Hypothetically, Who Would You Draft?

[Soli]

Posing a hypothetical question for how I think things could likely shake down on Friday.

It's the draft and the Oilers are on the clock. The following players are off the board:

Dahlin, Svechnikov, Zadina, Tkachuk, Dobson, Bouchard, Hughes, Wahlstrom, Kotkaniemi

Who do you want the Oilers to draft? Not who you think the Oilers will draft, but who you want if it was your choice.

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[Cloned]

You only made the results viewable after voting?

Typical @Soli move.

 

[Cloned]

Farabee or trade the pick.

 

[ChaoticOrange]

Boqvist and I’d skip and prance down the aisle to do so.

I won’t be angry if we pick Smith, but damnit, let’s swing for the fences here.

 

[Soli]

You only made the results viewable after voting?

Typical @Soli move.

I don't want the results to sway anyone either way IE: I don't want you to vote for my dude just cause I did.

 

[Cloned]

I don't want the results to sway anyone either way IE: I don't want you to vote for my dude just cause I did.

Sleep easy Soly, I made the contrarian vote.

 

[Soli]

Sleep easy Soly, I made the contrarian vote.

This is what happens when I give you choices. Going to sit you down for a fidelity talk.

I'll make the results viewable after a day or two so Oilers management can gauge how [spoiler warning] they're about to make their fans.

Spoiler

disappointed

 

[Cloned]

This is what happens when I give you choices. Going to sit you down for a fidelity talk.

I'll make the results viewable after a day or two so Oilers management can gauge how [spoiler warning] they're about to make their fans.

Spoiler

disappointed

I make most of my choices with my head. Thankfully I made this one using my brain.

 

[SupremeTeam16]

Pretty easily Boqvist. He's by far the most dynamic and has one of the highest offensive ceilings for any defenseman in this draft. I could totally see them passing on him because of perceived holes in his game or they wanted to take a more complete player and then in 2 years he comes in and tears it up and everyones is sitting in here saying see I told you we should of taken Boqvist over *insert name*

Edit: My question is, and I know it's extremely highly unlikely, but if we get to 10 and Boqvist and Walhstrom are on the board. Who do you go with?

 

[Tobias Kahun]

Boqvist > Smith > Kratsov > Hayton > Farabee

 

[A91]

It sucks the Islanders get two picks right behind us. I'm sick of that organization benefiting from our misery.
We take Boqvist over Smith? Boqvist ends up a headcase and busts and Smith ends up becoming a #1d before his ELC ends. Criticized for not taking the hometown kid who is roomies with Yammo.
We take Smith over Boqvist? Smith busts hard and Boqvist becomes a 50 point PP QB for the Isles and a leader of the team. Criticized for taking Yammos roomie and not the BPA.

Screwed either way. f*** the Islanders man.

 

[Mcnotloilersfan]

I said Boqvist but it isn't that simple for me.

He is the only one on the list who has the potential to become the player that we need him to be, which is why I take him.

That said, it isn't so much the injury concerns that I have with Boqvist, as it is the rumoured lack of commitment/work ethic.

I think Smith is safe bet as a high end #3 dman. Problem is we have a lot of potential 2nd pair guys in the system already.

 

[Mcnotloilersfan]

It sucks the Islanders get two picks right behind us. I'm sick of that organization benefiting from our misery.
We take Boqvist over Smith? Boqvist ends up a headcase and busts and Smith ends up becoming a #1d before his ELC ends. Criticized for not taking the hometown kid who is roomies with Yammo.
We take Smith over Boqvist? Smith busts hard and Boqvist becomes a 50 point PP QB for the Isles and a leader of the team. Criticized for taking Yammos roomie and not the BPA.

Screwed either way. **** the Islanders man.

The Isles have the luxury to take a risk and a safe pick.

Boqvist is a huge risk. I do want the player, but Edmonton has to worry about blowing it in the top 10 twice in a row now.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Boqvist should be answer.

He fills a major organisational need, and while I have nothing against Smith, this team already has Klefbom, and Nurse anchoring the left side. Plus Sekera signed long term, and Jones as a top prospect.

On the right, you have Larsson and... Bear? (who could be an easy target for Seattle to bring back as a former Thunderbird).

 

[Mr Sakich]

I voted Boqvist but could easily make the case for Smith. I would be OK with either choice.

to the OP, this is a pretty good list of who is probably available at 10. If any of these guys get picked before 10, I run to the mic and pick whoever fell out of the top 9.

 

[BoldNewLettuce]

Ive landed on kravtsov.

 

[dss97]

Boqvist quite easily, he's the top talent here and addresses an organizational need.

 

[Took a pill in Sbisa]

Boqvist,but wouldn't be disappointed it they reached for Kravtsov. I would be disappointed if they reached for Smith.

 

[Zaddy]

I said Boqvist but it isn't that simple for me.

He is the only one on the list who has the potential to become the player that we need him to be, which is why I take him.

That said, it isn't so much the injury concerns that I have with Boqvist, as it is the rumoured lack of commitment/work ethic.

I think Smith is safe bet as a high end #3 dman. Problem is we have a lot of potential 2nd pair guys in the system already.

I'm not really concerned with that at all. My impression of him is not that he is a lazy kid or anything like that, he probably just haven't reached that point in maturity where he'd start acting more like a pro. I think he's just still a kid who loves to play hockey. Nothing wrong with that IMO and that's something that is fairly easy to fix I think. I don't have any character concerns with him at all, he seems like a great kid. I'm definitely more worried about his concussion history than a rumoured lack of commitment/work ethic.

 

[780il]

Easy, Boqvist. He is the exact type of player we desperately need rn. I would be extremely dissapointed if we took Smith over him and gifted the Isles another stud young player.

Boqvist >> Smith > Kravstov > Farabee > Hayton imo

 

[McSpecial DraiBlend]

Screwed up and hit other.
From what I keep reading and hearing I would like Ty Smith.

 

[CycloneSweep]

Isn't Boqvist like, barely draft eligible?
The only reason I think teams pass on him is that he is probably another year away compared to his close peers.

Imo at the end of the day he will be the second best defender in the draft.

 

[MoneyGuy]

I let my cat onto the table and he pawed the Boqvist card.

So Boqvist.

 

[Dan Kelly]

Looks like it's Boqvist by a landslide!

 

[Trafalgar Sadge Law]

Boqvist>Smith>Farabee>>>Kravtsov>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Hayton

Kravtsov worries me due to the reports about him having questionable hockey IQ, and Barrett Hayton just doesn't have the skills to cut it as a top 6 forward (below average skating, average playmaking, reliant on teammates to generate offense, heavy skew towards power play points etc). Anyone but Hayton really.