GDT: Draft Day Bonanza - All rumors/speculation/draft talk here ( Poll Added!)

[bernmeister]

don't want to trade zucc, after all we need a captain for next year. No one else is captain material for this team...

We need proverbial horses more than a C.
This season is nothing. Max/optimum setup for what follows.
Zuc for asset if that is high enough return.

 

[GregSirico]

In other news:

 

[LaffyTaffyNYR]

Ask this question in 2 or 3 years.

Of course the point is by all rankings they went off the board at 7 tho

 

[offdacrossbar]

any discussions involving trading lias andersson or kevin hayes is a non starter for me. same with brady skjei.

those guys are either already sold nhl players or will be soon.

draft wahlstrom, merkley and alexeyev in round 1 and profit.

 

[LaffyTaffyNYR]

any discussions involving trading lias andersson or kevin hayes is a non starter for me. same with brady skjei.

those guys are either already sold nhl players or will be soon.

draft wahlstrom, merkley and alexeyev in round 1 and profit.

Why are people so sure Wahlstrom gets to 9???

 

[NYRFANMANI]

whatever happens to Mittelstadt, I'm perfectly happy with Lias. I can't stand that awkward boyish look of Mittelstadt's face. He can end up a 90 pts player in the league, I still won't care.

Let's get Wahlstrom with out pick. Or Dobson, or Hughes, or Bouchard. That's my order.

 

[Edge]

Did quick check of the latest mocks and so many hedged their bets and went closer to what they had originally.

 

[GregSirico]

Did quick check of the latest mocks and so many hedged their bets and went closer to what they had originally.

What are the current mocks looking like?

 

[FultonReed]

New GM, New Coach and two 1ST rounders for the Isles. I bet they would be interested.

i second that the Isles might be interested. can land their goalie and D-man for the price of 2 firsts and then some, for sure. that team should be trying to win now, especially if JT returns, which is likely

 

[Rangers in 7]

Food for thought on this early morning before the draft....

What if the player they are thinking will comfortably still be there at No. 9 is Ty Smith?

Discuss

Also, I'd be pretty upset if they took Tkachuk when a potentially sliding Zadina and/or Boqvist could be there. Or even Wahlstrom for that matter....

if tkachuk is available at 9 you absolutely take him

 

[Edge]

What are the current mocks looking like?

Zadina third or fourth, Tkachuk fifth, Dobson or Bouchard going lower.

Keep in mind that most of these seems to change every 3 days to keep people clicking.

Wahlstrom to us at 9 on more than few. Which is perfectly fine with me. I have him 6th and I think the Rangers have him at that spot as well.

 

[GregSirico]

Zadina third or fourth, Tkachuk fifth, Dobson or Bouchard going lower.

Keep in mind that most of these seems to change every 3 days to keep people clicking.

Wahlstrom to us at 9 on more than few. Which is perfectly fine with me. I have him 6th and I think the Rangers have him at that spot as well.

If that's true then you might have all the D men sitting there at 6-9. That's a crazy spot for those teams because this D class has 3 or 4 first pair D men.

 

[eco's bones]

Is it too earl to start drinking?

It's never too early to start drinking.

 

[Brooklyn Rangers Fan]

want exactly zero part of tkachuk. zero.

still believe the prime targets are:

1. ZADINA. if they can swing a deal, thats the guy they want. he's the only consensus top 3 forward that they have any chance at.

2. if not 1, then its WAHLSTROM. not a bad consolation prize.

these are the 2 realistic targets they have zeroed in on. both impact forwards and imo, top 5 picks in this draft.

with all the talented forwards in the top 15, i don t believe they have ANY defenseman rated higher than the forwards at 9 and so i would be shocked if the first pick were a dman.

I want both of these guys before Tkachuk, but if they're both gone and Tkachuk is left, I'm still quite content to grab him.

 

[ManUtdTobbe]

Finished my ranking:

1. Rasmus Dahlin
2. Andrei Svechnikov
3. Quinn Hughes
4. Filip Zadina
5. Oliver Wahlström
6. Adam Boqvist
7. Dominik Bokk
8. Ty Smith
9. Noah Dobson
10. Jesperi Kotkaniemi
11. Vitali Kravtsov
12. Evan Bouchard
13. Brady Tkachuk
14. Joe Veleno
15. Joel Farabee
16. Jonatan Berggren
17. Akil Thomas
18. Nils Lundkvist
19. Calen Addison
20. Rasmus Sandin
21. Rasmus Kupari
22. Ryan Merkley
23. Martin Kaut
24. Jake Wise
25. K'Andre Miller
26. Ty Dellandrea
27. David Gustafsson
28. Ryan McLeod
29. Filip Hållander
30. Barrett Hayton
31. Curtis Douglas
32. Jett Woo
33. Serron Noel
34. Adam Mascherin
35. Isac Lundeström
36. Bode Wilde
37. Martin Fehérváry
38. Aidan Dudas
39. Allan McShane
40. Bulat Shafigullin
41. Grigori Denisenko
42. Alexander Alexeyev
43. Alexander Steeves
44. Blade Jenkins
45. Jacob Olofsson
46. Linus Nyman
47. Jonathan Gruden
48. Niklas Nordgren
49. Cameron Hillis
50. Johnny Tychonik
51. Cole Fonstad
52. Matej Pekar
53. Mattias Samuelsson
54. Nathan Dunkley
55. Sean Durzi
56. Jack Drury
57. Jack McBain
58. Jesse Ylönen
59. Jakob Lauko
60. Jan Jenik
61. Nicolas Beaudin
62. Jay O'Brien
63. Ruslan Iskhakov
64. Albin Eriksson

And some other targets if they're there later:

Marcus Karlberg
Marc Del Gaizo
Sampo Ranta
Milos Roman
Alexander Khovanov
Liam Kirk
And ofcourse, Sean Dhooghe.

 

[GregSirico]

It's never too early to start drinking.

I like your logic.

 

[eco's bones]

hoping for:

Zuc + NJD 2nd for 13OA. Being slightly generous w/2nd pick which gives Stars something for home crowd at draft event they sponsor.

something around Namest. + 13OA to AZ for 5OA
obvious

also Spooner + NYR 2019 2nd + rfa rights to Tambellini
for
Buf's 2nd [32OA]
Sabes need useful bodies, they got basic 2nd value a year delayed for added compensation now.
32OA we can use or bundle to help move up

Bern---no one's interested in Adam Tambellini's RFA rights.

 

[Edge]

If that's true then you might have all the D men sitting there at 6-9. That's a crazy spot for those teams because this D class has 3 or 4 first pair D men.

It all comes down to Kotkaniemi and whether the selection of a defenseman triggers a run.

 

[Edge]

It's never too early to start drinking.

My wife and I may have brought a bottle of wine on the train and drank it on the way up.

 

[RangerBoy]

 

[RangerBoy]

 

[frisland]

read somewhere this morning that they didnt qualify tambellini, so he's ufa now. it was either todays post article or Carp in athletic.

 

[Edge]

Heading to lunch. I'll pass along anything noteworthy that I hear.

 

[broadwayblue]

Why are people so sure Wahlstrom gets to 9???

I don't think anyone is sure of that. I'd say it's 50/50 he gets past Chicago.

 

[RangerBoy]