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

[E-Train]

Ok with the pick. VAN & VGK killed any hope of a home run pick.

 

[The Gloaming]

The first thing they said was "muh warrior muh guy you win with"

Not a great sign

**** that's right. Ugh.

 

[Chaels Arms]

The first thing they said was "muh warrior muh guy you win with"

Not a great sign

Every other pick they talked about how they're a great skater, passer, blah, blah, comparable to Johansen, comparable to Lidstrom.

We picked and we got "guy you win with" and "similar to Chris Kunitz."

 

[Joey Bones]

Andersson at 21? Great. Andersson at 7? Awful. Just awful. You don't waste that high of a pick on a guy who likely tops out as a 2nd line two-way player. You just don't.

Who else is better there? They went BPA, as per usual. This is a solid pick, nonetheless

 

[Hunter Gathers]

He just put up 19 in 42 in Sweden.

If he's in the NHL anytime soon, it's as a 4th liner.

You act as if 19 in 42 in Sweden as a young player is terrible.

 

[Boruto]

Does anyone know if Clark has a gambling issue? I'm scared that it's an ego thing where they just want to take someone different off the board so they can one day prove, hey, look at me, we knew.

 

[LeetchisGod]

They don't learn from all the off the board picks that didn't work.

We need to get the Rangers regime in a room and scream BPA at them for 24 hours straight.

 

[I Eat Crow]

If he can make the NHL sooner than later I like the pick even more.

He can be our 3rd line center next season. He's the most NHL ready forward besides Patrick and Hischier in this draft.

 

[Brooklyn Rangers Fan]

I don't know who this kid is so I'm neither elated or outraged.

This thread is certainly not very reassuring though.

Pretty much where I come out.

Buuuuut, I wasn't pleased with the demeanor of the table before they walked up to the stage.

Hopefully it's like the Flyers "settling" on Giroux when we took Sanguinetti.

 

[Hi ImHFNYR]

I was unaware that Pierre now had credibility. Interesting.

When he agrees with a person then he suddenly has valuable insight. lol

Thatsaid, I'm not pleased. You get an absolute gift opportunity to get an all star and you go for a solid 2 way player? We'll be looking for years at two or three other players we should have taken instead.

I didn';t study this draft enough to know who but we've all seen this story before.

 

[offdacrossbar]

This is a great pick, even if it is a "reach". He's solid for sure!!

seems were on an island here.

love this kid and been saying so for a month. pimped him hard.

the others still on the board all have holes. there was no sure thing after glass went.

this kid is a monster.

leader. high motor. smart. nasty shot. gamer. pk/pp

does everything really well

fast riser the last 10 days

 

[Vinny DeAngelo]

FO must think really highly of Deangelo to pass on a D man there

 

[Machinehead]

So we trade our 1C to go for a "solid" pick at 7? Why are we going for a safe player that high up?

Because we literally always do and that's why we haven't drafted an elite offensive talent since Andy god damn Bathgate.

 

[Mikos87]

Why doesn't this board have a "remind me" function.. check back in a few years

I'd love a function like that.

 

[NYR]

I didn't think there was a bigger clown then AV but then here comes pug face JG

 

[Joey Bones]

Bob McKenzie said they were scouting Pettersson heavily, decided to go with their 2nd best, which was Lias.

 

[Mac n Gs]

You act as if 19 in 42 in Sweden as a young player is terrible.

Lmao exactly. Lias is good. A stretch at 7, but still a good kid

 

[UAGoalieGuy]

I see this the other way. Guy fights for the pick but there is no accountability to him,if,he busts because he's retiring.

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

My prediction for the 21st is it will be Liljegren or Suzuki

 

[I Eat Crow]

You act as if 19 in 42 in Sweden as a young player is terrible.

In the top division in Sweden, those are damn ****ing good numbers for an 18 year old.

 

[Ex Officer Friendly]

He's retiring cause he's blind.....





Jk

 

[Chaels Arms]

Who else is better there? They went BPA, as per usual. This is a solid pick, nonetheless

BPA according to whom? Every single draft ranking I've seen him has him behind Petterssen, Rasmussen, Suzuki etc.

 

[Jaromir Jagr]

Same **** as the Stepan thread.

Stepan was picked in the 2nd round. It's really not comparable.

 

[bigdog16]

Sure offensive upside isnt top line material. But there are few sure bets to make the NHL in this draft. I dont mind the pick. Wanted Glass if he was there. Didnt want Vilardi or Mittelstadt

 

[Synergy27]

So a retiring scout with really nothing to lose if he's wrong has enough sway that he dictates the direction of the franchise's highest pick in years. I'm on board with this strategy...