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Post by Philly on Aug 16, 2015 12:16:52 GMT -5
I'm really looking forward to the Draft Tomorrow, glad I traded up for the 3rd pick, I'm pretty excited.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2015 12:42:04 GMT -5
Are you willing to share who you'll take?
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Post by Philly on Aug 16, 2015 12:52:26 GMT -5
Are you willing to share who you'll take? Since the 1st 2 picks are no brainers, maybe it's best to keep it a secret, I can promise it will be a d-man or forward.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2015 13:04:35 GMT -5
i never understood why it has to be a secret.. it's not like Gary Bettman's going to come and give the pick to someone else. Just share with everyone!
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Post by Philly on Aug 16, 2015 13:12:53 GMT -5
i never understood why it has to be a secret.. it's not like Gary Bettman's going to come and give the pick to someone else. Just share with everyone! I'm not real sure yet, I've been gettin some good offers of late for that pick.
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Post by Nordiques - Chris on Aug 16, 2015 13:13:49 GMT -5
i never understood why it has to be a secret.. it's not like Gary Bettman's going to come and give the pick to someone else. Just share with everyone! I, for one, enjoy the suspense of it all. Though I do have a strong sense of who Ray will take, I will lay off on any predictions. Something to look forward to on a Monday!
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Post by LeafsGM on Aug 16, 2015 14:36:18 GMT -5
Can't predict what Ray will do, but I'm pretty sure Strome is the obvious pick and one most of us would make... I'm super excited for all my picks btw
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Post by gmcapitals on Aug 16, 2015 17:44:37 GMT -5
That's the beauty of the draft..I don't think Strome is the clear cut number 3 but I always love to hear others opinions on ranking, or what they'd do.
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Post by LeafsGM on Aug 17, 2015 13:07:40 GMT -5
That's the beauty of the draft..I don't think Strome is the clear cut number 3 but I always love to hear others opinions on ranking, or what they'd do. It's always tempting to pick outside the box, but something always tells me not to try and outsmart NHL GMs. He went 3rd to an up and coming team in Arizona, already filled with a bunch of young, talented wingers. Sure Marner and Hanifin are also great prospects but to me the situations in Toronto and Carolina are way scarier than Arizona.
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Post by Sharky on Aug 17, 2015 16:47:48 GMT -5
I actually like Hannifin's situation, just because he has a pretty good role model in Faulk in Carolina. Could be a good pairing one day! I agree though... Toronto is not a great situation. Strome was a no brainer at #3, Ray made the right choice IMO.
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Post by LeafsGM on Aug 17, 2015 17:38:49 GMT -5
First off the board pick in Barzal, but it's a great one.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2015 18:09:32 GMT -5
Hopefully draft starts to get a little interesting here with some variation from the NHL draft.
I know I went chalk with my picks but I think this is where teams will start to have some differences from what happened in the NHL.
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Post by AvsGM on Aug 17, 2015 21:05:17 GMT -5
Edmonton definitely went off the path!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2015 21:20:10 GMT -5
Edmonton definitely went off the path! I like those picks because I like Darren. I actually like Barzal a bit more than Strome (really close) and Svechnikov to me is a top 10 talent too.
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Post by Nordiques - Chris on Aug 17, 2015 21:22:24 GMT -5
Off the path, but I was getting worried as my projected lads for #14 went flying off the board, but then realized somebody must be slipping. Glad to make it Timo Time in Calgary. *** For the #3 pick, I think it was far from clear cut, but hard to go wrong with Strome. I absolutely love Mitch Marner and seeing him live recently at the WJC Summer Showcase cemented him as #3 on my list, but Strome gave me glimpses as well. The lustre kind of wore off Hanifin, but I could see him being a superb NHLer. I think the argument could have been made for Provorov at #3 to be honest. Extremely impressive kid. But that's just my 20 pesos, and I kind of enjoy going against the grain, and have been known to strike out a time or two...
This is where the draft really gets intriguing, if it hasn't been already via Darren.
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