amato 3,210 Report post Posted October 7, 2020 There, Yzerman threw Draper his bone. He can stop crying now, or whatever. Hope he turns out closer to the Bertuzzi relative than Brodeur Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LeftWinger 5,131 Report post Posted October 7, 2020 Wings must want someone bad, they just acquired pick #203 in exchange for 2021 7th rounder. Chase Bradley Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
amato 3,210 Report post Posted October 7, 2020 GREAT NAME ALERT: Gunnarwolfe Fontaine 2 DonHakan and Wings3:16 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LeftWinger 5,131 Report post Posted October 7, 2020 conspiracy no more 1 krsmith17 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nyqvististhefuture 1,002 Report post Posted October 7, 2020 21 minutes ago, CatBoyRossi said: WOW maybe it was Draper who hijacked this draft all along. Crazy pick. Na , its the i told you we’d pick your son if you let us take those swedes now stfu kris pick Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TLGTrico 660 Report post Posted October 7, 2020 Wait how did the Wings get pick 203? I stopped watching after we took Draper.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LeftWinger 5,131 Report post Posted October 7, 2020 I said it last night when everyone was saying Drapes was angry. I said it'll all be forgiven when they allow him to pick his kid in the 7th. Just now, TLGTrico said: Wait how did the Wings get pick 203? I stopped watching after we took Draper.. traded next years 7th Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DonHakan 40 Report post Posted October 7, 2020 Yo yo yo that's a suspicious number of Swedes drafted with our top 3 picks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wheelchairsuperhero 1,453 Report post Posted October 8, 2020 Picking Draper's son is less than a good look. 1 DonHakan reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nyqvististhefuture 1,002 Report post Posted October 8, 2020 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krsmith17 7,191 Report post Posted October 8, 2020 20 minutes ago, Wheelchairsuperhero said: Picking Draper's son is less than a good look. Why so? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
55fan 5,133 Report post Posted October 8, 2020 2 hours ago, LeftWinger said: They did it! LOL! How cool! I wish they would've shown Drapes make the announcement! I've been chuckling at your prediction. Love it that you were right. Now we just have to get Lil Drapes out against Lil Turtle and see who's Daddy gave his baby the bigger yambags. 2 1 1 Wingzman91, LeftWinger, amato and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akakabuto 1,842 Report post Posted October 8, 2020 We are gaining on you 'muricans Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DonHakan 40 Report post Posted October 8, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Akakabuto said: We are gaining on you 'muricans It's an old Gotaland message. It means Stephen Yzerman sleeps with the pickled herring. Edited October 8, 2020 by DonHakan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DonHakan 40 Report post Posted October 8, 2020 Based on this info. Why do we even bother drafting after rounds 1 and 2? Yzerman should be spending his 3-7 picks for assets or using them to trade up Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The 91 of Ryans 3,019 Report post Posted October 8, 2020 1 minute ago, DonHakan said: Based on this info. Why do we even bother drafting after rounds 1 and 2? Yzerman should be spending his 3-7 picks for assets or using them to trade up Because every now and then you get Ondrej Palat, John Klingberg etc. Is the Don going to pretend to be black-hole-dense? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DonHakan 40 Report post Posted October 8, 2020 4 minutes ago, The 91 of Ryans said: Because every now and then you get Ondrej Palat, John Klingberg etc. Is the Don going to pretend to be black-hole-dense? Sure but when 68% of the league is comprised of 1st + 2nd + undrafted players, it seems to stand that those picks are probably worth more in trades than in actually betting on a Klingberg every single year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The 91 of Ryans 3,019 Report post Posted October 8, 2020 1 minute ago, DonHakan said: Sure but when 68% of the league is comprised of 1st + 2nd + undrafted players, it seems to stand that those picks are probably worth more in trades than in actually betting on a Klingberg every single year. Ah, but if those picks hold as little value as you say they do, then they should have very little trade capital too then. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DonHakan 40 Report post Posted October 8, 2020 Just now, The 91 of Ryans said: Ah, but if those picks hold as little value as you say they do, then they should have very little trade capital too then. Which is exactlly why we shouldn't be selling players like AA and Green for 3rd and 4th round selections. If anything you should be packaging them along with your own 3-7 round picks in order to jump up into the 2nd round. