Joel Heyman

There is no way in hell I even contemplate taking Virtanen over Ehlers, same with Perlini, and McCann would be like taking another Horvat when there's a Drouin/MacKinnon lite right there. Jake Virtanen has some tantalizing assets with his size, speed and shot, but his head is not in the right place. He has issues with positioning and work ethic to maintain the puck in the offensive zone and maintain the cycle. Sure with great coaching he can overcome these issues but he has a high risk to bust if he cant adjust. I am a huge fan of his and think that if he can translate his rush play and physical game (remarkable ability to ragdoll dmen with the 'reverse hit') to the NHL and can work on his passing then he will be another Evander Kane. I'm not a big fan of Perlini. He seems like a player who is worth taking in the teens but in the top ten he carries a risk with him. He is a big body with speed and a shot, but isn't physical. I would much rather take McCann, who has underrated offense while being a very solid defensive forward.

Ehlers only spends time playing with Drouin on the PP, they are not regular linemates last I checked, which was just before the playoffs started.

Ehlers is going at most 6th overall - and by this I mean he will likely go higher. He is one of the most dynamic players in the draft and his skating is like a figure skater on coke, insanely fast feet and agility. I would not be against packaging our pick and prospects/whatever it takes to move into a position to draft him if he falls past there.

Seconded.

Oh man thats great hahahha Looks like we now have the greatest character tandem of Swedish goalies in the league :D

Not sure if this has been posted but this is who we traded for

Hansen last year is worth a 1st easily. This year his value has gone down and I could see some teams inquiring about him attempting to buy low on a very solid 3rd line winger.

the Postal Service is too good

30/30 Paid to go to school

Been trying to find one but theyre still sold out everywhere. Might just order on amazon for the price drop in January

Haven't been keeping tabs on him but that isn't incredibly impressive stat-wise. Though he seems to be defensive based so stat-watching is obviously flawed. Here's hoping he has a smooth transition to the AHL next season and he has no lingering concussion issues!

The NCAA UFA loophole was patched in the with the latest CBA

I think he should play another year after this, and after that it will be up to him whether he wants a degree or a contract to go pro rather than finish his Senior year. He definitely has the complete package, great size, quick feet, good offensive instincts and shot, and he can play defence (although he needs to work a little bit on calming down in the defensive zone working on his gap control, which Avalanche and a couple guys on HF noted). I also find it interesting how he has a very similar PPG pace as Shayne Gostisbehere, who Flyers fans are hyping as one of the best Dmen in the country. This is without the size (SG is 5'11 170~) or defensive ability that Hutton has. Definite diamond in the rough on our hands.

Corrado is getting the Tanev treatment this season, he's playing in the AHL to get big minutes and is easily the best dman in Utica. He's less likely to get called up now because of how solid our defense has been and so that he can keep playing big minutes while we bench Weber/Alberts most of the game. He deserves to be an NHL'er and I feel that Management gave Corrado #26 in Utica as a show of faith

Schroeder should have made the team this year, injuries are in the way and I expect him to spend the season up after a conditioning stint, barring any significant setback in his play from said injury. It also doesn't help that his #18 has been taken both years he's been on the team.

WTF are you thinking??!! you forgot Oreskovich

Low numbers mean you're on the team, like when Corrado went from #57 to #26 when he was called up last season. >40 numbers are for prospects. Rookie numbers have you. And yeah, Gaunce #50, Jensen #46, Horvat #53, Shinkaruk #48

He wears it in respect of a passed friend. If we have #11, #28, and #37 unofficially retired, we should allow him to show that same respect in his way.

He wore it in training camp

Awesome BNL song

Hahaha I'm not going to lie I haven't seen Code Geass, but there isn't much out there that I would pick over Spirited Away. I'll watch it after I finish the 2nd season of Hayate the Combat Butler (surprisingly nice after Baka and Test, which I liked more than I thought I would)

Dragon Ball (this one was close though, but DB is a classic and AoT could easily turn to crap if the Anime takes its own path) Dragon Ball Z (lol Yu-Gi-Oh over Cowboy Bebop smh) Spirited Away (Favourite movie of all time in my childhood, IMO Miyazaki's Masterpiece) Death Note (Never was a huge fan of Darker Than Black)

I hope Gaunce would have better taste in women than to bang anything that came from a Sutter