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  1. imagine if Jake had the development path of Nylander....
  2. thanks. I wish Aquilini would buy a SEL team so we can ship kids there for a year when they are 19.
  3. So the development path has to be one more year in the OHL and then he's eligible for Utica after that?
  4. don't forget he's at least 2-3 years behind Demko, who's not going to be up with us for at least 1 more season maybe 2 to back up Marky
  5. We need to think of him like Bieksa, 4 years of college, maybe 2 more in the AHL, unless he has a growth spurt and massive breakout second year. Even then thats 3 years away. Seems like a quality risk tho and given his relationship with Demko maybe a bit more likely to sign earlier if things are going really well all around.
  6. that SEAL analysis is pretty loaded with assumptions.... but if its accurate, wow. Have they done any other draft years with this? I'd love to know where Boeser would land.
  7. I think Utica's going to see some big roster changes for next season. It has to.
  8. Really pumped about Petrus Palmu. Same size as Gaudreau but 20lbs heavier. Kids gonna be a cannonball. 

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    2. Alflives

      Alflives

      Wasn't Goudreau a later pick too?  The games is super fast, skilled, and hard nosed.  If the kid is playing in the OHL, we know he's got the toughness.  Cliff Ronning was short too, and he did just fine.

    3. Kurt Nirvanagut

      Kurt Nirvanagut

      Don't forget Jordan Schroeder...

    4. JM_

      JM_

      @zzbottom yah it seems like the haters are either being ignored or are giving up. Of course all these guys are long shots but I do think this is the "skill" draft by JB for the most part along with some pretty high character kids. 

  9. its an event where they get the top prospects and some invites to play some 5-5, 4-4, and 3-3 competitions.
  10. with this pick and Chatfield Utica has a pretty decent upgrade to its D group already. Holm may be there as well at least to start the year.
  11. I like picking someone who's a lot further along the development path as well in the later rounds, if he has a good year in Utica we might actually see this guy sooner than later.
  12. yup, they were out last week for season ticket holders. Should be fun this year.
  13. Gunnarsson - great Swedish name. 20 years old... thats great, he can go right to Utica.
  14. oh for sure they did. Its one of the things Linden is actually brining to the team, maybe far more than anything else, is trying to develop a character-based group. Adding some of these guys to Bo, Boeser, etc. is great to me.
  15. true, but even still they sound like decent kids and they are giving some answers beyond the boiler plate stuff. And some of them have some pretty compelling personal stories.
  16. well everyone that wanted Jim to trade down should be happy right? oh right wrong round... like the extra pick, we need all we can get
  17. wow it really sounds like we got some quality kids this draft, the interviews are really impressive, they all sound mature beyond their years to me.
  18. it the meal that goes with the drink - only similarity is it doesn't contain whats in the name.
  19. isn't that like "lake trout" in Baltimore? its anything but
  20. 1040 is talking about him having an offensive breakout in the USHL this year and him being a longer term college project. Thats just fine at this point in the draft for sure. Sounds like another high character kid as well.
  21. yah but that name Jim must have liked his compete level and I think you nailed it right there
  22. DiPietro isn't that small... he's listed at 6'0" 192 pounds on hockeydb... he's already got 30 lbs on Miller he may grow an inch or two yet but he's not tiny either
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