GDT: You have been visited by an ghost of first round pick - 2018 NHL ENTRY DRAFT

[DistantThunderRep]

Per Smith:

Yzerman on making a deal: "I can't predict. We've had a lot of conversations this week. Something may or may not happen, I can't tell you. Honestly it happens quickly and you have to make a decision quickly."

That's the least vague I've ever seen him when talking about a trade (still pretty vague). Usually he talks about how tough it is to make a good trade. I'd bet something's in the works.

He literally spoke like Yoda. Confirmed Jedi.

 

[TeslaCoilFan]

Here's the interview with Yzerman that media are quoting in little bits and pieces. It's best straight from the Great and Powerful Yz himself. Personally I LOVE how little concrete information he gives them.

 

[Stormbreaker]

1 hour to go

 

[Alan Wake]

Unless we make a trade or two, this draft is going to be extremely boring for us.

We lack a first round pick.

Part of me hopes that EK gets moved tonight. But I don't see it happening.

 

[Felonious Python]

Unless we make a trade or two, this draft is going to be extremely boring for us.

We lack a first round pick.

Part of me hopes that EK gets moved tonight. But I don't see it happening.

boring for the Lightning fans in us, but there will probably be some interesting trades for the hockey fans in us.

Is this the Dustin Rose draft, or is that next year?

edit: Next year. No wonder I haven't heard anything about him in the previews.

 

[Stormbreaker]

Trade alert

Clearing cap space for Carlson

 

[Alan Wake]

Trade alert

So much for Grubauer getting a first.

But they did unload Orpik.

 

[Felonious Python]

Trade alert

First ballot Hall of Famer, Brooks Orpik.
Brooks Orpik, Two Time Stanley Cup Champion and Future First Ballot Hall of Famer

 

[DFC]

Clearing cap for Carlson.

 

[DFC]

Unless we make a trade or two, this draft is going to be extremely boring for us.

We lack a first round pick.

Part of me hopes that EK gets moved tonight. But I don't see it happening.

I think it could. This is the day that kind of move typically gets made, just not to a team without a 1st...

 

[DFC]

LOL, Well, Bergevin might be a terrible GM, but he makes for a great interview.

 

[Felonious Python]

Vegas and Ottawa have been talking on the floor for some time according to twitter.

 

[Stormbreaker]

NHL Network interviewing a d-men named Jett Woo, sign me up.

 

[DFC]

Per Friedman, Colorado's going to move Orpik.

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

Relax bro. I got this.

 

[DFC]

I keep seeing it reported that after the top-20, the next 30ish guys are hard to distinguish between. Maybe we try to move up in the 2nd if a preferred guy slips.

 

[Felonious Python]

Remember that we'll be seeing some new jerseys tonight.

https://www.bardown.com/the-carolin...brand-new-logo-and-alternate-jersey-1.1120878

 

[Stormbreaker]

Pretty cool.

 

[TeslaCoilFan]

 

[Stormbreaker]

The boards are breaking!!!

 

[DFC]

Bettman handled the booing nicely w/r/t the Humboldt thing.

 

[Stormbreaker]

#believe

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

Dallas it's going to be a long night. Pace yourselves with the boos.

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

NBCSN already projecting Dahlin to play on the first pair in the fall. Buffalo might want to take it a little slower in developing their 1st overall pick.

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

Lipanov's ex-Barrie linemate goes #2 overall.

 

[DFC]

Here's where it gets interesting. What does MTL do? Looks like they didn't trade down, anyway.