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Depends what you like. Broberg's backwards cross over is quick AF. Who's is faster? Maybe Byram?

Depends what you like. Broberg is fast AF. Who's faster? Maybe Turcotte? People are bashing Pods because he works hard? Dumb. Work ethic is a huge plus with him in my mind.

https://www.tsn.ca/kevin-hayes-impressed-with-visit-but-philadelphia-flyers-not-currently-his-no-1-team-1.1321173 Seravalli saying Kevin Hayes wants to go to Yotes or CBJ. Speculation being he might have a bad history with Vigneult from their days in NYR together, and that he wants to get superpaid and CBJ and the Yotes can afford to give him a ridic contract.

I was trying to be a lil flippant cause jonas Are you suggesting we should draft based on need then? Because I'll remind you that not observing the holy doctrine of BPA is of the highest form of heresy and you will be admonished.

A. Broberg is like the best skater in the draft not named Jack Hughes B. Skating is super critical in today's league C. I'm a Broberg guy

U mad dink?

maybe ten to 5

Ur a dink

ten to 5

right

Relax dink boy

Yup Zegras could be a total burnout. risky pick.

I heard Cali has clean air

Yup the Turris contract is just too long.

I wholeheartedly agree. Unfortunately my twitter links don't work on my work PC so I get lazy and get into the habit of just posting what I read as verbatim as i can during the day. Will post the raw links if it helps you. I abhor fake BS as much as the next guy. I'd be ok with Turris maybe if Nielsen and other contracts weren't around. But sadly they are. Would love to watch Turris and Mantha play together full-time in Detroit though....

Here you go bro bro, like I said in the other thread twitter links don't work for me at work. Always happy to supply later when asked though.

s-n-a-t-c-h is censored on this website? Good god

I would agree that he has a high likelihood of reaching his potential/cieling, and is probably one of the more NHL ready guys. I'd almost call him the safe pick... Whereas a guy like Zegras is more boom or bust. At the very worst I think you're getting a 3rd line center in Cozens. At the very worst with Zegras he completely busts. I'd be completely happy drafting Cozens, but If Byram, Turcotte, Zegras go 3,4,5 I'd like to spin the wheel on Podkolzin or even reach for a Dman, trading down of course acceptable to me as well. The more I read and watch about the German kid, the more I actually like him. I think he may truly be the 2nd best Dman in this draft behind Byram. Interestingly enough I'd almost call him the forward version of Cozens. Big, strong, athletic, very complete game, lacks the truly elite skill (i dont mind this as much in a Dman), mature, smart, poised, has leadership qualities, probably more NHL ready than most. He's probably gonna top out around 6'5" 220+ lbs and shoots right as well. He started the season with Mannheim playing top 6 and PK. Ended the season and playoffs playing top 4 and PK. Also was heavily deployed by the coach in the D zone. From what I've gathered he'll likely go back to Mannheim for one more year where he's expected to play top pair as well as PP and PK. He's not afraid to join the rush and has a very good/heavy shot... the coach kept him sheltered away from the O zone and away from the PP in his rookie year though. Korbinian Holzer commented that he felt like he was playing with a guy twice his age with Seider, and Seider's coach apparently has praised his adaptability. That he adapts/learns/overcomes any situation you throw him into very quickly. Maybe it's just my love of Lidstrom, but he gives me Lidstrom lite vibes. G not a huge priority in my book as I really like Larsson... but I would be completely happy to grab him if Yzerman can muster up another 1st and steal him semi late. That said, there's a lot of Dmen in the first round that I think are underrated. Would rather ****** up one of those. Random story: buddy of mine who just moved to Denver ran into Filip Larsson in a bar about a month ago. Didn't realize who he was until the subject of sports came up and Filip mentioned he just signed a contract with the Wings. Larsson is only 20.... tsk tsk Filip underage drinking is illegal...

Would you rather... accept the Turris contract and fire Blash, or not gain Turris but have to keep Blash?

The one L guy https://theathletic.com/1021370/2019/06/11/jim-rutherford-trading-phil-kessel-is-now-unlikely/ Pay wall but it's in the first few lines

Rutherford now reporting that a Kessell trade is unlikely. I think it was Kypreos who was on barstool sports the other day who said Kessell wants to go to a very specific team in the southwest. I got the impression he meant San Jose or maybe Vegas. Doubt he wants to go to Kings, Ducks, or Yotes when he can have another shot at a cup with the Pens next year. SJ probably just didn't have the room to bring him on. Maybe if Karlsson stayin in SJ falls through they get him at the draft...

As I've posted before... Cozens never wowed me with anything. The thing I was most impressed by was the fact that he seemed to already have a mans frame, and knew how to use it. Definitely one of the bigger, stronger, more athletic 17/18 years I've seen play in the WHL. Not many faults to his game at all, but also nothing that really jumps off the page either. I've seen a lot less of Zegras, but Zegras jumps off the page at me. He leaves you going "holy s*** if he can just put on 20 more lbs he might be able to tear the league up with his hands and vision." Never got that impression with Cozens. He strikes me as a kid who peaked young physically and uses that to out motor/muscle/play the rest of the WHL. I think when he gets to the NHL that he's gonna find that his strong legs and athleticism aren't a huge advantage anymore. He'll struggle, much like Nolan Patrick has, to live up to the perceived potential. Meanwhile, guys like Zegras - who have potentially elite level hands and vision - will be beefing up still and will eventually leapfrog him when they catch up physically. Basically I'm saying I think their is a lot less room for growth with this one. Zegras can easily get bigger and stronger, but the elite level vision/instincts etc etc that Zegras has is not something that is easily taught. He's got NHL player written all over him, but I personally don't see him as an elite 1C. I'd say more like a Brock Nelson or Brayden Schenn. Very complete all-around players, but not elite. 50-60 pt 2nd line centermen. I'd rather gamble on a guy like Podkolzin if we're taking a forward. I compare him to Rasmussen, because I think they're both players who were gifted physically very early in life. Size + strength + the athleticism to be able to use it. Likewise, both Ras and Cozens play a pretty complete game and lack some of the flash other players around them in the draft have, with Ras being a bit bigger and slower than Cozens. The one caveat I'll add to my assessment of Cozens though... Lethbridge had almost no goal-tending this year. There were games where their opponents were going up 5/6/7 goals on them at times. Whenever a team went up 3 goals on them (which was too common) the whole team seemed to check out. Maybe that motivated Cozens to play more cautious and defensively at times, IDK, but it would be nice to see him play in a situation where he has confidence in the guys behind him.

What about Nolan Patrick? One of Friedman or McKenzie was saying Fletcher would hear offers on him. Also Ghostbear.

I got him pegged as our 7th