GetThePuckOut
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Even though Calgary's record is not good, I'm still not convinced that it's gonna be a top pick. Maybe not even top ten. Because even though we're losing games we're still not showing to be a bad team.
Daigle was never very skilled. He always had hands of stone and zero hockey sense. People thought he'd be a star in the NHL based on his speed alone.
MacKinnon is an elite skater, shooter, passer, and has elite puck skills.
Daigle was never very skilled. He always had hands of stone and zero hockey sense. People thought he'd be a star in the NHL based on his speed alone.
MacKinnon is an elite skater, shooter, passer, and has elite puck skills.
I disagree Diagle had a ton of skill in junior people thought that he would continue to grow I mean the kid had 110 points in 66 games as a 17 year old. The problem was he never adjusted to playing against the size and speed of nhl players, nor did he have an idea what defense was. He dominated almost every other league he played he just wasn't a first liner in the nhl.
If we have the first pick, we'd be stupid not to take MacKinnon. To me, anyways, he's the clear choice. Nothing against Jones, Barkov, and the rest, but MacK just seems like the right choice.
If we have the first pick, we'd be stupid not to take MacKinnon. To me, anyways, he's the clear choice. Nothing against Jones, Barkov, and the rest, but MacK just seems like the right choice.
The good news is there’s some high-end young talent available in the 2013 NHL draft – Nathan MacKinnon, Seth Jones and Jonathan Drouin at the head of the class – for the bottom-feeders to feast on. The bad news? Contrary to popular belief, the 2013 draft isn’t nearly as deep as scouts initially projected the past couple of seasons.
But for the 7/11 teams out there (those just missing the playoffs and destined to draft in the No. 10-14 slots), a mid-first round pick this year isn’t any more special than any other year.
In discussion with dozens of scouts the past few weeks as we prepare for our annual Future Watch issue, The Hockey News has learned the much-ballyhooed draft of 2013 is more sizzle than substance. It’s nothing special, after all.
“The 2013 draft is not as strong or as deep as we first thought,†said one scout, echoing the thoughts of many others. “It’s a deep top 10 and an OK first round, but I don’t see a lot of depth. Is it deeper than 2012? I’m not so sure.â€
The 2012 draft was considered the weakest in several years.
The NHL changed the rules of the draft lottery so all 14 non-playoff teams have a shot to win the first overall pick. But after that solitary roulette wheel has been spun, picks 2 through 14 go in reverse order of regular season finish.
I read somewhere that this year if you finish dead last you only have a
25% chance of getting first overall compared to last year it was a 48%
anyone else know anything about this? Or I'm I on something that I
don't know of? Haha
Hmmm, the scouts may be turning on this depth of this upcoming draft afterall:
The article also illuminates how the new draft system is supposed to work:
I read on twitter this morning that the Flames are heavily scouting Shinkiruk. I can't remember who it was now, but sounds like he's the one they have their eyes on.