GDT: NHL Entry Draft | Day 2

[LickTheEnvelope]

LOL Blues 3rd round pick Robertsson likely a better prospect than their 1st rounder.

 

[bossram]

Difference between contenders and pretenders.

Carolina has a deep and talented prospect pool. They have more picks than Vancouver. They're a better team than Vancouver.

Yet somehow there are still some here, and tons of casuals, who still make excuses for Benning. Absolutely hilarious.

 

[bossram]

Its the standard, "I'll bet you that one of several guys I like will be better than the one real pick we have." BS.

You want to pick one guy, go ahead but the way you phrase it, it's just saying, if I had two 2nd round picks near yours, it would be better than having 1.

No shit.

Stankoven will be better. There ya go.

 

[Melvin]

Carolina has a deep and talented prospect pool. They have more picks than Vancouver. They're a better team than Vancouver.

Yet somehow there are still some here, and tons of casuals, who still make excuses for Benning. Absolutely hilarious.

Carolina regularly has more than 7 picks in the draft despite being an actual top team. Jim Benning runs one of the worst teams in the league AND walks into every entry draft with 1 or 2 picks in the top 100. It's unreal.

 

[The Vasili Jerry]

Jeff Gorton goes straight from NYR GM to an analyst for NHL Network/ESPN. Could you imagine Benning doing the same? No, you can't.

 

[LickTheEnvelope]

Canes are wheeling and dealing picks like it's going out of style. Making the draft take forever.

 

[Bitz and Bites]

Carolina regularly has more than 7 picks in the draft despite being an actual top team. Jim Benning runs one of the worst teams in the league AND walks into every entry draft with 1 or 2 picks in the top 100. It's unreal.

Yes, and the main reason that Benning was hired is that he had a scouting background and would restock the shelves with quality prospects. Here we are 7 years later with zero depth, a barren farm team, 1 top 100 pick in the each of the last two drafts, and we just traded a top 10 pick for a guy our “scouting guru” could have drafted in the 5th round. Doh.

 

[ziploc]

Carolina has a deep and talented prospect pool. They have more picks than Vancouver. They're a better team than Vancouver.

Yet somehow there are still some here, and tons of casuals, who still make excuses for Benning. Absolutely hilarious.

It's really remarkable. And it's not even close in terms of how much better they are than the Canucks currently, how many picks they have, and how much better their prospect pool is. It's like they are operating from an entirely different playbook.

 

[dbaz]

Yes, and the main reason that Benning was hired is that he had a scouting background and would restock the shelves with quality prospects. Here we are 7 years later with zero depth, a barren farm team, 1 top 100 pick in the each of the last two drafts, and we just traded a top 10 pick for a guy our “scouting guru” could have drafted in the 5th round. Doh.

the zero depth is a horrible take. i agree it could be better, but its not as bad as people push. you have to consider the amount of prospects they have graduated/traded

 

[Rick Rocket]

Thanks,

3rd gone for Dickensen
4th gone for..Madison Bowey picks swap

Thanks, sad sad

 

[timw33]

Incredibly smart in such an aberration of a year with minimal views. Take as many shots as you can.

 

[MS]

The pick we traded to Dallas is coming up.

… and your potato pick goes with it.

 

[LickTheEnvelope]

Incredibly smart in such an aberration of a year with minimal views. Take as many shots as you can.

They are picking unbelievably as well.

 

[timw33]

the zero depth is a horrible take. i agree it could be better, but its not as bad as people push. you have to consider the amount of prospects they have graduated/traded

The whole point is that you need to maintain depth throughout your system to create waves of prospects.

We have, in 8 years, we have graduated 5 roster players of note from our draft picks. I'm sorry that's not good enough for how bad this team has been and how high our selections have been. It all started by duffing two top-6 picks in the first 3 years.

 

[Melvin]

… and your potato pick goes with it.

That is very, very funny. Dallas takes Martino.

 

[LickTheEnvelope]

The whole point is that you need to maintain depth throughout your system to create waves of prospects.

We have, in 8 years, we have graduated 5 roster players of note from our draft picks. I'm sorry that's not good enough for how bad this team has been and how high our selections have been. It all started by duffing two top-6 picks in the first 3 years.

We are going to miss Brackett so bad.

 

[Melvin]

Why has this slowed to a crawl? Last 3 picks have taken like half an hour. Usually it's boom boom boom at this point.

 

[LickTheEnvelope]

Why has this slowed to a crawl? Last 3 picks have taken like half an hour. Usually it's boom boom boom at this point.

No idea. Taking forever.

 

[timw33]

We are going to miss Brackett so bad.

The effect has been stunning and immediate IMO.

 

[timw33]

Why has this slowed to a crawl? Last 3 picks have taken like half an hour. Usually it's boom boom boom at this point.

So many trade downs, just everyone looking to get extra picks and take multiple shots. Smart of them.

I love sitting on our hands until the 5th round, feels good. Back to back years of just sitting around watching other organizations top up their systems.

 

[VanJack]

I guess there's two ways of looking at it....trading so many picks signals the fact that with a core of young guys like Boeser, Horvat, Pettersson, Hughes, Hoglander, Podkolzin, Rathbone and Demko, the 'future' is 'now' for the Canucks.

Stockpiling more picks and prospects at this point makes your prospect pool look a lot better and gives posters on HF Boards a lot more to talk about--but does absolutely nothing to get the current NHL roster over the hump.

Let's be completely forthright here. It's playoffs next season or bust for the Benning-Green regime. We know it. They know it. So be prepared for more trades like the one for OEL.

 

[timw33]

I guess there's two ways of looking at it....trading so many picks signals the fact that with a core of young guys like Boeser, Horvat, Pettersson, Hughes, Hoglander, Podkolzin, Rathbone and Demko, the 'future' is 'now' for the Canucks.

Stockpiling more picks and prospects at this point makes your prospect pool look a lot better and gives posters on HF Boards a lot more to talk about--but does absolutely nothing to get the current NHL roster over the hump.

Let's be completely forthright here. It's playoffs next season or bust for the Benning-Green regime. We know it. They know it. So be prepared for more trades like the one for OEL.

Here's the thing. You can compete now *and* still stockpile picks and make shrewd draft choices.

In fact, it'll help you compete, and help you compete for longer.

 

[sting101]

Don't mind the Klimovich pick

was pissed that NJ got my guy Stillman and Doan was the other i wanted.

Big upside lets hope he's intelligent and highly driven because he needs a lot of refinement. Huge upside though he has a pro level shot and some slick hands

So depressing having no draft picks

 

[MS]

The effect has been stunning and immediate IMO.

Last year’s draft looks absolutely shocking.

 

[LickTheEnvelope]

Not impressed with the Nucks inability to add some picks here...