Draft and UDFA Thread: Part IV

[True Blue]

If Knight is there with the second 1st, they’d be stupid not to take him, but Saville would be a slam dunk in the 3rd or 4th. Kid’s composure is crazy.

He won't last that long, but if he slid to a late second, he would make for a great value pick. Sorry, no goalies in the 1st or with the early 2nd.

 

[Ola]

True but Ola is great most of the time.

Haha, Irish is just kicking me in the balls as usual. I never said that we should take Knight over Byram, I would hate taking either (that high). Just think others are inconsequential being dead set to not take a goalie but having no problems taking a LD.

And just for the record, another big problem is that other team's in this league certainly is not going BPA either as regards to LDs/RDs. If Brännström is a RD he never lasts to 15 and if Liljegren is a LD he doesn't go 17th overall. Rasmus Sandin lasted to 29th, due to being a LD. I think he goes 10 spots higher as a RD. Does Filip Johansson go 24th overall, 5 spots ahead of Sandin, if he was a LD instead of RD???

Its more or less impossible to get those RDs unless you draft them high, teams knows that. The RDs get handicapped on draft day and goes higher in the draft.

I fully agree with don't take a goalie high notion. But I also think you need to value LDs according to their worth, i.e. that there de facto are two great LDs for every great RD. If we think Byram is a sure fire franchise D and do not think we are passing on a top forward to get him -- sure draft Byram. Hands down. A franchise D is a franchise D and I would take McAvoy over like a Sam Reinhart 20 of 20 times. But I do not feel like Byram vs Turcotte, vPod, Cozens, Kakko and co are on par with McAvoy vs like Sam Reinhart at all. JMHO.

 

[Irishguy42]

True but Ola is great most of the time.

Great people can do crack sometimes and have bad takes, yes

 

[RangerBoy]

If the Rangers select Turcotte or Zegras, the Rangers would have a quality glut of centers.

Turcotte(Wisconsin) or Zegras(Boston University)will spend at least one year in school.

The Rangers have at least one year before they have to make a decision on their other centers.

They put on a good show for the Rangers on Friday night.





Gorton said BPA over need.

I like Chytil at center. He looks more free and more creative at center. The Rangers should keep him there for the rest of this season and next season.

I like Andersson and Howden too.

Then there’s Zibanejad.

 

[JESSEWENEEDTOCOOK]

True but Ola is great most of the time.

I agree with Ola 90% of the time. The other 10% usually leaves me scratching my head, and then 5% of that 10% turns out to be right years down the line.

 

[JESSEWENEEDTOCOOK]

Having a 1-2-3 punch of Zib, Turcotte, and Chytil could be disgusting.

Put Andersson on wing and trade Howden for a D or winger.

 

[UnSandvich]

If the Rangers select Turcotte or Zegras, the Rangers would have a quality glut of centers.

Turcotte(Wisconsin) or Zegras(Boston University)will spend at least one year in school.

The Rangers have at least one year before they have to make a decision on their other centers.

They put on a good show for the Rangers on Friday night.





Gorton said BPA over need.

I like Chytil at center. He looks more free and more creative at center. The Rangers should keep him there for the rest of this season and next season.

I like Andersson and Howden too.

Then there’s Zibanejad.

Wisconsin's gonna have a good time next year, between Miller already there and Caulfield and Turcotte coming in

 

[Ghost of jas]

Having a 1-2-3 punch of Zib, Turcotte, and Chytil could be disgusting.

Put Andersson on wing and trade Howden for a D or winger.

Just a side note, but Gorton was non-committal on the subject of Chytil as a center with Sam and Joe on Saturday night