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Skinner? Principal or Assistant Director?

D-elite Boss

NO

Major faux pas! I thought he was a D! Oops. Just goes to show you how not of a good prospect he is.

Just for comparison, here is the actual draft fom 2014 #1 Florida Panthers Aaron Ekblad (D) 5 350 61 90 151 223 #2 Buffalo Sabres Sam Reinhart (F) 5 292 74 106 180 52 #3 Edmonton Oilers Leon Draisaitl (F) 5 312 98 161 259 92 #4 Calgary Flames Sam Bennett (F) 5 284 48 56 104 241 #5 New York Islanders Michael Dal Colle (F) 2 11 0 1 1 2 #6 Vancouver Canucks Jake Virtanen (F) 4 185 28 24 52 119 #7 Carolina Hurricanes Haydn Fleury (D) 2 77 0 9 9 14 #8 Toronto Maple Leafs William Nylander (F) 4 199 49 89 138 58 #9 Winnipeg Jets Nikolaj Ehlers (F) 4 276 84 105 189 98 #10 Anaheim Ducks Nick Ritchie (F) 4 215 31 45 76 199 #11 Nashville Predators Kevin Fiala (F) 5 185 43 48 91 66 #12 Phoenix Coyotes Brendan Perlini (F) 3 174 36 25 61 68 #13 Washington Capitals Jakub Vrána (F) 3 136 30 27 57 28 #14 Dallas Stars Julius Honka (D) 3 84 2 11 13 28 #15 Detroit Red Wings Dylan Larkin (F) 4 287 74 107 181 173 #16 Columbus Blue Jackets Sonny Milano (F) 4 70 15 9 24 10 #17 Philadelphia Flyers Travis Sanheim (D) 2 92 6 17 23 28 #18 Minnesota Wild Alex Tuch (F) 3 122 29 42 71 33 #19 Tampa Bay Lightning Tony DeAngelo (D) 3 97 7 24 31 85 #20 Chicago Blackhawks Nick Schmaltz (F) 3 179 34 71 105 32 #21 St. Louis Blues Robby Fabbri (F) 4 142 31 39 70 56 #22 Pittsburgh Penguins Kasperi Kapanen (F) 4 97 22 13 35 20 #23 Colorado Avalanche Conner Bleackley (F) #24 Vancouver Canucks Jared McCann (F) 4 206 26 44 70 80 #25 Boston Bruins David Pastrnak (F) 5 297 119 136 255 117 #26 Montréal Canadiens Nikita Scherbak (F) 3 37 6 2 8 10 #27 San Jose Sharks Nikolay Goldobin (F) 4 103 17 25 42 18 #28 New York Islanders Joshua Ho-Sang (F) 3 53 7 17 24 20 #29 Los Angeles Kings Adrian Kempe (F) 3 149 23 32 55 85 #30 New Jersey Devils John Quenneville (F) 3 29 1 3 4 6 Who did real good in this draft?

BAck in the playoffs!

Dylite Elirkin

But he has such a hard shot. He's clearly better than Ericsson and DeKeyser and Kronwall and Green. Why doesn't Ken get off his butt and trade these guys. They're clearly holding this kid back from making the roster. Get rid of the dead weight, bring up Pulk-cannon 2.0

Dolly Parton, Raquel Welch, Pam Grier, Linda Carter, Pamela Anderson, Anna Nicole Smith...all bigger busts

So how many goals scored if you put both halves in the net? Prepare for LGW Hype overload....

NO

Howard is not a quality starter? The exception being the All Star game of course. Stop bringing data into the argument. I am feeling Swiss today.

Be honest, you just like saying "Kakko!"

Both good arguments. I'm on the fence.

Saying that AA shouldnt play center doesn't make you a hater, just a good judge of talent.

I just think that if he goes to free agency, there will be better teams making similar offers that the Wings do. He could still come back, yes, but if there's better opportunities out there, why return? And if he doesn't return, consider Holland's track record on replacing players. Welcome back Vanek!

We are exactly halfway thru season. Post your grades.

I know I'm in the minority here, but I wouldn't trade Nyquist. He's still relatively young, and has been arguably the 2nd best F on the team. I realize it's a rebuild, but I would be looking to trade more expendable assets. I know there's the idea of re-signing him, but I think he's gone for good if he gets traded and there's no one to replace his offense.

Agreed. Elite is a pattern of play.

Not the outcome I would have liked to see, but a great game nonetheless. Thought the guys played well despite being an inferior team. Great job neutralizing Ovie. Cool experience. Wish I had seats a few rows lower. The top 3rd of the big screen was blocked by the hanging office area. Good thing the seats in front of me were empty or someone would have had my knees in their back. Definitely not designed for someone 6'2". Slice of LC pizza and drink? $9.50 Official Detroit Red Wings game puck? $20 2 aisle seats in the upper bowl? $150 Watching your favorite hockey team in person? Priceless.

The bad news: 2 fans right behind us got chosen to be upgraded to lower bowl. The good news: I got to be within inches of Carly Johnston

At the game!!! So stoked!!! LGRW!!!

I consider "elite" to be in the top 5 at your position (maybe less for goalies). So while I wouldn't consider LArkin "elite", he is definitely better than above average. I would rate him as a "Star" or an All-Star calibre center. And he is definitely a 1C at this point.

No doubt. I'll get to see Ovechkin. Win or lose, I'm stoked. For sure.

Not bad for an above average 2C, eh?