New Jersey Devils to draft #17

[Darkauron]

lundqvist? nil? as in the # of cups he has?

Heyoooooooooooooooo

 

[OmNomNom]

you forgot the rimshot or the quote about how long you'll be appearing at the hfboards open mike nights.

there is no end date, lucky you

 

[StevenToddIves]

A player I've been watching make his way up the draft rankings in Swedish defenseman, Nils Lundkvist. He definitely seems like a player that Ray, Castron & company would like. Smart player, excellent skater (fantastic edgework), can move the puck up the ice really easily. I've seen him as high as 19 in some rankings, and he continues to rise. He's a little undersized (as in he needs to hit the gym), and it doesn't help his height that he has a wide, low skating stride so he looks shorter than 5'11" when he's on the ice....just a name to keep in mind

Yeah, I mentioned Lundqvist a few posts above. Legit top-4 upside. He's got some boom potential. We should note that he's a RHD, and that he needs a few years of physical development before reaching the NHL. But his upside is certainly notable.

 

[StevenToddIves]

Steve Kournianos has us taking Vitali Kravstov

Kravtsov is a very intriguing player, just had an eye-opening year. He projects to RW, an organizational need for certain, especially if Popugayev continues to stall. I agree with Kournianos that Kravtsov is a far better prospect than most pundits have credited him with being, but I don't know if the Devils take him at #17 if there is a potential top-pairing D available. While Kournianos is, in my eyes, the best draft writer out there, mock-drafting is not his top asset.

 

[MartyOwns]

this roald dahl guy from sweden is supposed to be pretty good

 

[Zippy316]

Steve Kournianos has us taking Vitali Kravstov

Interesting prospect.

Crazy to see how much his production jumped in the post-season. I wonder why that is.

 

[Colin226]

this roald dahl guy from sweden is supposed to be pretty good

The guy who wrote BFG?

 

[MartyOwns]

The guy who wrote BFG?

correct. i think big friendly giant is his nickname

 

[AfroThunder396]

BFG has a completely different meaning to me.

 

[HenriquesJawLine]

Interesting prospect.

Crazy to see how much his production jumped in the post-season. I wonder why that is.

I think it's as simple as ice time, which makes him really intriguing. Feel like this is how you get top 10 talents in the back half of the first round.

 

[Ripshot 43]

BFG has a completely different meaning to me.

Thanks forever to DOOM

 

[My3Sons]

this roald dahl guy from sweden is supposed to be pretty good

Isn’t he British?

 

[My3Sons]

The guy who wrote BFG?

He also wrote Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach and Tales of the Unexpected or some title close to that.

 

[EliasFTW]

BFG has a completely different meaning to me.

Violent video games warping our minds. Someone call Jack Thompson, Tell him he was right all along.

 

[Teddy Bristow]

Isn’t he British?

Born in UK, parents were from Norway

 

[Scorcho]

correct. i think big friendly giant is his nickname

ohhh...so that's what the f stands for...not "f***ing"

 

[thethinglonger]

Interesting prospect.

Crazy to see how much his production jumped in the post-season. I wonder why that is.

Kravtsov is seeing an increase in ice-time. Combine that with some better line-mates, and his incredible skill and you get the record-setter for total points and PPG pace for U20 skaters in KHL Post-season history

 

[NJ DevLolz]

BPA but if there's a tie, go with the dman

 

[The Wumpus]

He also wrote Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach and Tales of the Unexpected or some title close to that.

And also was an RAF fighter pilot stationed in Africa during WWII, credited with shooting down a few German bombers.

 

[Zippy316]

For those that want to see Kravtsov:

 

[jkrdevil]

Lottery about to start. My fear is top three will be the Rangers and 2 islander picks

 

[Ripshot 43]

The nhl could make it easier to find. Says it’s on at 7:30 but they are showing their normal crap... very deceiving

 

[Ripshot 43]

Carolina

 

[Lindys Lazy Eye]

If Carolina gets Dahlin, I wonder if a trade for Hanifin would be more appealing and palatable for them

 

[RememberTheName]

If Carolina gets Dahlin, I wonder if a trade for Hanifin would be more appealing and palatable for them

I literally thought the exact same thing when I saw Carolina get top 3