Speculation: Florida's pick - Watch thread - (Upon request, thread title change lol)

[WeThreeKings]

Karma coming for them, don't worry about it.

 

[Habs]

please change the title so we can jinx the panthers

 

[JianYang]

please change the title so we can jinx the panthers

They're a bunch of pretenders, but if someone told me before the start of this year that this pick would be mid round, I'd take it and run.

That was best case scenario in my mind at the time.

 

[Runner77]

please change the title so we can jinx the panthers

Your only hope is that @BigHabs hears your plea.

 

[Habs]

Your only hope is that @BigHabs hears your plea.

our fate is in his hands, he better step up

 

[BigHabs]

Hope this is helpful lol, thread title changed.

 

[Adam Michaels]

PIT needs to start winning...

PIT, NYI, DET, OTT, ARI, SJS & VAN need to start winning.

Create separation from MTL while also keeping Florida out of the playoffs and drop in the standings.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

They're a bunch of pretenders, but if someone told me before the start of this year that this pick would be mid round, I'd take it and run.

That was best case scenario in my mind at the time.

As long as they miss playoffs and it stays top 15 we're good. I can live with top 20, but it's definitely not as good. Top 12 is amazing (gives us 2 shots at #2), top 10 is mind blowing.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Pens game will be particularly huge, and Pens are playing like shit right now. No Letang. No Petry. D is awful. They were lucky to get a point off Ottawa, who were the much better team, but Talbot was just trash.

Definitely need Cats to go below .500 in this series coming up before their break.

 

[Captain Mountain]

PIT, NYI, DET, OTT, ARI, SJS & VAN need to start winning.

Create separation from MTL while also keeping Florida out of the playoffs and drop in the standings.

The Sam Pollock move would be to make trades with one of those teams to improve the Florida pick. PIT, NYI, OTT and maybe DET would all be open to some degree of buying.

 

[Chili]

Pens have been playing without Letang, Petry and Jarry among others. They are getting two of the three back and maybe Letang soon. With Sorokin, the Isles will be in the hunt. Caps are getting healthy. Will be an interesting race for the wildcards.

Edit: Petry and Jarry both back in the lineup tonight. First game back, Petry led the Pens in icetime (25:25) and Jarry stopped 46 of 47 shots.

 

[Paddy17]

Hope so.

 

[sandviper]

Hope this is helpful lol, thread title changed.

 

[Paddy17]

The Sam Pollock move would be to make trades with one of those teams to improve the Florida pick. PIT, NYI, OTT and maybe DET would all be open to some degree of buying.

Or just have a better pick if those teams fall below Florida.

 

[Matthew McConaughay]

They lost 6-2 to the Rangers.

 

[BigHabs]

They lost 6-2 to the Rangers.

We are in a good spot for that pick. Most teams ahead of Florida have games in hand.

 

[Boris Le Tigre]

Panthers are pretty thin up front all the sudden (Lundell was playing on the top line I think).

 

[Andrewcoursol]

PIT, NYI, DET, OTT, ARI, SJS & VAN need to start winning.

Create separation from MTL while also keeping Florida out of the playoffs and drop in the standings.

Buffalo won tonight.

 

[Bacchus1]

We are in a good spot for that pick. Most teams ahead of Florida have games in hand.

More importantly for us, there are a bunch of teams behind them with games in hand. I could see Florida falling a bit once the schedules even up a bit.

 

[sandviper]

Really?! Those teams need to win??

Yeah. Those teams are immediately surrounding the Panthers in the standings. We own the Panthers 2023 pick which isn't protected, so it bodes well for us should the Panthers drop in the standings. All teams need to win, but those 7 in particular are for our benefit.

 

[BLONG7]

As long as they miss playoffs and it stays top 15 we're good. I can live with top 20, but it's definitely not as good. Top 12 is amazing (gives us 2 shots at #2), top 10 is mind blowing.

Curious, as to what site, is the best site to read up on the upcoming draft, and ranking of the top players in the draft?
Was hoping the Habs would have two top 10 picks, but FLA has other ideas...

 

[NewEraGM]

Yeah. Those teams are immediately surrounding the Panthers in the standings. We own the Panthers 2023 pick which isn't protected, so it bodes well for us should the Panthers drop in the standings. All teams need to win, but those 7 in particular are for our benefit.

Ohh wow

 

[sandviper]

Ohh wow

Yeah, you can also see the info in the NHL app also. There’s standings data there as well. You’ll need to switch to a full league view to get a full draft picture.

Curious, as to what site, is the best site to read up on the upcoming draft, and ranking of the top players in the draft?
Was hoping the Habs would have two top 10 picks, but FLA has other ideas...

Bob’s list came out yesterday or the day before. There’s others like Dobbers, but I’ll have to let those who follow prospects more closely chime in here.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Curious, as to what site, is the best site to read up on the upcoming draft, and ranking of the top players in the draft?
Was hoping the Habs would have two top 10 picks, but FLA has other ideas...

I usually use 2023 NHL Mock Draft | 2023 NHL Draft | NHL Draft as a referral for 1st round mock. It's the most consistent, and each player has at least a brief scouting report from various agencies.

Most of the other mocks are terrible, unless it's a specific article (like Button, The Hockey News, NHL, etc).

 

[Habs Halifax]

Curious, as to what site, is the best site to read up on the upcoming draft, and ranking of the top players in the draft?
Was hoping the Habs would have two top 10 picks, but FLA has other ideas...

Bob just released his mid season rankings. Lots of centers available and it's shocking to see the first D man ranked 17th.

Connor Bedard locked in at No. 1 in Bob McKenzie's mid-season NHL Draft Ranking | TSN

Connor Bedard was the unanimous No. 1 in TSN’s Pre-Season NHL Draft Rankings last September and reprised that unanimous standing in Bob McKenzie’s Mid-Season 2023 NHL Draft Rankings survey of 10 NHL scouts.

www.tsn.ca