GDT: NHL Entry Draft Day IV - Round 2 On Sportsnet

[Damisoph]

I remember people hyping up the lindgren pick last year and the kid regressed this year. Hf scouts, you don't know everything

 

[Cor]

Maybe Hunter will take Tyler Benson next so everyone shuts up

 

[hamzarocks]

Holy...people need to step away, go outside and enjoy the beautiful day, getting way too emotionally invested in 3rd round and lower picks.

this. Most of these guys will not play for the leafs for couple of years atleast. They can be developed and traded to get a piece that helps our team, or they can replace any player that becomes to expensive and needs to be traded later on.

 

[Trapper]

I can't wait to look back in hindsight at this draft

People making judgment but really don't know who these players are.
I kind of like that fact. There won't be 100 posts arguing this player is more Elite than that player. Just let them develop and be surprised. How many people had Komarov as an important piece when he was drafted?

 

[AppsSyl]

Fans get pissed when they draft someone without a Youtube highlight reel. Can't be good is no one has made a Youtube highlight reel.

HAHAHA! Soooo True!

 

[WilliamNylander]

You really have no idea how they draft do you? Both of these guys have drafted like this in the OHL. They both draft skill and projectable players to fill the team which is exactly what they're doing right now.

We haven't drafted much skill today.

Check the draft board.

 

[ChazzMichaelMichaels]

What's everyone so upset about?

Korshkov is about as big of a boom/bust pick possible SO MUCH SKILL and potential

Grundstrom is a ball of energy with skill to complement and was in a lot of 1st rounds

Woll is a perfect pick to wait out the top 3 goalies picked cause we all know drafting goalies is a crap shoot

Greenway is a boom or bust guy who is very toolsy, played top pairing for the USN team

Middleton isn't far off Stanley and just a year ago was well known as a better prospect, we got him how many rounds later?

Brooks led all WHL in scoring and all draft eligable guys in primary scoring

Bobyshev has offense at almost a PPG and is a wrecking ball .....

relax people

 

[Drew311]

Connor Bleackley? Didn't know he went back into the draft.

 

[hamzarocks]

Maybe Hunter will take Tyler Benson next so everyone shuts up

That's the only guy i really wanted in the draft(besides matthews of course). Hope our 31st pick becomes a good one

 

[Maple Leaf]

You guys are getting worked up for no reason

Wow

 

[Wendelstache]

Remember when Babs said he will address the physicality or lack thereof in the offseason?
This is what he meant...

Remember when Albany was running our players?
This will not happen in the future.

This year we are going the opposite, drafting guys that are physically more mature than as oppose to guys last year.

 

[Drew311]

What's everyone so upset about?

Korshkov is about as big of a boom/bust pick possible SO MUCH SKILL and potential

Grundstrom is a ball of energy with skill to complement and was in a lot of 1st rounds

Woll is a perfect pick to wait out the top 3 goalies picked cause we all know drafting goalies is a crap shoot

Greenway is a boom or bust guy who is very toolsy, played top pairing for the USN team

Middleton isn't far off Stanley and just a year ago was well known as a better prospect, we got him how many rounds later?

Brooks led all WHL in scoring and all draft eligable guys in primary scoring

Bobyshev has offense at almost a PPG and is a wrecking ball .....

relax people

This. Toronto loves their tough players with skill and that's exactly what the Leafs are trying to draft to address major needs. I don't get this fanbase sometimes.

 

[LeafGrief]

I'm pretty pleased that we haven't picked up another batch of 5'10 snipers. All of the big guys we've taken have good skating. We aren't picking up face-punching pylons here, these guys are still young and growing into their bodies. I trust Hunter's judgement to predict upside.

It's also hilarious how some people are doubting that these are Hunter picks. Lou said in the interview last night that there is no way they will deviate from the Shanaplan. Mark Hunter is a huge part of that plan and what they are doing at this draft is his work.

 

[The CyNick]

My prediction is this:

Majority complains about the draft because the Leafs had the gall to listen to their scouts over the 'experts' on HF Boards who know a pick is bad because they haven't heard of them.

Most of the picks have great years next year, and now with people watching, suddenly it's considered a very good - solid draft.

Next year everyone forgets we've essentially been through the same thing two years in a row now, and again complain about all the picks, question Hunters ability, etc...

so true

 

[htpwn]

What's everyone so upset about?

Korshkov is about as big of a boom/bust pick possible SO MUCH SKILL and potential

Grundstrom is a ball of energy with skill to complement and was in a lot of 1st rounds

Woll is a perfect pick to wait out the top 3 goalies picked cause we all know drafting goalies is a crap shoot

Greenway is a boom or bust guy who is very toolsy, played top pairing for the USN team

Middleton isn't far off Stanley and just a year ago was well known as a better prospect, we got him how many rounds later?

Brooks led all WHL in scoring and all draft eligable guys in primary scoring

Bobyshev has offense at almost a PPG and is a wrecking ball .....

relax people

Everybody take a deep breathe and read this post.

The sky is not falling, people.

 

[LeafsMonster]

What's a trade?

I was so sure bozak would be traded during the draft.

 

[Teeder9]

We haven't drafted much skill today.

Check the draft board.

lmao indeed. Not a one skill guy

 

[LV*]

Bleackley went from being a 1st rnder to a 5th jeez

 

[gamer1035]

So mark hunter says last year that he always picks for skill. Then turns around and drafts more size than Burke ever did

 

[BertCorbeau]

We haven't drafted much skill today.

Check the draft board.

 

[Duffman955]

Why is everyone so mad. We all knew he wasnt going to draft a bunch of 5'7 guys with puck skills

 

[HEAVY DUTY]

this feels like a brian burke draft for me. more focus on size than skill. i guess they wanted a proper mix of prospects in the cupboard and since we had mostly skill last year, and this year we chose to go with size in order to get that mix? still puzzling to me but i trust hunter and co.

also, not a fan of the 31st pick. wanted benson/debrincat/laberge. oh well.

 

[Woodman19]

Why is everyone so mad. We all knew he wasnt going to draft a bunch of 5'7 guys with puck skills

Apparently not.

 

[BertCorbeau]

So mark hunter says last year that he always picks for skill. Then turns around and drafts more size than Burke ever did

What if I told you players with size can have skill?

 

[DutchLeafsfan]

My prediction is this:

Majority complains about the draft because the Leafs had the gall to listen to their scouts over the 'experts' on HF Boards who know a pick is bad because they haven't heard of them.

Most of the picks have great years next year, and now with people watching, suddenly it's considered a very good - solid draft.

Next year everyone forgets we've essentially been through the same thing two years in a row now, and again complain about all the picks, question Hunters ability, etc...

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