GDT: 2023 NHL DRAFT 6/28-29 in SMASHVILLE

[Porter Stoutheart]

Well there go Heidt and Sawchyn... was kind of starting to hope for a miracle, alas, just like with Perreault...

#68, 79, 83... I still see Lardis, Ziemmer, Rykov, Suniev, even Perron as some interesting names available?

 

[PredsV82]

Holy shit there is a player whose name is Felix Unger....

Parents had to be Odd Couple fans...

 

[LCPreds]

Kalan Lind joins our stable of agressive sandpaper LW prospects: Schaefer and L'Heureux

2023 NHL Draft prospect profile: Kalan Lind is a menace

The 2023 NHL Playoffs showed more than ever that the league's rulebook changes a tad when the games really matter. You need some sandpaper in your lineup, and we're likely to see a number of teams…

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I don't know enough to have an opinion on the guy but sandpaper plus these stats is kind of funny to me. I guess he can grow into his frame and mentality:

Position: C/LW
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 154 lbs.

This guy would bounce right off of a guy built like FF9.

 

[PredsV82]

Definitely leaning on our Scandanavian scouts

 

[herzausstein]

I don't know enough to have an opinion on the guy but sandpaper plus these stats is kind of funny to me. I guess he can grow into his frame and mentality:

Position: C/LW
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 154 lbs.

This guy would bounce right off of a guy built like FF9.

Just needs to hit the gym and pack on some muscle

 

[ShagDaddy]

I don't know enough to have an opinion on the guy but sandpaper plus these stats is kind of funny to me. I guess he can grow into his frame and mentality:

Position: C/LW
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 154 lbs.

This guy would bounce right off of a guy built like FF9.

Marchand is 5’ 9” 176lbs. Pretty sure an 18 year old kid will add 25 to 30 pounds in the next 3 years.

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

Definitely leaning on our Scandanavian scouts

Nilsson and Kiiskinen are certainly not names anybody here was coming up with. That is probably a good thing!

So I predict our next guy is Emil Pieniniemi!

 

[Flgatorguy87]

I don't know enough to have an opinion on the guy but sandpaper plus these stats is kind of funny to me. I guess he can grow into his frame and mentality:

Position: C/LW
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 154 lbs.

This guy would bounce right off of a guy built like FF9.

Same thing I thought, but he's got the frame to hang some more muscle on. Also doesn't look too bad with the gloves off.

 

[triggrman]

Marchand is 5’ 9” 176lbs. Pretty sure an 18 year old kid will add 25 to 30 pounds in the next 3 years.

My son went from 168 to 191 in one school year

 

[ShagDaddy]

Japan Lind has done really well in interviews. Not the typical “for sure” type answers.

 

[predhead1]

Nilsson and Kiiskinen are certainly not names anybody here was coming up with. That is probably a good thing!

So I predict our next guy is Emil Pieniniemi!

Or Yelnick McWawa

 

[LCPreds]

Marchand is 5’ 9” 176lbs. Pretty sure an 18 year old kid will add 25 to 30 pounds in the next 3 years.

My son went from 168 to 191 in one school year

Yep like I said he has time to fill in. I will say though that 6'0 154 is really lean. Like really lean. At that height, with that type "sandpaper" expectation, I would think he needs to be getting into the 190-200 range.

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

Lardis and now Ziemmer also go directly before our picks? Hmph...

 

[glenngineer]

My son went from 168 to 191 in one school year

Weber went from 213 to 234 in one off season if I remember correctly.

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

I wouldn't trade back for more picks at this point?

 

[Scoresberg]

Lardis and now Ziemmer also go directly before our picks? Hmph...

It's not like there weren't opportunities to take them, though.

 

[herzausstein]

I wouldn't trade back for more picks at this point?

Starting to load up on 2024 picks

 

[Adz]

I wouldn't trade back for more picks at this point?

More picks next year might work out.

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

Boo, for 2024 picks, don't like it.

 

[herzausstein]

Boo, for 2024 picks, don't like it.

Puts us at 13 picks next season. Edit: 11 picks. Capfriendly already had it updated

 

[AintLifeGrand]

tf are we doing- i am just getting caught up (on a flight rn)

I do not like the trotz thus far… very meh picks outside of wood

Perron is still on the board

 

[herzausstein]

tf are we doing- i am just getting caught up (on a flight rn)

I do not like the trotz thus far… very meh picks outside of wood

Perron is still on the board

Im not gonna get wrapped up too much in these picks at this point. These guys have been passed up by every team several times at this point.

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

Starting to load up on 2024 picks

The Dallas pick is going to be lower than the #79 we traded, possibly in a less deep draft too.

 

[herzausstein]

Dylan MacKinnon

Marchand is 5’ 9” 176lbs. Pretty sure an 18 year old kid will add 25 to 30 pounds in the next 3 years.

If we arent picky about if it is muscle or not i can pack that on in a couple weeks

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

I guess one of our scouts went to the Hlinka...