2017 NHL Draft Thread - Part VIII (Columbus cedes 2017 second-round draft pick)

[Captain Bowie]

Last thread was over 1,000 I thought I'd go ahead and get the next one going.

Canucks select #5, discuss!

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[GetFocht]

Look for Canucks to draft Timothy Lilejgren

 

[scorvat53]

Look for Canucks to draft Timothy Lilejgren

yeah I think it's either him or glass.

 

[scorvat53]

The more I look into this draft class the more I am in favour of trading down.

 

[Captain Bowie]

Poll included, which players would you be happy with at #5?

 

[Nuckles]

Poll included, which players would you be happy with at #5?

I would be pretty happy with Nico Hischier at #5.

 

[Captain Bowie]

I would be pretty happy with Nico Hischier at #5.

I wouldn't, because that means either someone awful happened to him, or he simply announced to the hockey world he was done with the game.

 

[bossram]

Vilardi, Glass, Suzuki in that order, for me.

Mittelstadt and Makar would be way off my radar for #5.

 

[CanaFan]

Happy with anyone who is widely ranked in the top 5/6 and isn't falling due to a poor draft year.

 

[CanaFan]

Look for Canucks to draft Timothy Lilejgren

If you post this enough times do you think it will come true?

 

[M2Beezy]

Nice poll question op

Id be thrilled with glass or Heiskanen at 5
Happy with Vilardi or Necas
Ok but feeling Benninged with Makar or Mittelstat
Pissed with the other options

 

[racerjoe]

Stuck with just the guys I would be happy with, left of the couple I would be ok with.

 

[LickTheEnvelope]

I'm the only person that picked "None" ?!

 

[LickTheEnvelope]

The more I look into this draft class the more I am in favour of trading down.

IKR? You can probably get Kostin at like 12th.

 

[Zanon]

Should've drafted Kopitar.

 

[Captain Bowie]

IKR? You can probably get Kostin at like 12th.

I included it partly as a joke. You are saying there isn't a player we could select at 5 that would make you happy? That is not very logical.

 

[Captain Bowie]

Should've drafted Kopitar.

Keep it down Greg's cousin.

 

[Verviticus]

I included it partly as a joke. You are saying there isn't a player we could select at 5 that would make you happy? That is not very logical.

do people just say things like logical and objective without knowing what the words mean

heres the logic: all the players from 5 though 12 are equivalent and thus he wants to trade to 12 and get an equally good player to what he would have gotten at 5 + another asset

 

[Gunner Stahl]

Would prefer Glass, Mittelstadt, or Vilardi.

Gross generalizations but

Mittelstadt as the more boom/bust type
Glass as the safer, more boring type
Vilardi as somewhere inbetween the two

 

[GPNuck]

Look for Canucks to draft Timothy Lilejgren

hope so!

 

[M2Beezy]

IKR? You can probably get Kostin at like 12th.

Or around 25 or so

 

[Captain Bowie]

do people just say things like logical and objective without knowing what the words mean

heres the logic: all the players from 5 though 12 are equivalent and thus he wants to trade to 12 and get an equally good player to what he would have gotten at 5 + another asset

"Trading down to maximize value" wasn't an option. The question specifically asked who would you be happy with at #5. If one felt that players 5 through 12 were roughly equal, than in theory they would be happy with any of the 7 players in that range.

Saying that there isn't a single player you'd be happy to see us draft is ignoring all logic and context of the situation.

 

[Rotting Corpse*]

do people just say things like logical and objective without knowing what the words mean

heres the logic: all the players from 5 though 12 are equivalent and thus he wants to trade to 12 and get an equally good player to what he would have gotten at 5 + another asset

I think he quoted the wrong post.

He was referring to the fact that none is am option in the poll, which he believes to be an illogical option.

It also, of course, is perfectly logical,
So your opening statement still stands.

 

[Grantham]

Going to try to catch Vilardi play today. I think he will finally get going and shake the rust off. Erie is a crazy monstrosity though, so it will be tough.

I think with the "skating issues" and whatnot, there may be a real possibility he slips to five if Dallas takes Mittlestadt and Colorado takes Heiskanen. Then I believe it will come down to Glass or Vilardi.

Just one scenario of many though

 

[canucks10]

Middlestadt, Pettersson or Makar

I think these 3 have the highest upside of the players available. Safer options would be Glass & Villardi but I question their ceilings