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1 hour ago, 250Integra said:

When you put it this way, this is a very enticing pick if he's available at #11.

and that's why the nicks interviewed him. But even RNH as a C undwhelmed a bit in his NHL career. Thing is this is a very deep draft - think about Matt Wood - PPG as a big freshmen who can skate in the NHL - top 5 pick in many drafts.. Mitchcov, smith, top 3 picks in most drafts 

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42 minutes ago, -Vintage Canuck- said:

 

Doesn't this guy realize he's wasting his time and putting his safety at risk?

 

Just visit CDC Draft thread and he'll know everything there is to know about every prospect....:lol:

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2 hours ago, Seannnp said:

Agree with all except Michkov. 

 

Bedard

Fantili

Carlsson

Smith

Leonard

Reinbacher 

 

These 6 are the only guaranteed selections for the top 10. Everyone else could fall out of the top 10 including Michkov. 

Yeah I would say if any of:

 

Bedard

Fantili

Carlsson

Smith

Leonard

Reinbacher 

Dvorsky

Michkov

 

Fall to 11, you take them and run. After that I think we could see teams reaching for players they like. 

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Swing for the Fences

 

1. Michkov

2. Simashev

3. Reinbacher

4. Benson

5. Dvorsky

6. Wood (could possibly become VAN's #2C some day, or at worst, on Pettersson's wing)

 

 

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https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/barry-trotz-nashville-predators-trying-to-move-into-top-four-in-nhl-draft-1.1977642

 

I don't see Chicago, Anaheim or SJ moving their first pick cause they're all rebuilding. CBJ doesn't want to lose anymore so it'd make sense for them to entertain this. If I was Kakelanien I'd ask for the first, big name roster player or top end prospect, and maybe a bunch of seconds. I don't know if it makes sense for any team to pay that much. 

 

I am so intrigued to know what kind of price GMs will pay to move into the 3rd OA, if it happens.

 

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6 hours ago, Wolfgang Durst said:

from one of the many mockdraft's on social media; reason why I am posting this is because the takes on the prospects are spot on

 

11. Vancouver Canucks — Matthew Wood, RW (UConn, HE)

 

Potentially lost in all the hoopla surrounding Adam Fantilli’s award-winning freshman year was Wood’s own point-a-game season for UConn. A natural playmaker with quick wits, Wood came to play every night, using his thick 6-foot-4 frame to handle defensemen four, five, sometimes six years older. Wood isn’t fast, but that’s also the case with half the guys who hit the 100-point mark in the NHL last season. He obviously makes up for it with eye-popping production in tournaments and top-scoring numbers at the NCAA level, and Hockey East is by no means a forward’s paradise. Although he played wing exclusively last season, there’s enough evidence for a potential future as a center.

 

 

Bottom line: The Canucks can’t afford to let position get in the way of rebuilding every aspect of their pipeline. Wood is a local kid with BCHL roots who has been racking up points everywhere he plays. Elite-level playmaking isn’t limited to the center position, and Wood’s got it in spades.

 

Surprise pick: Tom Willander, RHD (Rogle J20, Nationell) — Confusing as it may be to see the rumor mill’s subject du Jour somehow considered a shock pick at No. 11, the realities are that Willander can be a high-yield investment, but he’s also an on-ice gambler who simply didn’t do enough to overtake any of the defensemen earmarked for the top-20 all season. This could be the overdraft of the event, but the upside’s undeniable.

Feel like I was just reading my own thoughts on wood 

 

couldn’t agree more with the take on Wood. What mock was this?

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