GDT: NHL Draft - and (hold your breath) trades

[Boom Boom Apathy]

It's a copycat league. They'll call it stupid, and either they'll be right, or they'll all do the same thing in 5 years.

I'd love to see this. A draft where everybody wants to trade down but can't because everybody want so trade down.

 

[dogbazinho]

Raty scored 4 goals? Hope we don't regret that one.

 

[HisIceness]

Raty scored 4 goals? Hope we don't regret that one.

In fairness to him thats 4 more goals than I've ever scored

 

[Roboturner913]

I'd love to see this. A draft where everybody wants to trade down but can't because everybody want so trade down.

I just want to trade down and into the next year over and over until eventually we end up with all 32 picks in like the 5th round.

that would kick ass

 

[TheReelChuckFletcher]

Guarantee if this draft produces 2 or even 3 quality NHL players other teams will look at us and say "You know, maybe Carolina isn't so crazy after all". Didn't the Borg trade down a lot last year too? At least one or two of those players I believe are already on their ELCs

To be honest I'm surprised no one else did what we did considering how mysterious this draft is

Last year they only traded down once, and that was the pick that they got for Edmundson's rights. There generally wasn't much movement in 2020 because that draft was highly thought of and teams that had a stockpile didn't want to trade them away. Because every GM knew that 2021 was a complete crapshoot, however, teams that were less confident in their abilities to find players in lower rounds wanted to trade up to get the names that they were most familiar with. The Canes took major advantage of this, mainly to stock up on defense and goalies, which they were the thinnest at, relatively-speaking.

 

[bleedgreen]

My FIL was talking to me while he reported so I missed a portion. He's confident what gets done? A deal with Carolina or a deal in general before UFA?

Sorry got busy there. He made it sound like it was with the Canes, but they want it done by Monday either way was how it came out.

 

[Bunch of Jurcos]

I just want to trade down and into the next year over and over until eventually we end up with all 32 picks in like the 5th round.

that would kick ass

For maximum trolling you have to intersperse all your timeouts during that round, trade with other teams just to trade back into that round, use all three minutes for every pick, and have Dundon get 32 different sponsors for every single pick. So you'd have ridiculous searches like what's a Kinetico and why do the Hurricanes want me to fish in Ontario? Then throw in some obscure ones like Golden Skillet, and even ads for closed stores Blockbuster and Circuit City for confusion. Of course Top Golf. Finally Marley Drug goes national.

I want DaBaby, Petey Pablo, and the whole Dreamville crew announcing picks. Hell I think we could even bring a liquored up Tripp to announce a few. Have the Storm Squad outside with the borg making picks outside while they eat bbq and drink Cheerwine and Tulsky just looks on in complete disdain of everything and everyone.

*This post is example number 11 billion why you don't drink and internet.

 

[Roboturner913]

For maximum trolling you have to intersperse all your timeouts during that round, trade with other teams just to trade back into that round, use all three minutes for every pick, and have Dundon get 32 different sponsors for every single pick. So you'd have ridiculous searches like what's a Kinetico and why do the Hurricanes want me to fish in Ontario? Then throw in some obscure ones like Golden Skillet, and even ads for closed stores Blockbuster and Circuit City for confusion. Of course Top Golf. Finally Marley Drug goes national.

I want DaBaby, Petey Pablo, and the whole Dreamville crew announcing picks. Hell I think we could even bring a liquored up Tripp to announce a few. Have the Storm Squad outside with the borg making picks outside while they eat bbq and drink Cheerwine and Tulsky just looks on in complete disdain of everything and everyone.

*This post is example number 11 billion why you don't drink and internet.

No, no, you're on the right track. This is basically what I had in mind. A captive audience to annoy the piss out of

 

[emptyNedder]

Speaking of copycat, I am not a big fan of grading teams after the draft. But it seems like ton of folks do it. So here goes:

Morrow: A- He could end up a top-pairing guy or follow Dylan Samberg's trajectory after dominates in high school. Morrow could find it a little tougher at each successive level. A slight concern is that he was older than most high schoolers.

Heimosalmi: B. The Canes need a right-shot D to make it to the NHL. Heimosalmi could end up making it instead of Honka.

