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Tomahawk
Location: Driver's Seat: Mitch Marner bandwagon. Grab 'em by the Corsi.
Joined: 02.04.2009

Jan 2 @ 12:47 AM ET
button's got him at the 5 spot. i saw that highlight clip of him last week...nice hands, good skater. do you think he'd be available at 6 still or a shoe-in for top 5?

flyers need to draft some forwards - he's got a dman at #6. i know the flyers always say they'll draft by BPA regardless of position or need. not sure i think that's the way to go this year.

- hammarby31


He's solid within the top-10 right now, inching up. 5's about the highest I've seen him... I'm guessing there's a good chance he'd be available at 6.

They might just end up w/ a dman from 5-10 via BPA (Kylington, Werenski). I wouldn't mind it, since Sanheim's still the only guy they have who really has more than slim chance at turning into a top-pair defender. I'd much rather solve that problem via the draft, than pay out the nose in a trade/UFA.
KINGKENZO
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: OMAR COMIN'..Head or Gut?.....Watching regular white people
Joined: 01.10.2008

Jan 2 @ 12:49 AM ET
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Tomahawk
Location: Driver's Seat: Mitch Marner bandwagon. Grab 'em by the Corsi.
Joined: 02.04.2009

Jan 2 @ 12:50 AM ET
Speaking of Button, he said he's taking Eichel 1st-overall if the draft were today.

http://www.tsn.ca/radio/b...rational-players-1.171159
stayinthefnnet
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Joined: 01.12.2012

Jan 2 @ 1:04 AM ET
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- KINGKENZO


was a pretty good game.
hammarby31
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: it's been 84 years, AZ
Joined: 01.02.2007

Jan 2 @ 1:11 AM ET
He's solid within the top-10 right now, inching up. 5's about the highest I've seen him... I'm guessing there's a good chance he'd be available at 6.

They might just end up w/ a dman from 5-10 via BPA (Kylington, Werenski). I wouldn't mind it, since Sanheim's still the only guy they have who really has more than slim chance at turning into a top-pair defender. I'd much rather solve that problem via the draft, than pay out the nose in a trade/UFA.

- Tomahawk


i don't know...i guess i'm really high on morin. it wouldn't be the worst thing to have another top end dman prospect, but i'd like to find a forward first.

i agree. this draft has to land some gold. i don't see hextall overspending via UFA, and pure hockey trades are just becoming more and more rare...ugh.
hammarby31
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: it's been 84 years, AZ
Joined: 01.02.2007

Jan 2 @ 1:11 AM ET
Speaking of Button, he said he's taking Eichel 1st-overall if the draft were today.

http://www.tsn.ca/radio/b...rational-players-1.171159

- Tomahawk


he's got them ranked both at #1 in his current list on tsn. very interesting.
Tomahawk
Location: Driver's Seat: Mitch Marner bandwagon. Grab 'em by the Corsi.
Joined: 02.04.2009

Jan 2 @ 1:27 AM ET
i don't know...i guess i'm really high on morin. it wouldn't be the worst thing to have another top end dman prospect, but i'd like to find a forward first.
- hammarby31


Problem is, save for the Oilers, all the teams currently drafting ahead of them all desperately need help at F as well.
hammarby31
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: it's been 84 years, AZ
Joined: 01.02.2007

Jan 2 @ 1:33 AM ET
Problem is, save for the Oilers, all the teams currently drafting ahead of them all desperately need help at F as well.
- Tomahawk


doesn't mean they'll go that route.
Tomahawk
Location: Driver's Seat: Mitch Marner bandwagon. Grab 'em by the Corsi.
Joined: 02.04.2009

Jan 2 @ 1:40 AM ET
doesn't mean they'll go that route.
- hammarby31


Haha yeah... Flyers have that tendency to go off the board, too.

Richard Matvichuk's the next highest-ranked prospect @6? Boom, Peter Forsberg.
MJL
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Candyland, PA
Joined: 09.20.2007

Jan 2 @ 7:45 AM ET
sure. it sounds simple in theory

but once your top guys are identified and paid, you still need to try and fill in around them. and that can get tricky.

- stayinthefnnet


Yes, that is the very nature of the salary cap, and what it's designed to do.
MJL
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Candyland, PA
Joined: 09.20.2007

Jan 2 @ 7:47 AM ET
He's solid within the top-10 right now, inching up. 5's about the highest I've seen him... I'm guessing there's a good chance he'd be available at 6.

They might just end up w/ a dman from 5-10 via BPA (Kylington, Werenski). I wouldn't mind it, since Sanheim's still the only guy they have who really has more than slim chance at turning into a top-pair defender. I'd much rather solve that problem via the draft, than pay out the nose in a trade/UFA.

- Tomahawk


I think writing off Morin as a potential top pair defender at this point in time is incredibly premature.
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