GDT: The NHL draft and trade mayhem

[A Star is Burns]

All it takes is hitting on a few of the high skill guys over the last few drafts (in addition to the high end sure things already on our roster) to get yourself to the point where you can make those finishing moves for big assets like Tampa in the future.

 

[A Star is Burns]

He was a controversial figure among the Facebook fan base because he looked like he wasn't even trying as he flew up the ice past 8 players.

He was one of the only players I remember that could stay out for like two minutes flying up and down the ice but never really seemed to tire.

 

[cptjeff]

He was a controversial figure among the Facebook fan base because he looked like he wasn't even trying as he flew up the ice past 8 players.

There there be dragons, I don't read those comments much.

 

[DaveG]

Forgot about him. Wasn't he at Michigan when drafted?

Yep, drafted him before his Freshman year at Michigan (which wasn't bad), but then his Sophomore year was rough and he was basically ditched by them, so he went to the BCHL and then after having re-committed to Michigan, decommitted from them and went to Minnesota. He had a pretty solid season as a #1 for them.

 

[pit]

Pitkanen was far from a disappointment to us- he was quite effective and playing as a legit 1D until he shattered his foot and finally convinced the NHL to change the icing rule. And he's been a key voice within the org in terms of Euro scouting. IIRC, he played a major role in convincing us to take Aho.

I didn't know that about Aho or that he was scouting for you, that's very cool.

By disappointment I mean more that his career ended and not so much that he was a disappointment as a player. I still liked him in Philly when he was traded away, but it was clear that management had soured on him and it wasn't going to work out.

 

[Chrispy]

I didn't know that about Aho or that he was scouting for you, that's very cool.

By disappointment I mean more that his career ended and not so much as a player. I still liked him in Philly when he was traded away, but it was clear that management had soured on him and it wasn't going to work out.

Strangely enough, that may be the biggest impact of his career: it was one of the final straws in the NHL moving to no-touch icing.

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

It’s funny (not haha funny but you know what I mean) that a guy who was labeled as lazy his whole career had his career end busting ass trying to touch up an icing call.

I still think it’s incredibly badass that he even attempted a comeback after that.

 

[SvechneJerk]

Scott Wheeler says the Canes win best Draft for the second year in a row

Link, por favor?

 

[GoldiFox]

Link, por favor?

Can't get the direct link as it opens my app.

NHL Draft recap: The winners, losers and best value picks

 

[HisIceness]

Someone (maybe Wheeler?) said last year something like "In (x) years of doing this I've never seen a team nail every pick like Carolina did".

Time will tell, but I'm really excited for the future of this franchise. We never got this kind of love at the draft from the insiders and it showed until the new regime took over. I mean for one thing we're actually drafting Russians. When Svech was drafted one of the TV guys said the Canes had only taken one Russian in 20 years (Knyazev in 2001).

I am curious in the future when the opportunity presents itself, if they actually do draft a D-man in round 1 despite Dundon saying it won't happen. I think they will break that one year.

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

I mean for one thing we're actually drafting Russians. When Svech was drafted one of the TV guys said the Canes had only taken one Russian in 20 years (Knyazev in 2001).

By my count, we've taken five since Svech.

Я, например, приветствую наших новых русских повелителей.

 

[TheReelChuckFletcher]

Someone (maybe Wheeler?) said last year something like "In (x) years of doing this I've never seen a team nail every pick like Carolina did".

Time will tell, but I'm really excited for the future of this franchise. We never got this kind of love at the draft from the insiders and it showed until the new regime took over. I mean for one thing we're actually drafting Russians. When Svech was drafted one of the TV guys said the Canes had only taken one Russian in 20 years (Knyazev in 2001).

I am curious in the future when the opportunity presents itself, if they actually do draft a D-man in round 1 despite Dundon saying it won't happen. I think they will break that one year.

If there's any draft to do it, it's 2021. Outside of Aatu Raty, it is truly a defense-rich draft on all fronts.

 

[Tryamw]

So did we do bad? People talking about us this almost has to be the case.

 

[TheReelChuckFletcher]

So did we do bad? People talking about us this almost has to be the case.

The cynicism never dies

 

[AD Skinner]

Pitkanen was far from a disappointment to us- he was quite effective and playing as a legit 1D until he shattered his foot and finally convinced the NHL to change the icing rule. And he's been a key voice within the org in terms of Euro scouting. IIRC, he played a major role in convincing us to take Aho.

Pitkanen was a total boss. Gets dumped on by the Facebook crowd for not hustling for years, then essentially sacrifices his body and career hustling after an icing. Can't believe there are those who still think poorly of him

 

[raynman]

Pitkanen was a total boss. Gets dumped on by the Facebook crowd for not hustling for years, then essentially sacrifices his body and career hustling after an icing. Can't believe there are those who still think poorly of him

One of my favorite Canes d-men since my fandom started. Such a smooth skater. Was seriously bummed when his career was cut short.

 

[DougieSmash]

Imagine top 4 of Slavin, Pesce, Pitkanen and Dougie.

 

[the halleJOKEL]

Imagine top 4 of Slavin, Pesce, Pitkanen and Dougie.

keep going im almost there

 

[geehaad]

Can't believe there are those who still think poorly of him

It's a litmus test.

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

Back in the day we had a guy in our section that was basically a deep south Wilford Brimley, voice wouldn't have been out of place at a Nascar race.

Yelled/grumbled "dammit Pikinin" 10-15 times a game. 5-10 of those Pitkanen was actually on the ice which was cool.

 

[Sens1Canes2]

Back in the day we had a guy in our section that was basically a deep south Wilford Brimley, voice wouldn't have been out of place at a Nascar race.

Yelled/grumbled "dammit Pikinin" 10-15 times a game. 5-10 of those Pitkanen was actually on the ice which was cool.

Ooooh. What section. I feel like I was there too.

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

Ooooh. What section. I feel like I was there too.

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[Incubajerks]

I didn't know that about Aho or that he was scouting for you, that's very cool.

By disappointment I mean more that his career ended and not so much that he was a disappointment as a player. I still liked him in Philly when he was traded away, but it was clear that management had soured on him and it wasn't going to work out.

Joni did next to nothing in the Aho selection, there is an article who tell the story of his scouting. The man is Kron and btw in 2013/2014 they already were scouting him.

 

[bleedgreen]

Pitts was the perfect number two dman. Us forcing him to be a number one was the source of any real issue with him.

 

[AD Skinner]

I remember reading a reddit thread about him a year or so before he got hurt where the user was saying something like "you know how when you play nhl online and your teammate doesn't play any defense hes just running all around trying to score, thats joni" and i just remember being irrationally angry about that entire perspective