GDT: Blues Draft Day 2023

[joe galiba]

Philly just picked a 6'6", 230 lb defenseman named Matteo Mann.

Last name fits.

Wonder if he's related to Jimmy Mann? Anyone remember him?

Matteo Mann was a man,
Yes, a big man!
With an eye like an eagle
And as tall as a mountain was he!

 

[Kylester]

Matteo Mann was a man,
Yes, a big man!
With an eye like an eagle
And as tall as a mountain was he!

Daniel Boone!!! (insert Matteo Mann!!)

 

[Reality Czech]

Better name: Marcel Marcel or Yegor Yegorov?

There's a Czech player named Ivan Ivan

 

[Kylester]

There's a Czech player named Ivan Ivan

Really Really??

 

[Linkens Mastery]

The draft is almost over

 

[Kylester]

Just waiting to see who ends up being Mr. Irrelevant (last player picked)

 

[joe galiba]

There's a Czech player named Ivan Ivan

poor dude

 

[Linkens Mastery]

Everyone is running away lol

 

[Kylester]

Well, if your team already made their last pick, why hang around?

So what am I still doing here???

 

[Linkens Mastery]

Man. If I was draft eligible and brought my entire family to the draft just to not be drafted is be pretty broken hearted and embarrassed. Glad he was picked.

 

[Beauterham]

Just waiting to see who ends up being Mr. Irrelevant (last player picked)

Tyler Peddle... actually quite a decent player. Thought he would go in the late 3rd/4th.

 

[High n Wide]

Did we end up grabbing a goalie or did Montreal take them all?

 

[Snubbed4Vezina]

I swear, do people on Twitter actually think every player we draft are going to be in the NHL this year?

It's amazing how bent out of shape Blues fans on social media get when they don't have a single clue on how to properly evaluate a 16 year old player.

Everyone wants to be an expert.

 

[jura]

How exactly do you pronounce that first name?

Juraj is a given name used in a number of Slavic languages, including Czech, Slovak, and Croatian. Pronounced "You-rye" but with a trilled r.

Juraj - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

The English equivalent of the name is George.

Google Translate

translate.google.hr

(click on the left 'slovak' speaker)

 

[Snubbed4Vezina]

Juraj is a given name used in a number of Slavic languages, including Czech, Slovak, and Croatian. Pronounced "You-rye" but with a trilled r.

Juraj - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

The English equivalent of the name is George.

Google Translate

translate.google.hr

And how would you know?

/jk

 

[Brian39]

Man. If I was draft eligible and brought my entire family to the draft just to not be drafted is be pretty broken hearted and embarrassed. Glad he was picked.

I was having this conversation with my partner last night, but with guys going late in the 1st.

Sit for 4 hours knowing that cameras can and will catch any bored/annoyed/pissed look on your face. Watch the section around you slowly empty out as families celebrate a top 5 lifetime moment. Watch your agent celebrate with a couple other clients (or if you're his top dog then he's sitting near you the whole time frantically texting GMs on your behalf). Watch a few teams draft someone else even though you thought you nailed the interview and were for sure on their short list. And then the 1st round ends, your name wasn't called and you have to go back to the hotel with your entire family and try to get a few hours sleep before going back to the arena the next morning.

Sounds awful.

Obviously guys picked in the 7th round today weren't expecting to go last night, so today was their stressful day. But man, I can't imagine the nerves of sitting there through 6 rounds today just hoping my family didn't make the trip for nothing.

 

[jura]

That's a hockey name for sure.

George Baker doesn't sounds so hockey. )

 

[542365]

I was having this conversation with my partner last night, but with guys going late in the 1st.

Sit for 4 hours knowing that cameras can and will catch any bored/annoyed/pissed look on your face. Watch the section around you slowly empty out as families celebrate a top 5 lifetime moment. Watch your agent celebrate with a couple other clients (or if you're his top dog then he's sitting near you the whole time frantically texting GMs on your behalf). Watch a few teams draft someone else even though you thought you nailed the interview and were for sure on their short list. And then the 1st round ends, your name wasn't called and you have to go back to the hotel with your entire family and try to get a few hours sleep before going back to the arena the next morning.

Sounds awful.

Obviously guys picked in the 7th round today weren't expecting to go last night, so today was their stressful day. But man, I can't imagine the nerves of sitting there through 6 rounds today just hoping my family didn't make the trip for nothing.

MLB Draft is quite a bit different than the NHL Draft, but some of the top prospects are typically in MLB Network’s studio for the first round. Harold Reynolds was telling the story on air about how in 2009 they only had one player show up to the studio for draft night and how he was really hoping and praying that someone would take him in the first round so he wouldn’t be embarrassed. Angels took him near the end of the first, Mike Trout.

 

[jura]

The behind the scenes draft day special on Dvorsky the blues just put up on their website is impressive. Dvorsky, one of the younger kids at the draft, carries himself so well. Well worth the watch.

i'm so behind with your posts, love the Otto Steenberg reaction

 

[jura]

draftees

recap

Blues make nine picks at the 2023 NHL Draft | St. Louis Blues

The St. Louis Blues opened the 2023 NHL Draft with their highest draw since 2008 - the No. 10 overall pick. They took forward Dalibor Dvorsky from Sweden's AIK, following it up with fellow Swedish Leaguers Otto Stenberg and Theo Lindstein to complete the first round.

www.nhl.com

 

[Hrkac Circus]

I've got high hopes for this pick as a "sleeper', that other teams will end up being sorry they didn't grab him earlier.

I read all of your posts in Red Green’s voice btw.

 

[542365]

i'm so behind with your posts, love the Otto Steenberg reaction

That reaction is great. Very happy to have both of them. Dvorsky’s English is incredible by the way. So jealous of how easily he can transition from one language to another when he was talking to Honzek.

 

[Blueston]

That reaction is great. Very happy to have both of them. Dvorsky’s English is incredible by the way. So jealous of how easily he can transition from one language to another when he was talking to Honzek.

Saw story where when he first moved to Sweden several years ago to play he had to communicate in English because he didn’t speak any Swedish. Now he is fluent in that too.

 

[Ranksu]

It is. Basically, Robb asked Ranksu if he thought Armstrong did well. Ranksu said he did. Robb agreed.

Thank you, Google Translate!

I correct one thing what I sain. That we drafted sweds so it should be good draft for us.

 

[Blueswin]

Blues director of armature scouting.

Extremely excited, pleased that it played out the way it did," Blues director of amateur scouting Tony Feltrin said. "We sat with three first-round picks, ended up executing with those with players we had high on our prioritized list, talented players. We had two first-round picks, it was tight. Wasn't sure they were going to be there for us, but fortunately they were. Right through seven rounds, we got players that as a staff we're very excited about. All in all, great success."
Certainly when you look that it was three Swedish (league) players drafted in the first round, you might say, 'Well, that's overloading it,'" Feltrin said. "But they're great hockey players. The talent of a hockey player dictates where we have them on the list. Selections were made by there warranted rating on the list."