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[Cake Boss]

Based on potential Buffalo won the draft easily. Grigo upside is said to be bigger than Yakupov for some scouts plus their other pick Grigo isnt bad as well.

 

[Kave_Man]

Based on potential the Leafs got the best offensive d-man in the draft. I proclaim them winners of the draft on that alone.

 

[Solo]

Based on potential Buffalo won the draft easily. Grigo upside is said to be bigger than Yakupov for some scouts plus their other pick Grigo isnt bad as well.

I would definitely slot Buffalo a close second to the Habs. I think the Habs' 2nd round pushes them over Buffalo.

 

[dem]

Are you guys being intentionally dense? Of course it will take 5 years before you can say who drafted best. That is obvious and not really what the guy is getting at. He's saying that based on the way things currently are, and based on potential, Habs "won" the draft. To which, I would agree.

Blah blah blah


I remember when the habs won the draft because they got Kostitsyn.
"Best talent in the draft! Only dropped because of health concerns!"



You know who won the the 2012 draft as of today? The Edmonton Oilers.

 

[Solo]

Speaking of which, 5 years down the line I think we can say Montreal won the 2007 draft.

Pacioretty, Subban, McDonaugh

 

[Marvie_3]

I guess reports are coming in that Tootoo turned down an offer from Nashville and will hit the free agent market, dang Sef, what is going on with Nashville?

If you had to listen to that stupid goal song of theirs, you'd want to leave too.

 

[dem]

Tootoo should stay the fuck in Nashville...


That dude can't handle playing in Canada... if thats what hes thinking of doing.

 

[Solo]

On the subject of the Oilers, how many more years leeway do they get on being awful? Surely not making the playoffs AGAIN this year would be a complete failure?

 

[Wendel Clark]

I don't think the Oilers care about winning.

 

[Kave_Man]

On the subject of the Oilers, how many more years leeway do they get on being awful? Surely not making the playoffs AGAIN this year would be a complete failure?

Is it after this upcoming season when things start to get interesting for them?

They are going to have a lot of RFAs coming up that they may have to make some big decisions on.

 

[Acid08]

On the subject of the Oilers, how many more years leeway do they get on being awful? Surely not making the playoffs AGAIN this year would be a complete failure?

They'll probably be better this year but they're still a few years from actually challenging for the Cup. If they even get to that point; RNH, Hall, and Nail cant do it on their own.

 

[Smiley90]

They'll probably be better this year but they're still a few years from actually challenging for the Cup. If they even get to that point; RNH, Hall, and Nail cant do it on their own.

Eberle and Gagner are still getting better too. In 2,3 years Oilers be scary, if they can hold on to them and don't get offer sheeted etc.

 

[Merguson]

Calgary won the draft cause you know Fletcher said he's going to have the best guy in the draft ten years down the road...

 

[lupinko]

Doesn't Griffin Reinhart have more upside than Murray tho? So Snow should thank Howson for being as dumb as he is.

Calgary won the draft cause you know Fletcher said he's going to have the best guy in the draft ten years down the road...

Fiester, Cliff still works with the Leafs iirc, draft schmaf. ='(

 

[Revenant]

I guess reports are coming in that Tootoo turned down an offer from Nashville and will hit the free agent market, dang Sef, what is going on with Nashville?

This is all radulovs fault

 

[KernelPanic]

They'll probably be better this year but they're still a few years from actually challenging for the Cup. If they even get to that point; RNH, Hall, and Nail cant do it on their own.

Still no real defensive core that I see and a drunk old Khabibulin in goal ?

At least they realized you don't win with Tom Renney ....

Doesn't Griffin Reinhart have more upside than Murray tho? So Snow should thank Howson for being as dumb as he is.

Murray is seen as NHL ready so I imagine both teams wanted a guy they could use ASAP since they have crap on D right now.

 

[Acid08]

Eberle and Gagner are still getting better too. In 2,3 years Oilers be scary, if they can hold on to them and don't get offer sheeted etc.

Then they're relying on five players, what about their goaltending, defense, and bottom six? Oilers still have lots of work to do to be a top team. That top six will be absolutely crazy though.

 

[Solo]

Habs should offer sheet Yaks in a few years and reunite him and Gally in Montreal

 

[Revenant]

So Steve ott is on the block... paging stan bowman....

I hate Steve ott but his game has gotten better with all the benefits of him still being an enormous cock to the opposing team

 

[Solo]

I hate Steve ott but his game is gotten better with all the benefits of him still having an enormous cock

Manics' interest piqued.

 

[Acid08]

So Steve ott is on the block... paging stan bowman....

I hate Steve ott but his game is gotten better with all the benefits of him still being an enormous cock to the opposing team

He's a bitch, good luck with that.

 

[Cactus]

Are you guys being intentionally dense? Of course it will take 5 years before you can say who drafted best. That is obvious and not really what the guy is getting at. He's saying that based on the way things currently are, and based on potential, Habs "won" the draft. To which, I would agree.

I'm not saying the Habs didn't have a great draft, but I think you should take Cosentino's opinion with a grain of salt. He thinks the Flames did better than Winnipeg, Toronto, Edmonton and Vancouver at the draft, which is pretty ridiculous, IMO, considering they used their 1st round pick to draft a project player projected to go in the second or third round.

