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First thing you do, is make a bunch of popcorn and head over to the mainboards.All I can say is that if we lose, and fluke our way to the #1 pick, you go all in on a 3 year window while he's in his ELC.
Picks and prospects can be traded for cap relief and roster improvements.
If the cupboards are bare at the end of those 3 years, (you better have won a cup), you can trade Alex to restock the cupboards if you can't afford to keep him.
If we don’t get Askarov in the first(he should be gone by our pick), I really don’t think drafting a goalie is a smart move. If a Blomqvist, Commesso, Iacobo, Cranley...fall to the 7th, sure take a swing, but we have invested high picks in goalies in the last 3 drafts and don’t have a bonafide heir apparent to the crease right now. That’s why you take Askarov if he is there with our first, but with this weak crop of goaltenders I wouldn’t exhaust an asset on goal this year, especially when you see the deep crop coming next year... upwards of 10 very good goaltending prospects for next years draft.I would rather take a scoring forward with the first and a goalie with the 3rd (assuming the Flames don't find a way to steal it) than the other way around.
Ilya Konovalov is why I wouldn't draft Askarov with our 1st round pick. His numbers in the KHL is trending very well. If it wasn't for MacTavish coaching his team early in the season, his numbers this season would have been very good.
I'm still hoping for Seth Jarvis. I'm happy to see HFOil warming up to him. I am big fan of his and think scouts are sleeping on him.
His production speaks for itself and good enough for 2nd in the WHL.
I'm gonna get bashed for this but I see him as a mini McDavid. He is always on the end of those high danger breakouts and uses his motor to get passed guys. Hes got great hands and isnt afraid to take the puck to the net, open up the goaltender and tuck the puck home. Obviously he isnt as good as McDavid but I think he would fit on his RW perfectly.
I saw this thread about Jarvis last night. Scouch could have just tracked a bad set of games or maybe this is why scouts are a little lower on Jarvis.
Sounds like he doesn't contribute much to entries/exits and isn't really the best playmaker.
It does sound like he's borderline elite with dangerous passes and creating his own dangerous shots though. That's definitely something the Oilers could use.
Agreed, I’d rather use our picks on forwards this year.If we don’t get Askarov in the first(he should be gone by our pick), I really don’t think drafting a goalie is a smart move. If a Blomqvist, Commesso, Iacobo, Cranley...fall to the 7th, sure take a swing, but we have invested high picks in goalies in the last 3 drafts and don’t have a bonafide heir apparent to the crease right now. That’s why you take Askarov if he is there with our first, but with this weak crop of goaltenders I wouldn’t exhaust an asset on goal this year, especially when you see the deep crop coming next year... upwards of 10 very good goaltending prospects for next years draft.
I saw this thread about Jarvis last night. Scouch could have just tracked a bad set of games or maybe this is why scouts are a little lower on Jarvis.
Sounds like he doesn't contribute much to entries/exits and isn't really the best playmaker.
It does sound like he's borderline elite with dangerous passes and creating his own dangerous shots though. That's definitely something the Oilers could use.
He sounds kinda like draisaitl who only really shoots when it’s a dangerous shot. Hence why his shooting percentage is pretty high.
He'd trade down and try to get the entire German line up.Be interesting if Detroit wins the lottery. Yzerman probably steal the show by picking Stutzle first lol.
Mark Edwards said the scouts he's talked to wouldn't be surprised to see him take Stutzle at 1. I wouldn't be surprised either.Be interesting if Detroit wins the lottery. Yzerman probably steal the show by picking Stutzle first lol.
Mark Edwards said the scouts he's talked to wouldn't be surprised to see him take Stutzle at 1. I wouldn't be surprised either.
Yzerman is the only GM I see doing it though. I think everyone else would just take Lafreniere.Partially joking but was partially serious. It wouldnt surprise me either honestly if teams think Stutzle will be a center.
Cam Robinson with the hottest take of 2020 so far.
Robinson: “Final” 2020 NHL Draft Rankings (June 2020)
Has Byfield at #1. I think he explains why pretty well though.
A few interesting defensemen in his 1st round too.
I can't see Stutzle going any lower than 3. I have him at 2 nipping on the heels of 1.Be interesting if Detroit wins the lottery. Yzerman probably steal the show by picking Stutzle first lol.