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Re: Marner with Domi and Dvorak. I'm under the impression that he scored at a higher clip without Domi. LK would know better. You don't outscore Stamkos, Tavares and Seguin in your draft year unless you're a legit prospect.

Here were my top 10 (these are guarantees): 1. McDavid 2. Eichel 3. Strome 4. Marner 5. Hanifin 6. Barzal 7. Crouse 8. Provorov 9. Rantanen 10. Werenski Anything else is just noise.

He looks like a good one but considering we'd have to trade for a top 10 pick to land him, I'd prefer to use that pick on Barzal (if we manage to get one and he's available). Provorov skill set seems a little redundant at this point with Rielly and Gardiner in the plans (unless Gardiner is leaving).

Yeah it's a hard call IMO. On one hand if they don't want him as part of the future his absence will help make the Leafs 1st rounder next year that much better. On the other hand, I truly believe he'll have a much better year in the near future and be in much demand. If that happens I can see...

I'm liking what I'm reading about Nikita Korostelev. He had the best forward totals on, what I'm guessing, wasn't a great Sting team. Similar PPG to Zacha and is rated as the 50th best prospect in NA by NHL central scouting. Better PPG than Crouse. "A deft skater that plays a skill-based...

I don't know. I'm guessing Anderson isn't available. Then you're looking at a choice between a guy who hasn't been able to establish himself as a capable NHL starter to date, and a career AHL'er who had a hot run but ran out of gas in the playoffs. Schneider was straight up for the 8th, so I'd...

Anyone think SJ might be willing to move the 9th for Bernier and the 24th? If not is there something we can add to entice them more? The Nashville 2nd maybe (or was it Pittsburgh?)? I'm guessing they're in the market for a goalie after they parted ways with Niemi.

Right. I didn't realize the other pick was so low. In that case it's not a trade I'd make either.

But Eberle is. My original quote included him and "etc." but of course you moved the goal posts. My previous post shows there are often impact players available in the 20's-2nd round and that was in reference to moving the 4th for a combination or the 7th, 28th and 37th to go along with the...

I'm not going to argue that what you said isn't true, but I'm not sure "incredibly atypical" is an apt description. From 2004 to 20014 players drafted between 15 and 35 (that are impact NHL'ers to some degree or another): Zajac (20) Cory Schneider (26) Mike Green (28) Tuuka Rask (21) Niskanen...

There are exceptions to every rule, true (how many 2012 2nd rounders scored 49 pts as a 20 year old?). To your conversation with Frank, if Pitts had drafted another good defence man with a high pick they could've saved the 5M from Paul Martin for more depth either defensively or forwards to...

Sure. The trade happens if Hanifin is available at 4 not in advance, but it's a conversation the Leafs and Flyers have in advance. Maybe Arizona wants to ensure they get Marner/Strome, who knows. The Leafs are in the predicament they're in because Burke lost his mind and decided patience was...

Yes you are correct. Afternoon beers taking their toll. Buzzkill.

I guess I'm more in the "hedging your bets" camp. Let's say Hanifin becomes a Doughty. Provorov a Shattenkirk. Harkins a Kesler and the 2nd we'll leave as a question mark (that's if they all an out). I would say Shattenkirk is a tier lower than Doughty, and therefore "almost as good"...

He wasn't unanimously loved. I remember concerns about his skating and lack of offence. As a point of reference, Provorov and Bogosian had nearly identical draft year numbers (Provorov had more goals and was better to the tune of +28) and is projected to go 6-8th in this draft. Schenn was...

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Well that's kind of my point. NY traded out of the 5th spot for a 2nd and a 3rd likely because they had their eye on someone else, and because they didn't believe Schenn was the love-child of a Robinson/Foote combo like some others did (for the record, virtually everyone in the top 10 is "the...

"Some publication". Ok then. He went 5th so I guess the teams that took Doughty, Bogosian and Pietrangelo thought otherwise. Turns out they were right.

I don't think that's an uncommon thing. Most draft have a consensus top 3-5. Whether teams follow them is another story. Put Schenn (the prospect) in this draft class and he's lucky to crack the top 10 IMO.

Schenn was hardly the quality of prospect that Marner/Strome/Hanifin are now.