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Another guy that is too early to take at 6 and likely won't be around at 35... If he is though, I'd consider him there for sure. I'm not too keen on Podkolzin, but this has nothing to do with why I personally wouldn't take him at 6. Anyone you take beyond the top 3-5 are almost guaranteed to be minimum a year away from the NHL, some longer. Two years is nothing. Not to mention he will be developing in a professional league against men for those two years, not in juniors against kids like most of the other draft eligible prospects... Any reason you don't want Zegras? He wouldn't be my first choice, but I'd be thrilled to add a player like him to the pipeline at 6th overall... For me, it's Byram, Cozens, Turcotte, Zegras, trade back, in that order. It's a very real possibility that my three faves will be gone at 6, and Zegras will be my BPA.

I think you're reading too much into a tweet that doesn't even offer a direct quote. Podkolzin is under contract with a KHL team. He probably isn't quite ready for the NHL (he doesn't turn 18 until the 24th of this month) -- so even if the KHL contract isn't a thing, he's probably still at least one year away from being a regular on any NHL roster. I haven't seen anything that suggests he's being an ass about things or that he plans on being an ass about things two years from now.

I agree with all of the above. Definitely wouldn't want to trade back out of the top ten. But I also don't want to trade back hoping someone stays there. If our scouts are even on 3-5 people and trade back that many spots, then I'm for it.

Signing Karlsson for any longer than 4 years is lunacy. He's in a steep injury induced decline and that isn't likely to change.

The blogger wrote what 50 words? Low effort even for click bait I hope these dudes realize there careers are equivalent to the people who write headlines like... "Brad and Angelina back together? This unnamed insider thinks it could be a possibility"

No. One of Turcotte, Zegras or maybe Caufield for me.

Andreas Athanasious eyebrows even noticed Veleno.

Everyone: The Kings need to get younger and faster The Kings: We'd like Marleau, plz.