Dabura 12,232 Report post Posted June 23, 2018 11 minutes ago, Dabura said: Jonatan Berggren / RW/C / 5’10 183lbs / 07-16-00 (SuperElit) An absolute wrecking ball of a player who has been posting tremendous numbers in the J20 circuit. Logs miles of ice as he forechecks with impunity, distributes the puck and knows how to finish as well. Terrific international performances at the Hlinka, Five Nations and U18’s offer scouts a glimpse of his skill on some big stages and he’s even looked capable in a 10 game stint in the SHL. Some of the best one-on-one skills in the class. A player his coaches love and his opponents hate. YES PLZ Dare I say it, lads? Have we finally found the next...Axel Holmstrom??? 2 Keep Your Stick On the Ice and ChristopherReevesLegs reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TNWingedWheel 4 Report post Posted June 23, 2018 Why McIsaac? Wingingitinmotown is not too high on him https://www.wingingitinmotown.com/2018/6/22/17491846/2018-nhl-draft-profile-jared-mcisaac Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krsmith17 7,191 Report post Posted June 23, 2018 Alec Regula. Right-handed defenseman. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
amato 3,210 Report post Posted June 23, 2018 Alec Regula comments by the NHL network stream: "late bloomer, got better and better as the season went on." He's a big body too. Seems like a solid pick. 3 Keep Your Stick On the Ice, SwedeLundin77 and krsmith17 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TLGTrico 660 Report post Posted June 23, 2018 Not liking the Brendan Smith comparisons with McIsacc. 1 Neomaxizoomdweebie reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChristopherReevesLegs 7,022 Report post Posted June 23, 2018 (edited) 11 minutes ago, TNWingedWheel said: Why McIsaac? Wingingitinmotown is not too high on him https://www.wingingitinmotown.com/2018/6/22/17491846/2018-nhl-draft-profile-jared-mcisaac WIIM is a joke. Buncha amateur bloggers. They thought Rasmussen was trash. They don't know a damn thing. We are VERY lucky to have Mcisaac this late. Edited June 23, 2018 by ChristopherReevesLegs 5 BigWillieStyle, Wheelchairsuperhero, amato and 2 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SwedeLundin77 460 Report post Posted June 23, 2018 Just now, TLGTrico said: Not liking the Brendan Smith comparisons with McIsacc. I thought wingingitinmotown was a not-so respected source for info. As in they aren’t the best judges of players, etc.? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChristopherReevesLegs 7,022 Report post Posted June 23, 2018 2 minutes ago, SwedeLundin77 said: I thought wingingitinmotown was a not-so respected source for info. As in they aren’t the best judges of players, etc.? You dont trust JJ from Kansas to tell you about hockey? 1 BigWillieStyle reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TNWingedWheel 4 Report post Posted June 23, 2018 Okay CBS sports: "The biggest question surrounding McIsaac is whether or not he has enough offensive ability to make up for the mental lapses that creep into his game all too frequently. And while he's a strong skater, McIsaac could stand to use his mobility to his advantage more than he does. He's a pretty good passer, but he doesn't have a huge shot and he doesn't project as your traditional power play quarterback. If the mistakes subside, then the Wings could have a potential second-pairing defender on their hands. If they don't, McIsaac will be difficult to count on for major minutes at the professional level." https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/hockey/news/red-wings-jared-mcisaac-drafted-by-wings-in-round-2/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krsmith17 7,191 Report post Posted June 23, 2018 Seth Barton Another defenseman. Jesper Eliasson We take a goalie. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChristopherReevesLegs 7,022 Report post Posted June 23, 2018 1 minute ago, krsmith17 said: Seth Barton Another defenseman. Jesper Eliasson We take a goalie. LH? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krsmith17 7,191 Report post Posted June 23, 2018 1 minute ago, ChristopherReevesLegs said: LH? RH. 2 ChristopherReevesLegs and Wheelchairsuperhero reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChristopherReevesLegs 7,022 Report post Posted June 23, 2018 (edited) 12 minutes ago, TNWingedWheel said: Okay CBS sports: "The biggest question surrounding McIsaac is whether or not he has enough offensive ability to make up for the mental lapses that creep into his game all too frequently. And while he's a strong skater, McIsaac could stand to use his mobility to his advantage more than he does. He's a pretty good passer, but he doesn't have a huge shot and he doesn't project as your traditional power play quarterback. If the mistakes subside, then the Wings could have a potential second-pairing defender on their hands. If they don't, McIsaac will be difficult to count on for major minutes at the professional level." https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/hockey/news/red-wings-jared-mcisaac-drafted-by-wings-in-round-2/ CBS is a buncha dick smokers too. It reads like they plagiarized WIIM's article, or maybe WIIM plagiarized there's. Try sportsnet, they actually talk to scouts and cite achievements: https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/prospect-interest-411-jared-mcisaac/ Quote Take one good look at Jared McIsaac and see a complete-package defenceman who promises to be a strong player at the NHL level for years to come. He’s got the size, the speed and the offence to do special things, and developing in a strong Halifax Mooseheads program can only help reach his full potential. McIsaac had to show he had the goods right from the start