GDT: 2021 NHL Entry Draft - Round 1 - 8:00 P.M. ET

[Hisch13r]

Seattle goofed not hiring the experts on HF

Are we going act like Seattle didn’t f*** up by trying to charge insanely high amounts on side deals? Seattle literally did f*** up lol

 

[The Wumpus]

It's tomorrow already. That was an entertaining day of hockey stuff.

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

Hamilton is the obvious one but I have a bizarre feeling we might try for Danault as a Zajac replacement

Hard pass on Danault when we have Mercer probably being a regular in 2022

 

[Unknown Caller]

Probably Ceulemans or L'Heureux.

Wallstedt.

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

I'd love to sign Danault tbh

I just wouldn't love the contract he'd get

 

[Unknown Caller]

to be fair, I very much believe that we had discussions with SJ to maybe move down if Hughes was gone by 4. I imagine that was what Weekes was referring to in hindsight.

I don’t doubt that we had conversations, my point is more that we always get quotes they’re working on doing things, and it rarely pans out. I’ll be interested when we have something concrete.

 

[Forge]

It's tomorrow already. That was an entertaining day of hockey stuff.

Hell yeah it was. My work day suffered immensely

 

[NJDevs26]

The had a fairly large contingent that wanted Hunter Shinkaruk with that pick and then were shocked as he kept sliding down the draft. He was ranked high and was going to score goals.

He turned into nothing. NHL teams mostly nailed it.

Nobody scouting is infallible. “The board” at 29 is normally fairly fluid and even more so this year.

Nichushkin was another fan favorite during the Cory trade draft year, he's basically become a decent bottom six player but certainly not the 'high upside' that was tauted on draft day.

 

[nugg]

It could just be guilt by association there though, or he's a wannabe Al Davis or Jerry Jones LOL. (Or you're right and he's an outdated feminine Hygiene product Haha)

 

[EnglishDevil]

I'd love to sign Danault tbh

I just wouldn't love the contract he'd get

Yeah the contract would scare me, but our tragic penalty kill and ineptitude in the faceoff circle makes me think they’ll see him as a fit.

 

[devilsblood]

Fans may discuss the 5 guys they would like, but as long as the team stays on the board, nobody is really complaining.

When they go off the board into Wyoming to pick a bottom 6 grinder just because of his work ethic, that’s incredibly frustrating.

So teams need to draft according to the fans board? Or should they make their own board?

 

[NJDevs26]

Are we going act like Seattle didn’t f*** up by trying to charge insanely high amounts on side deals? Seattle literally did f*** up lol

That's different than saying their scouting sucks, that's just Francis not reading the room and misjudging his hand - that's all him, not the scouting department.

Would most of the fans predicted that before the expansion draft, sure but no fan would have predicted Vegas would get a shit ton of hauls before their expansion draft either.

 

[nugg]

Nichushkin was another fan favorite during the Cory trade draft year, he's basically become a decent bottom six player but certainly not the 'high upside' that was tauted on draft day.

I'll admit, I wanted us to get him, but we didn't have Steve Ives posting here to set us straight, yet!

 

[NJDevs26]

So teams need to draft according to the fans board? Or should they make their own board?

It's really amazing that people still go by the TSN/Central Scouting boards as gospel after like pick 5 or 10, in 2021.

 

[Emperoreddy]

The Habs pick is baffling on a whole other level.

 

[nugg]

Are we going act like Seattle didn’t f*** up by trying to charge insanely high amounts on side deals? Seattle literally did f*** up lol

Greed will be his downfall. Still baffled he passed up on Bean. Unreal.

 

[Hisch13r]

Nichushkin was another fan favorite during the Cory trade draft year, he's basically become a decent bottom six player but certainly not the 'high upside' that was tauted on draft day.

High upside offense didn’t pan out but the guy is legitimately incredible defensively. Not just one of those guys who are big and didn’t pan out so people say they’re good at defense but actually amazing

 

[Buck Dancer]

Seattle goofed not hiring the experts on HF

Seattle goofed by hiring a guy who wanted to outsmart everyone and was left holding the bag at the end… absolutely.

 

[devilsblood]

I don’t doubt that we had conversations, my point is more that we always get quotes they’re working on doing things, and it rarely pans out. I’ll be interested when we have something concrete.

Hughes was there, we got our guy, why would we want that conversation to pan out?

 

[Emperoreddy]

It's really amazing that people still go by the TSN/Central Scouting boards as gospel, in 2021.

Especially when so many of these guys admitted it's such a crap shoot this year.

 

[Unknown Caller]

Hughes was there, we got out guy, why would we want that conversation to pan out?

I meant regarding Meier.

 

[Its Always Sundstrom]

Greed will be his downfall. Still baffled he passed up on Bean. Unreal.

Not as enamored as some with Bean, but shrewd move by Jarmo. With 4 first rounders he could sacrifice the 2nd.

 

[devilsblood]

Greed will be his downfall. Still baffled he passed up on Bean. Unreal.

Bean then was traded for a 2nd round pick. Not sure the why, but it doesn't seem like his value was that high.

 

[devilsblood]

I meant regarding Meier.

Which was a prototype HF pipe dream from the start.

 

[Blender]

Especially when so many of these guys admitted it's such a crap shoot this year.

Which has been the talk forever now, that this draft was going to be even more of a wildcard than normal because of the pandemic.