Hockey Nightmare
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Hes the whole package. Very Pietrangelo like, isnt elite at one thing but instead just a jack of all trade swiss army knife type of player.is Noah Dobson simply a "safe" RH defenseman? meaning good skating/size/decent hands
is he closer to Pietrangelo or Larsson or Brandon Gormley (low end)?
Or we trade up to 3 and get a RD... they can pick a C at 10 and take our 2ndIf the RHD pics are gone at 10 trade it to Mtl for Gallagher and the 34 They take a Center Kotkaniemi or Veleno and we take RHD Addison or Merkley. Can’t afford immediate upgrade on D so instead we go secondary scoring with a winger for Drai
Hes a great player only knocks on him from our POV is that hes 2 years out minimum and is a left shot. 2 huge factors.Smith did have the most even strength points in his draft year of any WHL D in 16 years. Pretty impressive.
Yes, a top 5 skater in the draft entering an NHL where speed and agility are the most important attributes will be a bust...Hughes will be a bust.
Kind of except his skating is considered elite. I believe I've read that he's the best player in the draft in terms of skating backwards, so Pietrangelo would be a better comparison as Larsson isn't exactly a world beater at skating (and Gormley just not good at all).is Noah Dobson simply a "safe" RH defenseman? meaning good skating/size/decent hands
is he closer to Pietrangelo or Larsson or Brandon Gormley (low end)?
Paajarvi fell to us... Puljujarvi also fell to us...
I have a strong feeling that Boqvist will fall to us this draft.
Fun Fact
This is our second time we will have the chance to pick 10th Overall in the NHL Draft
2009 - Magnus Paajarvi
2018 - ?????
I don’t see a scenario where 2 of that top 9 group fall.Stauffer really marketing Wahlstrom a lot on Oilers Now....if he falls and we still have someone like Boqvist on the table The Oilers better not select Wahlstrom. It would be such an Oiler thing to do.
Hes a great player only knocks on him from our POV is that hes 2 years out minimum and is a left shot. 2 huge factors.
I feel this will be a factor for us though. Unless someone falls to us they are looking at probably 3-5 years before they get impact out of this draft.This should be a minor factor in almost any draft.
Chia won't be here in one year if we miss the playoffs.PC isn't here in 3-5 years if he doesn't ice a team next year that makes the playoffs.
Chia wont be here within the first month if the Oilers start out of the gate like they did this year.Chia won't be here in one year if we miss the playoffs.
I hadn't realized Smith was comfortable playing the right side. That makes him a whole lot more attractive to the Oilers.Not sure if anyone cares or not, but here's a rough synopsis of the interview Stauffer did with Bob Green yesterday during Oilers Now.
-Thinks a good player will be availabe at 10, but doesn't think it's a particular deep draft overall.
-Will be doing their team meetings starting next week to iron out their final draft list.
-Green agreed with Stauffer that after the first 4 names in the draft (Dahlin/Svechnikov/Zadina/Tkachuk), there could be a lot of variance from team to team on what names they have ranked between 5-10.
-Stauffer brought up forwards Walstrom and Kotkaniemi given their work in the U18 tourney, Green agreed that they could be expected to go in the top 12 in the draft.
-Dmen Hughes/Bouchard/Dobson/Boqvist were brought up, Green said any of them would be a great pick if one was available at 10, and that they all impact the game in slightly different ways.
-Considers the handedness of a dman more of a 'tiebreaker' when comparing dmen of equal ability, doesn't buy that you should take a RD if it means taking a lesser player.
-Regarding Ty Smith, said his offensive numbers were outstanding and that he's a left hand shooting dman who's more comfortable playing the right side. Liked his elusiveness, said he's hard to hit. Stauffer brought up the Kris Russell comparison (smallish dman who put up big numbers in the WHL), Green replied that Russell absorbed a lot of physical punishment in junior which is something Smith has evaded.
-Green confirmed that they do make use of analytics when making draft day decisions, said it was a valuable tool.
-Stauffer brought up Joe Veleno's U18 and thought his hockey sense was a bit lacking, Green replied that 17 year olds can look like that because they're used to doing everything off the rush...said it's something that'll likely improve with experience.
Anyway, just thought I'd share as it seems appropriate for this thread.
Paajarvi fell to us... Puljujarvi also fell to us...
I have a strong feeling that Boqvist will fall to us this draft.