after being selected second overall by the Mooseheads in the QMJHL’s 2016 Draft. He did not disappoint, winning Defensive Rookie of the Year honours and making the All-Rookie Team in 2017 after scoring 32 points in 59 games. If there’s one thing McIsaac has become known for, it’s his ability to move the puck—both up the ice and around the offensive zone. “McIsaac is a good puck mover and sees many options on zone exits,” said Troy Dumville of NHL Central Scouting. “He’s good at distributing the puck on the power play, and he plays top-pairing minutes.” McIsaac told Joe Yerdon of NHL.com that he models his game after Los Angeles Kings star Drew Doughty. McIsaac’s offensive numbers stand out for obvious reasons, but he can play just as well in his own end. “McIsaac’s strong skating ability helps him to be an excellent two-way defender,” says Ben Kerr at lastwordonhockey.com. “He is very difficult to beat one-on-one. “McIsaac can also play a physical game in the corners and in front of the net. However, in order to continue to play this type of game at the next level, McIsaac must get stronger. He is also a smart player, with a strong positional game and good anticipation. McIsaac cuts down passing lanes with an active stick. When a turnover is created, he transitions quickly to offence.” Edited June 23, 2018 by ChristopherReevesLegs 2 1 krsmith17, SwedeLundin77 and Keep Your Stick On the Ice reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dabura 12,232 Report post Posted June 23, 2018 15 minutes ago, Datsyukian-Deke said: Our cupboard sure is stocked in forwards now. Hopefully we go D,D,Goalie in the 3rd. And there is always next year for those freaking out about defense. You aren’t going to rebuild an entire team with one draft. Even with 11 picks. We took draft steals and I think we maximized the picks we had so far. Yes 2 defenseman would have been nice so far but I really like Mcisaac Honestly, defensemen are such a crapshoot that a part of me feels like a newly rebuilding/retooling organization like the Wings should favor forwards in the 1st round, unless it's a truly exceptional defenseman who's practically a lock to be an NHL 1D, e.g. Dahlin, Hedman, Ekblad, Doughty. You really just need to find that one special defenseman, and he could emerge at any given time. It's slightly different with forwards: even if you find that special 1C, you still have to surround him with a small army of high-end forwards and some overqualified bottom-sixers. You can only do so much to accelerate that process of assembling a genuinely deep forward group; any one year can gift you that 1D, but assembling a Cup-worthy forward group is going to take a few years. The Wings have quietly been putting a solid forward group together for the past several years, and now, with Zadina and Veleno and Berggren, the work is pretty much complete (at least for the time being). Now the Wings can focus more squarely on finding that 1D. And now they're deep enough at forward that swinging a trade is more doable than it has been. 1 Datsyukian-Deke reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krsmith17 7,191 Report post Posted June 23, 2018 Regula is a Michigan boy... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Datsyukian-Deke 722 Report post Posted June 23, 2018 D, D, Goalie in the 3rd just like I wanted. Holland and staff killed this draft. 3 BigWillieStyle, Wheelchairsuperhero and amato reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChristopherReevesLegs 7,022 Report post Posted June 23, 2018 1 minute ago, krsmith17 said: Regula is a Michigan boy... Ooooooo West Bloomfield, someone's from money Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigWillieStyle 662 Report post Posted June 23, 2018 1 minute ago, krsmith17 said: Regula is a Michigan boy... Didn't his father used to be The Wings team dentist? Pretty sure I've seen his name in scorebooks from a few years back. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krsmith17 7,191 Report post Posted June 23, 2018 2 minutes ago, Dabura said: ... truly exceptional defenseman who's practically a lock to be an NHL 1D, e.g. Dahlin, Hedman, Ekblad, Doughty... ... or Bouchard... Can't complain about any of these picks so far. Zadina was a home run, Veleno has steal potential, and I really like the McIsaac pick. I don't love the Berggren pick (yet), but I'm hearing / reading good things. 1 Wheelchairsuperhero reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TLGTrico 660 Report post Posted June 23, 2018 So apparently Ryan O'Reilly stepped into a time machine to become 18 again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy Pred 48 337 Report post Posted June 23, 2018 LA took my boy at 82 a pick after ours!! You’ll hear a lot about this miss in the future Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krsmith17 7,191 Report post Posted June 23, 2018 We got Ryan O'Reilly!!! Oh, not the Ryan O'Reilly... 1 amato reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigWillieStyle 662 Report post Posted June 23, 2018 2 minutes ago, ChristopherReevesLegs said: Ooooooo West Bloomfield, someone's from money Duh. That's why he got to play hockey as a kid, instead of basketball. Or being on the debate team. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krsmith17 7,191 Report post Posted June 23, 2018 Looks like a good pick for the 4th round. Big kid. Right-handed shot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChristopherReevesLegs 7,022 Report post Posted June 23, 2018 3 minutes ago, BigWillieStyle said: Duh. That's why he got to play hockey as a kid, instead of basketball. Or being on the debate team. Are you about tell us about your years as a poor child having to debate basketball? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
