. They would be in the same bad spot in 2017, and in 2016.
Considering we moved up from an expected 5-7 pick to pick 3rd, I don't see how that's a bad spot.
No guarantee he's there at 7 if he's the guy, he just was 5th on McKenzies rankings. Picking higher is never bad lolthat is where i disagree. at 3 Kotkaniemi is a reach, and under the microscope. at 7 he is bpa and held to a differentt standard.
I'm hoping the Penguins can pull off Durzi at pick #54 and Gustafsson at pick #64. From reading up on Gustafsson, I'm surprised he's ranked as low as he is in the TSN ratings. He seems like he could be NHL ready very quickly, and while he may not have huge upside, he still likely has middle-6 center upside. He has a similar stat line to Lundestrom, but he's projected to go 21st and Gustafsson is projected to go 64th.
No guarantee he's there at 7 if he's the guy, he just was 5th on McKenzies rankings. Picking higher is never bad lol
that is where i disagree. at 3 Kotkaniemi is a reach, and under the microscope. at 7 he is bpa and held to a differentt standard.