NHL Draft lottery III -May 5th- Bruins locked into 5th before ping pong balls.

[MarchysNoseKnows]

Because the Bruins SCREAM we know how to project that 5% differential in
draft prospects...lol.

Tired and lazy narrative.

 

[Clint Eastwood]

I feel pretty assured we will get a good player at 5 or 6. It’s very obvious who those players are at this point and it feels like there isn’t a bad pick in the lot. What is more interesting is how we make the two seconds pay:

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I would love to get Mason West. 6'6 center from Minnesota high school with reportedly good vision, hands, and physical. He's a multi-sport athlete though and has options to go to college for either hockey or football. We'll see where his decision lies.

 

[KillerMillerTime]

Tired and lazy narrative.

No it's not, ecause its a significant reason why they are in the #5 lottery spot to begin with. Only thing tiring and lazy is your denial and arrogance.

 

[LJReborn]

I’d be willing bet that O’Brien ends up ahead of Martone on many if not most final lists. So if Sweeney then takes Martone, would that be considered a reach?

So all year it would switch in a couple weeks? OBrien might not even be a top 6 forward

 

[MarchysNoseKnows]

So all year it would switch in a couple weeks? OBrien might not even be a top 6 forward

Central Scouting just named him 4th in NA for their final. Martone 6th.

 

[LJReborn]

Central Scouting just named him 4th in NA for their final. Martone 6th.

Have you read a lot of scouting reports through the season? Most I’ve read, which has been a lot says Martone top line player while OBrien O a question. If the Bruins deem OB Higher and both there than what can I say?

 

[MarchysNoseKnows]

Have you read a lot of scouting reports through the season? Most I’ve read, which has been a lot says Martone top line player while OBrien O a question. If the Bruins deem OB Higher and both there than what can I say?

My point is that final rankings across the board - perhaps even consensus - may very well have OB ranked above Martone. Early rankings mean shit.

 

[KillerMillerTime]

I would love to get Mason West. 6'6 center from Minnesota high school with reportedly good vision, hands, and physical. He's a multi-sport athlete though and has options to go to college for either hockey or football. We'll see where his decision lies.

He is a QB at Edina and apparently has received serious interest from Kent St and
Marshall. Now several hockey players from the US were QB's in HS, such as Andrew Copp, Anders Lee and Paul Mara who ultimately chose hockey, all taken in different rounds, but I wonder if he wants to make his mind up in a couple of months.

 

[LJReborn]

My point is that final rankings across the board - perhaps even consensus - may very well have OB ranked above Martone. Early rankings mean shit.

Rankings aside I’m not sure going by scouting reports all season you could take OB over Porter. I’ll be rooting for whomever obvi

 

[AngryMilkcrates]

Bruins fans have nothing to argue about:

This guy is #5 on the top NA list.
No, THIS guy is #5 on the top NA list.

 

[DaaaaB's]

He is a QB at Edina and apparently has received serious interest from Kent St and
Marshall. Now several hockey players from the US were QB's in HS, such as Andrew Copp, Anders Lee and Paul Mara who ultimately chose hockey, all taken in different rounds, but I wonder if he wants to make his mind up in a couple of months.

I'm pretty sure Blake Wheeler was a high school QB as well. Him and James Laurinaitis were stars in multiple sports at their school from what I remember reading in Road Warrior Animal's (James' Dad) autobiography.

 

[DominicT]

Rankings aside I’m not sure going by scouting reports all season you could take OB over Porter. I’ll be rooting for whomever obvi

Scouting reports change over the season.

 

[bigbadbruins1]

as long as we dont drop to 6th, we are in a spot to take a top tier C or W. Schaefer will go 1, Misa, Hagens, Martone, and Frondell is some order to follow.

 

[LJReborn]

Scouting reports change over the season.

I know I’ve read all services at various points of the season thru last week. If the choice comes down to the two of them and the bruins want the center that’s fine just don’t try to paint it like he’s the better player

 

[MarchysNoseKnows]

I know I’ve read all services at various points of the season thru last week. If the choice comes down to the two of them and the bruins want the center that’s fine just don’t try to paint it like he’s the better player

But that last line is what we’re talking about. You’re declaring Martone the better player. But the “experts” who you and so many want to lean on for best player available may have O’Brien as the better player, like Central Scouting already has.

