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NHL Off-Season 2015 |OT| With the first pick the LA Kings are proud to select...
- Thread starter Kave_Man
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Nah, they're too cheap for that
Bro I think your in the wrong thread
Buba Big Guns
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Terrible that McDavid is going into Edmonton. How many first overalls have they ruined so far?
Represent.
Represent(ative) of bad opinions
Sick to my stomach that edmonton gets mcdavid. Jesus Christ.
Leafs will pick Hanifin now. Miss out on Strome, who was the big 1C they've been looking for for like a decade. Fuck.
Leafs will pick Hanifin now. Miss out on Strome, who was the big 1C they've been looking for for like a decade. Fuck.
CreeperBlocks
Banned
From the other Thread:
Welp.
Welp.
Oilers culture had a direct impact on the following players:
- Sam Gagner (6th overall) - Disappointing career
- Magnus Paarjavi (10th overall) - Isn't even in the NHL
- Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (1st overall) - Medicore for a 1st overall
- Nail Yakupov (1st overall) - Disappointing career so far. Needed a bridged contract because of risk of going backwards.
Only successful one is Taylor Hall, but his career hasn't come to fruition due to injuries, which you have to wonder if he would have as much on another team with a different culture. Maybe like the BOS wolf pack culture, or a skill / possession game only like VAN.
As a Thrashers fan who's still bitter about Bettman's preferential treatment for the Coyotes, I approve of this post!
A ton of great centres have been picked out of the first round top 5, Getzlaf, Kopitar, Giroux, Carter, Krejci, Bergeron, O'Rielly, Statsny
FUBAR McDangles
Member
Oh for sure. Agreed on all points.
TheKaeptain
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I know you guys make fun of Kings fans showing up for the playoffs but there are a shit load of Ranger fans in the playoffs thread that haven't posted since jazz hands happened.
That would be good ammunition for Pens fans to use, but they too only show up for the playoffs.
TheKaeptain
Banned
hahahaha
StylesClash
Member
Tarasenko!!!
What's the scouting report on Hanifan? I haven't paid much attention to this draft, but picking D men that high up seems really risky.
Ether
"There's not a huge gap between McDavid or Eichel and Hanifin but there is, to start the season anyway, a gap between those top three and everyone else," said one head scout of an NHL team. "(Hanifin) is at a disadvantage simply because he's a defenceman and the other two guys are centres. But (Hanifin) could be Scott Niedermayer. He skates like him."
http://www.tsn.ca/mckenzie-hockey-fans-will-soon-know-the-name-hanifin-1.88237
Amazing skater, great first pass, so its not like hes a stay at home type.
CrazedArabMan
Member
YOU ARE NOT GETTING MANTHA!!!
Anyways at least this draft made me smile with laughter after a typical Detroit afternoon game.
Footage of the Draft Lottery at a bar in Buffalo:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qS8tzvqlGsA
USA chant :lol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qS8tzvqlGsA
USA chant :lol
Mhmm, I haven't watched him so I can't make any judgement but I'm so hesitant towards taking D that high unless their game is as mature as say a guy like Seth Jones was when he was drafted. When you look at the best D in the league, most of them were late to second round picks and not top 5 picks. Leafs would really go with him over Marner even with Rielly?
When in doubt, USA! USA USA!
what the fuck :lol
None.
-Do you think Taylor Hall is ruined? He's considered one of the best LW in the league.
-Nuge spent a year with a bad shoulder. He's fine now, and I still think he's the best player from that draft.
-Yakupov definitely needed another year in the minors. He wasn't mature enough to play in the NHL, but this last season he started to show the skills that made him first overall. It is WAAAY too early to consider him ruined.
I'm not going to actually pretend like I think Rielly is even close to being a sure fire first pairing D because he is still awful at preventing shots against, our D prospects are far from a sure thing. We really need help anywhere.
I actually hope we don't take Hanifin for the kids sake though, media/psycho crazy fans will absolutely hate on him as another American in TO.
Also same thing with Marner, you can already here on the radio from media types saying that don't want another "undersized zippy forward" so they'll rip him too I'm sure. The funny thing is I think Strome is actually the least skilled of the three.
Draft Lottery Video:
http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=53&id=810726&navid=nhl:topheads
Bettman holding up the newspaper made me laugh.
http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=53&id=810726&navid=nhl:topheads
Bettman holding up the newspaper made me laugh.
Lol.
I guess so, Rielly looks like he's on the right path though. Just find it surprising they might take another D with a top pick when they have a chance at a great C, their biggest weakness.
bonesmccoy
Banned
I'm getting texts (from a Habs fan) saying that McDavid is sounding anything but enthused about going to the Oilers.
What's going on?
What's going on?
Meh, the scouts have to find a centre somewhere.
Perhaps they'll swing another 1st now that the lottery is over and get a Barzal/Connor.
He looked like he was walking to his death on the lottery show after the Oilers won.
Eh I don't think so man, that Tyler Biggs fellow is wrecking shit in the ECHL.
It's becoming more and more clear that if you want a top center you have to get one through the draft. That or pull off a fleecing like Dallas did with Boston which almost never happens.
Right but what can you do? If Stromes not there he isn't there. Nothing you can do about it.
You hope you can pull a center with the later first or get one next year.
CreeperBlocks
Banned
I watched it after Oilers were picked and Strombo interviewed him... The Dude looked like his soul was taken out. Poor Kid.
Marner is a C is he not? Possibly trade down if you know a team below really wants Hanifan.
I feel kinda bad for Buffalo. They go full tank and get all hyped for McDavid, only to have the luck of the draw ruin those hopes. Their GM was really showing his disappointment, but Eichel is more than a decent fallback choice. They need to move on and get hyped about this guy because he's pretty damn good too.
CreeperBlocks
Banned
Even Ron's like... Poor Kid
SuperSonic1305
Member
I'm going to go cry now
Marner was a winger all year until the playoffs.
Nylander is a center as well but they stuck him on the wing so I don't know where they would put Marner, they seem similar.
I really wouldn't mind trading JVR and/or Kessel to get a top 10 - 15 pick from someone like NJ, or Florida. I just don't see either of those wingers fitting into the leafs rebuilding timeline esp. for Kessel as he turns 28 this year, and there is only 3 years left on JVR's great contract which will be wasted playing on an awful leafs team. He'll probably want 6 or 7 million (I'm thinking at least at least Bobby Ryan money) for his next contract unless his production completely falls of a cliff or something
Buba Big Guns
Banned
Man camman
All these players would be much better off in other organizations.
Until the diarrhea that is the oilers management leaves, that team is going no where. Sad to see players like Yakupov get fucked over in that black hole.
The Devils pick 7th and Lou said they'd look to move it for offensive help, I think they could go for JVR.
Trade JVR for the 7th, draft Course
Razor pls both Hunter and Dubas emphasis skill first, both said size is irrelevant.
I would do that, I just don't know if Lou would. They need a lot more than a first line left winger to be competing for a playoff spot again, with one of the worst prospect pools in the league
Will also be interesting if the flyers put their pick on the table with what their 100 year old owner, Snider has said lately.