Speculation: Post Draft 2024 Discussion

[Unholy]

So now it's Sennecke? I was all excited about Buium! Buium just felt right for some reason. But I can get behind Sennecke, although I'd like even more for the Ducks to trade down and grab him a few picks later if they can.

Yeah if that is who they are set on would rather it be done this way than at 3

 

[Anaheim4ever]

Yeah if that is who they are set on would rather it be done this way than at 3

and if they trade down to 5 and Columbus picks Sennecke, they get to pick Buium win/win.
I think Columbus is the main threat to pick Sennecke if Anaheim doesnt, even if they are leaning Lindstrom he's another big forward.

 

[ScarTroy]

At this point I don’t give a f*** who I’m just ready to know who so I can watch all the tape on them

 

[tomd]

Tom, you're turning into dirk.

Not really. Just not a fan of taking a 6' D that high unless he skates and shoots like Makar...and Buium doesn't.

Remember, I'm the same guy who has criticized the Gaucher and Myatovic picks and they certainly are Dirk kind of guys.

 

[MMC]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1806823180180525308

 

[ohcomeonref]

Welp, my Sportsnet package ended yesterday and I'm not paying $35 to watch 30 minutes of draft coverage. F.

 

[HanSolo]

It's kinda wild walking by all these super well dressed people. Clearly families of the draftees.

 

[Rasp]

Welp, my Sportsnet package ended yesterday and I'm not paying $35 to watch 30 minutes of draft coverage. F.

Just watch a steam online thats what im doing

 

[Boo Boo]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1806823180180525308

Fitting that he said it’s a fools errand and then immediately tried to predict the first 3 picks

 

[Mr Rogers]

How much you wanna bet they go to break before our pick

 

[Anaheim4ever]

It's kinda wild walking by all these super well dressed people. Clearly families of the draftees.

If you see Madden tell him to trade down if its Sennecke, worst case scenario they get to pick another really good player at 5 such as Buium/Silayev etc.

 

[Dr Johnny Fever]

Not really. Just not a fan of taking a 6' D that high unless he skates and shoots like Makar...and Buium doesn't.

Remember, I'm the same guy who has criticized the Gaucher and Myatovic picks and they certainly are Dirk kind of guys.

You've been pounding your fist about Verbeek not drafting anybody below 6.2. When it sounds like he might, you decide that's when you'll have no confidence in our scouts. So, it's really about how you think they should draft (nobody under 6.2) and not really a trust that they can draft the right guy regardless of size.

 

[Hamilton Bulldogs]

How much you wanna bet they go to break before our pick

they'll go to break DURNING our pick

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

Fitting that he said it’s a fools errand and then immediately tried to predict the first 3 picks

Lol ya i have no clue who we’re going to go and that makes this kinda exciting

Just no to saliyev and I’m good

 

[ndgt10]

You guys really going Sennecke at 3? I think they could trade down and pick up some draft capital while still landing him.

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

You guys really going Sennecke at 3? I think they could trade down and pick up some draft capital while still landing him.

We don’t know

 

[Dirk316]

This may have been mentioned already, but the Panthers just won the Cup and their two biggest D men were large pylons during the postseason (Ekblad and Mikkola). The rest of their D corps are all either small or slender, based on the height/weight requirement some people seem to have. Forsling, Montour, and Kulikov are all average size or smaller, while Ekman-Larsson is somewhat tall but thin. And as a whole, that's not a particularly physical defense. They're not all soft, but there are no mean bruisers there.

What about the huge physical Las Vegas team that won the previous season?

 

[Mr Rogers]

they'll go to break DURNING our pick

Lolz

 

[tomd]

You've been pounding your fist about Verbeek not drafting anybody below 6.2. When it sounds like he might, you decide that's when you'll have no confidence in our scouts. So, it's really about how you think they should draft (nobody under 6.2) and not really a trust that they can draft the right guy regardless of size.

Wrong. My point is that Verbeek shouldn't break that 6'2" streak on an undersized D in a position the team is already deep in. I'd be delighted if they drafted Demidov and he is under 6'2".

 

[HanSolo]

Sup boys

 

[Unholy]

Just logged off from work. I’m ready!!

 

[ff8]

Smartest guys in the room syndrome lol

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

Alright going to put phone down until after our pick

@MMC Is too quick for me

 

[Ducks DVM]

But it kind of is a big deal. You can't just hit a button and your excess LD becomes a RD or RW.

In reality, those top line players are rarely available. Drysdale for Gauthier trades rarely happen and even in that case it took him forcing PHI to trade him.

For example, let's say you have a 1LD, and the team needs a 1RD. You draft the another 1LD with the intention of trading one of the excess LD for 1RD. What if that player isn't available? Now you are trading the LD for a 2RD + a pick to make up the value. That's cool, but the team didn't need a 2RD, they needed a 1RD. You could've just drafted the 1RD.

Obviously if the talent difference is huge, you don't take a guy based on need. But if it's a toss up who is going to be better, take the guy you need. If you're building a team through the draft, at some point you have to consider team needs.

If you have a 1LD, you are perfectly fine putting a 2D on the other side, and vice versa. Even when the Ducks had 2 legit 1D, they typically didn’t play together.

 

[Anaheim4ever]

Please let it be Demigod, Shazam or The Mountain.