amato 3,210 Report post Posted June 25, 2016 (edited) I thought I heard that at the mid point last year, McKenzie & friends NBC rankings or whatever had Chowlowski ranked in the 50s or so and he ended up at 25ish on the final rankings.. That progress is at least encouraging. Hopefully he continues to develop at a good rate. It'll be interesting to follow him vs Chychrun's development. Edited June 25, 2016 by amato 2 NerveDamage and krsmith17 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SwedeLundin77 460 Report post Posted June 25, 2016 Well the nice thing about Cholowski, as Holland mentioned already, is that he has up to 4 years to season in college. He already improved nicely over the past season and now takes a step up to college hockey. Yes, we need high-quality d-men in the near future, but it'll be nice to have a kid ripening at the college level (also no worry about having to have him signed). Also, in terms of having a d-man who could step in sooner.... I feel there were only really 3 players who fit that criteria; Juolevi, Sergachev, and Bean, and they all were drafted before the 16 spot. I don't think Holland and Co. were as excited about Chychrun as he had injury issues as well as struggled with his play this past season. Time will tell if he turns it around and time will tell how Cholowski develops. We tend to draft well through the later rounds, so let's see how we handle our 2nd round picks and beyond them.Also, I feel if this move allows us to get Stamkos, long-term, it was well worth it. Chychrun is not expected to be any more than a top 4 d-man, same as Cholowski. One just might need a little more time to develop/ripen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TankIt 9 Report post Posted June 25, 2016 My wish list for 2nd round is Day & Debrincat/abramov. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nyqvististhefuture 1,002 Report post Posted June 25, 2016 You don't take a defenseman that far off the table unless they actually seen something special in the kid... Here's to hoping... If we absolutely had to take a defenseman there (I don't think we should have), I would have much rathered see us take Johansen... He really rised up a lot from the midterm rankings and they said he can grow even more since his brother is 6'4 ... If he turns out to be a Good 2-3 dman that can put up some points I'll take it We all know it ain't easy getting a number 1 dman Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krsmith17 7,191 Report post Posted June 25, 2016 When I seen McLeod and then Bean go off the board, I was pissed... Then when I seen Chychrun drop to us, I was ecstatic... Then when I seen us trading the pick, I was pissed... Then when I seen what we traded the pick for, I was ecstatic... Then when I seen Fabbro go off the board I was slightly pissed... Then when I seen the players left on the board I was ecstatic... Then when I seen the player that we picked over all these other kids, I was beyond pissed... Now after 12 hours and sleeping on it, reading a lot more about him, I'm somewhat okay with the pick... I'm not near as upset about us passing over Chychrun as I am with the selection we made in place of it... Hopefully we have a successful day two today and we can land a couple steals in the second round... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
amato 3,210 Report post Posted June 25, 2016 Right?? What a roller coaster of a first round hopefully day two keeps up the excitement 2 nyqvististhefuture and krsmith17 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nyqvististhefuture 1,002 Report post Posted June 25, 2016 (edited) When I seen McLeod and then Bean go off the board, I was pissed... Then when I seen Chychrun drop to us, I was ecstatic... Then when I seen us trading the pick, I was pissed... Then when I seen what we traded the pick for, I was ecstatic... Then when I seen Fabbro go off the board I was slightly pissed... Then when I seen the players left on the board I was ecstatic... Then when I seen the player that we picked over all these other kids, I was beyond pissed... Now after 12 hours and sleeping on it, reading a lot more about him, I'm somewhat okay with the pick... I'm not near as upset about us passing over Chychrun as I am with the selection we made in place of it... Hopefully we have a successful day two today and we can land a couple steals in the second round... Ya I was like you yesterday , i thought for sure were drafting chychrun since the wings usually draft players that slide down ... Then I see the trade and think we got rid of datsyuks contract , kept our 1st and got a 2nd and gave up no prospects ? I was pumped Then I'm like ok fabbro is out there ...... f***kk ... Ok this Stanley kid at 6'7 can be worth looking at ... f***kk lol I was with friends and predicted we'd take rubstov cause the