GDT: 2023 NHL Entry Draft

[Ararana]

Honest question, should I even bother learning any of the names of the 3 guys drafted today?

If Pronman is to be believe both Ritchie and Gulyayev will have NHL careers.

 

[LOFIN]

Wow, sad

 

[Tommy Shelby]

Wow, sad

Never change, Habs nation

 

[Ararana]

Wow, sad

Enjoy that fanbase, Newhook! I'm sure they'll just adore you.

 

[Colorado Avalanche]

Enjoy that fanbase, Newhook! I'm sure they'll just adore you.

He better show up from game #1..

 

[Ararana]

He better show up from game #1..

It's Barrie to Toronto all over again. They are going to massacre that newfie, especially after what they gave up for him and what the Avs turned around and did with the return.

 

[Colorado Avalanche]

It's Barrie to Toronto all over again. They are going to massacre that newfie, especially after what they gave up for him and what the Avs turned around and did with the return.

Exactly. Probably not a good place for Newhook. I feel like he could use some love, not tough love. I hope things start out well for him because otherwise it will be painful.

 

[Tommy Shelby]

It's Barrie to Toronto all over again. They are going to massacre that newfie, especially after what they gave up for him and what the Avs turned around and did with the return.

The worst part is, Newfoundland has a ton of Habs fans so they're all pumped for him to be there now. But the critics will be out in full force

 

[TruePowerSlave]

The boo birds will be out pretty quickly if Hook plays like he did on the Avs

 

[Ararana]

The boo birds will be out pretty quickly if Hook plays like he did on the Avs

Sheltered on the third line? That dude is getting hard exposed in the top six on a terrible team. It's going to be a bloodbath.

 

[henchman21]

Those types of fans are the absolute worst. Reinbacher is a stud and will be a great player. This will be just an ugly footnote.

 

[Ararana]

It's absolutely shocking players are flocking away from Canadian clubs, isn't it!

 

[McMetal]

Enjoy that fanbase, Newhook! I'm sure they'll just adore you.

The Habs media is really hyping him up, too... They expect him to be a skilled, top six scoring mainstay on that team based one some highlight clips and not much else. That excitement could turn into disappointment real quick.

 

[landy92mack29]

Those types of fans are the absolute worst. Reinbacher is a stud and will be a great player. This will be just an ugly footnote.

JJ Watt to the Texans like...Reinbacher is gonna be a good one and him with Guhle will be a nightmare for opposing teams.

 

[Foppa2118]

I know we wanted to see the Avs make a trade, but nobody else made any trades either, so it doesn't seem like any were out there yet.

We'll have to wait and see how these guys develop, but getting a guy they say could have been a top 10 pick if he didn't have a shoulder injury, and a guy they say might have been a top 5 pick if he was 6'0", is pretty good value at #27 and #31.

Joe and CMac don't view the team the way some do here. They don't believe the window is small. They want to compete for a long time and all their moves revolve around that idea.

Which means keeping decent prospects in the system, which gives them options to pick which ones to keep, and which ones to trade to make the team better.

 

[LTCPain75]

I know we wanted to see the Avs make a trade, but nobody else made any trades either, so it doesn't seem like any were out there yet.

We'll have to wait and see how these guys develop, but getting a guy they say could have been a top 10 pick if he didn't have a shoulder injury, and a guy they say might have been a top 5 pick if he was 6'0", is pretty good value at #27 and #31.

Joe and CMac don't view the team the way some do here. They don't believe the window is small. They want to compete for a long time and all their moves revolve around that idea.

Which means keeping decent prospects in the system, which gives them options to pick which ones to keep, and which ones to trade to make the team better.

Word!

 

[Alienblood]

I do wonder if the Avs plan to go the ERod route again this summer with UFAs.

It seems like very few teams actually have cap space, a lot of the teams that do also have their own RFAs to deal with and/or aren't planning to spend to the cap anyway.


I definitely think the Avs are hoping to get 2, maybe even 3 of those cheap 1 year ERod type deals this summer to fill out a lot of the roster.


Off the top of my head I think you've got:

Sheary
JVR
Drouin
Bailey
Zucker
Tatar
Toews
Suter
Wood
Sundqvist


Not all of them will end up being cheap, but I could see a few of these ending up at ~$1.5M 1 year deals or perhaps even a little lower in some cases.

Sundqvist as 4 C would be nice