GDT: - Draft Lottery. 5/7 630 PM (2024)

mize370 said:

Doesn't matter. Torts would trade the #2 for the rights to maroon this off season

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Did you intend to use "maroon" as a non-proper noun? It is pretty accurate.

Sombastate said:

Well I guess we can pray that Catton drops or Yakemchuk is still there.

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I doubt Catton will be there, but that would be ideal. Yakemchuk is a possibility though.

IronMarshal said:

I doubt Catton will be there, but that would be ideal. Yakemchuk is a possibility though.

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I do, too. My only hope with Catton is this:

Anaheim, Chicago, Columbus all go D.

Demidov, Lindstrom round out the top 6. Iginla goes to the Flames, Someone bets heavy on Eiserman and the other teams panic and go D, something like:

1. Macklin
2. Lev
3. Buium
4. Silayev
5. Lindstrom
6. Demidov
7. Dickinson
8. Parekh
9. Iginla
10. Eiserman
11. Yakemchuk
12. Catton

Its not totally unrealistic considering the Devils don't need another undersized forward, Buffalo has too much young forward talent, not enough D prospects (Komarov isn't high end enough).

Henry Miller said:

12 is still a great spot for a draft that has 12-13 “top 10 draft pick” potential. In theory the Flyers should have an easy decision to make. Just take the leftover guy.

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2017 was an easy decision too.

Just take the leftover guy.

Tripod said:

2017 was an easy decision too.

Just take the leftover guy.

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That was bad luck and a strange draft. Hischier is good but no EP, Makar, or Heiskanen. I’d be a little disappointed if we drafted someone like Greentree, Hage, Nysgard, Senneke, Connelly and that group of players even though they certainly have the potential to be impact players. I just think the top 12-13 guys (unsure how I feel about Yakemchuk) give you better odds. I do think the draft is a bit of a crapshoot after the first few picks and there will certainly guys selected in the top 10 that disappoint. It’s just the nature of the beast. It’s a shame we can’t look into a crystal ball before making a draft pick lol

When I hear about how there's no consensus #2 among like 12 other guys or so, that sounds good as a blanket, neutral evaluation of the draft, but that's not going to be the case on the draft floor.

That just means everyone is going to have someone else #2, and if your #2 or #3 is falling to 7 or 8, and you have #12, you're not sitting still, because nobody is going to be rating their #2-3 on the same level as #12-13. Just isn't what's going to happen. It's just too many guys to not think that even 2-3 don't stand out.

Now, it takes another team to make a deal because they'll be in the same position, but that tells me there will be attempts to jockey for position. This is where you need an intel-rich operation like Howie Roseman has, where he has about a 95% idea as to what is going to happen in front of him, and know how to make a move to get your guy. Unless you have half of your first round dead-even and graded down, there is no sitting and "waiting for a leftover." If you have a guy, and he's your guy, you have to get your guy.

Some other teams are going to outsmart themselves too and pick someone else. I would be a lot of money that whatever list of guys in this top not-Celebrini tier, one of 'em is gonna fall out to like 20 or something.

Tripod said:

2017 was an easy decision too.

Just take the leftover guy.

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You give them too much credit

LOL.. of course Chi gets 2nd OA..

i cant wait to select a nobody face puncher at 12..

Rebels57 said:

Thank christ Chicago didnt win again.

Please dont have anymore of these kids in the studio lol. Celebrini couldnt have been more uncomfortable.

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The "uh, what's Zillow?" is an all-timer. Poor kid.

Surrounded By Ahos said:

The "uh, what's Zillow?" is an all-timer. Poor kid.

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Are we supposed to know what Zillow is? Is it a sex pillow?

Captain Dave Poulin said:

Are we supposed to know what Zillow is? Is it a sex pillow?

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I think that would be a xillow.

Zillow is a real estate company.

I mean so far this regime has drafted well. I'm not sure what all the doom and gloom is about. We didn't move down, there will absolutely be a top notch player available at 12.

I'll give them the benefit of the doubt with drafting because so far that appears to be the only thing they've done well

Captain Dave Poulin said:

Are we supposed to know what Zillow is? Is it a sex pillow?

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Sombastate said:

I mean so far this regime has drafted well. I'm not sure what all the doom and gloom is about. We didn't move down, there will absolutely be a top notch player available at 12.

I'll give them the benefit of the doubt with drafting because so far that appears to be the only thing they've done well

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Agreed. I am excited for this pick, given the quality of player that will be available. I am leery, though, of Briere using the Florida 1st to move up and get "their" guy.