Still heading to the Okanagan?
- Load Management

yep...looking at it.

Seattle gets 1-5, they start at 3 and can more down 2 or up 2 from there. If we finish 29th we can go from 1-2 or 4-6 depending on ball drop.
- Retinalz

Either way I'm sure they'll pick ahead of VAN.

This is not an exaggeration, 90% of the ladies I've listened to music with hate Rush and Neil Young. It's weird.
- Load Management

Rush for sure but I know a lot of cool chicks who love Neil Young. I've learned most of his songs on my acoustic here and it's a hit. Chicks dig the guitar man...

You can get a Franchise player at any point in the draft really. At 6OA the chances are still high to get one, esp this year with no clear-cut top 2 prospects. Power is really the only consensus and his ranking is general at 1 but has been seen as low as 3rd. Some good players will drop in to rounds 2 and 3 because teams don't have enough of a read on them. This is going to be the ultimate "Every pick is a lottery pick" draft.
- Retinalz

Shall see how she falls then. I think Jim should consider trading down. Isn't a huge gap between tiers.

Shall see how she falls then. I think Jim should consider trading down. Isn't a huge gap between tiers.
- manvanfan

Would you be comfortable with the return?

Shall see how she falls then. I think Jim should consider trading down. Isn't a huge gap between tiers.
- manvanfan

I would think it would be such a bigger gamble trading down this year. Everyone's boards are going to be so different outside the top 5.. maybe the guy they'd target later will still be there, maybe some other team has him higher.

I'd say just hold steady and draft where they land, unless someone really overpays to jump up a few slots.

I would think it would be such a bigger gamble trading down this year. Everyone's boards are going to be so different outside the top 5.. maybe the guy they'd target later will still be there, maybe some other team has him higher.

I'd say just hold steady and draft where they land, unless someone really overpays to jump up a few slots.
- NewYorkNuck

Give JB have the best chance at success, he's not a gunslinger GM.

I would think it would be such a bigger gamble trading down this year. Everyone's boards are going to be so different outside the top 5.. maybe the guy they'd target later will still be there, maybe some other team has him higher.

I'd say just hold steady and draft where they land, unless someone really overpays to jump up a few slots.
- NewYorkNuck

I don't like the idea of moving down this year, trust your scouts and pick who you think is BPA at your spot.

I don't like the idea of moving down this year, trust your scouts and pick who you think is BPA at your spot.
- NorthNuck

Would be even better if the scouts ran the draft and JB was looking in the classifieds

I would think it would be such a bigger gamble trading down this year. Everyone's boards are going to be so different outside the top 5.. maybe the guy they'd target later will still be there, maybe some other team has him higher.

I'd say just hold steady and draft where they land, unless someone really overpays to jump up a few slots.
- NewYorkNuck

Everybody's boards are very different usually.

You target whoever is there. If they think they could get a player of similiar calibre later on to pick up another asset. Why not.

Benning has Boeser at 12th and got him at 23.

Shall see how she falls then. I think Jim should consider trading down. Isn't a huge gap between tiers.
- manvanfan

Need a real good RHD dman to take the second pairing. Fill the needs.

Everybody's boards are very different usually.

You target whoever is there. If they think they could get a player of similiar calibre later on to pick up another asset. Why not.

Benning has Boeser at 12th and got him at 23.
- manvanfan

Pretty sure we will be picking fairly high this year.

I don't like the idea of moving down this year, trust your scouts and pick who you think is BPA at your spot.
- NorthNuck

Most of these kids played 20 games. If you get it wrong, you had one shot.

You trade down, you get two shots.

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Most of these kids played 20 games. If you get it wrong, you had one shot.

You trade down, you get two shots.
- manvanfan

Would you trade down from the top 5?

Most of these kids played 20 games. If you get it wrong, you had one shot.

You trade down, you get two shots.
- manvanfan

Hopefully they weren't just scouting them just based on this year! As well, the chances of getting it wrong get higher the further back you move in the draft. Not trading down (especially if they're drafting top 6) gives you better odds of getting it right.

I'd be fine if they traded back a bit in the second or third rounds. Just not their first rounder.

Need a real good RHD dman to take the second pairing. Fill the needs.
- LordHumungous

Probably only 2 going in the first round this year. They need speed up front and scoring help. I don't think another Hughes helps that.

Probably only 2 going in the first round this year. They need speed up front and scoring help. I don't think another Hughes helps that.
- manvanfan

BPA

Hopefully they weren't just scouting them just based on this year! As well, the chances of getting it wrong get higher the further back you move in the draft. Not trading down (especially if they're drafting top 6) gives you better odds of getting it right.

I'd be fine if they traded back a bit in the second or third rounds. Just not their first rounder.
- NewYorkNuck

I would do it differently but will see how the draft falls on the day.

Canucks arriving in the wasteland for todays game.

Probably only 2 going in the first round this year. They need speed up front and scoring help. I don't think another Hughes helps that.
- manvanfan

Not another Hughes a solid RHD dman that can take control of the second pairing and chip in on the PP. Plus a 3LC should be a priority. Bowser-Horvat-Hogs-Petey-Miller-Pods (maybe) is an excellent top 6. round it out from there.

Shall see how she falls then. I think Jim should consider trading down. Isn't a huge gap between tiers.
- manvanfan

Trading down in the top 10 is something teams just never think to do. BPA is simply that, BPA and the kid you have ranked at 5OA is tanked as such because you feel he will be better than a kid you have ranked 9OA and then w/e 2nd or 3rd round pick you get for moving down.
Sometimes BPA at your current position will also meet a team biggest need(ours being Defense) so moving down either changes your BPA to a Forward which is needed, but not as much, or you risk that other defender you had ranked highly and would fall to be snatched beforehand.

Just look at NYR, they moved up from 22 to 7 in order to try and get EP and we took him at 5. how did that 7OA turn out for them?

Would you trade down from the top 5?
- VanHockeyGuy

There are 5 players that I think will look really good. Maybe 6. I just think at 6. Trading down nets you two good pieces instead one a little bit better.

Say a #2 defender or 70-80 ppg forward vs picking up two 45-50 point forwards or a 55 forward and #3 defender.

Trading down in the top 10 is something teams just never think to do. BPA is simply that, BPA and the kid you have ranked at 5OA is tanked as such because you feel he will be better than a kid you have ranked 9OA and then w/e 2nd or 3rd round pick you get for moving down.
Sometimes BPA at your current position will also meet a team biggest need(ours being Defense) so moving down either changes your BPA to a Forward which is needed, but not as much, or you risk that other defender you had ranked highly and would fall to be snatched beforehand.

Just look at NYR, they moved up from 22 to 7 in order to try and get EP and we took him at 5. how did that 7OA turn out for them?
- Retinalz

Jim was ready to trade down to get him. Nashville was trying to grab a top 3 pick for him.

The team has many needs. I believe in BPA to a point. You can't be the oilers and draft soft scoring forwards or like the Canucks ignoring RHD the entire time. If one isn't there why would you reach.

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Same lineup tonight as last game, per Coach Green.
- VanHockeyGuy

Super exciting.