Post-Game Talk: 2020 Draft Review / Grade The Oilers Draft

[Kaniac]

Hell ya, I'm down with all these forwards!

See, trading down wasn't a total waste!

 

[Skolman]

I personally have a hard time giving them anything more than B when you watch teams like Carolina just kill it on every pick. Solid draft from the Oilers minus the two last picks but nothing overly impressive either. We will see though.

 

[McTonyBrar]

I personally have a hard time giving them anything more than B when you watch teams like Carolina just kill it on every pick. Solid draft from the Oilers minus the two last picks but nothing overly impressive either. We will see though.

How do you know they killed it? Are those players NHLers?

 

[FlameChampion]

How do you know they killed it? Are those players NHLers?

I get what you're saying but I guess if thats your response, then this whole thread and the whole draft discussion is pointless.

 

[McTonyBrar]

I get what you're saying but I guess if thats your response, then this whole thread and the whole draft discussion is pointless.

Good answer lol. I agree

 

[McDNicks17]

Probably a B+.

Tough to dock points for late round picks, but the Engaras pick makes no sense to me. Why draft a 21 year old that's no more advanced than your average 18 year old? If you're going with an overager, go with someone like Linus Oberg(SJS's 7th rounder) who is already excelling against men.

 

[BlackDogg]

Some Brent Gretzky comparables so A-

 

[McShogun99]

I wanted us to draft a future top 6 winger but no one dropped. Holloway looks like a sure fire bet to be a solid 3C.

 

[Beerfish]

Some of the late rounders seemed really dumb, Top three picks seem okay, don't see anything super high end though. B seems like a decent grade.

 

[GretzkytoKurri9917]

I wanted us to draft a future top 6 winger but no one dropped. Holloway looks like a sure fire bet to be a solid 3C.

Comparable:

Marty Reasoner

 

[Skolman]

Comparable:

Marty Reasoner

Is that you meatball?

 

[Tobias Kahun]

Comparable:

Marty Reasoner

According to boob stauffer.

 

[GretzkytoKurri9917]

Is that you meatball?

You got me!

 

[GretzkytoKurri9917]

According to boob stauffer.

Hope Bob is wrong.

 

[belair]

I'm giving it a C today.

I'm not particularly fond of the Holloway pick as I believe that we were in a situation where these picks were more currency picks than future Oilers. Trading back could have netted us two or three quality assets over the one in Holloway, who is probably two or three seasons from making an impact. Seems like a bit of a missed opportunity.

I loved Holland trading back from 76. Savoie and Tullio were two selections that could have gone at that pick. Instead we walked away with both.

Denezhkin is an interesting pick that seems to have a similar background as Slepyshev. Holland veered away from the undersized skill forwards from Russia that were on the board at the time and went with the big frame.

The past two I won't grade because I know nothing of either of them. The last two rounds are the time when you can afford to be smarter than everyone in the room.

Overall, the forward cabinet looks moderately better. Hollaway is the top F by default and Savoie and Tullio slide behind Benson, Lavoie and McLeod as our 5th and 6th most promising prospects up front today.

 

[LTIR]

Decent draft. Would have been better if CAR management wasn't lurking HFOil so much.

 

[MoontoScott]

Just happy we loaded up on forwards. Hopefully a couple turn out!

Agreed, out of quantity comes quality.

 

[Pass the Saitl Sauce]

I'm giving it a C today.

I'm not particularly fond of the Holloway pick as I believe that we were in a situation where these picks were more currency picks than future Oilers. Trading back could have netted us two or three quality assets over the one in Holloway, who is probably two or three seasons from making an impact. Seems like a bit of a missed opportunity.

I loved Holland trading back from 76. Savoie and Tullio were two selections that could have gone at that pick. Instead we walked away with both.

Denezhkin is an interesting pick that seems to have a similar background as Slepyshev. Holland veered away from the undersized skill forwards from Russia that were on the board at the time and went with the big frame.

The past two I won't grade because I know nothing of either of them. The last two rounds are the time when you can afford to be smarter than everyone in the room.

Overall, the forward cabinet looks moderately better. Hollaway is the top F by default and Savoie and Tullio slide behind Benson, Lavoie and McLeod as our 5th and 6th most promising prospects up front today.

Denezhkin Was our pick last year beryozkin is the name your looking for

 

[Zaddy]

Poor guy.

 

[GretzkytoKurri9917]

Poor guy.

Use it as motivation.

Prove others wrong.

 

[snipes]

Decent draft. Would have been better if CAR management wasn't lurking HFOil so much.

They totally were reading our thread I swear lol

 

[snipes]

Poor guy.

Setbacks are part of life, this could be something that lights an internal fire in him.

We should bring him into rookie camp if he’s available.

 

[nabob]

I'm giving it a C today.

I'm not particularly fond of the Holloway pick as I believe that we were in a situation where these picks were more currency picks than future Oilers. Trading back could have netted us two or three quality assets over the one in Holloway, who is probably two or three seasons from making an impact. Seems like a bit of a missed opportunity.

I loved Holland trading back from 76. Savoie and Tullio were two selections that could have gone at that pick. Instead we walked away with both.

Denezhkin is an interesting pick that seems to have a similar background as Slepyshev. Holland veered away from the undersized skill forwards from Russia that were on the board at the time and went with the big frame.

The past two I won't grade because I know nothing of either of them. The last two rounds are the time when you can afford to be smarter than everyone in the room.

Overall, the forward cabinet looks moderately better. Hollaway is the top F by default and Savoie and Tullio slide behind Benson, Lavoie and McLeod as our 5th and 6th most promising prospects up front today.

how can you criticize Holland for there being no team that wanted to trade up to 14?

he made it clear as day that he tried to trade down.

 

[snipes]

Denezhkin Was our pick last year beryozkin is the name your looking for

Those two seem to have some good chemistry together. Management obviously got a good look at our new big Comrade while watching Denezhkin.

He’s a total wildcard pick but there might be something there with him.

 

[McDNicks17]

Poor guy.

The dude is gonna have a really good year and go in the third round or something next year.

Book it.