mpt Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 I've always wanted a local WHL kid being drafted but his terrible assists should be a big red flag. We don't need another selfish hockey player on this team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpt Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 I'm failing to see the comparison. Virtanen is a fairly stocky guy known for physical play to generate goals.. Oshie is a smaller guy with slick hands and a finesse game... Yea there is no relationship at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pears Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 We should pick Dal Colle if still available in which I think he will be. I picture the draft going like so: 1. Florida- Ekblad 2. Buffalo- Reinhart 3. Edmonton- Bennett 4. Calgary- Ritchie 5. Isles- Draisaitl 6. Us- Dal Colle Dal Colle is a Jensen like better yet somewhat better. Can play both wing and Center. Most comfortable with the wing. Dal Colle is the right choice for this organization. Has a bright future. Sorry Virtanen might end up in the hands of the canes. If that scenario happens and Calgary goes off the board and grabs Ritchie, then the Isles will take Dal Colle since they need winger prospects, leaving us with Draisaitl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpt Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 If that scenario happens and Calgary goes off the board and grabs Ritchie, then the Isles will take Dal Colle since they need winger prospects, leaving us with Draisaitl. The Islanders are likely going to be giving their 5th to Buffalo as I doubt they take themselves out of the McDavid sweepstakes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canucks155 Posted April 27, 2014 Author Share Posted April 27, 2014 The Islanders are likely going to be giving their 5th to Buffalo as I doubt they take themselves out of the McDavid sweepstakes Buffalo will draft Reinhart or Bennett w/ the 2nd pick. They wouldn't want to draft another center 3 picks later. They'd probably draft MDC so he could play w/ one of the Sam's. No point in getting 2 potential top line centers. They'd rather get a different position. Plus I think MDC is the BPA at that pick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BanTSN Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 Buffalo may go off the board and select Fleury with NYI's pick, if Ekblad is already gone. There are really only those two defenders in the draft to get at least halfway excited about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tangelos Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 The Islanders are likely going to be giving their 5th to Buffalo as I doubt they take themselves out of the McDavid sweepstakes No they won't. That is pretty much telling the fans we expect to suck next year. They will keep their pick this draft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canucks155 Posted April 27, 2014 Author Share Posted April 27, 2014 No they won't. That is pretty much telling the fans we expect to suck next year. They will keep their pick this draft Their fans know they're going to suck next year... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tangelos Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 Their fans know they're going to suck next year... They made the playoffs last year. Highly doubt they're in the bottom 5 of the nhl next season. They have too much offensive talent. If they pick up a decent goalie they can squeeze into the playoffs or finish at worst 9th or 10th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canucks155 Posted April 27, 2014 Author Share Posted April 27, 2014 They made the playoffs last year. Highly doubt they're in the bottom 5 of the nhl next season. They have too much offensive talent. If they pick up a decent goalie they can squeeze into the playoffs or finish at worst 9th or 10th Last year was a huge fluke. They won't leave the basement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winthecup Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 Last year was a huge fluke. They won't leave the basement. i dont think so...they ran into some injury problems this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickly Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 Last year was a huge fluke. They won't leave the basement. The Isles underachieved this year. Plus with a possible emergence of Strome and Reinhart next year they could be pushing for the playoffs. Highly doubt they trade this years pick because there's no way they are going to finish low enough next year to snag the lottery win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canucks155 Posted April 27, 2014 Author Share Posted April 27, 2014 Alright, I've seen people's opinions and I think we should just trade the 6th OVR pick. Here it is: To WPG: 1st 2014 Van (6th pick) To Van: Kane Why WPG does it: Kane is a nuisance for Winnipeg. They’re just trying to get rid of him for a fair deal. They’re also going into (another?) rebuild. They should try to accumulate draft picks and this trade lets them do that. At this point, they’ll take what they can get for him. This gives them the 6th pick, along w/ their 9th pick. This gives them 2 top 10 picks which they can use to add to their prospect pool, or, they can use them to trade up and get into the top 5. They need to get more prospect wingers and there are loads on the board between 6 and 9 (Virtanen, Ehlers, Nylander, yes, he can play wing, Perlini, Ritchie, Kapanen). They can turn that franchise around quickly too. Why Van does it: 6th is probably the worst place to draft in this draft. If one of the top 5 falls to us, then screw this deal and grab them. The only I would want us to make this deal would be because there are way too many question marks surrounding Ehlers, Virtanen, Ritchie, Perlini and Nylander. There is no doubt in my mind that Kane just needs to get out of the Peg. He’ll grow up under Torts and will be held accountable for his actions. The Sedins and other characters on the team won’t let him get out of line, something that was and is still missing in Winnipeg. He’ll also be playing in his home province, where he played w/ the Giants of the WHL. This year’s draft isn’t the strongest and Kane is more of guarantee than any of the others. He can still grow into a legit top line player (he was drafted 4th OVR), something I’m not sure the other prospects can do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMapleLaughs Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 As long as we get Kane AND keep our 2015 1st, i'm happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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