 

[KernelPanic]

I'm not saying the Habs didn't have a great draft, but I think you should take Costentino's opinion with a grain of salt. He thinks the Flames did better than Winnipeg, Toronto, Edmonton and Vancouver at the draft, which is pretty ridiculous, IMO, considering they used their 1st round pick to draft a project player projected to go in the second or third round.

Projections are just educated guesses though. 30 teams went into the draft on Friday and each team's list probably looked different.

1001 things have to go right for a player to hit their potential and it depends on them as well as the team that drafted them and how they develop the player.

It depends on drafting strategy too, some teams take the safer picks, some teams pick the high risk/high reward players.

 

[Revenant]

Manics' interest piqued.

Lol for a second I thought my phone auto corrected my post and I didn't notice

 

[Cake Boss]

So Blake Comeau is not getting qualified. This could be a good gamble for a team with some room.

 

[Kuro Madoushi]

On the subject of the Oilers, how many more years leeway do they get on being awful? Surely not making the playoffs AGAIN this year would be a complete failure?

Oil changes take time ya know....

 

[Cake Boss]

 

[Plinko]

So Steve ott is on the block... paging stan bowman....

I hate Steve ott but his game has gotten better with all the benefits of him still being an enormous cock to the opposing team

Ott is the type of guy Detroit needs.

 

[Cactus]

Projections are just educated guesses though. 30 teams went into the draft on Friday and each team's list probably looked different.

1001 things have to go right for a player to hit their potential and it depends on them as well as the team that drafted them and how they develop the player.

It depends on drafting strategy too, some teams take the safer picks, some teams pick the high risk/high reward players.

I agree with you, but my point is that Cosentino's opinion shouldn't necessarily be used to legitimize any specific point of view, especially when he believes that the Flames had a better draft than the Oilers, for example, who had the first overall pick.

 

[Red_Man]

Pierre Gauthier should be able to find work again if that proposed deal between Howson and Snow is legit. What a bunch of clowns.

 

[Curufinwe]

Speaking of which, 5 years down the line I think we can say Montreal won the 2007 draft.

Pacioretty, Subban, McDonaugh

There should be some NHL writer doing a series on drafts five years down the line.

 

[Cake Boss]

Colombus probably thought they didnt have enough time to ruin all those prospects.

 

[Smiley90]

I'm not saying the Habs didn't have a great draft, but I think you should take Cosentino's opinion with a grain of salt. He thinks the Flames did better than Winnipeg, Toronto, Edmonton and Vancouver at the draft, which is pretty ridiculous, IMO, considering they used their 1st round pick to draft a project player projected to go in the second or third round.

... Not that hard to do better at the draft than the Canucks when we pick at 26....

 

[yankeehater]

Colombus probably thought they didnt have enough time to ruin all those prospects.

I bet Howson didnt want to have to deal with trying to trade all those guys in a few years. That is a lot of work.

 

[Red_Man]

There should be some NHL writer doing a series on drafts five years down the line.

They're too busy making pun headline titles.

 

[CrazedArabMan]

Ott is the type of guy Detroit needs.

I guess we aren't close in terms of coming to a decision on contracts with Abby and Quincey, that was a few days ago though.

 

[KernelPanic]

I bet Howson didnt want to have to deal with trying to trade all those guys in a few years. That is a lot of work.

He doesn't want prospects, he wants another team's NHL roster for Nash.

 

[Acid08]

Ott is the type of guy Detroit needs.

A coward?

 

[Revenant]

Hey acid do you not like Steve ott or something?

 

[Marvie_3]

Ott is the type of guy Detroit needs.

They already have a bitch. His name is Todd Bertuzzi.

 

[Red_Man]

You know who won the the 2012 draft as of today? The Edmonton Oilers.

And they're still going to miss the playoffs!

http://www.nationalpost.com/m/wp/sp...scout-gives-canadiens-leafs-high-draft-grades

 

[Marvie_3]

And they're still going to miss the playoffs!

They'll be joining Montreal in the draft lottery again next year.

 

[Red_Man]

They'll be joining Montreal in the draft lottery again next year.

Nah son, we're in the easy division, and it'll be 20 years since they last won the cup, smells like Destiny to me!

 

[Cake Boss]

Soon to be 21 year old D-man Trevor Van Riemsdyk is an undrafted invitee to #Sens Dev camp. Yes, he is brother of James . #Sens"

LOL this managment is just trolling this draft. Picking Brian Boyle's brother and now this.

 

[KernelPanic]

LOL this managment is just trolling this draft. Picking Brian Boyle's brother and now this.

So can we call him TVR ? He's undrafted so it doesn't seem he's anything special.

Nah son, we're in the easy division

Habs are in the Southeast now ?

 

[Marvie_3]

Nah son, we're in the easy division, and it'll be 20 years since they last won the cup, smells like Destiny to me!

Don't you start this shit too.....

 

[Acid08]

Hey acid do you not like Steve ott or something?

He's not a favorite of mine.

 

[Cake Boss]

So can we call him TVR ? He's undrafted so it doesn't seem he's anything special.




Habs are in the Southeast now ?

Girardi, Penner, Kunitz etc were undrafted.

 

[Red_Man]

So can we call him TVR ? He's undrafted so it doesn't seem he's anything special.




Habs are in the Southeast now ?

Meant conference

 

[Red_Man]

David Desharnais was undrafted and became our #1 center with 60 points. But he also played with Cole and Patches soooo yea....