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I really like Heidt that could be an absolute steal and an example of why we need to keep our 2nds. Heidt is beast on the PP and I think far more likely to be a C than Benson still probably a winger tho.

Simon Zether is definitely a person of interest for me this year if I'm looking for a realistic target. Biggest wildcard I think is Cole Hutson how far will he drop due to his size? He could be a special player where he goes will be very interesting. I like his game much more than I liked his brother Lane's at this age.

What do they have to say?

Would they do Eriksson for Myers + Brock? Serious here. I know I know we would have Eriksson for 11.5 for 2 years the same years as the big OEL penalty. I feel like at that point we should be getting a big push from our pipeline. Guys like Lekkerimaki, Wally, D Petey, Bains, Raty, Klim, Bloom and the cap going up we should be able to make it work. Sousy Karlsson Hughes Cole Brisbois Hronek With some good depth in Hirose, McWard, Johansen, Wolainen, Woo, Rathbone, Juulson. We could play track meets. And still have a respectable PK with Sousy, Cole, Breezer back there. It's not really conventional but in true Canuck fashion we would be a hell of a regular season team. Probably draw a lot of PPs catching guys flat footed.

To be fair I think Minnitian was a steal at that spot. That pick was a tough one for me the next 10 or so players were mostly guys I had been looking at for our 3rd rounders. Seeing as I'm not at all familiar with Muller I am happy to wait and see. It will sting a bit tho if Ciernik Minnitian etc turn into players.

As much as I really don't like Nylander. He's kinda the only one performing in the games that matter. Matthews and Marner don't seem to have another gear.

Normally I'd agree but Luke didn't seem to chase hits.

@HighOnHockey Re The Perkins Pick I'm just curious. I know we left Minnetian on the board there and he was your horse. There were some fantastic picks that followed Perkins. Cirenik has that unbelievable speed. Caught my attention at the u18 in 2021 so I made sure to watch him at the U20 this year and catch a few games in the Allsven and he continued to impress me. I thought his skating alone would make him a 2nd rounder. Juha Jaktola G 20yo overager I thought Clarke may be pounding the table for him. He had an incredible season in Liiga. Cam Squires I'm not familiar. LD Luca Cagnoni home run swing LD. I did not expect him to be on the board at all. Beckett Hendrikson you seem to follow NTDP pretty closely. Of course Minnitian and then a bit further down. Carter Sotheran RD, Big, fast, mean, skilled boxes ticked Cam Allen RD(Boy oh boy did he drop), Eric Pohlkamp RD what a WJAC Curious other than Minnitian if there was another guy here you really wanted in the gap to Celebrini.

Get it? like dig it out of the back of our net?

Wow. That's gotta hurt. I feel like he will get picked up and go on to do well. I'd take him if I'm Alvin seems like a better project than Kravtsov.

I dunno about Tootsie but to me it looks like Todd Harvey feels confident they stuck to their plan and got the players they wanted. He looks thrilled as a pig in poopie I sure hope that smile on his face means he knows a whole bunch most people don't. They have done quite well in terms of scouting the semi pro ranks. With Hirose, Bains, Mcward, Johansen, Juulson, Raty, Aman, Kravtsov? I think they have earned some benefit of the doubt on Muller/Perkins

Well I'm not the draft Benson camp. I'm stoked on the Willander pick. I also have the same vibes as the Juolevi pick though desperate for a D and kinda feel like we reached beyond what was reasonable. I'm not going to be a wet blanket though I got behind the Juolevi pick and I'll be behind this one. Damn excited we got the best D on the board. OMG though if But turns into the next big thing. I am in full trust mode right now it feels like our staff our beaming about this pick so Im in full belief mode that they have done their diligence. We stole Willander.

Who covers Myers? 20 min rhd aren't cheep

this. Even if they don't. Spending that ltir would be pretty ballzy considering we have to extend Pete Hronek and fill an absolute ton of roster spots next year. Thought we bought out OEL to get ourselves out of cap hell.

K so we're done now. We spent the whole cap this is our team this year. Kuz Pete Brock Beau Miller Garland Mikheyev Beluger Pod Hog Aman Dakota Hughes Soucy Cole Hronek Breezer Myers Demko and frineds Are we a playoff team? Seems iffy.

I am and have. Part of that process is putting it down in writing. I'm thrilled we added 2 RHD

re posting With the complete benefit of hindsight I still can't make up my mind. Round 1 Pick 11: PWF Daniil But/ Happy with Willander would have gone But though Round 3 Pick 75: W Juraj Pekarcik/ Hunter was a great pick but I've been hoping for Pekarcik all year I would have taken him. Pick 89: LD Artu Karki/ LD Terrell Goldsmith probably the scariest dude in the draft those hands are grenades. Round 4 Pick 105: RD Cam Allen/ RD Bogdan Konyushkov Pick 107: C Luca Pinelli/ LW Alex Ciernik Pick 119: RD Arem Minnetian/ RD Carter Sotheran There were 4 really good RD available to us in the 4th and 2 home run dinger fwds Round 6 Pick 171: C Zeb Forsfjall/ LD Kristian Kostadinski/ LD Oskar Asplund/ LW Emil Jarventie Some incredible value picks still on the board all of these guys I would have been thrilled with in the 3rd/4th. I don't hate how the draft went I think our 4th and beyond was very questionable but having a tantrum about 4ths is silly.

With the complete benefit of hindsight I still can't make up my mind. Round 1 Pick 11: PWF Daniil But/ Happy with Willander would have gone But though Round 3 Pick 75: W Juraj Pekarcik/ Hunter was a great pick but I've been hoping for Pekarcik all year I would have taken him. Pick 89: LD Artu Karki/ LD Terrell Goldsmith Round 4 Pick 105: RD Cam Allen/ RD Bogdan Konyushkov Pick 107: C Luca Pinelli/ LW Alex Ciernik Pick 119: RD Arem Minnetian/ RD Carter Sotheran There were 4 really good RD available to us in the 4th and 2 home run dinger fwds Round 6 Pick 171: C Zeb Forsfjall/ LD Kristian Kostadinski/ LD Oskar Asplund/ LW Emil Jarventie I don't hate how the draft went I think our 4th and beyond was very questionable but having a tantrum about 4ths is silly.

Absolutely. I most certainly thought Leslie was a great target for a 3rd or 4th

We should probably cap ourselves out what could go wrong next year?

who says we aren't re building? We have 6M cap space with a 17 man roster and a D that consists of Hughes Hronek Brize Myers and the OEL buyout penalty looming next year.

Man thats just f'd up. We'll take him!!

https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/627775/bogdan-konyushkov Bogdan Konyushkov 20yo RD exploded into the KHL this year. Having a whale of a regular season as a rookie and then going on to score at 0.5ppg in the playoffs voted one of the 4 best players in the 2nd round of the Gagarin cup. https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/509851/oskar-asplund Oskar Asplund LD. Passed over in last years draft went on an absolute tear this year. Posting 30 points in 49 Allsven games yes you read that right. Well ahead of several high profile picks from last years draft. Shocked Oskar went undrafted again. Just sayin.