Bouchard was picked at 10 and Boqvist at 8.
Boqvist is not even the best defenseman on his current junior team. Given a redraft, Blackhawks are all over Bouchard.
Pod has been confirmed.Gonna watch these U-18s like a hawk and see if there’s anyone worth taking over Byram. Especially guys like Turcotte, Cozens and Dach. Even Zegras as well. Do we know if Podkolzin is playing for the Russians?
You’re the anti-boxcar. How was he on your board, btw? Interlopers on a board can be so very annoying.No. I will do take backs for Manning and Caggiula.
What a dumb trade. Manning. What a joke.
By the way, you guys will draft a forward (Podkolzin) and there will be much crying and gnashing of teeth for all the Chicago/Byram fans.
Hey some of us prefer a forward (in my case... Turcotte )
i've fallen for Cozen's skating...need to talk self out of it...Turcotte or Byram...Turcotte or Byram...
Yeah. No chance in hell I pass on Byram. The thought of him and Makar for a decade is not a fun thought.
Agreed. I LOVE the thought of future pairings such as:
Byram/Jokiharju
Beaudin/Boqvist
Whatever we get from Mitchell and Krys would be bonus.
Byram is the safest pick Stan can make. If the kid fizzles out nobody will say much about taking him over a forward given most fans are annoyed with the defense group. If he goes forward and Byram is a hit and the forward doesn't pan out or the defense group we have in system doesn't pan out then thats where things could become a pr mess...not to say that stan should care about that but from a job security pov it's low risk to take byram and make the argument we already have high end forwards like toews, kane, strome, cat, saad etc.
I actually see both Cozens and Byram as safe picks.
The more I read up and watch video on Cozens the more I like.
Speed, skill and size. Above average defensively. He may never be an 80+ point guy, but if he can be a 60-70 point really good defensive forward? Sign me the f up. You can win with that kinda guy. (Especially in the playoffs)
I still say Byram 1 Cozens 2, but the gap is really close for me.
You aren't looking for a 60 point defensive forward at 3.
I said 60-70 point. But good for you using the lower figure.
Toews has averaged about 70 points a year while playing good/great defense.
Hell Patrice Bergeron has averaged 66 points per.
You can most definitely take a player like that at 3.
You aren't looking for a 60 point defensive forward at 3.
Yep, don't want to land a Toews at #3. Those 60-70 point elite defensive forwards are such a waste of roster space.
If he's going to be the best defender in the league then ok. A 60 point pretty good defender is not what you are looking for. Also the league has changed. There were 55 players this year with 70 or more points. In 11-12 there were 21, in 13-14 and 14-15 there were 19, in 15-16 there were 17. So 60-70 points inst what it used to be.
Bergeron and Toews play Selke caliber D not just good.