2019 Draft Thread: We Already Got a Kaapo

[AKL]

No, you take Moritz Seider.

Yeah let's take another RD not putting up points in a Euro league.

 

[chchelseII]

He had 2 goals in 5 games at the World Championships. Not terrible while playing against some of the best players in the world. Plus he is a RD, the most coveted position, due to positional scarcity.

 

[AKL]

He had 2 goals in 5 games at the World Championships. Not terrible while playing against some of the best players in the world. Plus he is a RD, the most coveted position, due to positional scarcity.

Yes, let's draft a guy at a position our team doesn't need because he had a decent 5 games

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[chchelseII]

Yes, let's draft a guy at a position our team doesn't need because he had a decent 5 games

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You want to draft a guy who has value to our team. I want to draft a guy that has value to every team.

 

[Digitalbooya]

If I’m being completely honest, I just want another left winger. I don’t think we have enough.

 

[57special]

Yes, let's draft a guy at a position our team doesn't need because he had a decent 5 games

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That was sort of the story with F Jo, wasn't it? Didn't he have a nice playoffs before the draft?

 

[P10p]

That was sort of the story with F Jo, wasn't it? Didn't he have a nice playoffs before the draft?

Exactly, had a good season but a great post-season iirc.

 

[16thOverallSaveUs]

Interesting point from Pronmans Q and A: he thinks both Suzuki and Tomasino could be 1Cs. I don’t know that I agree, but if true, it’s not a bad idea to add another first. I would be fine trading Zucker for a 1st if I knew for a fact that I could sign eberle to a comparable contract.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Interesting point from Pronmans Q and A: he thinks both Suzuki and Tomasino could be 1Cs. I don’t know that I agree, but if true, it’s not a bad idea to add another first. I would be fine trading Zucker for a 1st if I knew for a fact that I could sign eberle to a comparable contract.

NHL calendar makes that impossible.

 

[WILDTATE10]

hughes
kappo
turcotte
byram
dach
zegras
boldy
krebs
cozens
caufield
newhook

if all these guys are gone--do you trade back? I wouldn't be opposed.

That’s absolute worst case scenario for me. I’d take the risk on Podz if it fell like this

 

[16thOverallSaveUs]

And let the fall begin

 

[keppel146]

I’d still draft him at 12 (Krebs)

 

[AKL]

Great, now I’m left hoping someone takes him before 12 so another guy falls to us still and we don’t grab him.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

hughes
kappo
turcotte
byram
dach
zegras
boldy
krebs
cozens
caufield
newhook

if all these guys are gone--do you trade back? I wouldn't be opposed.

In this situation, I might pull the trigger on Lavoie.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

And let the fall begin

Only a partial tear at least.

 

[WILDTATE10]

Draft is getting close and I’m getting scared of Fenton’s draft board

 

[AJ Thelen]

Great, now I’m left hoping someone takes him before 12 so another guy falls to us still and we don’t grab him.

Can a injury like that be career threatening?

 

[nickschultzfan]

Draft is getting close and I’m getting scared of Fenton’s draft board

Draft board?

Fenton doesn't need one of those.

 

[57special]

Great, now I’m left hoping someone takes him before 12 so another guy falls to us still and we don’t grab him.

 

[57special]

Can a injury like that be career threatening?

Mebbe.
The fact that it happened by a skate blade rather than him just doing it on his own is good news, IMO. W/o knowing the extent of the injury it's hard to tell, but I'd say it's likely that he will make a full recovery, and hopefully his skating won't be affected. The big thing is that it will set his training an career back by about a year. That's not a little thing for a GM...that extra year that he is waiting for Krebs to help the NHL club could be the one that gets him fired.

 

[BagHead]

He probably isn't sure Krebs will be the same player when he gets back. I'm not sure, either. His skating was an asset of his, and I'm not positive it will still be, nor am I sure if that matters in the end.

 

[16thOverallSaveUs]

not too worried about an 18yo making a full recovery from a partial tear. What I am concerned about is him losing this summer of training and potentially part of next season and how the will affect his overall progression. Kid seems like a hardworking guy who won't let this hold him back. It doesn't move him back much for me, and I think teams like AZ and Montreal would be licking their lips if he got to them.

 

[2Pair]

This is a great way to get a 1st line player with a 12th overall pick.

 

[57special]

not too worried about an 18yo making a full recovery from a partial tear. What I am concerned about is him losing this summer of training and potentially part of next season and how the will affect his overall progression. Kid seems like a hardworking guy who won't let this hold him back. It doesn't move him back much for me, and I think teams like AZ and Montreal would be licking their lips if he got to them.

Yeah, if it's only a partial tear I'd take him. Love the player. Just don't have faith that Fenton will be willing to wait...I mean, it's not like Krebs will be ready for the NHL next year, anyway.

 

[2Pair]

Yeah, if it's only a partial tear I'd take him. Love the player. Just don't have faith that Fenton will be willing to wait...I mean, it's not like Krebs will be ready for the NHL next year, anyway.

Yeah, last years draft sure is evidence of that