Prospect Info: Max Graham (C - #139 Overall - Round 5 - 2024 Draft)

[SteveCangialosi123]

I will be rooting for this guy to beat the shit out of folks and bring energy. I really don’t care that much that we drafted this kind of player in the 5th round. Don’t want to do this kind of thing often, but picks these late are lottery tickets. I like that he can go straight to Utica and possibly play center.

 

[Xirik]

thanks to his last name I always think of the game "Kings Quest" from the 90s.

 

[NjdevilfanJim]

Yeah, some year it will be Sharangovich, some year it will be Gritsyuk. I think Grahame will hit his ceiling if he will have 1/8 of career's success Sharangovich and Gritsyuk have. Even if Graham will be second line AHL it will be hue success for him and its not even close to what Sharangovich and Gritsyuk did. We even not talking about Bratt.


All three are not typical 5th-6th rounders but if manager will not draft players with their potential he will not find his diamond from those picks.

And the problem with Graham is simple - if player is smart enough to think and play game well enough to have at least some hope to be reliable NHLer - he will produce on the junior level at his age. Graham didnt, its a waste of pick and its painful for organisation because two previous picks were spent for... more realistically role players on the position where organisation have enough solutions long term, there are no offensive depth of talent in organisation after Gritsyuk and Hameenaho, who is right winger too. And there is some organisation from our division who are drafting talented players pick after pick in this range of the draft.

So please stop trying to cherrypicking our draft decisions in the draft. Teams like Pens could do a lot more if they would have some prospect depth and talent to fill the holes, teams like Toronto cant make next step because they didnt have enough talent to make their roster better for free in situation where 4 players eat tonns of cap.
Our team needs young talents. Every "we need to compete now, lets trade all of our picks" fans are just impatient kids who dont understand what kind of problem organisation can face and how they should solve it. But who cares about them, Fitz himself, even if still trading second round picks and part of first round picks, still investing in draft. But with his investment he should start to overthink his draft strategy. Because for the team with one playoff appearance in 6 years and stucked cap we have very small prospect pool of forwards with a drop of NHL potential.

Cherry picking where did you get that? You could be wrong no or are you all knowing? Of course I believe in the draft I can't stand trading away of picks like they are candy so if you are putting me in that group you are wrong....Sorry but they have taken a lot of potential and drafted heavy defense maybe this pick will fill a need in Utica and one day in NHL...My main point once they take them hope for best or at least give it time before you rule the guy out as a failure....

 

[Guadana]

Cherry picking where did you get that? You could be wrong no or are you all knowing? Of course I believe in the draft I can't stand trading away of picks like they are candy so if you are putting me in that group you are wrong....Sorry but they have taken a lot of potential and drafted heavy defense maybe this pick will fill a need in Utica and one day in NHL...My main point once they take them hope for best or at least give it time before you rule the guy out as a failure....

We definitely differed in understanding the accents on which we based our messages.

 

[forceten]

thanks to his last name I always think of the game "Kings Quest" from the 90s.

Woah. I absolutely loved the Sierra adventure games. Of course, being a little older than you, I recall them as being from the 1980s.

 

[My3Sons]

Woah. I absolutely loved the Sierra adventure games. Of course, being a little older than you, I recall them as being from the 1980s.

The 1980s? My word, how old are you? You must be like 40? I cannot imagine how difficult it must be for your. Do you need a walker to get out of bed in the morning? Do your kids have to yell into your oversized ear horn to communicate? I hope I'm never that old.

 

[forceten]

The 1980s? My word, how old are you? You must be like 40? I cannot imagine how difficult it must be for your. Do you need a walker to get out of bed in the morning? Do your kids have to yell into your oversized ear horn to communicate? I hope I'm never that old.

Sonny, I have a huge keyboard that I can literally walk on to type so I can see the letters.

 

[Xirik]

Woah. I absolutely loved the Sierra adventure games. Of course, being a little older than you, I recall them as being from the 1980s.

I mostly watched my brothers playing Space Quest and the Quest for Glory games.

The Vizier being evil in Quest for glory II

Being "Welcomed to Mordavia" and the Smeagol/gollum like guy in town, The Vampire bunnies that bit your neck in Quest for glory IIII

The first one I really played was Quest for glory 5 and is was so fun. I keep wanting to go back to it because apparently there was lots of things I missed by just focusing on the main story.

