Pre-Game Talk: 2018 NHL Entry Draft

[super6646]

We were one point off of getting the top 3 pick. Thank god...

 

[BigRangy]

Perfect lotto

Hope Carolina gets #1

 

[Calculon]

If they trade Karlsson as well this summer, Colorado will probably be quite happy come draft day 2019

 

[Johnny Hoxville]

At least the Oil don’t get Dahlin or Tkachuk.

 

[Mobiandi]

Man, the NHL is so boring

 

[Mobiandi]

Dahlin going to the Sabres shitshow

 

[Anglesmith]

No more excuses in Buffalo. Also, it's kind of a shame that Montreal didn't get Svechnikov. Perfect kind of player for them to hype, then run out of town.

 

[Unlimited Chequing]

Dahlin's gonna be the first Swedish assistant GM/coach in the NHL

 

[Volica]

All kinds of relief. I couldn’t watch it in terms of the embarrassment if we got a lotto pick.

 

[Mobiandi]

 

[Turning Mangiapanese]

Good guy Feaster undoing Treliving's cock-ups from six years in the past.

 

[Volica]

Good guy Feaster undoing Treliving's cock-ups from six years in the past.

Vancouver doing a Calgary style rebuild.

 

[DFF]

BT slept a lot better last night

Almost became a "generational" fool

 

[Volica]

BT slept a lot better last night

Almost became a "generational" fool

Would have been a nightmare had they won a top 3 pick. From a Flames prospective, that could not have gone any better. Vancouver and Edmonton got the shaft, we didn't win (and gift the Isles) and the top 4 picks will go out East, Arizona didn't improve.

Couldn't have gone better.

I'd like to have kept the pick and won the draft in a perfect world (in which we miss the playoffs)

 

[Johnny Hoxville]

I think Tkachuk goes to AZ.

 

[InfinityIggy]

Bold prediction: Svechnikov falls to 6 and is selected by Detroit.

 

[Johnny Hoxville]

Bold prediction: Svechnikov falls to 6 and is selected by Detroit.

Yakupov, I mean Svechnikov should probably go around 12.

 

[Mr Snrub]

I'm not sure if this means Jankowski supports the tank or not

Good guy Feaster undoing Treliving's cock-ups from six years in the past.

Feaster was playing 4D chess and we didn't even realise

 

[Calculon]

Feaster screwing up the 2013 draft (aside from Monahan) and the Bouwmeester trade are big reasons for the lack of offensive depth this past season which was instrumental in the team missing the playoffs

 

[Anglesmith]

Feaster screwing up the 2013 draft (aside from Monahan) and the Bouwmeester trade are big reasons for the lack of offensive depth this past season which was instrumental in the team missing the playoffs

The Flames definitely would have been better off right now if Klimchuk and Poirier were impactful young players at the NHL level right now, but really there weren't any truly impactful pieces to take at that point. Burakovsky has been around for a while, but even he isn't a consistent contributor.

 

[DFF]

Feaster screwing up the 2013 draft (aside from Monahan) and the Bouwmeester trade are big reasons for the lack of offensive depth this past season which was instrumental in the team missing the playoffs

You gave Feaster (or any GMs) too much credit if you really think he is the one that knows which prospect to draft. They have professional scouts for a reason.

as for the reason for missing the playoff, the lack of contribution from 18yrs old Sam Bennett and the 4.5M FAs were bigger factor.

 

[InfinityIggy]

I’d also say it’s debatable how much the lack of success is due to development vs drafting.

 

[Volica]

Feaster screwing up the 2013 draft (aside from Monahan) and the Bouwmeester trade are big reasons for the lack of offensive depth this past season which was instrumental in the team missing the playoffs

In a perfect world, Feaster doesn't focus in on only 1st round picks, and instead takes viable youth. Things could have gone a lot differently moving forward (I.E no Bennett or Chucky), but who knows how this team looks.

That 2013 draft was ultra hyped, but it's looking only a few picks in the 20's will amount to much. Hell, we have 3 of them and they're all waiver fodder.

 

[Kahvi]

G Veini Vehviläinen has gone undrafted 3 years in a row now. Really big question mark why's that, but if he's available later rounds, he's definitely worth a pick. A lot of people are saying he should have been playoff MVP this year in Liiga.
Veini Vehviläinen

 

[Turning Mangiapanese]

G Veini Vehviläinen has gone undrafted 3 years in a row now. Really big question mark why's that, but if he's available later rounds, he's definitely worth a pick. A lot of people are saying he should have been playoff MVP this year in Liiga.
Veini Vehviläinen

Why the hell not. I'm of the opinion that all picks from round #5 and beyond should be used solely on Finnish goalies and Swedish defensemen.