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2014 NHL Draft Thread

leafman101 said:
Yeah, you make that trade for the top 3 picks. Ekblad is way better than Gardiner and Reinhart and Bennett are legit first line center prospects. Drasaitl and Dal Colle are more difficult decisions. Though we have the benefit of Draisaitl's "post draft" 18 year old season and its pretty impressive.
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Well... currently Gardiner is better currently but yea I get what your saying, kid has all the potential in the world to be a stud, that's the ONLY guy I would trade up to get in the draft, other then that forgetta about it.
 
Pronger84 said:
Well... currently Gardiner is better currently but yea I get what your saying, kid has all the potential in the world to be a stud, that's the ONLY guy I would trade up to get in the draft, other then that forgetta about it.
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What do you actually know about this draft class?
 
None of them have NHL experience and drafting them will make them cocky and make them think their shit don't stink.
 
Jays, Wolfman, and HL have probably spent a bit of time researching these players...so not everyone is completely uninformed.
 
BKerr and Legoalie are others as well. Lots of good insight here on draft eligible players.

I see Ekblad ahead of the pack in this class. Not by a large margin but he is the bpa. Any team would have a hard time convincing themselves not to take this guy
 
Ekblad is notably ahead of the others.

I'd say that the next tier of Reinhart, Bennett, Dal Colle and Draisaitl are pretty well interchangeable.

But I don't think there's much of a gap between them and Perlini, Ehlers, Virtanen and Kapanen.

In fact, it's easy for me to see that Virtanen and Ehlers could be considered prospects of similar value by next December. Perlini could as well if he played just a tad more physical.
 
Ehlers is a wild card to me. Looking back on the draft he'll likely be viewed as a bust and an incredible value. Is he this awesome because he plays with Drouin and should be a 20-30 pick? Or is he just this awesome and should go in the 5-8 range?
 
Habspatrol said:
Ehlers is a wild card to me. Looking back on the draft he'll likely be viewed as a bust and an incredible value. Is he this awesome because he plays with Drouin and should be a 20-30 pick? Or is he just this awesome and should go in the 5-8 range?
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The kid's got hands and he's a pretty good skater. Even playing with Johnny Drouin, you don't score 49 goals unless you've got some real skill.

He could go anywhere from 8-20, but I don't think he'll hang around much longer than that.
 
The biggest question with Ehlers is that he is 160 pounds, not his skill IMO.

None of the following prospects are anywhere near as well rounded as Reinhart or Bennett. Big gap there imo. Dal Colle and Draisaitl is where there can be more debate.
 
IrishWolfman said:
The kid's got hands and he's a pretty good skater. Even playing with Johnny Drouin, you don't score 49 goals unless you've got some real skill.

He could go anywhere from 8-20, but I don't think he'll hang around much longer than that.
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By no means was I questioning if he was good or not... I even said 20-30 as a worst case if you believe that Drouin was responsible for a lot of his success.

I'd be ecstatic if the Habs ended up with Ehlers.
 
Ehlers strikes me as a kid that if he slips out of the top 10, there will be a couple GM's in enough love with him to pay a hefty price to move up to get him.
 
[video=youtube;VkR-F14cK1Y]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkR-F14cK1Y[/video]

And this guy is going to be a stud. He is big, fast, can protect the puck, can score, can make plays. If you can get yourself into a position to draft him you do it.
 
leafman101 said:
[video=youtube;VkR-F14cK1Y]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkR-F14cK1Y[/video]

And this guy is going to be a stud. He is big, fast, can protect the puck, can score, can make plays. If you can get yourself into a position to draft him you do it.
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A buddy of mine here in Saskatchewan has been to see him a few times in PA and says he looks lazy. He does acknowledge that it's a small sample size though. He's a huge Sabres fan and definitely doesn't want Draisaitl at #2... but would be okay with getting him at #5 if the have the Isles pick.

Not that my buddy is the be all end all on prospects or anything. Just thought it was interesting.
 
Everyone always says that about those big guys, with the long stride and reach. They look lazy.

He shouldn't want him at #2 though. Ekblad, Reinhart and Bennett are all better prospects.
 
Well he's not that big though. He's thick but he's only 6'1... but at 18 years old 6'1 209 is pretty beastly. But there's not the big stride and reach.
 
There is definitely the long stride and reach. Just watch those highlights. Its evident. It makes him look lazy.
 
Yea his skating is awkward. I'm not sure if he'll be able to shield the puck as well when he's facing off against players his size. He's got long legs.

Still a good prospect.
 
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