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Drafting that player would be stoooooopidER.

No....we do not need another LH'd Center. If Holland drafts him, then it's obviously business as usual.

This July 1, outside of making a run at JT, there really isn't anyone that I can see Holland signing from outside the organization. And really, this will be one of the first UFA day's that I actually have nobody I am hoping for, of course unless we get JT, but, ya....weird times!

Both Patrick Holway and Chase Pearson are at the Univ. of Maine and are doing pretty well for themselves. Holway is a RH'd D and Pearson a LH'd C. Will they earn contracts by the time they near graduation? Dunno, but they are kiddie viddles when it comes to others that we already have under contract, these guys are just two examples of players that should get that ELC, report to GR and see if they can make it! Plus being teammates already, the familiarity should help. Adam Marsh has seemed to regress a bit since he left The Q.

We need a RH'd scoring winger for sure. If they go O, then Wahlstrom has to be the pick. I'd pass on another LH'd C, especially one that isn't projected to be a franchise #1 center. Jesperi may have risen in the rankings, but he is not what we need. We need D and we need a high scoring RH'd winger. If not one of the D talked about throughout this thread, then Wahlstrom. IMO, if they draft Wahlstrom at 6, they'll then be moving some assets for a top line D. I could deal with: 6. Wahlstrom 30(31.) Bokk 33. Samuelsson 36. Addison ...we could then trade AA and Svech to Carolina for a top D.

#SMH

Nowhere does it say Rybar scares me. I said Holland being typical could be scary.

it was so funny going back and reading everyones negative reaction when they drafted Ras....glad I wasn't the only one! It's around page 50 if you wanna relive your guys first reactions!

there is probably a 900,00....nevermind I won't go that high! ...but there is probably a 90% chance that they are picking someone we have no idea of! Barely anyone saw Ras coming last draft, so it could be one of those days!

I guess the problem are the rankings or the people who rank them then! If that is the case, then Montana Onyebuchi will probably become the best D in this draft class! I don't care who they draft anymore, as long as they draft my sleeper Liam Kirk with one of their late picks...besides, we need a Brit on this team!

They didn't take Helm or Nyquist either... maybe Holland had an expansion draft agreement with them, leave our guys alone, take an AHL'r and we'll give you a great deal for Tatar at the TDL....Genius!

I was sitting mouth agape when the draft was going on, like, why the f*** would Team A, send them this great player, PLUS lose another player that is also good? I thought the rules were that if you trade a player to them that counted as their pick from your team. I am still floored by how that draft went...and now look. You would think I was predicting the draft and suggesting those unreasonable deals and picks. What is it you guys say? This is not NHL 18, but for them, yes, yes it was...

Dude, don't tell me about lottery numbers! UGH! a few weeks ago I was driving up to play both the Mega and Powerball, usually when I do, I play the daily 4 for $1. I looked at the clock and it was too late for that, for they already closed the window for that day, my number is 1604.....guess what happened? AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAH!!!!!!!! 1604 was the straight number that evening, if I had only decided to go 20 minutes earlier!!!! ...anyhow, ya, I understand hindsight, but I did say drafts are a crap shoot, not saying they would even have taken those guys instead of who they took, but it was painfully obvious that draft that they were drafting players that were recommended by Andersson and no other reason, they were hoping to hit paydirt with a sleeper out of Europe. That is what I hate, and that is what I hope he doesn't do anymore. He hasn't been, so lets keep it that way! Unless you wanna use the 6th and 7th rounders, like my sleeper pick Liam Kirk. Anynhow, hindsight, I know, look at 1990! No, injury history is injury history, no matter what style, just stay away!

never said Rybar scares me...

