defense or forwards

[djdan6215]

just a quick question

what the wings draft or need in the first round this year a FORWARDS OR A DEFENSE

 

[19 for president]

Big Center is our number 1 need.

The only guys in the system that look like legit NHL centers are Sheahan and Jarnkrok. Dats may be gone soon and Z won't be a center for much longer in his career. We need guys to replace them.

Number 2 need is a power forward type player.

This is not to say the Wings won't take a dman with their 1st pick but I think the drop off would have to be pretty significant for them not to lean towards the forward.

 

[InjuredChoker]

Forwards.

But it doesn't matter to me, go BPA. Even if he's a goalie.

 

[Frk It]

Power forward or shoot-first sniper please.

 

[aar000n]

Sniper.

 

[Vladdy84]

Forwards.

They also need to seriously ask Vancouver about Kesler and Burrows.

 

[Unfriendly Ghost]

Potential scoring line center. We have size, we have speed, but we don't have that top end skill down the middle.

 

[djdan6215]

center

center probably

http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=145053


or

http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=134039

 

[Zetterberg4Captain]

a centre is without a doubt the #1 need

after that its size and grit upfront hopefulyl also couple with talent

after that a big mean stay at home type dman

but most likely it will occur like this
-Detroit trades the #17 pick to Montreal for the #24 pick(or whatever the Habs pick is) and the #34 pick(nashville 2nd rounder)
-Montreal picks a legit almost ready NHL player and we take two smaller, high hockey IQ project players

this is not a knock at all on KH, not at all, just a very reasonable expectation of what i see happening at the draft

 

[The Zetterberg Era]

BPA, you should always go this way, especially since we don't rush prospects. Drafting based on need has some serious pitfalls, if you don't plan on pushing them through in a hurry.

 

[Rzombo4 prez]

a centre is without a doubt the #1 need

after that its size and grit upfront hopefulyl also couple with talent

after that a big mean stay at home type dman

but most likely it will occur like this
-Detroit trades the #17 pick to Montreal for the #24 pick(or whatever the Habs pick is) and the #34 pick(nashville 2nd rounder)
-Montreal picks a legit almost ready NHL player and we take two smaller, high hockey IQ project players

this is not a knock at all on KH, not at all, just a very reasonable expectation of what i see happening at the draft

The trade down with MTL is a very Detroit kind of move. I probably won't cry about it unless Wennberg or Erne are still on the board at 17 or 18.

 

[rx7dryver]

They need to draft a 21 year old clone of Cam Neely.

 

[Number1RedWingsFan52]

Forwards.

They also need to seriously ask Vancouver about Kesler and Burrows.

Would love to have either, Would'nt mind Kesler since he's a local boy.

 

[SoupNazi]

http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?t=1314501

Draft thread.

 

[PullHard]

As SoupNazi has pointed out, we already have a draft thread. Closed.