If we can get 5 or 6, I hope we get Marner still. Kid is skilled out the ass. He'll bulk up with time.
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No one stands out in the 6-8 range, but in particular, none of the forwards are really exciting at this point in that conversation.
I like Provorov, Kylington, and J. Roy (though I have only watched Kylington I think once) more than any other forwards in that range save for maybe Zacha. Rantanen's there, too, I guess. But I'm more excited about those three defenders than I am anyone else for now (excluding the big 5).
It'll be tough to not take a skilled forward, but if no one makes a stand out case for a selection, I have no problem going for D again.
But then it becomes a priority for me to target Bracco (or Meier) with a late 1st/early 2nd presuming we get one for Coburn or someone else.
EDIT: Dark horse for now is also Travis Konecny. If he can come on hot in the second half, I wouldn't be opposed to taking him, either.
I like Provorov, Kylington, and J. Roy (though I have only watched Kylington I think once) more than any other forwards in that range save for maybe Zacha. Rantanen's there, too, I guess. But I'm more excited about those three defenders than I am anyone else for now (excluding the big 5).
It'll be tough to not take a skilled forward, but if no one makes a stand out case for a selection, I have no problem going for D again.
But then it becomes a priority for me to target Bracco (or Meier) with a late 1st/early 2nd presuming we get one for Coburn or someone else.
EDIT: Dark horse for now is also Travis Konecny. If he can come on hot in the second half, I wouldn't be opposed to taking him, either.
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Another team could also take Crouse that high. And I doubt we end up better than 6th. That's where we'd pick if the season finished now, unless a team ranked above us won the lottery and pushed us down to 7th.
But I'm used to the player I want getting picked before the Flyers get a chance to take him after Ristolainen and Milano.
But I'm used to the player I want getting picked before the Flyers get a chance to take him after Ristolainen and Milano.
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I think the Flyers made out just fine with Morin and Sanheim. I don't have a good feeling about Milano.
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It really depends on what us & the Devils do going forward with our/their rosters but I wouldn't rule out the 5th overall pick. Severson should be coming back in these next couple of weeks so the Devils should get a boost on their backend.
I would agree though that the top 4 seems pretty unlikely at this point.
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Firing the coach won't fix their last in the league SV%.
http://stats.hockeyanalysis.com/teamstats.php?disp=1&db=201415&sit=5v5&sort=SVPCT&sortdir=DESC
http://stats.hockeyanalysis.com/teamstats.php?disp=1&db=201415&sit=5v5&sort=SVPCT&sortdir=DESC
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Maybe but Keumper has played well before, he's just inconsistent as all hell. Their scoring has been down as of late as well.
It's not unheard of to start seeing guys playing better after a coaching change.
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Agreed. They'll be tempted by his size and his untapped ability. The projected upside might be too tempting for them. I'm wondering though if Hextall will go for the safer approach in the sense that they've already taken two rather big projects (Morin, Sanheim) and that a third might be too much, especially if they're choosing in the top third of the draft.
Hextall during his press conference said you build down the middle and in the salary cap world one position has to get devalued and for him it was on the wing. His drafting history with LA reaffirms that as the highest they ever took a winger was 30th overall. The Kings were also able to find very good wingers in round 2. How much of that was Lombardi versus Hextall, who knows? However I'll take him at his words so I don't think the Flyers will pick a winger in the top 10. My money would be on a center or defender with defenders probably being the highest ranked prospects when the Flyers pick.
I really wouldn't call Sanheim a project. D usually take a lot longer to develop but Morin and Sanheim shouldn't take longer than anyone else. If they were the same players and came from Europe I'd call them projects because they'd have to get used to the ice size. What makes you think of these two as projects? Just curious because I see them as our two best prospects and really think Morin gets half the season with the big club next year.
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I don't know about anyone else but I'd be more than happy if we come away with Pavel Zacha with our pick. I'd love as much as anyone to get one of the top five guys but Zacha could be just what we need in our offense. If turns into another Voracek like player we'd be set.
If we’re picking around 8th or so and miss out on Marner, I’d prefer we double down on D by selecting Provorov. Watched him play against the Hitmen on SN a few days ago and was struck by the kid’s poise and confidence on the backend. I think he’d be a tremendous addition to our growing stable of defensive prospects. He isn’t as flashy as Sanheim or Ghost nor an intimidating physical presence like Morin but he’s no less impressive than any of those guys. I would compare him to a bigger, more physical version of Kimmo. You take him for granted back there because he rarely screws up, yet his offensive skills (currently second in scoring among WHL defensemen) are no less outstanding than his defensive smarts. The only drawback to him is he is another left-handed shot, but the way he plays will make you forget about that. He moved to PA at 14 to play NA hockey and seems committed to making it in the NHL, so I wouldn’t be overly concerned about the Russian factor with this kid. FWIW Button has him ranked 8th on his January list.
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I don't know who runs this site, but they were pretty accurate last year.
http://www.mynhldraft.com/2014-NHL-Mock-Draft/
And they have us taking Crouse at 6th as of Jan. 12th.
http://www.mynhldraft.com/NHL-Mock-Draft/
http://www.mynhldraft.com/2014-NHL-Mock-Draft/
And they have us taking Crouse at 6th as of Jan. 12th.
http://www.mynhldraft.com/NHL-Mock-Draft/
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USHL top prospects game is on today at 7 central.
Though Erik Foley, Brent Gates and Robby Jackson are not playing... three of the USHL forwards who intrigue me the most. All pulled out of the game though with injuries.
Vili Saarijärvi, Nikita Pavlychev and Tanner Laczynski are though, I think all three could be interesting players in future.
Most of those 6 should be available from round 3 onwards.
Though Erik Foley, Brent Gates and Robby Jackson are not playing... three of the USHL forwards who intrigue me the most. All pulled out of the game though with injuries.
Vili Saarijärvi, Nikita Pavlychev and Tanner Laczynski are though, I think all three could be interesting players in future.
Most of those 6 should be available from round 3 onwards.
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Too early to say. Don't think you can fully judge any player til they turn 24-25 and that applies to Morin even more so.
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It's going to be a while before we fully know what we've got in Morin. Like, years. If he manages to hit his ceiling we'll have a better skating Chara on our hands. That's pretty damn tough to beat.
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