wings always say they pick the best player Available ... Anyways regardless we need help at d and it was the smart move and we added another pick and got rid of pavel , so it worked out I also liked johansen but can't complain Edited June 25, 2016 by nyqvististhefuture 1 krsmith17 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nyqvististhefuture 1,002 Report post Posted June 25, 2016 Alright guys draft starting soon Hope we can add another pick or 2 and land some of these .... Defensemen Dineen Day Niemelainen Lucas carlsson Allard Cederholm Falkovsky Forwards Allison Koivula Makinen Pu Kuznetsov Hopefully no goalies this year ... Forget the first round boys this is the day we find out gems , let's hope we find a datsyuk or zetterberg Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nyqvististhefuture 1,002 Report post Posted June 25, 2016 f*** I was hoping we could land one of buffalo's third rounders but they just dealt one to Florida for kulikov Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krsmith17 7,191 Report post Posted June 25, 2016 I like Day, Green and Carlsson on the back end and Bastian (doubt he drops), Raddysh, Allison and Kuznetson up front... 1 nyqvististhefuture reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nyqvististhefuture 1,002 Report post Posted June 25, 2016 (edited) Ya forgot to add Bastian , we need some guys like him Didn't know much about pu till I got my hands on the hockey news finally and apparently he was played much being on a deep London team and scouts think he's gonna play a lot next year and put up numbers London always develop a lot of good players so he might be one to keep an eye out for and he just turned 18 a few weeks ago Edited June 25, 2016 by nyqvististhefuture Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krsmith17 7,191 Report post Posted June 25, 2016 Bastian is my number one guy at 46... I hope he slides... 1 nyqvististhefuture reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nyqvististhefuture 1,002 Report post Posted June 25, 2016 Bastian is my number one guy at 46... I hope he slides... Ya hed be a good pick up man .... I hope we can somehow add another pick, it's been a while I hope we land Lucas carlsson , could be cause I got a soft spot for swedes , but I like that he went undrafted and rose to 15 this year and I liked what I seen on YouTube Koivula also intrigues me being 17 and like 6'4 , seen clips online as well Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TankIt 9 Report post Posted June 25, 2016 I hate the blackhawks 1 nyqvististhefuture reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krsmith17 7,191 Report post Posted June 25, 2016 There goes Bastian... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nyqvististhefuture 1,002 Report post Posted June 25, 2016 Damn so close to bastian f*** Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krsmith17 7,191 Report post Posted June 25, 2016 New Jersey has two of the Mississauga kids that I really wanted... McLeod and Bastian... 1 nyqvististhefuture reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nyqvististhefuture 1,002 Report post Posted June 25, 2016 (edited) Carlsson or Dineen or niemlainen come on Some later ranked guys are coming out early Edited June 25, 2016 by nyqvististhefuture Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krsmith17 7,191 Report post Posted June 25, 2016 Raddysh is now my guy... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nyqvististhefuture 1,002 Report post Posted June 25, 2016 (edited) New Jersey has two of the Mississauga kids that I really wanted... McLeod and Bastian...Saarjarvi is going to Mississauga if that counts lolWho the f***s givani smith lol Man don't like this pick with some solid d's out there Edited June 25, 2016 by nyqvististhefuture Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krsmith17 7,191 Report post Posted June 25, 2016 What is up with the Wings going way off the board?... 1 nyqvististhefuture reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hockeymom1960 5,107 Report post Posted June 25, 2016 Giavani Smith Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nyqvististhefuture 1,002 Report post Posted June 25, 2016 What is up with the Wings going way off the board?... Don't like this pick at all If we were taking forwards we might as well taken rubstov first round and like Dineen now Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krsmith17 7,191 Report post Posted June 25, 2016 I don't mind that it's a forward but I like Raddysh and he was still available... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Datsyukian-Deke 722 Report post Posted June 25, 2016 Don't get this pick but the Wings have a great enough track record that I suppose I can trust they see something in this kid. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites