cyoung Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 1 hour ago, ItalianCanuck1 said: Meanwhile.. I want him on the team lol so bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashian Kassian Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 #6 would be a great spot. If Dylan Cozen's goes top 5 we are getting 1 of Byram, Dach or Podkolzin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vannuck59 Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Stop drafting Smerfs . I would be happy with one of Cozen's, Bryam , Dach. Also I would look at trading Virtanen + Plus for another pick in the top 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naslundfan921 Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Based solely on what I've read (including that great post in the Other Leagues section of CDC) I like Kakko better than Hughes. Hoping that we land the 2nd pick so it's an easy can't go wrong decision as there seems to be a divide in opinion from 3 onward 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redhdlois Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 41 minutes ago, naslundfan921 said: Based solely on what I've read (including that great post in the Other Leagues section of CDC) I like Kakko better than Hughes. Hoping that we land the 2nd pick so it's an easy can't go wrong decision as there seems to be a divide in opinion from 3 onward For once I am hoping we don’t land the first pick. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhukini Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, vannuck59 said: Stop drafting Smerfs . I would be happy with one of Cozen's, Bryam , Dach. Also I would look at trading Virtanen + Plus for another pick in the top 10 Not wanting to draft smurfs is what led to Virtanen Edited March 4, 2019 by Zhukini 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vannuck59 Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 On D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flickyoursedin Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 23 minutes ago, Zhukini said: Not wanting to draft smurfs is what led to Virtanen Exactly! Draft the skilled players like Pettersson and Hughes. The reason we can’t score is because we have too many 200 foot players and not enough skill on the team. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Isam Posted March 4, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 4, 2019 38 minutes ago, naslundfan921 said: Based solely on what I've read (including that great post in the Other Leagues section of CDC) I like Kakko better than Hughes. Hoping that we land the 2nd pick so it's an easy can't go wrong decision as there seems to be a divide in opinion from 3 onward Don't just read whats on here. If you read just what is posted on here then you are gonna get a very slanted view. One of the big problems going on with hughes right now isnt so much that he is playing with the usdp, it is that he is over exposed because we have known about going number one overall for a good three years atleast. Now we, as fans, are overdissecting his game and trying to find every flaw real and imaginable to justify selecting the new and hot thing. This is the same argument and principle used in 2016 that people tried to use to justify laine over matthews. Kaako has flaws in his game albeit not very many if you care to watch. Two such examples are that he can coast out there and not give a $&!# when he is frustrated, and he can be trainwreck in his own zone. Hughes' biggest flaw, isn't so much his size or lack of shot, but trying to force a play that isn't there like his brother Quinn. I still consider hughes' overall body of work stronger then kaako's even though kaako has played with men sm liiga extremely well this season. However, that could change with whatever happens at the u18's or the world championships and the combine. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoolander Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 21 hours ago, NUCKER67 said: Yes! _____ - Pettersson - Kakko _____ - Horvat - Boeser Current LW options: Goldobin, Virtanen, Leivo, Pearson, (Baertschi?) That's a young core that needs some veteran skill. Think about CHI with Toews and Kane. The Hawks went out and got Hossa and Sharp as running mates. If I were JB, I'd be looking to do the same. Sell the surplus forwards for some help on D, and target some proven +25 goal scorers via trade of FA. We more or less have a surplus now, and I think a big move is on the horizon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tas Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 46 minutes ago, Zoolander said: That's a young core that needs some veteran skill. Think about CHI with Toews and Kane. The Hawks went out and got Hossa and Sharp as running mates. If I were JB, I'd be looking to do the same. Sell the surplus forwards for some help on D, and target some proven +25 goal scorers via trade of FA. We more or less have a surplus now, and I think a big move is on the horizon. it doesn't change your point, but the blackhawks got sharp before either toews or kane had been drafted. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YungWee Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Anyone else see it as, Hughes Kakko Byram Everyone else 4-10 Let us win the lottery please. Any top 3 pick will do. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YungWee Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 1 hour ago, Isam said: Don't just read whats on here. If you read just what is posted on here then you are gonna get a very slanted view. One of the big problems going on with hughes right now isnt so much that he is playing with the usdp, it is that he is over exposed because we have known about going number one overall for a good three years atleast. Now we, as fans, are overdissecting his game and trying to find every flaw real and imaginable to justify selecting the new and hot thing. This is the same argument and principle used in 2016 that people tried to use to justify laine over matthews. Kaako has flaws in his game albeit not very many if you care to watch. Two such examples are that he can coast out there and not give a $&!# when he is frustrated, and he can be trainwreck in his own zone. Hughes' biggest flaw, isn't so much his size or lack of shot, but trying to force a play that isn't there like his brother Quinn. I still consider hughes' overall body of work stronger then kaako's even though kaako has played with men sm liiga extremely well this season. However, that could change with whatever happens at the u18's or the world championships and the combine. I think you have to factor having both Hughes brothers on the same team. If we can get Jack, I'd say its much more likely Quinn (and Jack) stay here after RFA. If jack goes somewhere else, Quinn may want to join him....or Jack would want to join us. Interesting to think about. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Ward Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 I believe that, for the franchise's sake, with our great scouting, we should always take BPA. The value of the asset is hugely important. We need to have as much value as we can. Free agency and trades can always fill in the blanks, but if you continually draft for position and not BPA you will degrade the overall value of your assets. My point being, there is no point discussing who we should take until we know where we will pick. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItalianCanuck1 Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 16 minutes ago, Dixon Ward said: I believe that, for the franchise's sake, with our great scouting, we should always take BPA. The value of the asset is hugely important. We need to have as much value as we can. Free agency and trades can always fill in the blanks, but if you continually draft for position and not BPA you will degrade the overall value of your assets. My point being, there is no point discussing who we should take until we know where we will pick. Recent history proves your point. Virtanen and Juolevi were drafted by need, Pettersson was the BPA (Hughes also, so let’s hope). Spot the difference. I’m not the #1 fan of JB here, but I think he learned from his mistakes, especially in the draft (he is also improved in trades, not so much in FA), so I expect a BPA choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stawns Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 2 hours ago, Zoolander said: That's a young core that needs some veteran skill. Think about CHI with Toews and Kane. The Hawks went out and got Hossa and Sharp as running mates. If I were JB, I'd be looking to do the same. Sell the surplus forwards for some help on D, and target some proven +25 goal scorers via trade of FA. We more or less have a surplus now, and I think a big move is on the horizon. it's going to be a busy summer for JB because the team is, pretty much, where you describe here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flickyoursedin Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 1 hour ago, YungWee said: Anyone else see it as, Hughes Kakko Byram Everyone else 4-10 Let us win the lottery please. Any top 3 pick will do. That’s how I see the top 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetroCanuck Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Id say Kakko and Hughes could step right in next year, but who thinks Byram might be able to make the jump? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Naslund Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 I think Hughes definitely is the number one pick. Look at Gaudreau and P. Kane they're doing just fine. Even DeBrincat is producing some gaudy numbers for a 2nd round pick, let's also not forget about another undersized 2nd rounder.....KUCHEROV. Hughes natural talent and skill level is so above and beyond the rest of the field imo, that I don't even think it's a debate for the NHL team's scouts, Kakko vs Hughes seems moreso a media created one. Hughes is the pipe dream, but I'd love Byram or Kakko as well. Perhaps even Podkolzin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathew Barzal Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 (edited) Calling it now if we draft Byram, Juolevi gets moved for a 1st in the same draft. Lots of RHD in the mid 1st area. Edited March 4, 2019 by Mathew Barzal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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