GDT: 2017 NHL Entry Draft Part II

[Darkauron]

Very happy with this draft to this point. Very happy.

Lots of skill and good IQ all round.

 

[Team Concept]

Lou and Conte were literally sleeping by round 3.

And we have been paying for this the last 5 seasons. At one point they were also drafting overagers in the draft (19 and 20 year olds). Very frustrating.

 

[EnglishDevil]

No not yet

He's dropped further than I expected

 

[britdevil]

Lou and Conte were literally sleeping by round 3.

They had to get down Denny's for the senior Saturday special plate.

 

[JimEIV]

Very happy with this draft to this point. Very happy.

A little light on D.

 

[SteveCangialosi123]

Couldn't be happier with this draft. Massive influx of skill and potential into the system. Exactly what we needed. Now go out and trade for a dman, Ray.

 

[OmNomNom]

flyers took stromebro

 

[The Wumpus]

We're going hard on skill and IQ. Basically the opposite of the infamous 2014 draft.

 

[Spoiled Bratt]

Strome to the Flyers

 

[EnglishDevil]

Strome to Flyers, he sucks imo glad it's not us.

Mikey to LA, good spot for him.

 

[Davegarri]

Philly gets Strome. Damn

 

[RememberTheName]

Hoefenmayer gone

 

[NJDevs26]

A little light on D.

I'd like another couple of projects here too...but Walsh is a nice pick. Mueller was in a sense our other D 'pick'.

They haven't really reached for forwards here, nice value other than maybe the first third-rounder.

 

[BomaLightDevils]

We'll see how it turns out in a few years, but its refreshing to not use every pick on the safe option.

Its so refreshing and I love the value in European picks. Instead of these old school Canadians.

Maybe we didn't have the economy with the last regime to go deep and meaningful in the European scouting.

 

[OmNomNom]

Strome to Flyers, he sucks imo glad it's not us.

Mikey to LA, good spot for him.

and his bro too, when he goes 4 years in college and leaves

 

[rrekaj13]

It's clear Shero & co have done their homework and are leaning on that quite a bit. Still some guys I would have liked to see taken instead, but overall it's clear they've stuck to a strategy of high-upside, high-skill, high-IQ and it'll pay off in the long-run

 

[Blender]

Love that this organization is focusing on speed and skill. That is the way the NHL is going.

 

[EnglishDevil]

Pretty sure Chmelevski is still on the board too? Along with Safin & Bellerive.

Lots of forward depth in this draft.

 

[thethinglonger]

He's dropped further than I expected

I really like him and Ruzicka...both guys have all the tools but need consistency

Edit: And Ruzicka is gone

 

[TheUnseenHand]

A little light on D.

The talent pool on D is pretty light this year so I'm ok with that.

 

[SeidoN]

wonder if Shero has a deal in place to trade Kovy for a D

 

[ScottyK]

Sounds like Minny is trying to move Scandella and not Brodin or Dumba

 

[OmNomNom]

hey wasn't sasha chmelevski another name? hes fallen too

 

[The Wumpus]

I still can't believe we picked first overall. This draft has been great.

 

[ScottyK]

Holy **** Strome is ugly as sin