2023 Draft and UFA Thread

[Sal_Butera]

It’s not all or nothing.

If opportunities come up that make sense, take them and adjust accordingly. Contract expiries that presents interesting opportunities don’t always align with a core age group’s apparent window, so it’s not a tragedy if someone is a touch older than Nick Suzuki if you can get 5 or 6 good years. Perfection is the enemy of the good.

The perfect tear down and rebuild is super rare, maybe the best recent attempt was Chicago. But I wouldn’t hold my breath, hockey doesn’t easily give us the Atlanta Braves or Manchester United of the 1990s where stars were freakishly aligned.

You and your logic… pfffft

 

[GGpX]

For anyone interested, there's going to be a few draft-eligible players on Team Canada's U18 roster:

 

[TheCountofMonteCristo]

For anyone interested, there's going to be a few draft-eligible players on Team Canada's U18 roster:

My son played against Dragacevic years ago as Dragacevic, like Bedard, played up 2 yrs. His dad was the UBC coach.

 

[worm]

https://thehockeynews.com/news/the-tale-of-matvei-michkov-the-rise-fall-and-resurgence-of-a-top-prospect

From legoalie


After reading the article. Please take him if we don't win the lotto.

 

[TheCountofMonteCristo]

https://thehockeynews.com/news/the-tale-of-matvei-michkov-the-rise-fall-and-resurgence-of-a-top-prospect

From legoalie


After reading the article. Please take him if we don't win the lotto.

can never have too many small players

 

[Krustchev]

Worm is in for a huge letdown if he thinks we will use ANY first round pick on MM. I think he’ll go late in the first round. And I’m not saying we shouldn’t draft him but I can see Molson putting his foot down and saying no.

 

[Sal_Butera]

Interested to see if Michkov attends the draft…

 

[WeHaveMoreCupsThanYou]

he also said he intends to compete for playoffs next season

If he can move up and get Fantilli and grab PLD on the cheap, the fire the current medical staff so that we don't lose another bazillion games to injuries who knows?

 

[MON4NHLTOR4MLB]

You’re out to lunch if you think Michkov is lasting past top 10

 

[lecoqsportif]

No one is trading the Fantilli pick (#2). We need to fluke out with the ping pong balls.

 

[GEEMAN]

you said last year we needed one more good draft....

One more and maybe 1 more

 

[Stinky]

One more and maybe 1 more

Man, it must take you a while to get naked and fuck.

 

[Sal_Butera]

You’re out to lunch if you think Michkov is lasting past top 10

Will be interesting to watch play out, how many top-10 teams are willing to play geopolitical roulette and willing to wait out 3-years (minimum) for Michkov, and how those GMs sell it internally to ownership?

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[Habsy]

Man, it must take you a while to get naked and fuck.

Naked? Seems an unnecessary step no?

 

[Habsy]

One more and maybe 1 more

The draft this year and last will provide the base of the new team. The next two years are learning and they will draft fillers.

I wouldn't expect a bottom five finish out of a relatively healthy club.

 

[legoalie]

Man, it must take you a while to get naked and fuck.

there is something to be said about long foreplay

 

[GrandWazoo]

The draft this year and last will provide the base of the new team. The next two years are learning and they will draft fillers.

I wouldn't expect a bottom five finish out of a relatively healthy club.

Even this year we wouldn’t have finished bottom 5 if healthy

 

[Stinky]

there is something to be said about long foreplay

How many seasons of foreplay before get our hockey genitalia wet?

 

[TheCountofMonteCristo]

One more and maybe 1 more

you sound like the sign on Hooters which says "free beer tomorrow" "just one more draft"

 

[TheCountofMonteCristo]

there is something to be said about long foreplay

yeah it's called blue balls