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I have a feeling Benning will call Pettersson as well, dudes stock is rising really fast these last couple of weeks. There is that connection he already has with Dahlen as well. Would be happy with him or Glass with that pick. Middlestadt might just fall out of the top 5.

I like those 2 players at the bottom of the 1st too, both LW, Robertson or Chytil would be awesome adds to our prospect pool, also looks like Popaguayev has taken quite the fall in this list.

so colorado who just had the worst season ever is looking at drafting Makar, who alot of posters here are calling a boom or bust pick? Heiskanen yeah I can see, but Makar to colorado ok.

yes, I was just trying to research it online!! haha thanks.. you know what that would make a sick tattoo

Haha awesome, I am hoping between Glass or Vilardi but won't be disappointed with Middlestadt Is that skull picture Skull skates? I seem to recall that one from way back when

SB Nation is doing a mock draft with different fan sites picking for each team, today is Colorados turn. Here is the link if you are interested. http://www.milehighhockey.com/2017/6/13/15775012/nhl-mock-draft-2017-colorado-avalanche-select-miro-heiskanen-with-no-4-pick NHL Mock Draft 2017: Colorado Avalanche select Miro Heiskanen with No. 4 Pick 20 With Dallas reaching for Casey Mittelstadt at No. 3, Colorado is able to pick 2017’s best defensive prospect. by Ryan Murphy Jun 13, 2017, 11:00am MDT TWEET SHARE PIN REC R1KU Exposures The Colorado Avalanche roster has a great many needs. Although that’s generally an undesirable situation, come draft time, fans of such a team will be hard-pressed to find fault in the reasoning of selecting a player of any particular position. When you need both forwards and defensemen in a bad way, adding a top talent of any kind to the system isn’t likely to warrant major complaints. After April 29th’s devastating draft lottery result, where general manager Joe Sakic saw his league-worst club fall all the way to fourth in the order results, the Burgundy & Blue faithful resigned themselves to selecting whatever was leftover after New Jersey, Philadelphia and Dallas picks. That almost certainly meant losing out on the consensus Top-2 forward talents, Nolan Patrick and Nico Hischier. It also likely meant missing out on the top defensive prospect in the draft, Finnish blue liner Miro Heiskanen, as the Dallas Stars have also long been identified as defense-needy roster. Only that’s not the way it turned out. The Draft Board Our compadres at Defending Big D opted to pick Casey Mittelstadt, the American center from from the USHL’s Green Bay Gamblers, whom many anticipate to go pretty high in the draft, but maybe not quite that high. This was quite a coup for the Brain Trust here at Mile High Hockey. Sure, we were still missing out on Patrick and Hischier, but we now had the opportunity to choose from all of our favorite remaining players. Would we pick right wing Owen Tippett with his explosive skating ability and amazing shot? Perhaps the fast-rising center Gabriel Vilardi, quickly becoming known for his wonderful hands and elite hockey sense? Or would it be the talented Finnish defenseman, Heiskanen, that Dallas just passed up in lieu of adding to their already considerable forward talent? The Verdict Where would Heiskanen fit in? The 17-year-old would immediately rise to the top of an already-intriguing group of young signed blue liners in the Avalanche system, many of whom should start to make an impact at the NHL level in the coming years. Miro Heiskanen Nicolas Meloche Andrei Mironov Chris Bigras Anton Lindholm Sergei Boikov Mason Geertsen We liked each of these players—and like I said earlier, the Avalanche system could use all of them. A choice had to be made. Ultimately, it was decided, despite improvements made in the last year, the team could most benefit from a top blue-line talent like Heiskanen. A left-handed shooter like many of our other defensive prospects, sure, but one that’s been playing the right side. He doesn’t have gaudy offensive numbers or an intimidating shot, but he has room to grow in these areas and already possesses a well-rounded game and ice awareness this roster badly needs. Heiskanen also had another thing going for him: he’s been playing in the top professional Finnish league, which has been turning out some of the most exciting prospects in the NHL in recent years, including our own Mikko Rantanen. Unlike his Canadian CHL contemporaries, he’s been developing his game against professional men and navigating a professional practice and travel schedule. Considering that Heiskanen is already on the young side of this draft (he doesn’t turn 18 until July 18th), he’s really ahead of the curve in a number of important areas. His path would also allow him to play in the AHL next season and fast-track his way onto the NHL roster, just like his fellow Fin, Rantanen. For an Avalanche team that needs to properly develop players withing its system as badly as it needs immediate talent infusion, the possibility of another top European skater is too good to pass up. The Word So what’s the big deal about of Miro Heiskanen? Let’s get the run-down from some great sources from around SBNation. It’s All About the Jersey “Heiskanen seems to have the potential to turn into a reliable top 4 defensemen that can play in all situations and do it well. He may even have the potential to be a #1 down the road. The tools are certainly there, he just needs to keep getting stronger and rounding out his game.” Raw Charge “In 30 games last season for HIFK U20, Heiskanen only had 6 penalty minutes. The year before for HIFK U18, he had eight penalty minutes in 35 games. To add even more perspective to his lack of penalties, in 51 games of international play with Team Finland, he has exactly two penalty minutes.” So clearly, according to the logic of a certain hockey beat writer, he’s way too soft to be a good NHLer! Forget we ever said anything!

