GDT: Draft thread Day 2 - 11AM

[Nineteen67]

Draft Day is the juice of the hockey futures' site. It's like Christmas for draft junkies.

Sadly Kyle Dubas has created a sparse (almost desolate) selection process for quite some time now.

Ultimately he's "cancelled Christmas" on us more than I like to acknowledge.

Ok. That might me my final parting shot at Kyle. MMM...maybe not.

I wondered if Treliving had to hire a scouting staff?

 

[Leaf Rocket]

There’s a trade coming

 

[Rob Brown]

There’s a trade coming

Rumours? Or are you speculating?

 

[Ianturnedbull]

There’s a trade coming

Go on...

 

[Ianturnedbull]

There’s a trade coming

I'm all ears

 

[PROUD PAPA]

With the lack of picks I'd be surprised if we don't trade back.

I haven't found any prospects projected to go in our range that I can't resist so i'm on board with trading down.
If we made a move for an additional late round pick i'd like to see it used on Jeremy Hanzel but at 28 nobody really jumps out.

 

[Phion Keneuf]

If we trade Willy and he was willing to do $9Mx8 the return better be f***ing amazing.

 

[notbias]

With Dubas gone for the first time in years I don't have to just check out prospects that are under 6 feet or under 180 lbs or not Canadians.

Last draft:

6'2 Canadian
5'10 Canadian
6'6 Swedish
6'2 Russian
5'9 Canadian

Really weird post.

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

I hope we keep and make the pick.

 

[AvroArrow]

I hope we keep and make the pick.

I'm hoping for Bonk in that range, big body D-man RHD, his dad was a former pro as well. I really wanted Braden Schneider the year we took Amirov. Right handed D-men are really rare, this kid can potentially step into the lineup in 3-4 years on a cheap contract and be an impact player.

 

[notbias]

I'm hoping for Bonk in that range, big body D-man RHD, his dad was a former pro as well. I really wanted Braden Schneider the year we took Amirov. Right handed D-men are really rare, this kid can potentially step into the lineup in 3-4 years on a cheap contract and be an impact player.

Schneider would have been a bad pick, I am very glad we didn't take him, although the current pick had bad luck, it was a much better pick.

 

[Maplebeasts]

I'm hoping for Bonk in that range, big body D-man RHD, his dad was a former pro as well. I really wanted Braden Schneider the year we took Amirov. Right handed D-men are really rare, this kid can potentially step into the lineup in 3-4 years on a cheap contract and be an impact player.

No offence but Schneider has been really bad in the NHL. He’s young but he gets absolutely decimated playing against easy competition and few minutes. He needs to get a LOT better before we start to lament not drafting him. Bonk is not very high upside. In the first round you need to take guys who can be top 6 forwards or top pairing dmen and trust your development team to do their jobs. Give me Musty, Brindley, Heidt, Gulyayev, Dragicevic, etc every time.

 

[RoadWarrior]

No offence but Schneider has been really bad in the NHL. He’s young but he gets absolutely decimated playing against easy competition and few minutes. He needs to get a LOT better before we start to lament not drafting him. Bonk is not very high upside. In the first round you need to take guys who can be top 6 forwards or top pairing dmen and trust your development team to do their jobs. Give me Musty, Brindley, Heidt, Gulyayev, Dragicevic, etc every time.

Brindley doesn't have first line upside.

 

[cyris]

Quentin Musty is the guy I want at 28. Big, physical, skates well. He is one of the younger players in the draft so lots of room for improvement.
Probably gone by our pick but I will be really disappointed if he is there at our pick and we don’t take him

 

[Martin Skoula]

I haven’t watched much of Hrabal but just on paper he seems like the highest impact home run swing we can make short of a Musty or Sale.

 

[TheGreenTBer]

The Leafs are in a precarious spot; not a Cup contender, but not awful, with a few assets that could be moved to fill a hole without creating another hole.

Interesting to see what they do.

If you're neither a Cup contender nor awful, you're either a pretender or a team on its way up.

 

[EGL22]

Last draft:

6'2 Canadian
5'10 Canadian
6'6 Swedish
6'2 Russian
5'9 Canadian

Really weird post.

If mine is a weird post then yours is a name scratcher as you are very bias picking only one draft.

Lets look at the 3 drafts before that one,

20 players drafted and,

Only 3 Canadians
7 were 5' 9" or less and weighed between 145-180

9 were 5'11" or less and 6 were 180 or less

4 were 6'-6" 2" and were 160,165.170 and 190.

So looking at the whole picture and not just a snapshot I do believe my point is made.

 

[AvroArrow]

No offence but Schneider has been really bad in the NHL. He’s young but he gets absolutely decimated playing against easy competition and few minutes. He needs to get a LOT better before we start to lament not drafting him. Bonk is not very high upside. In the first round you need to take guys who can be top 6 forwards or top pairing dmen and trust your development team to do their jobs. Give me Musty, Brindley, Heidt, Gulyayev, Dragicevic, etc every time.

He's still young though, the Rangers just threw him straight into the NHL at 18. I think someones gonna reach for Musty before he gets to us, I'd love to get him as well.

 

[Fonzieleaf]

I can see Habs taking Michkov. They are so delusional that they probably think they are good enough to compete now and wait 3 years.

 

[keonsbitterness]

I can see Habs taking Michkov. They are so delusional that they probably think they are good enough to compete now and wait 3 years.

They'd probably want a guy closer to playing in the NHL if they thought they could compete now.

 

[notbias]

If mine is a weird post then yours is a name scratcher as you are very bias picking only one draft.

Lets look at the 3 drafts before that one,

20 players drafted and,

Only 3 Canadians
7 were 5' 9" or less and weighed between 145-180

9 were 5'11" or less and 6 were 180 or less

4 were 6'-6" 2" and were 160,165.170 and 190.

So looking at the whole picture and not just a snapshot I do believe my point is made.

I picked the latest draft, which is most relevant to current philosophy and drafting.

Also, do you ever think that there is no preference for nationality or height but Dubas just picked the BPA? I know it is a crazy concept.

 

[Nineteen67]

If you're neither a Cup contender nor awful, you're either a pretender or a team on its way up.

Or on the way down.

 

[leafers]

What prospects are in our range?
Any good ones?

 

[TheGreenTBer]

I can see Habs taking Michkov. They are so delusional that they probably think they are good enough to compete now and wait 3 years.

I don't want arguably the 2nd most talented player in the draft going to Montreal.

Let them pick Leonard and field a team of Caufield, Suzuki and a bunch of grinders.

 

[Fonzieleaf]

They'd probably want a guy closer to playing in the NHL if they thought they could compete now.

I don't want arguably the 2nd most talented player in the draft going to Montreal.

Let them pick Leonard and field a team of Caufield, Suzuki and a team of grinders.

If not Michkov than probably Will Smith.