krsmith17

Multiple other people on the internet think Draper was unhappy to make the pick?... Never mind then, it must be true...

Draper did not look pissed. He looked like every single other person that made a pick last night. You're really reading way too much into this, and only because you don't personally like the pick. Oh goodie, I can't wait for the "Raymond is a bust" thread...

LOL at the conspiracy theories. I'm sure everyone, including Yzerman was on board with this pick. Draper was not pissed about the pick. It was a smart pick. Stop trying to spin some dumbass narrative... Yeah, I bet that stud that went one spot ahead of him would have been the pick...

No. No, that's not possible. I'd like to think that all of Yzerman, Draper, Martin, Verbeek, Andersson, Kronwall, etc. were all on the same page, which is why they made the correct choice, taking the best player available, Lucas Raymond...

Send ALL the prospects to the SHL! I wish more of them were playing on the same team though...

There are a lot of solid options available, but I think I may be leaning Wallinder at 32... Big, mobile LHD. I also really like Gunler. He may be the biggest boom or bust available. Definitely has some flaws, which is why I doubt Yzerman takes him, but the upside could be huge... LOL great minds think alike...

I'm not worried at all about drafting a winger over a center here. Always take best player available, and Raymond was that in my opinion. An elite winger can turn a very good center into an elite one. Raymond is a winger, but can drive play like a center. Absolutely love this pick. Some combination of... Bertuzzi - Larkin - Mantha Raymond - Veleno - Zadina Fabbri - Rasmussen - Berggren Svechnikov / Soderblom / Grewe / Mastrosimone ... has the potential to be a very good top 9.

Not everybody is happy. I'm sure you've noticed some of the regulars missing... So yeah, it was a good night! It's day 2! Who does everybody want at 32 / 45 / 55?

William Wallinder, Noel Gunler, Helge Grans, Emil Andrae, JJ Peterka, Marat Khusnutdinov, Jan Mysak... a lot of talent to choose from...

William Wallinder and Noel Gunler...

More so talking top prospects, but also yes, as well as Setkov.

Raymond, Berggren, Veleno and Johansson.

Kid is going to be unreal.

So f***ing amped! Raymond!!!

Raty may be outside of the top three by next year's draft.

Yzerman needs to be in on this...

In general, yes. But there are a LOT of players playing in the AHL that are better than some players in the NHL (players that have been bought out in particular).

You don't actually believe this, do you?...

Good one...

I honestly thought that CRL was just an idiot online, but probably a reasonable dude in the real world. It turns out that's not the case at all, and he's an all around selfish, egotistical jackass in real life as well...

Yeah, I've been advocating for a while that one should be bought out. Just would have rathered see Nielsen bought out.

I said this in the other thread, but I would have preferred a Nielsen buyout over Abdelkader. 6 years is a long time to have dead cap on the books... Abby is also a mil cheaper, and a better fit as the 12th / 13th forward than Nielsen in my opinion...

I would have preferred a Nielsen buyout. 6 years is a long time to have dead cap on the books... Abdelkader is also a mil cheaper, and a better fit as the 12th / 13th forward than Nielsen in my opinion...

"Our body. Our right"... People are f***ed...