Does anybody actually care about the upcoming draft?
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Guardian17
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I am very intrigued by this draft!
So many players either didn't play or played limited games this year that there are bound to be good players taken later in the draft than normal.
So many players either didn't play or played limited games this year that there are bound to be good players taken later in the draft than normal.
Seems a lot of people mistake “no consensus #1” with “terrible draft all around”
I Hate Blake Coleman
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its going to be one of the more boring drafts on draft day, but it will be one of the more intriguing drafts to look back on. COVID shutting down various leagues/shortening seasons means a poorer first round with an unusual abundance of quality players in later rounds.
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Pucklington
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The Covid-19 angle is what makes it interesting to me.
When you combine that with the speed at which young men physically mature, it gets tricky.
Just think, there are players out there who have probably grown multiple inches and gained double digit pounds of muscle just by growing up, and many of them haven't played a lot of hockey in the last year. There is going to be a lot of missing information.
When you combine that with the speed at which young men physically mature, it gets tricky.
Just think, there are players out there who have probably grown multiple inches and gained double digit pounds of muscle just by growing up, and many of them haven't played a lot of hockey in the last year. There is going to be a lot of missing information.
Bounces R Way
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I'm usually at least somewhat familiar with the top ~90 potential draftees. This year the scouting reports are so all over the place it's hard to get a real feel for a lot of these players. Lots of scouts rely on seeing players play live, there just wasn't very much opportunity for that the last year.
Could be very interesting as far as some picks coming out of no where. The top 15 aren't really as impressive as other years but that only represents a small portion of the draft as a whole.
Could be very interesting as far as some picks coming out of no where. The top 15 aren't really as impressive as other years but that only represents a small portion of the draft as a whole.
ManwithNoIdentity
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I’m a huge pro tank DRW fan and if it’s any year to win meaningless games to develop our younger players it’s this one
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ITT, people saying the draft sucks because they aren't professional scouts and a lot of these players played 0-25% of their normal games.
Just because Bedard or Wright (or Michkov and Lambert) aren't in this draft doesn't mean it sucks. Imagine thinking everyone is a bust GOING INTO the draft.
Just because Bedard or Wright (or Michkov and Lambert) aren't in this draft doesn't mean it sucks. Imagine thinking everyone is a bust GOING INTO the draft.
Sure. I’m always excited about the draft. This one is probably even more exciting given the lack of consensus and the lack of games for a lot of the players. The scouts will earn their pay cheques in this one!
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Can’t be worst than 2012. I need to see where the Canucks end up picking.
Pavel Buchnevich
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Yes.
If you don’t care, no ones forcing you to care. What’s the point of this thread?
And the pundits often claim a draft is good or bad, and get it wrong. There will be plenty of good players that come out of this draft.
If you don’t care, no ones forcing you to care. What’s the point of this thread?
And the pundits often claim a draft is good or bad, and get it wrong. There will be plenty of good players that come out of this draft.
Luigi Habs
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I'm excited for the expansion draft. For the regular draft, I don't think there's a lot of information about who's who. It'll be interesting to see how it pans out in a few years, but I won't care about it as much as normal on the day because there simply isn't as much information about who's getting selected.
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why u guys want Celebrini, he played like a weenie
It was considered and might have happened had a lot of the minor leagues shut down completely during the pandemic. But the AHL, WHL, SHL, KHL/VHL/MHL, U.S. Colleges all played games and the high-profile OHL kids went overseas to get games in. I believe that if minor hockey was completely shut down, the draft would've been pushed back.
82Ninety42011
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As a Canucks fan besides management change yes this is exciting looking forward to getting a top pick. I mean bad teams generally have nothing else to look forward to do they.
