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2014 NHL Draft Thread

That was such a ballsy trade. People are balking at moving a guy like Phaneuf or JVR the number one pick and Fletcher traded Wendel ****ing Clark at 27 years old coming off of the best season of his career and back to back conference finals runs.

I realize they wouldn't be trading for Sundin here, but they also wouldn't be trading Wendel Clark.

That deal set them back a couple of years. They traded the heart and soul of the team and went from a legit contender to first round fodder and then out of the playoffs for a four year period. But it also set up the Leafs for the next decade and gave them their best team since the original six.

Crazy trade.
 
Damn it Bob, cut down the interest in Keegan Iverson. I want the Habs to take him in the fourth.

:(
 
Gare Joyce
@tml360 @seanhenry19 @Hope_Smoke Some (not all) scouts say: LS & Ek had success in jr due to physical strength, made up 4 holes in games


First Joyce ranks Ritchie 3rd overall, now he is saying Ekblad = Schenn. Liked his book, but not a great eye for talent.
 
I always wondered if Eklblad was granted exceptional status due to his size.
 
Thats part of it, but he also out produced Schenn's 19 year old season at 15.

He scored 6 less goals this year than Schenn's best season point total in junior.

Advanced physical development is where that comparison ends.
 
birky
HOWEVER...since 2007 the Leafs are 19th in the NHL in terms of GP from their draft selections.

In terms of total points, the Leafs are 22nd and 24th in total goals.
 
leafman101 said:
Gare Joyce
@tml360 @seanhenry19 @Hope_Smoke Some (not all) scouts say: LS & Ek had success in jr due to physical strength, made up 4 holes in games


First Joyce ranks Ritchie 3rd overall, now he is saying Ekblad = Schenn. Liked his book, but not a great eye for talent.
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You can't make the argument for one and not the other. I see Ricthie as a gamble pick that high in the draft.

If he was ranked 15-30 then it wouldn't be a question but all the reports I read screams of an over sized kid dominating aveage sized teenagers.
 
Nah. He compared Ekblad to Schenn because they are both physically mature. He just happened to ignore every other facet of their game, like how Schenn can't skate or handle the puck, or shoot, or play defense.

Now he is saying Ekblad is a bad pick because he'll take 3 years to develop and GMs need to save their jobs. Using Weber as an example.. how much did Weber help Nashville the first 3 years. So dumb.
 
Gare Joyce
If you have to put the kids through college it is @FlyersRage A selfish decision based on your job not the correct call for the franchise
 
leafman101 said:
Nah. He compared Ekblad to Schenn because they are both physically mature. He just happened to ignore every other facet of their game, like how Schenn can't skate or handle the puck, or shoot, or play defense.

Now he is saying Ekblad is a bad pick because he'll take 3 years to develop and GMs need to save their jobs. Using Weber as an example.. how much did Weber help Nashville the first 3 years. So dumb.
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There was statement as wel about does he help Fla/Buf now? I didn't realize they needed help now. The whole point in taking the guy is to develop him in the top pairing guy they both need.
 
leafman101 said:
birky
HOWEVER...since 2007 the Leafs are 19th in the NHL in terms of GP from their draft selections.

In terms of total points, the Leafs are 22nd and 24th in total goals.
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Meh, a bit disingenuous considering that 2 of those high draft picks got us Phil Kessel. I mean, add Kessel's total in and that number probably looks a lot different. It's easy to shit on a drafting record when you completely forget that a 2nd and 9th overall were traded for a top 5-10 forward in the league.
 
I'm a lot more disappointed that no changes were made to scouting than I was at Carlyle being kept.

Maybe shanahan's thinking was not to rock the boat right before the draft? Because the amateur scouts clearly aren't producing enough talent, and our free agent signings in recent years belie some shockingly poor advice being given to Burke and nonis on the pro side. I don't think these guys are magically going to become better under shanahan.
 
MindzEye said:
Meh, a bit disingenuous considering that 2 of those high draft picks got us Phil Kessel. I mean, add Kessel's total in and that number probably looks a lot different. It's easy to shit on a drafting record when you completely forget that a 2nd and 9th overall were traded for a top 5-10 forward in the league.
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Either way its not good enough.
 
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