I can't fault anyone for voting Bouchard but I'd have a hard time passing on Kotkaniemi.
I'd probably put my remote through the TV if we passed on any of the defenders available for a guy who's risen from mid round because the rest of the centers in the draft suck.
Did you actually listen to it? Montreal might take Kotkaniemi. If that happens the whole list will spiral.
Yep and they just traded a young guy who was a potential center for them. If they take Kotkaniemi itll screw up a lot of mock drafts for sure. I prefer a dman so I kinda hope this happens, but if Kotkaniemi is as good as some people say he wouldnt be a bad pick for the wings either
I think it actually hurts our chances at ending up with a defenseman.
Top 3 is looking like it is going to be:
1 - Dahlin
2 - Svech
3 - Kotkaniemi
I think one of the teams takes a defenseman at 4 or 5, and the other pick is going to be Zadina or Tkachuk. If it’s Zadina, I think Detroit takes Tkachuk at #6.
I just listened to the Bobcast, Bob seems pretty confident Kotkaniemi is going top 5. We will see, it seems the consensus has shaken up a lot as opposed to the mid-year mark.
I dont think Detroit is guaranteed to take Tkachuk if he falls at all. If a center is gone where Zadina should be, Zadina is getting taken in the next 2 picks, thats 4 forwards in the top 5 instead of only 3 possibly if Kotkaniemi doesnt go there. At most, one of Bouchard, Dobson, Boqvist or Hughes are gone at 4 or 5, and Zadina is the other one. I could also see Tkachuk being taken by one of those teams because they need forwards more than Detroit does. If Zadina goes third, 2 of those D could be gone if Tkachuk gets skipped
I just listened to the Bobcast, Bob seems pretty confident Kotkaniemi is going top 5. We will see, it seems the consensus has shaken up a lot as opposed to the mid-year mark.
We will see, everything seems pretty fluid right now. Just pointing out Bob speculated Zadina or Tkachuk could push out of the top 5 now with the surge of Kotkaniemi and Dobson. Maybe it doesn’t come to fruition. I’ve heard we really like Tkachuk, but they have also been pumping up Bouchard’s tires for months now. I’ve thought all along it would be 1 of those 2, we will see. I would be ok with either one at #6 if Dobson is gone.