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akakabuto 1,842 Report post Posted October 8, 2020 (edited) https://hockeysverige.se/2020/10/08/hakan-andersson-detroits-draft Some Hakan quotes on the top three Swedes from the link(via google translate and minor editing from me). On Raymond and trading back in the first round: - Yes, we also thought that the three who went top-three would go top-three. Had any of them fallen down to our choice, we would have had to have a discussion about who we would choose. But we probably had four, five names that we talked about and that we really liked and it ended up with Lucas coming out on top of them. - There were a number of different scenarios. We talked about what we would do if someone wanted the fourth choice and offered something in return for us to jump down to election six or seven and things like that. Had we got an equally good player then? But in the end, everyone was very excited that we got Lucas. On WW and how he is the next Hedman: - It was a gift from above when he landed in the second round, so we could pick him then. I can say as such, that if we had chosen somewhere between pick 20 and 31 in the first round, I would have discussed Wallinder quite hard. - He's a fine raw material. Someone told me that Hedman had taken part in some training with Modo, and then many had commented on the similarities between them. "They skate the same, they carry the puck the same" and things like that. Then he has a long way to go, he is not a finished product in any way. Now he has been up and played a bit with the A-team and there he has had his ups and downs - but there is nothing strange about that. He is still young and gaining experience. On Niederbach(my favourite): - This is a super exciting player. He's really in the same category as Lucas Raymond. They are both right hand shots, they are about the same size and this guy's main characteristic is that he has a head that works really fast. Raymond has fantastic hands, Niederbach is also sharp there. They are similar in many ways. - Many teams talk about the players as "top-six" or "bottom six-forwards" and we see that Niederbach has the potential to become a top six-forward in a few years. A knee injury spoiled the entire 2018-2019 season for the Frölunda talent, and the way he recovered from it impresses Håkan Andersson. - Such a thing is weighed in as a positive trait. When he started playing hockey again last year, he had not played in 14 months, I think. Still, he basically came in the top ten in the points league in the junior series, and then he played against players who were one or two years older than him. Then you saw what potential he has. On CatboysRossi's Hijacking Theory and picking swedes: - I have worked for Detroit for 30 years and it is clearly most of those who are in the club now. That discussion comes up at regular intervals and I am the first to say "screw what it says in the passport - choose the best players" - Steve Yzerman knows that if we choose a Swede, they are easily socially adapted, they speak good English, they are good at adapting tactically and things like that. But we do not hunt Swedes. We chase good hockey players regardless of nationality. Then we know that Swedes are in a certain way, if you are to generalize, while Russians are in a way, Finns in a different way and Czechs have their special characteristics. But in the end, it's the best hockey player we want. It does not matter what nationality the player has. Edited October 8, 2020 by Akakabuto 4 3 krsmith17, nyqvististhefuture, The 91 of Ryans and 4 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dabura 12,232 Report post Posted October 8, 2020 I love Raymond and Niederbach. Wallinder fits the mold of what Yzerman looks for in defensemen. We drafted a lot of defensemen. Cross Hanas is an awesome name and he's from Texas. I'm good with this draft. 4 krsmith17, The 91 of Ryans, Akakabuto and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DonHakan 40 Report post Posted October 8, 2020 (edited) 17 minutes ago, Akakabuto said: On CatboysRossi's Hijacking Theory and picking swedes: - I have worked for Detroit for 30 years and it is clearly most of those who are in the club now. That discussion comes up at regular intervals and I am the first to say "screw what it says in the passport - choose the best players" - Steve Yzerman knows that if we choose a Swede, they are easily socially adapted, they speak good English, they are good at adapting tactically and things like that. But we do not hunt Swedes. We chase good hockey players regardless of nationality. Then we know that Swedes are in a certain way, if you are to generalize, while Russians are in a way, Finns in a different way and Czechs have their special characteristics. But in the end, it's the best hockey player we want. It does not matter what nationality the player has. "Come sit. Talk with Don Hakan" >Kronwall holds out a chair for you "You need to understand young @Akakabuto Swedes are more socially fit for our 'club'. They speak English well. They're adaptable. Good at tactics. Of course I'm not saying you must take a Swede, don't be so presumptuous of me... You must always take the best hockey player... But Swedes are a certain... way, and you would be very wise - and it would humble the Don - if you were to select one." Edited October 8, 2020 by DonHakan 1 Akakabuto reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The 91 of Ryans 3,019 Report post Posted October 8, 2020 1 minute ago, Dabura said: I love Raymond and Niederbach. Wallinder fits the mold of what Yzerman looks for in defensemen. We drafted a lot of defensemen. Cross Hanas is an awesome name and he's from Texas. I'm good with this draft. How bout you get on here more often and help class up this joint? 3 Dabura, krsmith17 and SwedeLundin77 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DonHakan 40 Report post Posted October 8, 2020 1 minute ago, The 91 of Ryans said: How bout you get on here more often and help class up this joint? Yeah come join our finer things club 2 The 91 of Ryans and Dabura reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dabura 12,232 Report post Posted October 8, 2020 1 minute ago, The 91 of Ryans said: How bout you get on here more often and help class up this joint? Will try! lol 1 Akakabuto reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
