Dixon Ward

I think it is a really interesting proposal that makes you think. But I don't think that Colorado would give up a potential number 1 dman for Hischier. I think Makar's value is a bit higher at this moment than the other 2. Just a gut feeling.

I heard this morning that no team left in the playoffs has a player over 8 million. Of course this year is a bit of an anomaly, but the Oilers and Leafs are in cap trouble without a cup, so I am not sure the load up on a core and have no depth is the way to go. They spread the money around and have success. Petersson, Horvat, Hughes, Boeser, Hughes, Demko/Dipietro Matthews, Tavares, Marner, Nylander, Reilly, Anderson Not many people would say the Leafs are about to win a cup?

I know high end skill costs, I just think that I get Krebs or Boldy for that role, while not as good, we don't have to gut our future to do it. We would be like the Leafs, some high end skill but little else.

I am not saying he won't be great, but would you give up 2 high 1st rounders, a potential #2 defenseman, and a starting goalie for a potential Kane or Gaudreau? Tuuka Rask is the mvp of the playoffs right now. Gaudreau and Kane were golfing early.

I am a little confused. I am not hearing anybody saying that Hughes or Kaako are generational type players. They are clearly the best of this draft, but not McDavid, Crosby types, not to my knowledge. I don't want to see us trade away 4 or 5 key young pieces for 1 guy. What if they turn out like Daigle or Yakupov? It seems like a huge risk and a poor idea.

I would not. Boeser is a beast and one of the top 7-8 RW in the league. You have no guarantee that Hughes will be at that level as a center or how long it will take him. We already have 2 great centres. We cannot mortgage the future at this point. I don't hear anyone saying that Hughes is a generational talent, just the best in this class.

He can play the right side or always plays the right side. He is a lhd

Problem is Meyers is rhd which we need Tryamkin is in a long line of lhd

Then we give up picks and get lesser players. I would prefer to get a player for just cap space. Panarin would be fantastic with Bo and Pearson.

Just so I'm clear, if a dman is the bpa, then take him, but not because he's a dman and not because he is right handed. If you are building a real estate portfolio, you don't buy something because you like the flooring.

This league is all about skating now. We need more speed. I would pick the player that is left at 10 who has the best combination of hockey IQ and speed. I think it might be Krebs at this point, but we will see. I really don't want to pick a defenseman because we lack quality d prospects. I really want the bpa. Our team is set at Goalie, Our team is set at #1 and #2 center, our team is set at #1 RW. Other than that, we don't know what everyone else will turn out to be. Therefore we need to keep adding the best players possible at any position.

I would much rather Panarin as a free agent. I don't want to give up assets for Malkin. He is a great player, but Panarin would cost as much against the cap and we wouldn't have to give up anything. I am not saying necessarily we should get Panarin, but I would do that way before trading for Malkin.

I think we need someone creative, who can create plays and feed shooters. Alot of guys have good shots but outside of Petey, we don't have alot of playmakers. Leivo, Horvat, Boeser, Baertschi, Pearson, can all shoot, and we need to get them the puck. I always wondered why we didn't break up the Sedins to get guys going a bit. They were 2 of the best passers in the history of the game but always played together.

This team is in need of more high-end skill and more high-end speed. Trading down for lower pics based on positional needs does not make sense at this point. There is going to be two or three very exciting skilled prospects available at 10. Let's put our faith in our Scouts and our general manager to pick the best one available.

IMHO if Tryamkin truly wants to play in the NHL, the time is now. He should do what he must to get out of his commitment, come to Vancouver and fight for minutes and either force the coach to play him or up his value and get traded. Another year in that far inferior league will not help. He needs NHL minutes in the fastest, most skilled league on the smaller ice surface. He will be 25 in August, and if he waits another year, he will be 26 when he starts trying to prove himself against the best. If I was his agent, I would say, get your a$$ over there and get moving.

The thing I like right now about Juolevi is that fans have completely lowered expectations. Now he can just play. Instead of us expecting him to be a #1 or saviour, he can come in and work his way to being a 2-3 defenseman like Edler. That's what I think he'll be. People think he may be a bust but I look forward to him being a key part of our top 4 and logging big minutes for years to come. Pressure's off!

I think it's great to see all of these US players doing so well at the U18's. This tourney can be deceptive and the more excited scouts and GM's get about players based on this tournament, the better chance our excellent scouting allows us to take a great players who falls to us because of hype of others.

At 10 BPA. Whoever this sharp scouting staff thinks shouldn't be available at 10. At 40 best rhd, maybe Thompson from Kelowna or again whoever the staff likes. Unless there is someone who drops big and the cant pass up.

Derek Pouliot 200 NHL games and 124 AHL games. Brogan Rafferty 1 NHL game. I think this is why he gets the benefit of the doubt.

Any news on Juolevi's recovery? When is he supposed to be back to full health?

Woo should be 20-25. No way after this year he would last past 25. Imo that give us 3 1st round picks last year. Woo is a rhd who skates well and hits like a truck. His scoring rate was just behind Boqvist, Bouchard and Wilde and was better than Dobson. Maybe better than 20th.

I think Dahlin is the type of all around defenseman that all teams want and does everything really well. He is a very good version of the prototype and may turn out to be a Norris winner. I think that Hughes is a completely unique player who, if he becomes a number one, will alter what we think is the prototype. I have never seen a defenseman who plays like him.

He needs to work harder than ever this summer to get in shape and get the most foot speed possible, but he seems like a great add. Attitude in the room and on the ice is good. Not as good of a skater as Guddy but much less of and adventure with the puck and uses his body more.

Ehrhoff was the clear pp guy not the top overall dman. Edler was. He was awesome in that playoff.

Edler should rest and sign a team-friendly contract. He has missed too much in the past few years. The rest should go.