KADEN FULCHER Detroit Red Wings Goaltender Cap Hit: $925,000

I found a sleeper UFA we should sign to coincide with page 1 of the Holland book! (yes, joking on myself) Kevin Klima (yes that Klima family) he is 20 (has a twin brother, Kelly, playing with him, could get a two for one deal) and here are his stats from last season: Here is his brothers: I am half joking, but if we're looking to shore up our prospect pool, what would hurt? re: Datsyuk (Zetterberg) Well at least in 98 and 99, sleepers were still a thing....not so much today.

Also, remember in that 2005 2nd round, not only were they one of the teams to pass on Stastny in the 2nd, but they traded UP to get Abby. They must have really loved him! They also passed (as did others) on Letang, Russel, Quick all of which went higher 3rd round. The selected Lofberg (why? you tell me) and could've gotten Bishop instead, IIRC their goaltending situation wasn't in the best shape at that time with Legace and Osgood. In the 4th the selected Ritola (why? You tell me) two spots before Keith Yandle and then 3 spots later went Hjalmarsson. They had 3 5th round picks, you can't argue with Helm (although way overpaid now) but wasted the other two, May and John Ryno (why? You tell me.) The 6th was a bust when they went off the board with Juho Mielonen (why?) and we didn't have a 7th although two players who the Wings were always linked to possibly trading for or signing UFA went then, Stralman and Hornqvist. The draft is a crap shoot and everyone cannot hit the lottery, I just cannot stand drafting a player "just because" of certain circumstances, like, where they are from. That draft killed me because it was painfully obvious Holland and Crew were trying to hit homeruns with sleeper picks and show the NHL that they were geniuses! But, nope, they weren't. Haken Andersson gained a reputation because of a few players he found, but man his "suggested" picks after a while and even now are total busts. We need to draft the right player(s) and the best player(s) forget this trying to get a diamond with a hopeful sleeper pick, it barely works anymore. Just DON'T do it... Stokin the threads up! I am with @kickazz we need to rev it up some in here, the draft is upcoming!

Odd that Detroit doesn't want to offer Nelson a job, maybe they figured they already struck out with promoting from within and want to hire an Asst. that will (after this season) become the new Head Coach.

It is interesting, it was typical Holland trying to score a sleeper in the 1st. THANK GOD he has gotten away from that! HOPEFULLY he stays away form it! DO NOT draft players with injury history either!!!

It's a running joke, I've used that number a number of times when describing things...its kind of my number right now! Maybe that will be my lottery win one day! Whoo-Hooo!

Are you so mad I stopped responding to your trolling that you have to start quoting and answering yourself to support your own agenda a fabricated narrative? Sad dude, sad... ive told 900,000,000 times it's not about position, person, where they're from, who they are or Rybar AT ALL. Stop and Drop the trolling, it's what got #9 banned.

yes, lets say all of Bouchard, Hughes, Dobson and Wahlstrom are all available at #6, which they all should be, and someone like The Rags REALLY want one of them, the one that Vancouver wants, I'd trade the #6 for #9 and #26 for sure! I'd still be guaranteed one of them, plus I could probably land Bokk and M. Samuelsson for sure then! Chicago also has two picks I'd trade them for if they wanted a player that they thought Vancouver was going to take, they have #8 and #27, I'd still be able to get my guys, If Vancouver wanted to play they'd have to throw in along with the #7, a nice young player like Boeser or Horvat! Gotta pay if you wanna play!

Holland had 11 picks last draft as well, and he has 10 next draft (before trades) so really 2018 is not any more than we've had or will have....so is it suffice to say that the starting last year and ending next year we have 6 drafts?

He'll go to Chicago for their 1st rounder.

You quotes two people, I only mentioned Kindl. He was a bust from day 1, but was the #5ish ranked European. I am far from anti-Holland, just skeptical-Holland. But they're the pros, so they'll draft who they think is the best at that spot. I just don't want to chose a player because Michigan/Sweden or anything. I want the best player at #6, we may not get a pick this high in a long time. They know more than we do, but I trust the insiders at TSN, if they say Bouchard or Dobson are the best pick, then I believe they are.