GDT: NHL Entry draft thread : Kings traded down w/ Mtl #21 for #26, 57 and 198
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RayMartyniukTotems
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With the 1st round almost complete I have to say the Kings need to find a way to get extra picks cause that 2nd round will also have some really good players maybe great players coming out of there...heck I might trade a 2nd next year to get another shot at the top of the 2nd round...Good Luck to the Kings with the 57th choice and subsequent rounds in 4th,6th and 7th round...I see the Kings taking a D-man with the 57th choice...would have loved to have LA take Chernyshov but maybe there are too many obstacles there
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LA Kings Select Liam Greentree No. 26 – What You Need to Know
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The above article should be updated throughout the night at least.
Here's my original article about him: 2024 NHL Draft Preview: Forward Liam Greentree, Canada
"While there are times he generates good speed with minimal effort, that also means he can be spotted putting in minimal effort."
Ah yes, a Kings player through and through
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Yep. Not my first choice, but I'm rooting for him now.
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RayMartyniukTotems
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Mostly typical pick by the Kings. Only difference is he isn't short/small. He is a poor skater, who has an aversion to throwing consistent good hard checks. Appears we are getting another Vilardi or Byfield, in that they don't like the physical stuff. Hope I am proved wrong.
With so many guys available like Emery and Elick, who love hitting, the Kings go with the opposite. And to top it off, the Ducks pick Solberg, possibly the hardest meanest hitter in the draft. But that's just who they are, both teams.
And to really top it off, the Rangers selected Emery. Back in 2018, I was hoping the Kings would have drafted KAndre Miller at 18, who was available, but the Kings instead chose Kupari. History repeating itself?
With so many guys available like Emery and Elick, who love hitting, the Kings go with the opposite. And to top it off, the Ducks pick Solberg, possibly the hardest meanest hitter in the draft. But that's just who they are, both teams.
And to really top it off, the Rangers selected Emery. Back in 2018, I was hoping the Kings would have drafted KAndre Miller at 18, who was available, but the Kings instead chose Kupari. History repeating itself?
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RayMartyniukTotems
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Byfield is going to be Super-Star for the Kings in time
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frustrates me a little bit how they just gave up a solid SAH in faber and bigbrained their way into picking a potentially flawed winger instead of what sounds to be another reliable SAH
but yeah, can't be mad, none of them are guarantees
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Vilardi didn’t like physical hockey? He made his living around the net and wasn’t shy to muck it up after the whistle.
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so we’ll see Greentree in 2030 after a few seasons in Ontario?
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LUC farthest left...LOL...and buddy Bergevin close to him.
Hope Luc is further and further pushed out...
Greentree is a big kid. 6'2.5" 215 at combine weighin. Probably plays at 6'3" 225 in 2 yrs.
attached pics pulled from Bernstein's X .
Hope Luc is further and further pushed out...
Greentree is a big kid. 6'2.5" 215 at combine weighin. Probably plays at 6'3" 225 in 2 yrs.
attached pics pulled from Bernstein's X .
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The Oilers tying up their next two first round picks due to conditions so that they can't be dealt at the trade deadline to try and help a team needing to win now is an extremely interesting decision
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Cool.
Now tomorrow sign Byfield and Spence so we know how much money we have to spend in free agency.
Now tomorrow sign Byfield and Spence so we know how much money we have to spend in free agency.
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Let’s just see how he even does being center. There’s unfortunately nothing to suggest he’d handle it well because there’s a 400 year old Slovenian oaf who’s too busy milking the blank check the Kings keep giving him and blocking the spot.
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Could be why he wasn't taken at all. You'd never hear the end of it if they took Chernyshov, and he never could play here.
Number one thing kings look for. Dudes who can't skate. Vilardi, Kaliyev, Clarke, Greentree!!! Wouldn't want it any other way. Lol. But still like the pick. Big kid 5 years away at least.
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Must have been hard to type this sentence with all the bong smoke in your room lol
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Maybe we have a difference in thought with physical play. Vilardi was anything but physical. The only time I ever saw him throw a good hard check, was after he was hit hard and knocked down by the same player. When I saw that, I thought, Vilardi could throw good hard checks if he wanted, but he refuses to do so. It's not apart of his game.
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Big kid that can shoot. Has a wicked shot.
It seems skating can be worked on, but shots like his are not easy to find.
He wasn’t my top pick but he was in my top 5. Could have big upside.
It seems skating can be worked on, but shots like his are not easy to find.
He wasn’t my top pick but he was in my top 5. Could have big upside.
