Draft Day Predictions

[Inferno]

Prior to Milbury?

I was in my teens then and more of a casual fan. One of those...you can't even name 10 players on that team kinda guy.

 

[Ghost of jas]

Missing out on Roenick, Brindamour and Selanne because you gave up your first rounder for a coach that didn’t even last 2 years felt catastrophic too.

You’re dating yourself. For that alone, Esposito had to go.

 

[Ghost of jas]

Cherepanovs death was catastrophic too Imho...particularly where we were organizationally

The Jessiman pick has altered the way we as fans view the draft. The McIlrath pick cemented it.

 

[Edge]

The Jessiman pick has altered the way we as fans view the draft. The McIlrath pick cemented it.

And I feel like that owes a lot to the internet.

Where we can relive it again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again. To some extent we torture ourselves, even at that the cost of the reality that we've done well overall.

And I say that was the guy who was pushing hard and heavy for Getzlaf and Tarasenko in those respective drafts.

What I did for Farabee was nothing compared to the lobbying I did on hear for those two.

 

[Gardner McKay]

I think the top 10 goes like this:

Dahlin
Svech
Kotkaniemi
Dobson
Zadina
Hughes
Boqvist
Walstrom/Tkachuk
Tkachuk/Walstrom.

I also think we trade 26/28 + 39 to move up and if one of Names/Spooner are traded it is for 2019 picks.

 

[Ghost of jas]

I think the top 10 goes like this:

Dahlin
Svech
Kotkaniemi
Dobson
Zadina
Hughes
Boqvist
Walstrom/Tkachuk
Tkachuk/Walstrom.

I also think we trade 26/28 + 39 to move up and if one of Names/Spooner are traded it is for 2019 picks.

If that’s how the draft goes and Tkachuk is there at 7, then, it’s likely the Rangers trade up to get him.

 

[UnSandvich]

Just ran Draftwired again (now that it's working again for me) for giggles, ended up with

9- RW Wahlstrom
15- RW Kravtsov (traded 26, 70, 101 b/c you can't trade players on the site)
28- LD McIsaac
39- RD Merkley
48- C O'Brien
88- C Dudas
132- LD Galenyuk
163- C SDA

 

[Ghost of jas]

Just ran Draftwired again (now that it's working again for me) for giggles, ended up with

9- RW Wahlstrom
15- RW Kravtsov (traded 26, 70, 101 b/c you can't trade players on the site)
28- LD McIsaac
39- RD Merkley
48- C O'Brien
88- C Dudas
132- LD Galenyuk
163- C SDA

Was Addison available at 28, and where did Wise go?

 

[broadwayblue]

I think the top 10 goes like this:

Dahlin
Svech
Kotkaniemi
Dobson
Zadina
Hughes
Boqvist
Walstrom/Tkachuk
Tkachuk/Walstrom.

I also think we trade 26/28 + 39 to move up and if one of Names/Spooner are traded it is for 2019 picks.

I'd be pretty happy to get the leftovers of Wahlstrom/Tkachuk.

 

[LORDE]

He traded up for Brett Lindros, and traded for Wendell Clark. I think he also dealt Turgeon and Malakhov for Muller and Schneider. Milbury was brought in to clean up his mess. Speaks volumes.

Like saying Hitler was brought in to diversify your culture.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

I think the top 10 goes like this:

Dahlin
Svech
Kotkaniemi
Dobson
Zadina
Hughes
Boqvist
Walstrom/Tkachuk
Tkachuk/Walstrom.

I also think we trade 26/28 + 39 to move up and if one of Names/Spooner are traded it is for 2019 picks.

If we get Walstrom or Tkachuk at 9 i’ll be a VERY happy guy

 

[UnSandvich]

Was Addison available at 28, and where did Wise go?

Don't remember Addison, but Wise went mid 40s

 

[Brooklyn Rangers Fan]

I predict I will have pizza, beer, and browser windows open to HFNYR + Twitter.

 

[Ghost of jas]

Don't remember Addison, but Wise went mid 40s

I’d take Wise over Merkley, but that’s just me.

 

[Ghost of jas]

I predict I will have pizza, beer, and my laptop open to HFNYR.

Not really going out on a limb, are you?

 

[Brooklyn Rangers Fan]

Not really going out on a limb, are you?

Hey, I edited to add Twitter to HFNYR...

 

[Inferno]

If we get Walstrom or Tkachuk at 9 i’ll be a VERY happy guy

If we got tkachuk at 9 I'd have to change my pants.

 

[Ghost of jas]

If we got tkachuk at 9 I'd have to change my pants.

I do that on a daily basis. I actually recommend it to prevent chafing.

 

[Edge]

Going with the assumption that Hughes is gone no matter what, and Boqvist is not being considered.

My preferred (plausible) outcomes for 9 are Zadina, Tkachuk or Wahlstrom.

 

[Inferno]

I do that on a daily basis. I actually recommend it to prevent chafing.

Ok....I'll admit it...I laughed.

 

[Inferno]

Going with the assumption that Hughes is gone no matter what, and Boqvist is not being considered.

My preferred (plausible) outcomes for 9 are Zadina, Tkachuk or Wahlstrom.

If we can get the first 2 at 9...at least 3 teams effed up.

 

[Matt Rentfree]

I’d take Wise over Merkley, but that’s just me.

It's not just you.

 

[Edge]

If we can get the first 2 at 9...at least 3 teams effed up.

It all comes down to whether there is a run on defensemen and if a couple of centers work their way up.

 

[Inferno]

It all comes down to whether there is a run on defensemen and if a couple of centers work their way up.

Then a whole lotta teams aren't drafting bpa imho

 

[Edge]

Then a whole lotta teams aren't drafting bpa imho

If Zadina drops, he's going to be one of those weird cases where he's high on everyone's list, but gets stuck behind someone they like more.

Opinions on Tkachuk are probably a bit more varied.