GDT: 2017 NHL Draft: The waiting is over! The NYR will pick in the first round! Part II

[Gardner McKay]

We ****ed up at #7. Go .

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[RGY]

If someone like Suzuki falls to us at 21 id feel better

 

[Griffinbw]

Liljegren and Vilardi falling. Not a word regarding brannstrom. I think we get someone solid at 21


Edit: Vilardi just picked

Opinion stays

 

[Hunter Gathers]

Let's analyze some other past first round Swedish league forward picks from 2015 and 2014.

2015:

Eriksson-Ek had 6 in 34.

2014:

William Nylander had 7 in 22.
Jakob Vrana had 3 in 24.
Adrian Kempe had 11 in 45.
David Pastrnak had 24 in 36 at the Swedish lower level.

This is common. These are kids in a men's league.

Sitting there and claiming that 19 in 42 is not producing, is bad, etc. is just so hilariously off base and shows a complete lack of understanding of how the Swedish league acts as a developmental league for young players.

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

Liljegren and Vilardi falling. Not a word regarding brannstrom. I think we get someone solid at 21


Edit: Vilardi just picked

Opinion stays

Yes, yes they will

Although I wouldn't be shocked seeing Vegas take Liljegren

 

[Vinny DeAngelo]

At the end of the day, i think we'll walk away with two players we like.. who we take a 7 vs 21 doesnt matter to me

 

[NickyFotiu]

Can we see the kid play 5 games before we kill the scouts?

 

[Hunter Gathers]

Can we see the kid play 5 games before we kill the scouts?

Let's go even less mild than that. Can we at least understand how the Swedish league functions as a developmental league before we even analyze the pick!?

 

[I Eat Crow]

Andersson was not at all a panic pick. I think the Rangers were taking him regardless. They had a jersey made out for him with his name on the back.

 

[Mikos87]

Pierre laughing at the man crush comment.

Best player out of the 5 guys taken ahead of the,

Can skate like Willie Nylander.

 

[Boruto]

Didn't even get a super attractive player with the 7.

 

[UAGoalieGuy]

It doesn't mean anything but the Rangers pick has the worst NHL player comparison so far.

 

[Trxjw]

At least we have a ton of cap space for July 1st.

 

[Krams]

Let's analyze some other past first round Swedish league forward picks from 2015 and 2014.

2015:

Eriksson-Ek had 6 in 34.

2014:

William Nylander had 7 in 22.
Jakob Vrana had 3 in 24.
Adrian Kempe had 11 in 45.
David Pastrnak had 24 in 36 at the Swedish lower level.

This is common. These are kids in a men's league.

Sitting there and claiming that 19 in 42 is not producing, is bad, etc. is just so hilariously off base and shows a complete lack of understanding of how the Swedish league acts as a developmental league for young players.

Good list of comparisons. But I wonder if the notion that he could be ready for the NHL this season in a 3rd line role is optimistic.

 

[Ail]

Can we see the kid play 5 games before we kill the scouts?

No they picked McIlrath so we can never trust them again.

 

[mrhockey193195]

lol what? All playoffs long all we heard was how CK, Miller, Hayes - all talented guys - were competing hard enough.

Jesus this thread is insane.

Our fanbase has to be the most hypocritical in sports. It's crazy. The double standards for Stepan were cringe worthy. "He doesn't show emotion", "Always smiling, he doesn't care". Then, he yells at his bench, yells at Hank, and we ride his ass. He says he played terrible in the playoffs, and the fans say he "lacks confidence" and "shouldn't be a captain". Ludicrous.

Ditto here.

More on topic...I haven't followed prospects in ten years. How does Andersson compare to Korpikoski going into their drafts? That was the immediate comparison I made when I read his scouting report: "two way player, great work ethic, some skill, NHL ready".

 

[NYR]

I still want

Shatty
Smith
Thornton (stop gap while Andersson develops)
Boyle

I'd try out Thorton at this point but Dstep smacked him around on more than a few occasions.
Smith I'll take back but only for his worth. He's asking for the sky.
Love to have BB back. Pay him
Shatty I want no part of..

 

[Vinny DeAngelo]

Andersson was not at all a panic pick. I think the Rangers were taking him regardless. They had a jersey made out for him with his name on the back.

They have name plates at the draft... easily put them together

 

[One Winged Angel]

They just had some positive words about Andersson.

 

[Boruto]

NYR scouts love to make these children's lives miserable by going off the board and putting 10X the pressure on them for being selected higher than they otherwise would have.

 

[Kovalev27]

Our guy is the only one that wasn't compared to a top line player.

Awesome

 

[darko]

Can we see the kid play 5 games before we kill the scouts?

Screw that.

Murder. Death. Kill.

 

[TheGuarantee]

Really like this pick, correct me if I'm wrong but the dum dums complaining about stats didn't he post up a 1.59 PPG in super elite? Equivalent to Willy Nylander, better than Backstrom?

 

[BBKers]

Liljegren, Kostin or Brännström at #21
Would be happy with that if any of them remain then

 

[TheGuarantee]

NYR scouts love to make these children's lives miserable by going off the board and putting 10X the pressure on them for being selected higher than they otherwise would have.

He was still regarded as a top 10 pick