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of course he is.. just tipped his hand he is dropping down to pick O'Brien. Every now & then you have to swing for top round elite player. I want the big finnish centre.. can you make that happen?
Oh the horror, we get a guy who in the NHL redraft halved his draft position (drafted 14th, ranked #7 from his draft)Bokk. He's a goal scorer. We don't have true game changers. We need high end skill with this pick. Boom or bust!
I will absolutely not be happy if they pick Lundestrom. I just don't see the upside there plus the thought of Wennberg 2.0 scares the crap out of me.
Trade 18+49 for 26+28+39 – draft Miller, O'Brien, and Adam Mascherin#CBJ GM Jarmo Kekalainen on draft strategy w/ 18th pick in the 1st round: "if all of our top-priority guys are gone, and we get to, let’s say 15, and it’s getting thin, then we’re going to look at moving back."
I'm sorry I didn't clarify. I don't want a safe pick. That is exactly what Wennberg was. I want a goal scorer. Wennberg is not that.
Rychel was a trash pick. Saw that failure happening.
I liked Kerby. But the writing was on the wall. He was a big bodied guy who couldn't skate and became full of himself. But if you watched Behind the Battle, the one they really wanted was Curtis Lazar. So...we were going to miss regardless.
I wonder if Jarmo is talking to Calgary at all? They don't have any picks for the first 3 rounds and are rumored to be looking for a pick. Gotta think you could get quite a bit if they're desperate enough.
I'd definitely be asking what they want for Bennett, not necessarily our first but that could be a low risk high reward type deal.If anything, Jarmo is probably looking to add more picks. I don't think Calgary would have anything that would interest us - outside of Backlund, which I'm sure they wouldn't want to move - for one of our first two picks...
I'd definitely be asking what they want for Bennett, not necessarily our first but that could be a low risk high reward type deal.
Adds some more depth and gets us a NHL ready player now with some potential left.
I think we might trade back unless their guy falls to them.I predict a boring draft. Everyone always expects fireworks but nothing gets done