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bye Jack

Are you ready for some NHL Draft excitement!

No, me neither. Probably only Mr. D.

brian wrote: ↑Mon Oct 05, 2020 11:07 am Are you ready for some NHL Draft excitement!

No, me neither. Probably only Mr. D.

There was an article (mercifully, subscriber only) in one of the local papers saying Detroit was going to set the tone for the rest of the first round with their pick. Yes, dipshit, that's usually how it works for the team picking fourth when there is a significant drop-off after the first three picks.

Sharks get goalie Devan Dubnyk and winger Ryan Donato from Minnesota for a bag of pucks. Sounds like great trades on the surface but I don’t know how they can make it work with the salary cap. Probably another shoe to drop in the near future.

That's a really good deal for the Sharks.

degenerasian wrote: ↑Mon Oct 05, 2020 5:07 pm That's a really good deal for the Sharks.

I think so, too. Really need an upgrade in goal, and I think Donato can be a player, too. But, they've got a lot of money tied up in Martin Jones, so I don't know how this is going to work, cap-wise. They'd love to unload Jones, but nobody wants his contract. They have to unload one of their pricey players. I'm just guessing, but I think Brent Burns might be the one.

Jones would be an ok buyout on dollars and an ugly buyout on length.

sancarlos wrote: ↑Mon Oct 05, 2020 5:21 pm

degenerasian wrote: ↑Mon Oct 05, 2020 5:07 pm That's a really good deal for the Sharks.

I think so, too. Really need an upgrade in goal, and I think Donato can be a player, too. But, they've got a lot of money tied up in Martin Jones, so I don't know how this is going to work, cap-wise. They'd love to unload Jones, but nobody wants his contract. They have to unload one of their pricey players. I'm just guessing, but I think Brent Burns might be the one.

I can’t see anyone wanting Burns’ contract at this point. If they can unload him without having to retain any salary that’s a win-win from a cap standpoint. Burns is still useful but doesn’t seem to be aging gracefully (few players do).

hey now

brian wrote: ↑Mon Oct 05, 2020 11:07 am Are you ready for some NHL Draft excitement!

No, me neither. Probably only Mr. D.

A few leaks today about the Rangers taking a lot of calls about #1. Would love to know what kind of value is being offered and if my dumb but logical three team trade has come up.



(Only reason the leaks are interesting is because it either means some teams are really in love with Lafreniere or the Rangers want there to be interest around the pick.)

mister d wrote: ↑Tue Oct 06, 2020 5:13 pm A few leaks today about the Rangers taking a lot of calls about #1. Would love to know what kind of value is being offered and if my dumb but logical three team trade has come up.



(Only reason the leaks are interesting is because it either means some teams are really in love with Lafreniere or the Rangers want there to be interest around the pick.)

Red Wings have ten picks, including three seconds and a couple thirds, so I'd wonder if they'd be interested even though Yzerman said he expects to use all those picks, if not make deals to acquire more.

Iginla comps = 💦💦💦

i've heard more Alex Daigle comps...

Byfield dodges a career bullet.

That was the first good thing Ottawa has done in their entire history

degenerasian wrote: ↑Tue Oct 06, 2020 6:36 pm That was the first good thing Ottawa has done in their entire history

second

BUFFALO TOOK QUINN OVER HIS TEAMMATE ROSSI?!?!?!

Feels like Winnipeg could have traded that pick for a massive haul.

Edmonton's pick is in, a lot of nervous kids out there.

Oot there.

have fun with your pick mister d

Waiting for some to take a chance on Lapierre. Top 10 talent but injury prone.

Mukhamadullin, great name.

degenerasian wrote: ↑Tue Oct 06, 2020 8:17 pm have fun with your pick mister d

I choose to see the positive, which is that this is another RHD in the high pipeline.

That's not a delay, that's a sad reaction.

Hilarious

Fuck. That was awesome.

Compared to the Flames announcement.

we.... like to do things differently.

.....

(i got so excited when Adams said "from the Ottawa 67s..." and then....)

sigh.

i kind of remember when the Sabres were seen as somewhat of a model franchise.

to be fair, i was 10.

degenerasian wrote: ↑Tue Oct 06, 2020 7:16 pm BUFFALO TOOK QUINN OVER HIS TEAMMATE ROSSI?!?!?!

Yeah, there's nothing worse than blowing a lottery pick on the spot. Like Lias Andersson, as soon as they picked him and the analysis was "upside of a 2C but should play soon" it was obvious they were trying to fill a hole and passing on a better prospect. Rangers loss was Buffalo's gain there as I assume Mittelstadt has established himself as a 55-60 point center by now?

that hurt

It started off as genuine commiseration and just spiraled when I remembered who I really wanted at the Lias pick.

i mean....sigh. it's way too easy and i know wrong to throw stones at a pick that hasn't had a chance to truly develop yet. And Quinn could actually be a late peaking talent, it's not uncommon. In which case maybe this is a great pick. .....

it's just hard to trust anything Sabres-organizational over the past 5-7 years.

2nd round starts in 5 minutes. Here are the next 31 available according to Bob McKenzie's rankings. Some great names in there.

23 John-Jason Peterka
27 William Wallinder
28 Noel Gunler
32 Helge Grans
33 Jeremie Poirier
34 Jan Mysak
35 Marat Khusnutdinov
36 Tyler Kleven
37 Ryan O'Rourke
38 Topi Niemela
39 Ty Smilanic
41 Sam Colangelo
43 Luke Tuch
44 Daemon Hunt
45 Will Cuylle
46 Jean-Luc Foudy
47 Dylan Peterson
48 Justin Sourdif
49 Lukas Cormier
50 Luke Evangelista
51 Thomas Bordeleau
52 Roby Jarventie
53 Daniel Torgersson
54 Roni Hirvonen
55 Jack Finley
56 Brock Faber
57 Donovan Sebrango
58 Eemil Viro
59 Vasiliy Ponomarev
60 Joni Jurmo
61 Danil Gushchin

Pronunciation check on #34 please?

mister d wrote: ↑Wed Oct 07, 2020 10:32 am Pronunciation check on #34 please?

Yan Mishak

Doug Wilson Jr. signing (ASL, not pen to paper) their selection of Ozzy Wiesblatt, because his mom is deaf is so fucking awesome.

govmentchedda wrote: ↑Wed Oct 07, 2020 10:47 am Doug Wilson Jr. signing (ASL, not pen to paper) their selection of Ozzy Wiesblatt, because his mom is deaf is so fucking awesome.

That was very cool.

i'm 12 and so i had a legit spit take on this. nice.

mister d wrote: ↑Wed Oct 07, 2020 10:32 am Pronunciation check on #34 please?