The Lucas Arts adventure games were great like Sam and Max and Full Throttle.

 

[forceten]

I mostly watched my brothers playing Space Quest and the Quest for Glory games.

The Vizier being evil in Quest for glory II

Being "Welcomed to Mordavia" and the Smeagol/gollum like guy in town, The Vampire bunnies that bit your neck in Quest for glory IIII

The first one I really played was Quest for glory 5 and is was so fun. I keep wanting to go back to it because apparently there was lots of things I missed by just focusing on the main story.

The Lucas Arts adventure games were great like Sam and Max and Full Throttle.

Kings Quest, Space Quest, Leisure Suit Larry, Quest for Glory (or originally, Hero's Quest), all those... the black cauldron. I remember being a pre-teen and dialing the Sierra Online BBS looking for hints, and that's when I realized it was running a multiuser BBS software called The Major BBS and it had... live chat... and I was hooked chatting with gamers from all over the country.

 

[Guadana]

I mostly watched my brothers playing Space Quest and the Quest for Glory games.

The Vizier being evil in Quest for glory II

Being "Welcomed to Mordavia" and the Smeagol/gollum like guy in town, The Vampire bunnies that bit your neck in Quest for glory IIII

The first one I really played was Quest for glory 5 and is was so fun. I keep wanting to go back to it because apparently there was lots of things I missed by just focusing on the main story.

The Lucas Arts adventure games were great like Sam and Max and Full Throttle.

Space quest was onе of my childhood game too. It started as a watch gig how my older brother is playing but I was too good in quests and started to be main player. He was much better in racings.

thanks to his last name I always think of the game "Kings Quest" from the 90s.

Few years ago they released new chapter of the game and it is incredible.

 

[Hockey Sports Fan]

I mean, I guess it’s somewhat comforting that other teams were even paying attention to the guy.

that was my takeaway, too. The Devils liked something about him and probably knew other teams were interested, so they took him early. Still doesn’t feel as bad as a Connor Chatham or even a Stillman pick to me.

 

[forceten]

Both Quest for Glory and Space Quest's creators made new games recently via Kickstarter. So awesome. Roberta Williams did a remake of Colossal Cave recently - like within the last year.

 

[Devils731]

I know it’s off topic but my favorite was Kings Quest 3. I loved beating the evil wizard.

For a funny poke at the Sierra games, you should take a look at Stair Quest. It’s just annoying stair climbing Sierra style.

 

[forceten]

I loved KQ3 best too!

And yeah the stairs / mountain path stuff was absurd!

 

[My3Sons]

I loved KQ3 best too!

And yeah the stairs / mountain path stuff was absurd!

in roughly 2000-2001 I recall my oldest playing Freddie the Fish.

 

[Xirik]

in roughly 2000-2001 I recall my oldest playing Freddie the Fish.

Freddie fish was the bomb along with putt putt.

 

[Darkauron]

Freddie fish was the bomb along with putt putt.

Yeah those were so goood

 

[TBF1972]

back to topic

ignore max graham

 

[Cheddabombs]

Was wondering why this thread about a 5th round pick was so lively in the summer. Of course it's because you're all talking about something else entirely

 

[devilsblood]

Was wondering why this thread about a 5th round pick was so lively in the summer. Of course it's because you're all talking about something else entirely

The best part is not knowing.

 

[Guadana]

Was wondering why this thread about a 5th round pick was so lively in the summer. Of course it's because you're all talking about something else entirely

He pushes us to memories of childhood, of something bright and good. We must get at least some positive emotions from this pick.

 

[devilsblood]

Maybe it's been talked about, and maybe this is too much to ask, but can this guy skate a little?

 

[Hockey Sports Fan]

Maybe it's been talked about, and maybe this is too much to ask, but can this guy skate a little?

i will absolutely guarantee that he can skate a little

 

[Ripshot 43]

Maybe it's been talked about, and maybe this is too much to ask, but can this guy skate a little?

One of my sources told me that he still ice skates with a trainer walker. As a matter of fact, here is a picture of him hard at work in the offseason.

 

[devilsblood]

i will absolutely guarantee that he can skate a little

very little.......

One of my sources told me that he still ice skates with a trainer walker. As a matter of fact, here is a picture of him hard at work in the offseason.
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That guy had 135 pim's?