An 18 year old cant improve his skating
- Bettmanhatesus

Sure but how much risk do you take when looking at someone's skating as a project with a top 9 pick? It's a bigger risk than picking a 170 pound player in today's NHL no?

Sure but how much risk do you take when looking at someone's skating as a project with a top 9 pick? It's a bigger risk than picking a 170 pound player in today's NHL no?
- boonerbuck

I don't see it to be that bad.

An 18 year old cant improve his skating
- Bettmanhatesus

Absolutely, but the top ten D class this year is literally defined by superb skating, why take the worst one?

i have watched tape. I just don't agree.
- CanuckDon

Well in that case, please refrain from any dinner's with Canuck brass until after the draft.

Absolutely, but the top ten D class this year is literally defined by superb skating, why take the worst one?
- Whiskey-Tango

The same can be said for Zadina who tested one of the worse for forwards in the top couple of rounds. He'll go top 4 though.

Has he?
- boonerbuck

Don's TSN rankings has Hughes at 9, which is the lowest I have seen to-date.

Getting the 3rd overall pick would be a tough one for me. I think I would go Tkachuk over Zadina at this point.

Don's TSN rankings has Hughes at 9, which is the lowest I have seen to-date.
- Whiskey-Tango

I see that. I knew that would happen. He's a college player and college is long done their season. While we are being dazzled by the Junior and Euro playoffs and the worlds coming... college players are done.

Hughes was climbing when he was still playing. Quite a bit actually.

Tkachuck already showed up in college with special attention because of his brother and of course he's a power forward. Not like his numbers are eye opening or anything. His skating is also average. Still a tantalizing prospect though. He's going to hold that 3 to 5 spot regardless.

Linden tried to send Fin to the draft

Don's TSN rankings has Hughes at 9, which is the lowest I have seen to-date.
- Whiskey-Tango

Hughes at 9 would be pretty good. More or less where I have Bouchard which I'd still be happy with at 9.

Getting the 3rd overall pick would be a tough one for me. I think I would go Tkachuk over Zadina at this point.
- thundachunk

Is tkachuk a dink though? jb will figure that out though i'm sure.

Linden tried to send Fin to the draft
- pker2theend

Fin wanted to go to mock buttman

Is tkachuk a dink though? jb will figure that out though i'm sure.
- Bettmanhatesus

Merca!

I see that. I knew that would happen. He's a college player and college is long done their season. While we are being dazzled by the Junior and Euro playoffs and the worlds coming... college players are done.

Hughes was climbing when he was still playing. Quite a bit actually.

Tkachuck already showed up in college with special attention because of his brother and of course he's a power forward. Not like his numbers are eye opening or anything. His skating is also average. Still a tantalizing prospect though. He's going to hold that 3 to 5 spot regardless.
- boonerbuck

Tkachuck is scary proposition. Building a third line out of the top 10 of the draft is a bad idea ala Jake Virtanen.

Happy Friday!

New blog is up, with a big of a scene-set for the Comets tonight and some other tidbits.

http://www.hockeybuzz.com...day--NHL-Awards/194/92600

Happy Friday!

New blog is up, with a big of a scene-set for the Comets tonight and some other tidbits.

http://www.hockeybuzz.com...day--NHL-Awards/194/92600
- Carol Schram

THANKS, CAROL!

You're never right though
- LeftCoaster

You're right!

Inception moment...