GDT: The 2021 NHL Entry Draft Thread! Round 1, 8pm EST on ESPN2!

[DetroitRed]

I've been watching Steve since I was a little kid, but one thing I'm learning about him now is he doesn't care about the rankings and when he make up his mind on a prospect, he pulls out all the stops to get him.

 

[MabusIncarnate]

Knights took my boy, champion right there

 

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

Knights took my boy, champion right there

I get the feeling that Zach Dean is going to be a good one. I had him higher in my own rankings. Very good all around player and really hard worker. Good choice by Vegas.

 

[NickH8]

Really liking the forward options we could have at 37. Chibrikov, Pinelli, Stankoven, Tuomaala, Robertsson, Stromgren, Poltapov, and Pastujov still on the board

 

[Martinez]

Lol Montreal

 

[DetroitRed]

Kenny got in on the 'need a center' frenzy.

 

[Ezekial]

Oh man Bergevin. Wow.

 

[MBH]

Hahah.
Logan Mailloux gets drafted.

 

[ricky0034]

can't say I was expecting him to go in the 1st round

 

[deca guard]

Really liking the forward options we could have at 37. Chibrikov, Pinelli, Stankoven, Tuomaala, Robertsson, Stromgren, Poltapov, and Pastujov still on the board

draft the extremely difficult to find and extremely important big body n good skating dmen early . then start looking for the larger stock pile of average size wingers for hidden gems ala braden point

 

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

Holy f*** Montreal.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!!!!

 

[ChadS]

I kind of expected this to happen but not in the 1st round.

 

[better Red than Dead]

Montreal is the perfect place for Logan Mailloux, right? No chance to get in trouble there in that city

 

[lhsgolf19]

Scum bag kid goes to a scum city fits the bill lol

 

[Rzombo4 prez]

ha ha ha ha 1st round !

 

[Realgud]

This is something

 

[firestarter]

The dead silence and then..alright, the league can't be happy with this.. Best pick of the draft as in entertainment value and WTF factor

 

[ricky0034]

I kind of expected this to happen but not in the 1st round.

yeah seems like more of a quieter day 2 thing

guess they just really wanted him and thought someone else would take him between now and their next pick?

 

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

ha ha ha ha 1st round !

...why didn't they wait till like the 4th or 5th round to do this?

 

[MBH]

can't say I was expecting him to go in the 1st round

I had him at 29

 

[Martinez]

That pick felt like a record scratching

 

[Steve Yzerlland]

How did this even get leaked? One of his "buddies" told the girl? Strange story.

 

[MBH]

...why didn't they wait till like the 4th or 5th round to do this?

I'm sure they knew other teams might be in on him.

 

[bedtime20]

bergevin is an idiot…logan is too

 

[ricky0034]

I had him at 29

yeah just thought teams would want to wait till the quieter day 2 that less people watch with all the drama around him

guess Montreal just had a good read on someone else wanting him