Who do you Pick at 10th Overall
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CantHaveTkachev
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is Noah Dobson simply a "safe" RH defenseman? meaning good skating/size/decent hands
is he closer to Pietrangelo or Larsson or Brandon Gormley (low end)?
is he closer to Pietrangelo or Larsson or Brandon Gormley (low end)?
kurtcobang
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I voted Smith, but any of the top D will do. Especially if Yawney is joining the team. He did an amazing job in Anaheim with the D, hopefully it can continue here.
Even Wahlstrom or the big fin would be ok, as long as we are getting a good prospect in the cupboard. I would definitely prefer a D to fall to us but a high end prospect is important imo no matter what position he plays.
Even Wahlstrom or the big fin would be ok, as long as we are getting a good prospect in the cupboard. I would definitely prefer a D to fall to us but a high end prospect is important imo no matter what position he plays.
Hes the whole package. Very Pietrangelo like, isnt elite at one thing but instead just a jack of all trade swiss army knife type of player.
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Pick will most likely be traded - I hear they have their eye on Ty Smith though. I get what a lot of you are saying but remember Ty Smith isnt' NHL ready and won't be for probably three years or so. So a lot of those 'left handed' dmen we have (Sekera and Russell for sure) won't be here when he's ready to play (full time). Though as mentioned, most likely we won't own the 10th pick come draft day. If we do though, and we take Ty Smith - remember this is a future pick, not a pick meant to be on our roster in the next couple of years.
MettleMcOiler
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Fun Fact
This is our second time we will have the chance to pick 10th Overall in the NHL Draft
2009 - Magnus Paajarvi
2018 - ?????
This is our second time we will have the chance to pick 10th Overall in the NHL Draft
2009 - Magnus Paajarvi
2018 - ?????
If the RHD pics are gone at 10 trade it to Mtl for Gallagher and the 34 They take a Center Kotkaniemi or Veleno and we take RHD Addison or Merkley. Can’t afford immediate upgrade on D so instead we go secondary scoring with a winger for Drai
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MessierII
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Smith did have the most even strength points in his draft year of any WHL D in 16 years. Pretty impressive.
Hes a great player only knocks on him from our POV is that hes 2 years out minimum and is a left shot. 2 huge factors.
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IMO if we stay at 10:
Dahlin
Svenchnikov
Zadina
Boqvist
Hughes
Dobson
Tkachuk
Bouchard
Kotkaniemi
Smith
Anyone but Hayton. Also not too much of a Wahlstrom fan, but could stomach him over Hayton.
Dahlin
Svenchnikov
Zadina
Boqvist
Hughes
Dobson
Tkachuk
Bouchard
Kotkaniemi
Smith
Anyone but Hayton. Also not too much of a Wahlstrom fan, but could stomach him over Hayton.
Yes, a top 5 skater in the draft entering an NHL where speed and agility are the most important attributes will be a bust...
Kind of except his skating is considered elite. I believe I've read that he's the best player in the draft in terms of skating backwards, so Pietrangelo would be a better comparison as Larsson isn't exactly a world beater at skating (and Gormley just not good at all).
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Not sure if anyone cares or not, but here's a rough synopsis of the interview Stauffer did with Bob Green yesterday during Oilers Now.
-Thinks a good player will be availabe at 10, but doesn't think it's a particular deep draft overall.
-Will be doing their team meetings starting next week to iron out their final draft list.
-Green agreed with Stauffer that after the first 4 names in the draft (Dahlin/Svechnikov/Zadina/Tkachuk), there could be a lot of variance from team to team on what names they have ranked between 5-10.
-Stauffer brought up forwards Walstrom and Kotkaniemi given their work in the U18 tourney, Green agreed that they could be expected to go in the top 12 in the draft.
-Dmen Hughes/Bouchard/Dobson/Boqvist were brought up, Green said any of them would be a great pick if one was available at 10, and that they all impact the game in slightly different ways.
-Considers the handedness of a dman more of a 'tiebreaker' when comparing dmen of equal ability, doesn't buy that you should take a RD if it means taking a lesser player.
-Regarding Ty Smith, said his offensive numbers were outstanding and that he's a left hand shooting dman who's more comfortable playing the right side. Liked his elusiveness, said he's hard to hit. Stauffer brought up the Kris Russell comparison (smallish dman who put up big numbers in the WHL), Green replied that Russell absorbed a lot of physical punishment in junior which is something Smith has evaded.
-Green confirmed that they do make use of analytics when making draft day decisions, said it was a valuable tool.
-Stauffer brought up Joe Veleno's U18 and thought his hockey sense was a bit lacking, Green replied that 17 year olds can look like that because they're used to doing everything off the rush...said it's something that'll likely improve with experience.
Anyway, just thought I'd share as it seems appropriate for this thread.
-Thinks a good player will be availabe at 10, but doesn't think it's a particular deep draft overall.
-Will be doing their team meetings starting next week to iron out their final draft list.
-Green agreed with Stauffer that after the first 4 names in the draft (Dahlin/Svechnikov/Zadina/Tkachuk), there could be a lot of variance from team to team on what names they have ranked between 5-10.
-Stauffer brought up forwards Walstrom and Kotkaniemi given their work in the U18 tourney, Green agreed that they could be expected to go in the top 12 in the draft.
-Dmen Hughes/Bouchard/Dobson/Boqvist were brought up, Green said any of them would be a great pick if one was available at 10, and that they all impact the game in slightly different ways.
-Considers the handedness of a dman more of a 'tiebreaker' when comparing dmen of equal ability, doesn't buy that you should take a RD if it means taking a lesser player.
-Regarding Ty Smith, said his offensive numbers were outstanding and that he's a left hand shooting dman who's more comfortable playing the right side. Liked his elusiveness, said he's hard to hit. Stauffer brought up the Kris Russell comparison (smallish dman who put up big numbers in the WHL), Green replied that Russell absorbed a lot of physical punishment in junior which is something Smith has evaded.
-Green confirmed that they do make use of analytics when making draft day decisions, said it was a valuable tool.
-Stauffer brought up Joe Veleno's U18 and thought his hockey sense was a bit lacking, Green replied that 17 year olds can look like that because they're used to doing everything off the rush...said it's something that'll likely improve with experience.
Anyway, just thought I'd share as it seems appropriate for this thread.
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Let's hope we don't whiff on a top D man this year like we did back then.
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joestevens29
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I feel this will be a factor for us though. Unless someone falls to us they are looking at probably 3-5 years before they get impact out of this draft.
PC isn't here in 3-5 years if he doesn't ice a team next year that makes the playoffs.
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Chia wont be here within the first month if the Oilers start out of the gate like they did this year.
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I hadn't realized Smith was comfortable playing the right side. That makes him a whole lot more attractive to the Oilers.
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