Who do you Pick at 10th Overall

[CycloneSweep]

I like the Defensemen available, but if Wahlstrom is available at 10, that would be increadible, he would be such great fit, imo. I could totally see him maybe being a Max Pac type.

RNH - McDavid - Wahlstrom
Could be a scary line.

Yamamoto - Drai - Puljujarvi
If they both keep developing.

 

[MessierII]

I like the Defensemen available, but if Wahlstrom is available at 10, that would be increadible, he would be such great fit, imo. I could totally see him maybe being a Max Pac type.

Yeah if the big 4D post Dahlin D are all gone and Wahlstrom falls I think you have to take him. He could end up being better than Zadina IMO.

 

[nexttothemoon]

Bouchard won't fall to #10.. his skating isn't that bad. He's a RHD which gives him an extra edge in scout's minds as well and he just ripped up the OHL in his draft year putting up huge numbers. I'd love it if he did slide as I see him as the absolute best fit for the Oilers of any player in this draft (maybe that guy over in Sweden would be pretty good as well).

 

[nexttothemoon]

Yeah if the big 4D post Dahlin D are all gone and Wahlstrom falls I think you have to take him. He could end up being better than Zadina IMO.

I honestly don't see the hype on Zadina. I'd take Kotkaniemi or Wahlstrom easily over Zadina. Some have Zadina neck and neck with Svechnikov... I don't see that at all.

 

[MessierII]

I honestly don't see the hype on Zadina. I'd take Kotkaniemi or Wahlstrom easily over Zadina. Some have Zadina neck and neck with Svechnikov... I don't see that at all.

Yeah I don’t see that either. I think Zadina Tkachuk and Wahlstrom are all pretty close.

 

[Hockey Nightmare]

That's why I wouldn't be surprised if Habs wanted to trade down

 

[nexttothemoon]

Another knock on Zadina is that he's a left shot LW.

Wahlstrom is a right shot who plays C/W... valuable combo.

Kotkaniemi is a left shot but plays C as well... again an advantage.

 

[nexttothemoon]

If the Oilers had the #3 pick and the Isles offered #11 + #12 for it... would you do that deal?

 

[CycloneSweep]

Another knock on Zadina is that he's a left shot LW.

Wahlstrom is a right shot who plays C/W... valuable combo.

Kotkaniemi is a left shot but plays C as well... again an advantage.

Zadina is also just a better player than both.

Again...an advantage

 

[CycloneSweep]

If the Oilers had the #3 pick and the Isles offered #11 + #12 for it... would you do that deal?

No, because the Oilers have a need for a high end defender or scoring winger. None of that is available at #3

If we needed a center and there was none in the top 10 then...yeah I would

 

[nexttothemoon]

Zadina is also just a better player than both.

Again...an advantage

I don't think he is... but that's what differing opinions are for. Time will tell.

 

[EDMOILERS9729]

If anything I think those "issues" could be over blown because of the quality of the skating of his contemporaries in the draft.

Very true

 

[McKappa]

I would have the Oilers draft list like this.

Dahlin
Svechnikov
Zadina
Boqvist
Hughes
Dobson
Tkachuk
Bouchard
Wahlstrom
Kotkaniemi

Any of these 10 and I would be very happy as compensation for this atrocious season. Personally I think there's a drop off in talent after these 10.

 

[lakai17]

I was never sold on Veleno the last few years but that was only due to the hype he had.

People need to understand the pressure he's had to face on his come up, receiving controversial draft status in the Q. He's handled that all fairly well actually.

He is a solid 2 way center. Great vision, has wheels so he plays good defensively which is big, all in all a total team player.

 

[bucks_oil]

I know there's a consensus top 9, but there's no way that one player outside that group does not get selected before us. Happens every year. I think one of those players listed is available and I hope we don't pass on them.

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Agree with this... and if I'm the GM of the team going "off the board", my first call is to Chia, I'm sure I can get an extra pick out of him to allow him to move up a few picks.

 

[Burnt Biscuits]

I honestly don't see the hype on Zadina. I'd take Kotkaniemi or Wahlstrom easily over Zadina. Some have Zadina neck and neck with Svechnikov... I don't see that at all.

I don't think Zadina needs much defending his performance at the WJC was fantastic and if you just compare him to last years first overall in Hischier he had a 1.51 Pts/per game in his draft year for the Mooseheads and Zadina had a 1.44 Pts/per game in his draft year for the Mooseheads and Zadina also had better point production than Hischier in the playoffs.

Another knock on Zadina is that he's a left shot LW.

Wahlstrom is a right shot who plays C/W... valuable combo.

Kotkaniemi is a left shot but plays C as well... again an advantage.

While versatility is always valued, given the long term outlook of our team I don't feel the need for us in particular to give many bonus points for being able to play C in the top 6 we should have that covered for the foreseeable future, there also guys who play C at lower levels at times just to kind of fill an important gap, but it seems fairly clear just through an evaluation of their skill set that they are highly likely to be converted to wing when they reach the AHL/NHL .To me Wahlstrom fits the bill of an occasional C who will almost certainly be converted to wing permanently the second he turns pro, barring being drafted by an organization completely devoid of centers who try to forcibly shoehorn him into that role, like Montreal with Drouin.

 

[Joey Moss]

Kotkaniemi looks interesting. The guys who end up rising big time in their draft years a lot of the time go on to be great picks. Thinking of guys like Johansen, Horvat, H. Lindholm, Zibanejad, Scheifele, Skinner, Keller, Dubois who were similar in their draft year. I could see him going in the top 7, but needs to be considered at our pick if available. Smart centers with skill and size are hard to come by.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

My worry is some how Tkachuk falls to the Oilers, which would be huge, and everyone just won't stop complaining.

 

[McFlash97]

No more Finns please thanks.

 

[Skolman]

My worry is some how Tkachuk falls to the Oilers, which would be huge, and everyone just won't stop complaining.

Ya that's not happening, would be nice though for sure

 

[BoldNewLettuce]

Yeah hopefully wahstrom, k-niemi or farabee move into the top10 and chiq can feast on the underbelly

 

[Aerrol]

No more Finns please thanks.

??? so we're now ruling out Finns and Russians because of our history with them? Soon we'll have to cut back Swedes too - our track record isn't much better there.

...Personally, I'd rather just pick the best player available and improve our development system, but I suppose the latter is wishful thinking.

 

[EDMOILERS9729]

I feel like a lot of people underapreciate Tkachuk. Im not his biggest fan either but the guy is definitely a top 10 pick and will most likely go top 5. However if everyone else is gone and somehow he is there at 10 I think itd be a no brainer to take him. He'll most likely step in next year and be a good top 6 contributor like his brother was. And lets face it a Tkachuk rivalry mixed in with the BOA would be f***ing crazy.

 

[MoneyGuy]

No more Canadians please. Our record with them is poor.

*excepting you know who. He's fair.

 

[EDMOILERS9729]

Trade it for Risto. Lots of steam rn linking Oilers and Ristolainen.