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I've been reading up on the 2021 class. Way too early for that, I guess. But not for Wings fans. I guess. Anyway, all this talk about x draft being super-deep and y draft being thin blah blah blah — I'm over it. 2017 was billed as a relatively weak draft. Was it? I dunno. Here's what I *do* know: Miro Heiskanen went 3rd overall. I wasn't all that interested in him. Even half a year after the draft, I wasn't all that interested in him. Fast forward to now and he's an absolute beast: https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/h/heiskmi01-advanced.html Cale Makar went 4th overall. Absolute beast (albeit with a nearly 2:1 zone starts split at even strength): https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/m/makarca01-advanced-ev.html Elias Pettersson went 5th overall. Absolute beast (albeit with a nearly 2:1 zone starts split at even strength): https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/p/petteel01-advanced-ev.html There's a bunch of other 1st-round selections who are looking like great picks. (Rasmussen is not one of them.) So, yeah, some people are saying 2021 isn't looking so hot. But some are saying it's better than the last couple. I don't really care either way. I just want the Wings to knock their first pick (and, ideally, their other picks, but let's be realistic) out of the park. On that note...there are some really good defensemen here. Brandt Clarke could be Erik Karlsson 2.0: https://www.rawcharge.com/2020/4/10/21208317/21-days-of-2021-nhl-draft-prospects-11-brandt-clarke He probably goes in the top three, which means we're probably not getting him. I like Carson Lambos as a hypothetical steal at, like, 5th or 6th overall: https://www.rawcharge.com/2020/4/2/21192672/21-days-of-2021-nhl-draft-prospects-17-carson-lambos https://smahtscouting.com/2020/05/25/scouting-report-carson-lambos/ Luke Hughes is another Hughes kid, so we know we're not getting him. He's bigger than Quinn and Jack but still skates like his brothers. https://www.rawcharge.com/2020/3/30/21191535/21-days-of-2021-nhl-draft-prospects-20-luke-hughes Owen Power seems like a bigger, left-shooting Moritz Seider. The kind of defenseman Yzerman seems to prefer. https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/504240/owen-power * * * So, the way I see it, this year's draft and next year's draft could, together, wrap up our building-through-the-draft efforts at two positions. This year: probably center/wing. Next year: probably defense.

Dude banged my buddies gf. So......

Like your "month off" was voluntary. I appreciate the compliment tho. My post was pretty good.

I really don't want Perfetti, I'm just not sold on him... I'd like to see one of Raymond, Drysdale or Rossi (in no particular order)

Neat clips.... thanks for sharing

Baller Feds was the shizzy

Only a full NMC is forced protection. Anything less then that does not have to be protected. That's how it was with the Vegas draft. Nielsen had a full NMC at that time. Now he has a modified no trade clause only. Either include a list of seven forwards, three defensemen, and one goaltender OR eight skaters (forwards/defensemen) and one goaltender Players with a "No Movement" clause must be protected if the player does not waive the clause First and second-year professional players and unsigned draft picks are not eligible for the expansion draft and won't need to be protected All other players are eligible for the Expansion Draft Nielsen is on a modified NTC where he has to submit a list of ten teams he's not willing to play for. Therefore he falls under "All other players are eligible for the Expansion Draft."