please no
- -davies-

Buckle up and brace yourself...it's here

Is that true? I read he's having surgery to improve his hearing.
- PLindbergh31

true and widely known

remember he got suspended in the ahl for trying to rescue his hearing aid off of the ice from the penalty box once

Buckle up and brace yourself...it's here
- AllInForFlyers

can't

stand

can't

stand
- -davies-

Even I, as someone who freely admits I think way too much about this stuff, think that's one level too much

Robby Fabri or Jakub Vrana but I wouldn't limit myself to that position.
- ob18

HA! I know you wouldn't; you're calm, cool and professional about these things.

Now me, on the other hand, I'm totally fixated on getting a scoring LW into this system and I'll be kicking and screaming on draft day if it doesn't happen

OK.

If there is a LW available at 17 realistically, who would you want it to be?
- AllInForFlyers

Couple of Kids might be available. Milano, Larkin and maybe Lemieux. Lemieux does play that flyer type of hockey, but would be a bit of a reach at 17.

"We've been focusing in the last two years on drafting young defensemen. We've got some in the hopper; when they're going to be ready, I don't know. I like to call him "got-to-be-here," however you pronounce it... but he's got to be here. I think this kid has tremendous potential. Who knows. Young defensemen are doing wonderful things all over the league. You saw what happened in Montreal last night with P.K. Subban. There's a lot of young defensemen doing wonderful things in this league... there's no reason for us to think that this kid can't come in and help us. To be a plus-7 in a championship game when there's seven goals scored and four against is pretty amazing."

Uh, calm down Ed.
- Tomahawk

You can't say you weren't warned

Here is my list I just did, it's who I think could be available & who I'd look at when they select 17th (click on it to expand)


- ob18

are they in order of your preference?

You don't think Moulson stays in Minny?
- jstross

Im not sure....I think Minny is tighter to the cap than us...not sure

true and widely known

remember he got suspended in the ahl for trying to rescue his hearing aid off of the ice from the penalty box once
- -davies-

wat?
or better question is why?

You can't say you weren't warned
- Just5

"got to be here"

there it is

Here is my list I just did, it's who I think could be available & who I'd look at when they select 17th (click on it to expand)


- ob18

Is Kapanen's kid gone by 17?

Is Kapanen's kid gone by 17?
- Just5

i'd be willing to be the house on it (but I rent). unless he dropped b/c of a subpar U18 tournament.

Any chance Snider can be banned for life?
- PLindbergh31

Have to have one of his girlfriends set him up Sterling-style, thats about all you can hope for

Couple of Kids might be available. Milano, Larkin and maybe Lemieux. Lemieux does play that flyer type of hockey, but would be a bit of a reach at 17.
- tomburton99

Lemieux would be IMHO, he's a later 1st to early 2nd.

Plays a gritty style with good hands.......At times you think you are watching his father.

Is Kapanen's kid gone by 17?
- Just5

I believe he will be gone.

Couple of Kids might be available. Milano, Larkin and maybe Lemieux. Lemieux does play that flyer type of hockey, but would be a bit of a reach at 17.
- tomburton99

Thanks for the insight, and thank you, too, OB -- always appreciate honest opinions about this stuff

Thanks for the insight, and thank you, too, OB -- always appreciate honest opinions about this stuff
- AllInForFlyers

Not sure if some would like Nikolay Goldobin because he is Russian but he'd be the goal scoring winger they'd need.

Never a problem if you have questions, just ask here or in a PM

Robby Fabri or Jakub Vrana but I wouldn't limit myself to that position.
- ob18

you draft nick schmaltz, because schmaltz.

you draft nick schmaltz, because schmaltz.
- hammarby31

can't

stand
- -davies-

OK.

If there is a LW available at 17 realistically, who would you want it to be?
- AllInForFlyers

Tom Wilson

My point is there is no secret recipe for when you bring your prospects into the league and every player and team is different.
- funmaster18

sure there is: as long as you aren't the flyers it should work out ok

Lemieux would be IMHO, he's a later 1st to early 2nd.

Plays a gritty style with good hands.......At times you think you are watching his father.
- ob18

Would be pretty damn funny to see him put a Flyers jersey on.

"We've been focusing in the last two years on drafting young defensemen. We've got some in the hopper; when they're going to be ready, I don't know. I like to call him "got-to-be-here," however you pronounce it... but he's got to be here. I think this kid has tremendous potential. Who knows. Young defensemen are doing wonderful things all over the league. You saw what happened in Montreal last night with P.K. Subban. There's a lot of young defensemen doing wonderful things in this league... there's no reason for us to think that this kid can't come in and help us. To be a plus-7 in a championship game when there's seven goals scored and four against is pretty amazing."

Uh, calm down Ed.
- Tomahawk

he can't calm down. he's one more step closer to the grave without another cup. i bet he doesn't sleep.