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I could see MB being offered an AHL deal if there are no NHL takers. The fact that JB used up all 50 slots may have been a factor. I don't know where the 50 man roster will stand on 1st July. If there is lots of room ( doubt it ) then a Woo like, delayed contract, could have been reached. I thought the exact same stuff with Carl Neill tho'. We'll strike pay dirt on one of these late pick RDs one day !

I know it's not in your time frame, but a few of us remember JJ Daigneault coming on to the draft stage on crutches. ( evidently it caught the Canucks by surprise too ! )

I need some help here. How do we know who is durable and who isn't ? Capt Hindsight usually appears a couple of years after the fact, never before !

Sounds like a good goalie battle. Luukkonen ( Sudbury Wolves ) was the 2nd Goalie taken in 2017 ( #54 ), DiPietro was 3rd goalie taken ( #64 ). Oettinger went #26.

Bettman is very good in certain areas. His prime job is to enhance the NHL while protecting the owners interests. Three work stoppages reek of failure !

http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=115481

Not sure how you know you don't like something if you don't read it !

I much prefer Pearson over Leipsic, but you are cherry picking with the draft history. Pearson was not drafted his first eligible year. Not his 2nd year either. Drafted at 20 yrs. If Leipsic had gone undrafted, his 120 points for Portland in his D+1 year may well have made him a #1 round pick !

We have reached a point where we don't have a big need for 3rd/ 4th line forwards or 3rd pairing d-men. We definitely need quality over quantity ! Keep #10 !

Well, if you're wrong, join the club ! From last month.......

Make it so !!!!! CDCers should identify themselves by carrying 'lottery sucks' placards. Get the chant going and repeat for every pick !

Oh DimJim !!!!.......and no, that's not aimed at Jim Benning !

You may be correct, but 99% of the 'negative commentary' was around his size, so when things didn't work out, size was the villain ! ( true/ false, no-one knows for sure ! )

Yes he was ! Many of us were really jubilant when he dropped to us. We all suffer from 'remember Schroeder' syndrome ! Some wounds don't heal easily !

Really enjoy all the draft talk. Wish I could join in, but I have seen ( not live ) about 10 players that I know of, and in minute samples. How do CDCers form their opinions ? Every now and then, someone will say that they watch the Giants or Cougars etc, but I fear that most are in the same boat as me. I refuse to watch YouTube clips ( got scalded by forming an oh so wrong opinion of Dane Fox from doing that ) and except for WJC and Mem Cup, I know nothing ! When CDCers churn out top ten lists, I would love to know if their lists are from first hand opinion or is from reading others' opinions. Looking forward to MyNHLdraft updating their 'scouting' rankings ! That's where I get about 90% of my opinion from.

Final set of numbers from me.......the 2011 SCF ( yes we had a dog in the fight ! ) Boston Bruins ....26+ =13 ( 42x1, 36x1, 33x2, 32x1, 31x1, 30x1, 29x2, 28x1, 26x3 ) .....25- =7 ( 25x2, 24x1, 23x1, 22x 2, 18 x1 ) Vancouver......26+ =15 (35x1, 33x1, 31x1, 29x4, 28x2, 27x3, 26x3 )......25- =6 ( 25x1, 24x4, 20x1 )......only players with 10+ games.

Aaaah ! Got it ! Facts not fitting story, so move goal posts ! PS.....2016 SCF winners ( Pitts again ) 13x 26 and older, 7x 25 and younger !

2017 SCF winners, Pittsburgh....26+ =14 ( 26x1, 27x2, 28x3, 29x3, 30x1, 32x1, 35x1, 36x1, 39x1 ).........25- = 8 ( 21x1, 22x2, 24x5 ). ( only counting players who played 10 and more games ).....I'm sure that there must be examples that make Jim look like DimJim, I'll see how far back we have to look before the HF crowd is appeased !

Vegas, the other SCF team had 15 players 26 or older, 6 players 25 and younger !

Artem gets 15 mins. Not shabby for a 60 min game, but this one went over 100 mins.. It's interesting to see how much TOI certain players get in the KHL. ( there are ex Canucks logging lots of time ). Several over 30/40 mins.. Boxscore added. https://www.flashscore.ca/game/I7wKVpaL/#player-statistics;0

As a member of the 'we hate Bettman' club, the only time I 'don't hate' GB is when he is being boo-ed ! He handles it very well and is almost likeable for a brief moment !

There's not a CDCer that would be upset with EK being on our opening day roster ! The devil is in the details, and the details aren't too much of a mystery. EK played less games than Chris Tanev this season. You've possibly noticed how quickly the villagers of CDCville drag out the torches and pitchforks when CT's health is discussed. We also have a player who was signed to a long term, high cost contract. Has made folk a tad gun shy for these high cost, long term contracts. Now if EK comes over for a 4 year term at high dollars, probably no problem. Seven years for a fragile player would make this fan base nervous. EK's playoff resume will dictate a great deal of his next contract.

Not when coming from Europe. We own his rights, so as @theo5789 ^^ says, that might only apply to 'free agents'. The Ryan O'Reilly offer sheet meant that if he had signed with Calgary, he would have to pass waivers to get to the NHL. Obviously different situations, but I get easily confused !

So, can someone with a better memory than me, tell me if goal #1 in game #1 and the last goal in game #82 were both EP40 and were the same slapper from the same-ish area ?

Without digging into the stats, I'd say that goalie is the one position where being 30+ means nothing. Many seem to peak in the 30+ part of their careers.