GDT: 2021 NHL Entry Draft

[SelltheTeamFrancesco]

My tops for top of 2nd:

Raty C
Stankoven W/C
Robertsson W
Morrow D
Chibrikov W
Svozil D
Koivunen W
Stromgren W
Zellweger D
Pinnelli C
Martino W

Nice list honestly happy with any of those guys. Stankoven would be my top choice.

 

[Bobby Digital]

Wanted Svechkov badly. He's going to be a stud.

Some good talent left. Hopefully they pick isn't traded.

 

[AppleHoneySauce]

I Doubt they disavow the pick unless mailloux himself asks themselves to. Bullying a disabled kid and showing no remorse is quite a bit worse than being a twot and taking a unwanted pic and sharing instagram profiles imo.

 

[LickTheEnvelope]

Lots of good players still available .... man were there some reaches in that 1st round

Dont mess this up Jimmy

At least 6 "wtf" players in the 1st... Montreal taking the cake though.

 

[Bubbles]

In any other year it would be bad but in the current climate and situation it's mind-blowing. I'm guessing the Habs just don't care? Not a good look.

And literally the next pick you have Chicago and their support for women in their organization. Talk about horrible timing.

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

Yikes, Montreal.

Yeah, kind of adds another uncomfortable layer to the whole “Bergevin worked for the Blackhawks in 2010” bit.

Gross. Gross moment for the the team, the league and the sport.

 

[alternate]

I Doubt they disavow the pick unless mailloux himself asks themselves to. Bullying a disabled kid and showing no remorse is quite a bit worse than being a twot and taking a unwanted pic and sharing instagram profiles imo.

Well what he did would be considered distributing child pornography if he did it in Canada, so not exactly just sharing Instagram profiles.

 

[The Vasili Jerry]

I Doubt they disavow the pick unless mailloux himself asks themselves to. Bullying a disabled kid and showing no remorse is quite a bit worse than being a twot and taking a unwanted pic and sharing instagram profiles imo.

You sure that's all that happened? Not leaving any parts out?

 

[VanJack]

Can anybody explain to me what Ken Holland and the Oilers are doing? A team basically bereft of goaltending talent forcee to re-sign 39-year old Mike Smith.

So the best goaltender in the entire draft, Jesper Wallstedt, basically falls into into their laps and they trade back in the first round with Minnesota and lose him. Haven't checked the Oilers board, but they must be going ballistic.

 

[LickTheEnvelope]

Nice list honestly happy with any of those guys. Stankoven would be my top choice.

Stankoven and Morrow are my drothers.

Stankoven is just awesome.

 

[AppleHoneySauce]

Well what he did would be considered distributing child pornography if he did it in Canada, so not exactly just sharing Instagram profiles.

Isnt he 17 himself? And the girl 18? So like he would be making CP of himself? Is that illegal?

 

[mriswith]

Montreal moves to the top of the "Who is dumb enough to sign Tony Deangelo?" betting odds

What's funny about that is they can probably sign Deangelo now and one of the two moves will go under the radar.

 

[alternate]

Isnt he 17 himself? And the girl 18? So like he would be making CP of himself? Is that illegal?

Yes, it's still illegal. Amd I thought the girl was a minor? Not totally up to speed on her age.

 

[mriswith]

Can anybody explain to me what Ken Holland and the Oilers are doing? A team basically bereft of goaltending talent forcee to re-sign 39-year old Mike Smith.

So the best goaltender in the entire draft, Jesper Wallstedt, basically falls into into their laps and they trade back in the first round with Minnesota and lose him. Haven't checked the Oilers board, but they must be going ballistic.

Well, goaltenders aren't usually expected to be NHL regulars for 4+ more years, at which point McDavid will have left Edmonton and Holland will be fired, so there's minimal incentive to take him there.

 

[Hodgy]

Well, goaltenders aren't usually expected to be NHL regulars for 4+ more years, at which point McDavid will have left Edmonton and Holland will be fired, so there's minimal incentive to take him there.

Wallstedt was playing in the SHL though, so I think seeing him in 2-3 years in the NHL wouldn’t be shocking.

 

[Pip]

There is going to be pressure to forfeit the pick because IMO this is a worse situation than the Coyote pick last year.

At best it is stunningly tone-deaf.

At this point if it goes to an ELC the Habs are equally in the wrong here, if not more

 

[Ottobot]

Bergevin is teflon right now. Probably the only GM who could get away with making that pick.

 

[AppleHoneySauce]

Well, goaltenders aren't usually expected to be NHL regulars for 4+ more years, at which point McDavid will have left Edmonton and Holland will be fired, so there's minimal incentive to take him there.

Or hear me out. Gms could stop having this somewhat arbitrary view that a goalie no matter what will take 5 years to grow into the nhl and instead play them a bit earlier. Seriously its not even like he was some CHL scrub goalie either. Kid played in litterally the highest swedish league. I feel like he might have been worth a shot in his d+2 at the very latest. Maybe even try him in his d+1.

 

[StickShift]

That is a baffling pick by Marc Bergevin. Especially given his proximity to the Blackhawks scandal. He is not insulated from the accusations about how that organization handled the sexual abuse.

The statement is a bit bizarre too. There’s an easy narrative to make that he doesn’t take situations involving sexual violence seriously.

As this story develops it is going to focus more and more on Bergevin. There is going to be external pressure on him to resign.

 

[Reverend Mayhem]

Well, at least we aren't Montreal?

 

[m9]

There is going to be pressure to forfeit the pick because IMO this is a worse situation than the Coyote pick last year.

At best it is stunningly tone-deaf.

Montreal has the organization stability to absorb picks like this while Arizona doesn't. They will be able to take the heat and come out fine.

 

[Reverend Mayhem]

There is going to be pressure to forfeit the pick because IMO this is a worse situation than the Coyote pick last year.

At best it is stunningly tone-deaf.

I don't really know the specifics past he leaked video of a woman performing a sexual act on him, but I feel from a moral standpoint Mitch Miller's situation is much worse. You can make an argument based on what the climate is though.

 

[Bleach Clean]

Can anybody explain to me what Ken Holland and the Oilers are doing? A team basically bereft of goaltending talent forcee to re-sign 39-year old Mike Smith.

So the best goaltender in the entire draft, Jesper Wallstedt, basically falls into into their laps and they trade back in the first round with Minnesota and lose him. Haven't checked the Oilers board, but they must be going ballistic.

Which is weird because goaltending development is still voodoo. Further, it generally takes goalie prospects to about 23 years of age to advance to a back up role. Then they challenge for a starter's role. The timeline for forwards can be shorter by a few years.

I think people are superimposing EDM's current need onto their future team. Not really prudent to think that way.

 

[Hammman]

We didn't do the most objectively stupid thing today!

 

[EpochLink]

That is a baffling pick by Marc Bergevin. Especially given his proximity to the Blackhawks scandal. He is not insulated from the accusations about how that organization handled the accusations.

The statement is a bit bizarre too. There’s an easy narrative to make that he doesn’t take situations involving sexual violence seriously.

As this story develops it is going to focus more and more on Bergevin. There is going to be external pressure on him to resign.

Bergevin is in his last year if his deal, he knows he’s done in Montreal. He don’t care if he resigns, so no f***s given.