GDT: NHL Draft Day 2

[Cmox]

I don't see all these Wilson moves.

Blais has zero NHL fights.

Not that i disagree but I posted one of his fights last night and it might as well be zero.

 

[Harbour Dog]

I know it would be goalie #2, but I'd be on board with Guskov with our last pick. Best numbers in the MHL this past year.

 

[Fitzy]

My main issue with Blais is that he doesn't kill penalties. So he's gonna be looking at like 10 minutes a game maximum here.

NYR need some of these forwards to become regular PKers. Goodrow and Rooney obviously will be involved, but Barron, Gauthier, Kravtsov, Kakko, Laf have little to no PK experience at this level. Right now with Buch, Howden, Blackwell gone you have

Zibby-Goodrow
Rooney-????
Strome-????

With Strome possibly on the way out.

I want to see Kakko and Barron implemented in the kill this season at the very least.

 

[will1066]

Inb4 someone else claims BlaiswatchTM.

 

[Synergy27]

Florian Elias please.

 

[EdJovanovski]

My main issue with Blais is that he doesn't kill penalties. So he's gonna be looking at like 10 minutes a game maximum here.

NYR need some of these forwards to become regular PKers. Goodrow and Rooney obviously will be involved, but Barron, Gauthier, Kravtsov, Kakko, Laf have little to no PK experience at this level. Right now with Buch, Howden, Blackwell gone you have

Zibby-Goodrow
Rooney-????
Strome-????

With Strome possibly on the way out.

Before people insist he'll learn to PK, the guy is slow as molasses. He is the slowest skater on the team by a mile.

 

[Synergy27]

Yes, I was agreeing with you.

Ok. Sounded like you thought I thought it was a good trade. I do not, just for clarity.

 

[Nickmo82]

Hank a.k.a Donald. Not sure how that works.

 

[Avery16]

comes as no surprise to most here

 

[valence]

Yikes!!!

 

[Synergy27]

comes as no surprise to most here

The Islanders seem to have no issue drafting fallers and seem to track pretty closely to “consensus” rankings with their picks. I personally think it’s smart but who knows.

 

[LiveLongandProspal]

This may be the most underwhelming Rangers draft I've ever seen

 

[Machinehead]

He was not charged with a major for this. Not a fight.

 

[EdJovanovski]

He was not charged with a major for this. Not a fight.

I agree it’s not a fight, he got beat up

 

[Fitzy]

This may be the most underwhelming Rangers draft I've ever seen

It's a pretty underwhelming draft for everyone.

And I'm not sure our 2015 draft is likely to be topped by this one.

 

[Doctyl]

The Islanders seem to have no issue drafting fallers and seem to track pretty closely to “consensus” rankings with their picks. I personally think it’s smart but who knows.

Someone on HF did an analysis on risers vs fallers. I forget what the outcome was though

 

[mike14]

This may be the most underwhelming Rangers draft I've ever seen

2002 wants a word...

 

[Kovalev27]

Raty is going to make people look really stupid. Zero excuse for him to fall to 52 in a draft this awful. Just stupidity.

duke the same. 4th round? Absurd

 

[Harbour Dog]

Raty is going to make people look really stupid. Zero excuse for him to fall to 32 in a draft this awful. Just stupidity.

duke the same. 4th round? Absurd

*52!

 

[Fitzy]

So we exit draft day with the questions remaining...

1) Who comes in as a veteran at left defense?
2) Zibanejad extension?
3) Ryan Strome situation
4) Lots of open cap space (for just one season)
5) Top young defensemen around the league signing for silly season cash, indicating Fox's deal might look more like 8x10 than 8x8.

 

[NoQuitInNewMexico]

 

[UnSandvich]

What a phenomenally underwhelming (at absolute best) weekend

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

The Islanders seem to have no issue drafting fallers and seem to track pretty closely to “consensus” rankings with their picks. I personally think it’s smart but who knows.

Raty is terrible.

he won’t play in this league for more than 50 games, guaranteed.

 

[SA16]

My main issue with Blais is that he doesn't kill penalties. So he's gonna be looking at like 10 minutes a game maximum here.

NYR need some of these forwards to become regular PKers. Goodrow and Rooney obviously will be involved, but Barron, Gauthier, Kravtsov, Kakko, Laf have little to no PK experience at this level. Right now with Buch, Howden, Blackwell gone you have

Zibby-Goodrow
Rooney-????
Strome-????

With Strome possibly on the way out.

I want to see Kakko and Barron implemented in the kill this season at the very least.

Not doesn’t. Hasn’t. Just because STL coaches decided not to play him on the PK doesn’t mean we can’t play him on the PK.

 

[Synergy27]

Vegas showing everyone when goalies named Lindbom should be drafted.