GDT: NHL Entry Draft Rounds 2 through 7! 11am ET

[ricky0034]

this whole Frolunda thing is getting funny at this point

not like in a bad way since I don't have anything against the players themselves though

 

[Lil Sebastian Cossa]

Dower-Nilsson reminds me of Roger Neilson.

I think we're about to find out some crazy rules once he makes the league.

 

[MBH]

I like that Canucks goalie

 

[ThankGord]

this whole Frolunda thing is getting funny at this point

not like in a bad way since I don't have anything against the players themselves though

Yeah, Yzerman clearly digs the way they run their organization and develop prospects.

 

[Hatter of the Beach]

Past two picks has shifted my view on this draft overall.

I can see both being players. This is the exact type of pick that got Tampa guys like Cirelli and Point

 

[MBH]

Wouldn't mind Ivantsov soon

 

[Zetterberg4Captain]

2 good picks in a row for us.

Think perhaps 1st two on the day were reaches.

 

[ShanahanMan]

Past two picks has shifted my view on this draft overall.

Hasn’t shifted for me, still pretty bad. But at least these are picks I can actually get behind.

 

[jaster]

I went into the draft with three wants: 1. Don't pick Edvinsson. 2. Don't pick Cossa. 3. Pick Wallstedt.

A simple look at my post history would show I've been pulling that line for weeks.


First round pretty much kicked me in the nuts. I'm a Wings fan so I hope it works out, but just based on my opinions the draft was a disaster and they could've drafted 4 foot tall midgets for every other pick and I would not have cared.

I don't know anything about scouting goalies, so I didn't have a real preference between Wallstedt and Cossa going into this draft other than knowing that Wallstedt was usually ranked higher. But the more I've read (not from Wings people, just in general) last night and today, the more I can see all the reasons Cossa can be considered the better bet. Either way, eager to see how it plays out over the next several years. In fact, it'll be pretty interesting to see how the Knight/Askarov/Cossa/Wallstedt grouping all turn out in comparison.

 

[MBH]

Rashevsky! to the Jets.

 

[Holden Caufield]

So can we all walk ourselves off of the edge?

No, I prefer the view from up here !

 

[MBH]

top guys on my list
Gerasimyuk
Ryan Mast
Peter Reynolds
Dru Krebs

 

[MBH]

Yes, I do. First of all, at pick 6 you should be getting a future all-star caliber player. Look at the history of players picked in that range for comparison. Also, by taking a goaltender in the middle of the 1st round you better be damn sure he’s a sure fire stud at the next level.

Now consider the fact that we’ve traded 3 additional picks to get these players, and yes, I will consider this a wasted opportunity if we don’t see AT LEAST 2 All- Star players from this draft, where we held an insane amount of picks.

I get the Stevie love, and I’m on board, but this isn’t a good draft from a strategic standpoint.

Two all stars? From one draft?
That's crazy.
I get that you're tired of obnoxious stevie fanboyism.
But that's simply not a reasonable expectation.

Truth is, I think Cossa is probably our best best at an allstar.
Edvinsson might be our Ryan McDonaugh, if you're looking at Tampa.
Probably not an all-start - but critical to winning.

 

[MBH]

Haakon Hanelt might be a good one.

 

[MBH]

Oscar Plandowski it is

 

[Ed Ned and Leddy]

Oscar "The Man with the" Plandowski - welcome aboard!

 

[Voodoo Glow Skulls]

Good pick

 

[lhsgolf19]

Looks like good value in late 5th

 

[Frk It]

How many picks do we have left?

I want my Connor Lockhart dart throw.

 

[lilidk]

Do we have more picks?

 

[ShanahanMan]

Do we have more picks?

166

 

[MBH]

Plandowski was once the top defenseman in the Q draft.
His mom is a skating coach.

Scouts love his skating but wonder why he can't translate anything into production.

Guy was nowhere near my list, but I like this pick.

 

[ShanahanMan]

I like our late picks much much more than our early ones.

 

[golffuul]

Gorton is easily in competition for worst draft analyst. Stiff, not really informative. Much like how he drafted, I guess.

 

[DInTheB]

The only opinion I have about this draft is that it’ll be better than our 2017 haul. I know I really went out on a limb.