GDT: 2018 NHL Draft Lottery

[lhsgolf19]

The Sabres will still blow lol... Who will Eichel blame now? ha

 

[DetroitRed]

So, Dahlin's generational talent has officially been squandered. No longer an issue!

 

[Lampedampe]

Atleast Montreal won't get one of Svech/Dahlin

 

[Ezekial]

I get the feeling kenny is gonna draft wahlstrom at 6.

Me too, and I'm actually very okay with it. Kid can score.

 

[Christien]

Me too, and I'm actually very okay with it. Kid can score.

Agreed, he’s a hell of a talent.

 

[Frk It]

Me too, and I'm actually very okay with it. Kid can score.

Also has nasty hands and has size....

 

[Marky9er]

Atleast Montreal won't get one of Svech/Dahlin

Hey there's still a case for Zadina to Carolina regarding Necas chemistry. (Has Carolina drafted a Russian in this millennium?)

 

[Sparty]

With Holland getting that two year deal he probably needs someone who can come in and score a ton of points in his walk year. Wahlstrom will play at Harvard this year and probably have the kind of impact Clayton Keller had next year.

This draft is deep in defensive prospects and there are usually good ones to be had in the late first early second rounds.

 

[DetroitRed]

I'm not saying you guys are necessarily wrong about Wahlstrom. What I am saying is that he'll look kinda funny scoring all those goals with an entirely crippled and amateur defensive squad playing behind him.

 

[The Zetterberg Era]

With Holland getting that two year deal he probably needs someone who can come in and score a ton of points in his walk year. Wahlstrom will play at Harvard this year and probably have the kind of impact Clayton Keller had next year.

This draft is deep in defensive prospects and there are usually good ones to be had in the late first early second rounds.

If we draft him, I would try to talk him out of the Harvard route.

 

[Hammettf2b]

Soooo... stupid question here. Was Cleary and the rest of the witnesses sequestered until the final reveal? I was under the impression that they don' leave the room until the reveal.

 

[lilidk]

Hey there's still a case for Zadina to Carolina regarding Necas chemistry. (Has Carolina drafted a Russian in this millennium?)

they got Necas ,they will get Zadina

 

[Claypool]

Wahlstrom a center?

 

[Sparty]

If we draft him, I would try to talk him out of the Harvard route.

Agree, I wouldn't try too hard though. He's not going to make us a playoff team next year or anything.

 

[The Zetterberg Era]

I'm not saying you guys are necessarily wrong about Wahlstrom. What I am saying is that he'll look kinda funny scoring all those goals with an entirely crippled and amateur defensive squad playing behind him.

It will likely look pretty good. His wrist shot honestly reminds me of Semin. He has a filthy release, if you give him enough time he loads up big time, but he also has the ability to put a tremendous amount of pace on his shot with very little movement. Dude is a magician with his shot, it has been fascinating watching him at the U18s

 

[Frk It]

Wahlstrom a center?

Nope, definitely a winger moving forward.

 

[TheMule93]

Yeah I'm a huge fan of wahlstrom too

 

[obey86]

Why is the Tkachuk guy ranked so high? DO NOT WANT

 

[The Zetterberg Era]

Why is the Tkachuk guy ranked so high? DO NOT WANT

He is a really good hockey player. We would be lucky if he dropped to us, I don't expect him to.

 

[obey86]

He is a really good hockey player. We would be lucky if he dropped to us, I don't expect him to.

His college stats are mediocre, and im reading that he struggled, and he's older than all the other draftees so if anything he should have had an advantage in that regard. Just doesn't seem promising.

 

[FireBird71]

With Holland getting that two year deal he probably needs someone who can come in and score a ton of points in his walk year. Wahlstrom will play at Harvard this year and probably have the kind of impact Clayton Keller had next year.

This draft is deep in defensive prospects and there are usually good ones to be had in the late first early second rounds.

He's not going to Harvard...may end up at Michigan or BU

 

[ManwithNoIdentity]

Didn't think we had a snowballs chance in hell at getting Dahlin anyways.

Habs not getting it takes the sting off.

 

[Leronziia]

Happy for Buffalo, and glad that Montreal didn't get 1st.

 

[Frk It]

Why is the Tkachuk guy ranked so high? DO NOT WANT

I think he will go top 5, personally. But he has good potential if he puts it all together. He’s a really good passer.

 

[Shaman464]

1)The defenseman this year are better than most years
2) It’s easy to develop good talent.

1) Defensemen are notoriously hard to project if they aren't slam dunk prospects.
2) Detroit has been notoriously bad at developing D-men. Any d-man that doesn't come with a polished game seem to be very likely to be fumbled by Detroit. Even highly thought of prospects that succeeded at every level before the NHL haven't seem to been able to make the jump.
3) Its not easy to develop good talent. If it was Edmonton should be a top team right now.

Right now Detroit has shown no ability to develop D-men. In the past they were dependent on using FA to supplement Lidstrom, and it worked well. This has left Detroit with poor scouting and development in that capacity. Until I see Detroit take a D prospect from juniors to top pairing, I am skeptical that they have the ability.