Post-Game Talk: 2019 NHL Draft, Day One | Podkolzin is our man

[Canuckle1970]

Ok.


We have
This.

Hope you enjoyed your steak!

 

[Skirbs1011]

Kaliyev, Brink, Lavoie, Hoglander, Dorofeyev or Puistola at 40 would make for a good start to this draft.

 

[Tryforthekingdom]

We should be trying to either trade up into the 31-36 range or trade a player for an early 2nd ASAP.

If we could just acquire all those picks we could really clean up here.

 

[Serac]

If we could trade Juolevi based on draft pedigree for a high second it would be interesting. I'd be on the fence about that.

 

[Canadian Canuck]

It’s like watching the draft in 1993 and nothing has changed.

SIZE!

GREAT KID!

GREAT INTERVIEW!

HE’S GOOD AT ANOTHER SPORT SO HE MUST BE GOOD AT HOCKEY TOO!

HIS DAD WAS REALLY GOOD!

It’s why @Melvin and his potato will crush all these idiots yet again.

110%. Character is good for deciding between a two players, but changing your entire rankings because of it is ridiculous when it comes to young kids. They need to put more stock into hockey and stop overthinking it. Potato for the win

 

[passive voice]

It’s been 8 years. Time to let go.

are you out of your f***ing mind

 

[biturbo19]

Crazy how fast that place completely emptied out. Lots of talent still left on the board for tomorrow...who will probably mostly get scooped up before it gets to our pick. Because obviously.

 

[MS]

Does anyone have any idea why Kaliyev is dropping? @MS @thefeebster

Because he has a Russian-sounding name and isn’t working as hard as maybe he could while he pours in goals.

Again, exact same thing as Anthony Mantha.

 

[LickTheEnvelope]

Crazy how fast that place completely emptied out. Lots of talent still left on the board for tomorrow...who will probably mostly get scooped up before it gets to our pick. Because obviously.

Too many great ones still left. A few will almost certainly be gone (Kaliyev and Lavoie nearly certainly)... but man I could see Leason falling...

 

[Zombotron]

Here's my interpretation of Kaliyev:

1. He's an introvert with an underbite and motor tics; idiot GMs interpret this as bad character

or

2. There were questions about age falsification and perhaps that's torpedoed his draft stock

 

[Ainec]

Kaliyev is a floating cherry picker

Not surprised

 

[canucksfan]

It’s like watching the draft in 1993 and nothing has changed.

SIZE!

GREAT KID!

GREAT INTERVIEW!

HE’S GOOD AT ANOTHER SPORT SO HE MUST BE GOOD AT HOCKEY TOO!

HIS DAD WAS REALLY GOOD!

It’s why @Melvin and his potato will crush all these idiots yet again.

You can correct me if I am wrong but I never understood the importance of the interview.

 

[StreetHawk]

I'm most surprised with Lavoie. Figured a team would have taken him and convert him to wing which he has played if the defense wasn't up to snuff.

Ott, LA, Det, NJ, Car (via Buf), (Car via NYR), Edm, Ana, before us.

Who is willing to trade out?

I think you'd be looking at NJ (due to improving team for Hall), Carolina with their 2 picks.

 

[passive voice]

Because he has a Russian-sounding name and isn’t working as hard as maybe he could while he pours in goals.

Again, exact same thing as Anthony Mantha.

that's not fair....

he had like 15 more assists than mantha.

 

[Addison Rae]

Kaliyev is a floating cherry picker

Not surprised

This isn’t Bol Bol.

This guy should have been a sure fire top 20 pick.

 

[LickTheEnvelope]

Kaliyev is a floating cherry picker

Not surprised

... It's nearly impossible to be a cherry picker and pickup 50 goals in your draft year in the OHL. Kaliyev has top 10 talent in the draft.

 

[Addison Rae]

I like Brett Leason a lot in the second round.

 

[kducks]

Great to see a other local boy & Jr. Duck drafted!

 

[DFAC]

Sounds like Benning expects to see Podz play in the NHL right after his KHL contract is done

 

[Bourdon]

No because I’d care more about my dog than a lousy hockey team?

Then maybe you were never a great fan.

I've literally never been the same since 2011. Game 6 broke me. I broke down and cried, knowing that we weren't going to get it done. I don't allow myself to get too attached to the highs and lows of this team, I think because it would hurt too much to allow myself to get that invested again. And I bet that it's the same way for a lot of us.

 

[Ainec]

This isn’t Bol Bol.

This guy should have been a sure fire top 20 pick.

Draft bets

I went 10 wins 2 losses tonight

16 wins 3 losses if we count nba draft

 

[biturbo19]

I'm most surprised with Lavoie. Figured a team would have taken him and convert him to wing which he has played if the defense wasn't up to snuff.

It's not even the defensive side of the game with Lavoie. He's a winger either way. Plays more to his strengths and it's where he's played anyway. But it's the inconsistency of effort i think. He had a long stretch this year where his stock was just plummeting because he looked frankly...disinterested. Bored even. Didn't produce well during that stretch either.

But when he's engaged, he's a Top-10/15 player on upside for me. Just huge upside if you can keep him tuned in like he was through the playoffs.

 

[Ainec]

... It's nearly impossible to be a cherry picker and pickup 50 goals in your draft year in the OHL. Kaliyev has top 10 talent in the draft.

Easier to score goals when you cherry pick

 

[passive voice]

Easier to score goals when you cherry pick

m...maybe more people should try it

 

[Fire Benning]

Need to look at trading up to the early 2nd. Kaliyev should not have fallen this far.