An ideal scenario that could play out for us....

We get say 3 or 4OA probably.
Patrick Hischier go 1 & 2.
If Liljgren is gone instead then its a no brainer at 3OA.
3OA or 4OA is a dividing line in ways.
Leaves maybe 3-9 off the top of my head:
Liljgren
Mittlestadt
Vilardi
Tippett
Necas
Tolvanen
Glass

Now considering the teams around us down to as far as 8-9th does anyone see trading down advantageous if another asset comes back?
What asset would that possibly be?

Burrows gets goal in 1st game with Sens
- Retinalz

Go Sharks and Go Sens

Mittelstadt or bust.
- DrChristianTroy

Necas doe

More food for thought to my post above...

A big trade moving a D could alter the draft plan to allow an easy BFA selection.
So Tanev say for who?
Blue chip prospect or in a package for eg Duchene
If prospect who is targeted?

An ideal scenario that could play out for us....

We get say 3 or 4OA probably.
Patrick Hischier go 1 & 2.
If Liljgren is gone instead then its a no brainer at 3OA.
3OA or 4OA is a dividing line in ways.
Leaves maybe 3-9 off the top of my head:
Liljgren
Mittelstadt
Tippett
Necas
Tolvanen
Glass

Now considering the teams around us down to as far as 8-9th does anyone see trading down advantageous if another asset comes back?
What asset would that possibly be?
- Nighthawk

I dislike the idea of trading down, especially considering where this team is at. I can understand the sentiment more if we were in the same situation of the oilers a couple of years ago.

Necas doe
- Nucker101

Trading down would be my tactic if he is JB's boy

I dislike the idea of trading down, especially considering where this team is at. I can understand the sentiment more if we were in the same situation of the oilers a couple of years ago.
- belcherbd

Ok but is this draft so deep that its not that drastic?
Supply me your top 10 & our probable overall pick.
We can discuss opinions then.

Necas doe
- Nucker101

I'll be surprised if any team takes him at 3.

Who was the last impact player drafted out of the Czech league?

I'll be surprised if any team takes him at 3.

Who was the last impact player drafted out of the Czech league?
- belcherbd

JAGR

I dislike the idea of trading down, especially considering where this team is at. I can understand the sentiment more if we were in the same situation of the oilers a couple of years ago.
- belcherbd

Same. JB won't trade down.
He'll put that pick to good use.
I say liljgren with the 4oa.

Same. JB won't trade down.
He'll put that pick to good use.
I say liljgren with the 4oa.
- dbot

Necas doe
- Nucker101

What's his story as he seemingly came out of nowhere?
0.35 ppg in the men's Czech league....good WJC numbers though...

I dislike the idea of trading down, especially considering where this team is at. I can understand the sentiment more if we were in the same situation of the oilers a couple of years ago.
- belcherbd

It's idiotic in a draft where there will be huge volatility in teams ratings of players. Benning needs to take his first choice when it's our turn.

I'll be surprised if any team takes him at 3.

Who was the last impact player drafted out of the Czech league?
- belcherbd

Those are the same reasons why Kopitar wasn't drafted higher out of Slovenia. But I guess he was at least playing in Sweden's 2nd division..but I doubt that league is miles ahead of the league Necas is in.

Same. JB won't trade down.
He'll put that pick to good use.
I say liljgren with the 4oa.
- dbot

It seems to keep coming down to that as a highly possible result.
I've no probs selecting him but then i want a vet D definitely traded.

JAGR
- Nighthawk

10-16 somewhere in that range I'm guessing.

What's his story as he seemingly came out of nowhere?
0.35 ppg in the men's Czech league....good WJC numbers though...
- Whiskey-Tango

I loved him in the WJHC..apparently he sucked in a U-18 tourney this past month but there isn't much video of him in it up on YouTube yet so I'm waiting to see how he looked there.

It's idiotic in a draft where there will be huge volatility in teams ratings of players. Benning needs to take his first choice when it's our turn.
- CanuckDon

I think that same volatility will tame any trades up top.
On the otherhand the talent is so similar after the top 4 IMO.

Those are the same reasons why Kopitar wasn't drafted higher out of Slovenia. But I guess he was at least playing in Sweden's 2nd division..but I doubt that league is miles ahead of the league Necas is in.
- Nucker101

In 2004 Swedish second division wasn't scouted the way it is now. He missed the cut by a week too. Same as Patrick this season.

In 2004 Swedish second division wasn't scouted the way it is now. He missed the cut by a week too. Same as Patrick this season.
- manvanfan

I have a hard time believing that being Slovenian and playing in the 2nd division in Sweden wouldn't hurt him a bit today as well if he was entering the draft now.

Those are the same reasons why Kopitar wasn't drafted higher out of Slovenia. But I guess he was at least playing in Sweden's 2nd division..but I doubt that league is miles ahead of the league Necas is in.
- Nucker101

I could see calling those comparable leagues but Kopitar was more impressive and still is an outlier as far as those types of leagues go.

Necas might end up being unreal but like the past few yeara, it's really important we can hit on our first round pick and I'm wary of the unconventional pick....... Insert but you like Mittlesatd here....

I could see calling those comparable leagues but Kopitar was more impressive and still is an outlier as far as those types of leagues go.

Necas might end up being unreal but like the past few yeara, it's really important we can hit on our first round pick and I'm wary of the unconventional pick....... Insert but you like Mittlesatd here....
- belcherbd

I might like Mittlestadt more as well by June

Burrows 2 goals, (frank)ing Benning.

I'll be surprised if any team takes him at 3.

Who was the last impact player drafted out of the Czech league?
- belcherbd

Hossa via the WHL

It seems to keep coming down to that as a highly possible result.
I've no probs selecting him but then i want a vet D definitely traded.
- Nighthawk

Looks like we will lose sbisa to Vegas, leaving us with

Edler tanev
Guds stretch
Hutton tryamkin

I'm good with that.

Hopefully pedan is #7