Here's hoping we avoid the annual head scratching "gem" in the mid rounds this year and go for talent the way we did with Lehkonen, Andrighetto and Hudon.
Lipanov, Ikonen and Boqvist are the highest skilled center prospects left and have more upside than a lot of guys who went in the back half of the first round.
Hoping the Russian factor lands us Lipanov. Can't see the other two lasting longer.
I would think committing to Barrie will move him up.
Let's hope for some talent in these rounds.
Who did you guys want to see them draft? Tolvanen cause of his shot and offensive upside?
Na Tolvanen is inconsistent and weak defensively. He's a perimeter player, don't think he'll be a very effective 5 on 5 player in the NHL.
I wanted to see us draft Timmins or Hague, Hague over Timmins only because he's a LD. Both those guys are the only high 1st rounders left on my list (but they were ranked as late 1st's on most mainstream lists).
Maybe they'll move up and get him then. They have the picks to do it, and there is usually some movement in the 2nd round.
Yea maybe, other 1st rounders (theyre all late 1sts on my list) i have available are:
28. Kole Lind
29. Jaret Anderson-Dolan
30. Jason Robertson
31. Jonah Gadjovich
Alright, here we go. Boqvist is highest player on my list right now, in a tied position, really, with Ikonen and Lipanov.
My hope:
56/58: Boqvist, Robertson, Norris, Safin, Heponiemi, Lipanov, Ikonen, Gadjovich, Brook, Texier, Mattheos, Morand
68: Brook, Texier, Mattheos, Morand, Fleury, Zhukov, Rondberg, Barrat, Studnicka, Geekie, Hoefenmayer
87:Texier, Mattheos, Morand, Fleury, Zhukov, Rondberg, Barrat, Studnicka, Geekie, Hoefenmayer
149: Gustav Lindstrom, Jan Drozg, Sebastien Repo, Denis Mikhnin, Pavel Shen, Liam Hawel, Jesse Koskenkorva
Who did you guys want to see them draft? Tolvanen cause of his shot and offensive upside?