GDT: 2023 NHL Entry Draft - Round 1 - June 28th - 7 P.M. / Round 2-7 - June 29th - 11 A.M

[OmNomNom]

nice touch for poile :')

 

[Nubmer6]

Guess we ran out of prospects on our list.

 

[forceten]

Eh.

 

[TrufleShufle]

Any guesses on what member here will be the first to be pissed about this?

 

[AfroThunder396]

If you're looking to try something different with your wings, I'd recommend garlic parmesan. Hits totally different than your classic hot/buffalo sauce. Savory, garlicky, just the right amount of sweetness.

 

[My3Sons]

And that's a wrap on the draft. Fitz being the Good Samaritan for Poile.

 

[forceten]

Some interesting picks today - likely some good value too! Happy with it!

 

[The Wumpus]

We didn't have a 7th rounder next year, so there's that

 

[Lindys Lazy Eye]

If you're looking to try something different with your wings, I'd recommend garlic parmesan. Hits totally different than your classic hot/buffalo sauce. Savory, garlicky, just the right amount of sweetness.

Mango habanero is where it's at, pal.

 

[HBK27]

Nice move by Fitz

 

[glenwo2]

I want to see who Mr. Irrelevant is.

 

[Ginger Papa]

Really classy gesture from Fitz.

 

[beekay414]

 

[OmNomNom]

i know it sucks we don't get that pick now, but i think it speaks volumes on who our GM is as a person, and it's absolutely consistent with the culture he's been preaching for our guys

 

[Bleedred]

*Obligatory @Bleedred signal*

After talking about bone dust and those origins the other night and space junk, I know I was calling Klee space junk for his brief tenure, which felt way too long. Only 24 games, regular season and playoffs combined, but it was 24 games too many.

I remember calling Lyle Odelein space junk back in 1996 or something.

 

[evnted]

So quick whole draft reaction is: we played it kinda safe with our earlier picks. I don't personally mind the individual selections of Hameenaho or Squires for example, I think the value was appropriate. But they weren't top choices, they were a little redundant back to back, and they definitely weren't big time swings. Brown like I had mentioned has some interesting size/smarts/skill going on, I only caught him in passing views so I can't say much. Guadana's son, err I mean Karpovich, is as good of a pick as we were gonna get at 186 and if he was our choice at 58 I don't think there would've been much complaint by anyone. Smarts and projectability were the obvious focus with our first couple picks and then, like usual, we opened up a bit more toward the end of the draft and started to shoot for some more intriguing options. Don't think this draft is gonna change much for us, but could fill in a couple holes down the road. One other snipe edit is I do wish we prioritized speed a little more than we did, which was not at all lol.

 

[glenwo2]

Another Yegor was drafted.

 

[My3Sons]

A guy with a heart in professional sports? What is this world coming to.

 

[MasterofGrond]

i care absolutely not at all about making a 7th round pick this year or next

honestly if we were just giving up the 7th i wouldn't even be too mad, those are nothing picks

it's a neat and classy thing to do

 

[Bleedred]

That was a nice and classy gesture by Fitz, but he probably also felt bad that they hired Hiney Head a month after we fired him and now probably have to eat the final year of his deal!

 

[glenwo2]

Mr. Irrelevant time!

 

[Darkauron]

Yeah we probably also didnt have anyone good on our list left for the last pick

 

[forceten]

Canes draft 20 year old goalie Yegor Velmakin who is 6'2" and has a bunch of nice stats at lower levels.

edit: 2nd Russian goalie for them today?

 

[HBK27]

 

[Nubmer6]

i care absolutely not at all about making a 7th round pick this year or next

honestly if we were just giving up the 7th i wouldn't even be too mad, those are nothing picks

it's a neat and classy thing to do

At least we didn't draft a Brodeur kid with it.