 

[LJReborn]

But that last line is what we’re talking about. You’re declaring Martone the better player. But the “experts” who you and so many want to lean on for best player available may have O’Brien as the better player, like Centeal Scouting already has.

Again going from what everyone has scouted all year up to this point. If you feel like Obrien is the better player than more power to you, I would hope you didn’t form your opinion on who the Bruins take. Again if they want to take a center go for it just don’t try to sell me nonsense. So CSS are “experts” but not the other people?

 

[MarchysNoseKnows]

Again going from what everyone has scouted all year up to this point. If you feel like Obrien is the better player than more power to you, I would hope you didn’t form your opinion on who the Bruins take. Again if they want to take a center go for it just don’t try to sell me nonsense. So CSS are “experts” but not the other people?

No, but others haven’t done their final rankings. CSS didn’t have O’Brien above Martone until their final ranking.

How would you have felt about Geekie in December versus March? Now do this for much younger, developing players.

I’m not even saying I think O’Brien is better. But saying there’s no way he’s the better player based on older reports, and then wanting the Bruins to only take the best player available breaks when the real rankings - the final ones - come out.

 

[DKH]

Amazingly we have 2 months to NHL Draft week
We can ramp it up in about 2 weeks when we know exactly where the Bruins pick

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

Again going from what everyone has scouted all year up to this point. If you feel like Obrien is the better player than more power to you, I would hope you didn’t form your opinion on who the Bruins take. Again if they want to take a center go for it just don’t try to sell me nonsense. So CSS are “experts” but not the other people?

Did Bruins draft already?

This makes no sense.

 

[LJReborn]

Did Bruins draft already?

This makes no sense.

It was implied for after the draft. I will use crayon next time

 

[LJReborn]

No, but others haven’t done their final rankings. CSS didn’t have O’Brien above Martone until their final ranking.

How would you have felt about Geekie in December versus March? Now do this for much younger, developing players.

I’m not even saying I think O’Brien is better. But saying there’s no way he’s the better player based on older reports, and then wanting the Bruins to only take the best player available breaks when the real rankings - the final ones - come out.

I'm basing it off the scouting reports I have read from last year through this April, that's all. Those reports to me match Martone being 4th say and O'Brien climbing with the latest batch. I just don't see where or why someone would have JOB leap frog Martone, it screams "dare to be different for no reason" to me.

 

[DominicT]

I know I’ve read all services at various points of the season thru last week. If the choice comes down to the two of them and the bruins want the center that’s fine just don’t try to paint it like he’s the better player

Im not trying to paint anything Lou. I have always waited until the end of the season for my final thoughts. O'Brien has progressed throught the season. Anyone can argue that Martone's offense has regressed. Those are facts. I have hinted that for me, O'Brien may have surpassed him long before any of the recent rankings have come out.

 

[LJReborn]

Im not trying to paint anything Lou. I have always waited until the end of the season for my final thoughts. O'Brien has progressed throught the season. Anyone can argue that Martone's offense has regressed. Those are facts. I have hinted that for me, O'Brien may have surpassed him long before any of the recent rankings have come out.

how so?

 

[DominicT]

how so?

-On January 1st, he trailed Michael Misa by 8 points with 6 fewer games played.
-Finished the year 36 points back with 8 fewer games played.
-On January 1 he led O'Brien by 6 points with 9 fewer games played
-Finished the year tied with O'Brien with 9 fewer games played.

First half of the year - 26GP - 21G 33A 54 PTS (.8 GPG - 1.26 APG - 2.0 PPG)
Second half of the year - 31 GP = 16G 40A 44 PTS ((.5 GPG - 1.29 APG - 1.4 PPG)

 

[Kegs]

-On January 1st, he trailed Michael Misa by 8 points with 6 fewer games played.
-Finished the year 36 points back with 8 fewer games played.
-On January 1 he led O'Brien by 6 points with 9 fewer games played
-Finished the year tied with O'Brien with 9 fewer games played.

First half of the year - 26GP - 21G 33A 54 PTS (.8 GPG - 1.26 APG - 2.0 PPG)
Second half of the year - 31 GP = 16G 40A 44 PTS ((.5 GPG - 1.29 APG - 1.4 PPG)

Hard to argue with math.