asian player Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Actually...I would say Edmonton has the hardest pick in the draft. They pick third. Their needs are on defense period. Secondary is a ig rugged and skilled Centerman of which they have none. If Ekblad and Reinhart go 1st and 2nd, this leaves the Oilers in a very unenviable position. Do they use a massive 3rd overall pick to draft Draisatl or Fleury? Or do they trade down and hope to god that the player they want is still there. Or package that pick and a player (Gagner/Yakupov) for a guy like Weber or someone comparable? We have the decision of drafting a solid PWF or skilled European or one of the top 5 should they fall like Draisatl, Dal Colle or even Bennett. That is not a hard pick at all, hell we could even trade down 2 spots and still get the guy we want out of that mix and net an extra 2nd and 3rd for our troubles. But Edmonton....man oh man they've really gotta get this right for the overall health and future of their franchise because I don't think Edmonton fans will support this mess anymore if they screw up I've hated Edmonton for so long and I want Ekblad and Reinhart to be gone just so Edmonton doesn't get what they want. However, another part of me just feels bad for their fanbase. They have been faithful for so long and have watched to team suck for so long... I would take Draisaitl if I were them though they have some good speed up front, they don't absolutely need another speedster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWheeler Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Huh? Ottawa's pick belongs to the Ducks. Exactly? The package obviously consists of more than just Ottawa's 1st. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanuckBoss Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Tade Kesler for the Ottawa 1st package. Draft Ritchie/Virtanen AND Ehlers. Problem solved. No idea what u mean by first package But Lol Ottawa traded their first rounder to the ducks for bobby ryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Exactly? The package obviously consists of more than just Ottawa's 1st. Double huh. Maybe you should have just saved face and said "Oops, I forgot about that." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWheeler Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Double huh. Maybe you should have just saved face and said "Oops, I forgot about that." It's been widely talked about and mostly agreed upon that if Kesler goes to Anaheim we are getting something along the lines of Ottawa's 1st + Etem + Vatanen/Theodore. Not really sure what I need to save face about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 It's been widely talked about and mostly agreed upon that if Kesler goes to Anaheim we are getting something along the lines of Ottawa's 1st + Etem + Vatanen/Theodore. Not really sure what I need to save face about. I knew what you were getting at FWIW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenman92 Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 take who falls from the top 5, which very well could be Sam Reinhart if teams want big, tough players OR I personally like Haydn Fleury a lot Am I the only one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
messier's_elbow Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 lol no way... id say whoever has the 10th pick and past that, have the tougher pick to make. We will still get a blue chip prospect regardless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asian player Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 take who falls from the top 5, which very well could be Sam Reinhart if teams want big, tough players OR I personally like Haydn Fleury a lot Am I the only one? I was really high on him but him droping a few spots kinda turned me off. He's a two way defenseman and is physical. Anybody know why he fell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
messier's_elbow Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 take who falls from the top 5, which very well could be Sam Reinhart if teams want big, tough players OR I personally like Haydn Fleury a lot Am I the only one? Fleury at 6th overall? NO WAY. You could probably get him at 10th-12th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestCoastDave Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Yeah, I have to agree. Unless one of the top 5 falls into our lap, picking 6th place is tough when you have a number of players in the same range. As someone mentioned, trading our spot a couple of picks down is a good idea for an additional 2nd rounder (since that is the going rate in past drafts to make a switch) or even trading our 1st round pick this year to a weaker team next year for their first round selection in a stronger draft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashian Kassian Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Nope. We take a top 5 guy, or go with one of the skill guys (Ehlers/Nylander/Kapanen) Whoever we deem to have the highest upside & be most likely to play in the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashian Kassian Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Ya I knew what Wheeler was trying to say aswell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyLow_ Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 We will find some way to pick a bust. aka nick ritchie, I really hope Calgary pulls a Calgary and drafts him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAZY_4_NAZZY Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 If a top 5 player falls to us than no. But if what is expected that none of them fall, than it becomes a tough decision because Nylander, Ehlers, Kapanen, RItchie, Virtanen, Fleury, McCann etc are not much better than one another. THey are all at around the same level with different pros and cons that pretty much level off at around the same. So the hard decision comes to who to select out of that batch of players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestCoastDave Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Nope. We take a top 5 guy, or go with one of the skill guys (Ehlers/Nylander/Kapanen) Whoever we deem to have the highest upside & be most likely to play in the league. If we go down a few spots, one of Ehlers/Nylander/Kapanen will still be there as well as others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRussianRocket. Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 No. We either pick one of the top 5 that falls out, or we pick Nick Ritchie. Simple. Pretty much this or Virtanen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bo Horvat Posted April 21, 2014 Author Share Posted April 21, 2014 If Canucks pass on local boy Virtanen and he turns out to be a great player, it will be a talking point on 1040 for the next decade This has crossed my mind a bunch of times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.DirtyDangles Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 No. There's just a lot more pressure on them now to make the correct pick. Esp. with Linden here now.When we were picking Schroeder nobody really cared as the team was looking good. When we were picking Grabner and White off the board, it was expected because of Nonis. If the first thing Linden does is pick somebody horrible and/or off the board, well, that ain't good. I sure as hell cared lol. I totally agree the pressure is high to make a good pick. It all comes down to how good the teams in front of us draft and what is left at our pick. We need scoring, scoring and more scoring. Some size would help too. As much as i love Shink's skill and heart he needs 3 more inches and 30 pounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merci Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Ritchie has about 70% the stick/shooting skill Kapanen or Ehlers has Once his skating improves from NHL fitness experts and he gains another 10% of that skill he will be a top 10 dominant PF in the league for a decade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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