Koivunen: A+. Sure Raty was still on the board, but Koivunen get high marks for work ethic that leads to production at every level.

Hamrla: C. Goalies get C

Hreschuk: A-. The only criticism is that the Canes could end up with <6' D corps. Don't think that has ever been tried.

Blake: C. Honestly don't know a lot about him. But this is a pick where the Canes could have drafted some size--Chiasson at forward or Lukashevich at D.

Orr: B for the name

Robidas: C. Good bloodlines. Played on a loaded team this season, which helped his production. My sleeper choice for goalie was the next pick, so can't give him too high of a mark.

Montgomery: C+ Canes finally went for size but passed on Arcuri who has a really high ceiling.

Quapp/Naumov: C+--goalies get C, but in the 6th/7th round always a better gamble.

Guslitsov: C-. His over-age teammate (Nevolin) was considerably more productive the past two MHL seasons. Seems like Guslitsov's main appeal was he is 5'9".

Nystrom: B+. Could be like Sellgren (but Ervasti would have been A+ at this pick).

Overall: B.

 

[DougieSmash]

Is there any chance we goes after Keith Petruzelli? He is NCAA free agent.

 

[LostInaLostWorld]

For maximum trolling you have to intersperse all your timeouts during that round, trade with other teams just to trade back into that round, use all three minutes for every pick, and have Dundon get 32 different sponsors for every single pick. So you'd have ridiculous searches like what's a Kinetico and why do the Hurricanes want me to fish in Ontario? Then throw in some obscure ones like Golden Skillet, and even ads for closed stores Blockbuster and Circuit City for confusion. Of course Top Golf. Finally Marley Drug goes national.

I want DaBaby, Petey Pablo, and the whole Dreamville crew announcing picks. Hell I think we could even bring a liquored up Tripp to announce a few. Have the Storm Squad outside with the borg making picks outside while they eat bbq and drink Cheerwine and Tulsky just looks on in complete disdain of everything and everyone.

*This post is example number 11 billion why you don't drink and internet.

Proably need a Bojangles fight scene in there as well.

 

[Cardiac Jerks]

Is there any chance we goes after Keith Petruzelli? He is NCAA free agent.

Would be great to add him as well as get back at Detroit a little bit

 

[Cardiac Jerks]

Proably need a Bojangles fight scene in there as well.

I’m now imagining these bojangles fights as looking something like the big fight scene from anchorman.

 

[The Faulker 27]

I apologize if this has been posted, but I haven't seen Zman around for a while so I figured I'd pinch hit.


Sounds like RBA will like this kid.

Out of all the picks, I'm most excited about him. I don't have time to follow all this stuff, so I tend to focus on 1 or 2 and track their development. I'll probably keep an eye on Orr too since well the whole thing intrigues me.

 

[NotOpie]

The more I read Pronman, the more I think he isn't a fan of much of what the Hurricanes do.

Hurricanes' 2021 NHL Draft picks: Grades, fit and full scouting reports

His analysis may be spot on, but he seems to go out of his way to "pick knits" as opposed to true objectivity. But that's just me.....

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

I apologize if this has been posted, but I haven't seen Zman around for a while so I figured I'd pinch hit.


Sounds like RBA will like this kid.

Out of all the picks, I'm most excited about him. I don't have time to follow all this stuff, so I tend to focus on 1 or 2 and track their development. I'll probably keep an eye on Orr too since well the whole thing intrigues me.

Makes you wonder. I assume they would have spoken to Aho Sr. about Raty as well to get his take on the guy.

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

The more I read Pronman, the more I think he isn't a fan of much of what the Hurricanes do.

Hurricanes' 2021 NHL Draft picks: Grades, fit and full scouting reports

His analysis may be spot on, but he seems to go out of his way to "pick knits" as opposed to true objectivity. But that's just me.....

Not trying to play psychologist, but there's a world in which a team treating draft picks like lottery tickets could be considered a slight towards the work that scouts do. "No one knows if these guys are any good, so let's get a lot of darts", Pronman may like the "no one knows if these guys are any good" part.

 

[garnetpalmetto]

We're over 50 pages and the Draft is over so I feel like we can close this one up. Go to the individual prospect threads to discuss any of the draftees or the Trade/Free Agency thread to discuss that.