probably be the other way around if canucks did get 3rd OA pick and 5th OA pick as well

That was way too long, haha, I kept checking periodically throughout the day. Hacked maybe? worst time to shut them down for maintenance or whatever with the ED and draft coming up

Was this forum down for everyone else for a couple of days?

Hoping for trade of Tanev and two 2nd rounders to DAL for 3rd overall and Niemi or Lehtonen and then draft Vilardi and Makar!!

as much as i like the idea of getting both Makar and Glass, I am not sure I would want Benning to part with Virtanen. He is still very young and has lots of room to improve, and Green had him on the right track, remember it takes time for power forwards to grow and Jake is on pace to gel with our new group of prospects when they come on the scene.

I agree, if he doesnt fit on the top 3 lines, keep him in Utica where he can benefit from being used in more situations. He can be a call-up when the inevitable injury takes place.If the Sedins are not here the year after, that opens up some spots and Virtanen can slot into the top 9, most likely on the 3rd line.

I like Sutter as a 3rd line C but the problem there is Goldobin is not a shutdown guy, not yet at least, unless they slot him up with the Sedins but that will most likely go to Granlund. Maybe put Granlund and Ericksson on a line with Sutter and the twins can work their magic with Goldobin, (they should be good to go for the season with a very rare summer off).

As long as Green doesn't stick him with Sutter or if he does let Goldy dictate the offensive flow and Sutter can find the open space and be on the receiving end of Goldys deceptive passes for a one timer

Way to calm down the situation Alfie!!!

haha thanks for the laugh

The draft might go Hischier 1st, Patrick 2nd, Vilardi 3rd, and Middlestadt 4th. So who do the Canucks got? Heiskanen? Glass? Makar? If those 4 go before the Canucks head to the podium, CDC will be in an uproar hah!! Glass stock rose and fell with the Canucks, some are not sold on what Heiskanen brings, and Makar is a boom/bust type player. Petterson maybe? (still people will freak out because of his size but Zetterburg and Karlsson were around the same weight when drafted.)

hahaha omg

haha same here, I thought I was kicked or something and even called my wife to see if she could see if it the site opened for her at her work haha.... (she checked on her phone and it didn't)

hey was this site shut down for the day yesterday?

this thread has been moved haha after 343 pages in

If we retain our 2nd round pick, not the CBJ pick, I like either Filip Chytil, Jason Robertson, or Urho Vaakanainen. We need LW which Chytil and Robertson are and both are great offensive players. Vaakanainen from what I read is a great puck mover and would be a great top 4 defenceman.

Thanks for the info, I wasn't aware Karlsson was that small when he was drafted. Makar is pretty solid at 187 lbs right now & I agree with you on him playing around 200 lbs. I see the similarities to Letang as well. Some think he is boom or bust material but I think he is the real deal and would be over the moon if Benning selected him. Even if we only kept the 5th overall still, although I am still wanting that potential 1C as well, (I hope Benning can pull off another 1st rounder but have to keep myself tempered here, after all we are Canucks fans haha so no expectations), I think a back end of Juolevi and Makar for years to come would be insane!!

Makar is 5'11'', still time to put an inch or so, Karlsson is 6 feet, so not much difference

Guess who stock just fell in this draft eh!!