GDT: NHL Entry draft thread : Kings traded down w/ Mtl #21 for #26, 57 and 198

[KingPuckChoo]

so we’ll see Greentree in 2030 after a few seasons in Ontario?

hopefully he can prove himself with his 4mins of icetime before he's sent down via waivers

 

[apadilla]

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.

Agreed, and at least Clarke doesn't have an aversion to the physical part of the game.

 

[RayMartyniukTotems]

Must have been hard to type this sentence with all the bong smoke in your room lol

Don't Smoke...hard on the lungs but I do Psychedelics though if that helps

 

[deaderhead28]

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.

QB isn't ready to be a first line C, maybe third line possibly 2nd in time.

 

[RayMartyniukTotems]

so we’ll see Greentree in 2030 after a few seasons in Ontario?

Kings will see Greentree in LA in 2025...

 

[deaderhead28]

For those who may've missed it.

 

[RayMartyniukTotems]

For those who may've missed it.

Greentree has great size and is a Leader which has to be good plus he can score and if he becomes another Jamie Benn, LA will have themselves a good one

 

[FSL KINGS]

Offense is the hardest thing to teach. Much easier to teach players how to improve skating & defense.

 

[RayMartyniukTotems]

QB isn't ready to be a first line C, maybe third line possibly 2nd in time.

Byfield will play with Kopi and Kempe for a year maybe 2 more and he has the makings of a Top Flight Centre...plus he's learning from a future HOF

 

[apadilla]

For those who may've missed it.

She doesn't know what she is talking about when she compared him to Jamie Benn.

 

[deaderhead28]

 

[Steve Zissou]

Draft related...?

 

[Peter James Bond III]

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.

You can also add last year's #3 rd pick, Ziemmer.
At least Ziemmer and Greentree are big wingers that can score and mainly need to improve their
skating,

He's not 5 years away. I say he gets NHL games by end of 25-26 season.
Now hoping they can get a more high end skill - skating prospect at 57.
25 picks away. Here's 46 still available
defensemen still available:
Elick, Badinka, Freij, Sahlin Wallneus, Hutson, Kiviharju, Gill, Fischer, Pulkkinen, Kleber, Mews, Brunicke, Muggli, Colton Roberts, Vaisanen, Galvas. Lavoie, Marelli. Tarin Smith, Skahan.
Forwards still available:
Ritchie, Basha, Chernyshov, Stiga, Artamonov, Pettersson, Ericksson, Ziemer, Plante, Mustard, Mietinnen, Masse, Misa, Poirier, Howe, Jecho, Zetterburg, Battaglia, Berglund, Zether, Fernstrom, Wetsch, Josephson, Marques, Humphreys.

 

[Sol]

QB isn't ready to be a first line C, maybe third line possibly 2nd in time.

How do you know ?

 

[tny760]

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the front is growing on me but the glitter on the back is too much yikes

 

[deaderhead28]

Greentree is a big forward that scored an excellent 90 points in 64 games in the OHL this year

 

[bland]

the front is growing on me but the glitter on the back is too much yikes

The horizontal stripe at the waist is way, way too thick.

 

[RayMartyniukTotems]

Cool.

Now tomorrow sign Byfield and Spence so we know how much money we have to spend in free agency.

It says the Kings have over 21 Million in Cap Space as of right now so...5.0 M per year for 2 years for Byfield and 2.2 M per year for Spence for 3 years...that would leave the Kings with roughly 14 Million left for LD-man a LWinger for 3rd line and a couple of Extras(Size would be welcome on Defense and Forward ranks)

 

[deaderhead28]

How do you know ?

Been saying it since last season, he be a 3rd line center and tops a 2nd with time. The kid isn't ready to be a number 1 center.

 

[RayMartyniukTotems]

How do you know ?

Experience in watching and playing this game for as long as I have...besides he's had a great teacher in Kopi and nothing spells greatness like a Lead hand

Been saying it since last season, he be a 3rd line center and tops a 2nd with time. The kid isn't ready to be a line 1 Center.

Have some faith

 

[deaderhead28]

Experience in watching and playing this game for as long as I have...besides he's had a great teacher in Kopi and nothing spells greatness like a Lead hand


Have some faith

I know, but to many people want to rush this kid into a position he isn't ready for.

 

[KingsHockey24]

The horizontal stripe at the waist is way, way too thick.

I thought the same but honestly the more I see it the more it grows on me.

I think the shiny sparkly silver is super pretty too.

 

[BigKing]

She doesn't know what she is talking about when she compared him to Jamie Benn.

Gave me a boner when the graphic said he styles his game after Matthew Tkachuk and then she said the Benn comp.

Then I watched the highlights haha.

Anyways, I do like his shot. I've done zero research on this draft. Find it funny that studying put would have got that defenseman everyone wanted then the Ducks traded up.

Usually it's low percentage, but it's Blake so this will f*** us for years. It's what he's done for twenty plus years now.

 

[Surf Nutz]

We all know that this move has zero impact on making a deep run, nevermind a cup.

If we all know it, why do you feel it necessary to say it?

 

[deaderhead28]