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[MPW]

Forsberg and Grigs are both going to slide right outside the Top 10

trade someone and get one of them!

 

[Solo]

Man, I fucking loathe the Pens, but I now have nothing but pure respect for Shero. Dude OOZES class.

 

[ShaneB]

Just heard the news of the Staal trade, huge!

 

[Seguin]

At this rate an elite forward is going to fall to the Flyers...again.

 

[brucewaynegretzky]

pierre needs to calm down. the pens traded the best player by far in the trade.

Yeah, it was an even trade overall. No guarantee Pens got significantly better. Doesn't seem to be a HUGE improvement.

At this rate an elite forward is going to fall to the Flyers...again.

Yes Please!

 

[Revenant]

Are you there stan bowman..its me revenant...


Do something you prick

 

[rellix]

gimme dat forsberg

jets gonna yank em

 

[DopeyFish]

Man HF is sickening to read. Why do fans pretend like they know more than professional scouts? Rielly has been a Leaf for less than an hour and people are pissed about him.

Anyhow: Carolina is gonna be beastly.

It's not because of Reilly, it's because they didn't draft to position

Leafs can trade their whole roster and have good defense come up in their place

They are set on D but the forward group is only merely ok to good on both NHL and AHL rosters

 

[Solo]

Yeah, it was an even trade overall. No guarantee Pens got significantly better. Doesn't seem to be a HUGE improvement.

I think this is a much bigger deal for Carolina than Pitts. Staal bros on a single line? Carolina just got LEGIT. Then they can roll Skinner's line out there.....

 

[Merguson]

Burke says he had Rielly pegged 1st overall, and not saying that just to hype it #SNTrade

Um.. I guess he was really high on Reilly..

 

[Heretic]

Do anyone of you guys want to come cry with me for a while?

 

[Seguin]

Um.. I guess he was really high on Reilly..

It's like he's living in his own little fantasy world.

Do anyone of you guys want to come cry with me for a while?

Don't worry man, the Ducks got a pretty good player

Just 10 picks too early

 

[RC]

Um.. I guess he was really high.

Fixed it for you.

 

[sazabirules]

I think this is a much bigger deal for Carolina than Pitts. Staal bros on a single line? Carolina just got LEGIT. Then they can roll Skinner's line out there.....

They were going to get Jordan next year anyways so they wasted some good assets on him.

 

[Marvie_3]

Are you there stan bowman..its me revenant...


Do something you prick

Its past his bedtime.

 

[Solo]

Um.. I guess he was really high on Reilly..

If that is true, then I really think both the Habs and the Leafs got the guys they coveted, which is pretty fucking awesome.

 

[Kuro Madoushi]

Maybe Subban to Jets with their goalie questions now?

 

[lupinko]

If Rielly turns out to be Scott Niedermayer 2.0, I won't mind.

 

[Montresor]

It's not because of Reilly, it's because they didn't draft to position

Leafs can trade their whole roster and have good defense come up in their place

They are set on D but the forward group is only merely ok to good on both NHL and AHL rosters

Let's be honest with ourselves. The Leafs defense core is bad. They're good on paper but every year they stink it up.

My philosophy: a GM should draft the best player available according to his own team's internal draft rankings. They shouldn't draft based on positional need. But guess what the Leafs DO need elite defensive prospects.

 

[MPW]

pens won that trade

canes should have just waited

 

[Doctor West]

Carolina got the better player. Plus, they now have brother magic.

 

[Solo]

They were going to get Jordan next year anyways

That's not a certainty. I know it seemed like it, but money talks. Had he hit UFA and gotten a huge offer from NYR or wherever.....who knows. Now I think Carolina will extend him long-term ASAP.

 

[brucewaynegretzky]

If Rielly turns out to be Scott Niedermayer 2.0, I won't mind.

Yeah and if whoever the Flyers draft is the next Gretzky I'll jizz my pants. Eventually you need to factor in realistic expectations.

 

[Merguson]

If that is true, then I really think both the Habs and the Leafs got the guys they coveted, which is pretty fucking awesome.

Imagine if Gally was available to the Leafs at 5th overall and he passed on him? I can't imagine the explosion of HFBoards..

 

[sazabirules]

Let's be honest with ourselves. The Leafs defense core is bad. They're good on paper but every year they stink it up.

My philosophy: a GM should draft the best player available according to his own team's internal deaf rankings. They shouldn't draft based on positional need. But guess what the Leafs DO need elite defensive prospects.

But guess what, the Leafs internal rankings are what made the Leafs defensive core weak as it is today.

 

[Solo]

Maybe Subban to Jets with their goalie questions now?

Nah, Subban is going to Tampa or Chicago, methinks.

 

[Red_Man]

Problem with picking so many D-men so high is it is a lot harder to predict a Defensemans progress and growth and where they will end up in the future. A top 10 forward is a lot easier to project. It's something like 55% of top 10 picks will play in the NHL. Just look at how many great D-men are found later in the draft.

 

[Lone_Prodigy]

The Brian Dumoulin sweepstakes are over!

 

[Doctor West]

Kings re-sign Stoll for 3 years, 9.275 million (3.09m cap hit)

 

[lupinko]

Yeah and if whoever the Flyers draft is the next Gretzky I'll jizz my pants. Eventually you need to factor in realistic expectations.

Hey there, that would be like wanting Bobby Orr 2.0!

 

[Dastardly Jerks]

Do anyone of you guys want to come cry with me for a while?

I don't usually cry in front of people, but this is too much.

 

[Solo]

Imagine if Gally was available to the Leafs at 5th overall and he passed on him? I can't imagine the explosion of HFBoards..

I wouldn't have gotten to see it, since if Gally had slipped past third my monitor would be in pieces right now.

 

[Merguson]

But guess what, the Leafs internal rankings are what made the Leafs defensive core weak as it is today.

What does draft rankings have to do with NHL regulars? Pro Scouts vs. Amateur Scouts.

 

[Kuro Madoushi]

We have Gardiner and WERE in on Schultz...but unless we can get him and guarantee good minutes...? I think we're out of it.

That's the thing, I was thinking we WERE in on him and we could focus on forwards

 

[Doctor West]

Nah, Subban is going to Tampa or Chicago, methinks.

Tampa needs a goalie badly, so my guess is they take Subban. I know they have a hard on for Bernier as well.

 

[Dubbedinenglish]

Kings re-sign Stoll for 3 years, 9.275 million (3.09m cap hit)

Damm. Welp Jokinen looks inevitable now.

 

[sazabirules]

What does draft rankings have to do with NHL regulars? Pro Scouts vs. Amateur Scouts.

They draft all this /depth that doesn't help them.

 

[Solo]

Jets will pick the third forward of the draft, I'm guessing.

Bold prediction: Teuvo

 

[Brinbe]

Dat Forsberg/Grigs slide...

 

[SpectreFire]

Oh my god...

FORSBERG TO 26.

 

[Red_Man]

Jesus christ

 

[calder]

........

What.

 

[Kuro Madoushi]

wha....????

 

[ZeroGravity]

Oh god what do we do

 

[Kifimbo]

Another D.

 

[brucewaynegretzky]

Flyers to draft a Forsberg in the first round for the second time in history!

 

[Solo]

Holy shit. 2 forwards, fucking SEVEN D!

 

[Dastardly Jerks]

Why do GMs hate Forsberg?

 

[RC]

Oh my god...

FORSBERG TO 26.

Don't jinx it.

 

[Dubbedinenglish]

Please Foresberg to 23!