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I have not heard that he is projected to be the next Bobby Orr because that would make him #1 in all of those drafts. If he is next in line for great Swedish D, ( Lidstrom, Karlsson, Hedman ) that is very, very solid. I would place him ahead of Ekblad and think he will be better. I would take him behind McDavid, Jack and Auston because of the 200 foot game they need to play. They still have much room to grow in that regard and they could drop due to defensive deficiencies. I take him ahead of Laine because he can contribute 60 points and play 30 minutes a night while limiting chances for guys like Laine.

New England Patriots hat.

Local interest in the NHL Combine just ramped up.

Does he get his number or will Rip give him 83?

If we are debating this in 20 years then that will be an awesome career.

We also avoid the speculation of who to take had we dropped to 3 or 4. I can't wait to see this kid play. The total package on D. Wow!

Huge win. If he lives up to potential, he will be the best D-man to don the Blue and Gold.

Our new Larry?

American Don Cherry with a law degree. No.

This guy may be where Boqvist is in a few years, although the latter will be drafted. Small, skilled and leading his SHL team in scoring.

As said earlier, more competition for jobs. He certainly seems to be aggressive on offense, similar to Antipin's highlight package from last year. Seems like such a non Swedish name though.

Jets and Predators will be a good series. According to TSN, Laine missed practice.

If they get the 4th pick, does JBot explore moving down a notch or two and add another pick? It seems like there is the depth of D at this draft to get a good one at 5-10 plus get another late 1st.

Kane is able to put up good numbers playing with those guys. He scored a lot of goals here too, but I still say he shot too often and carried the puck when a teamate was open. He plays hard but he is also looking to cash in on a contract.

Bruins making them look like PeeWees. Delusion it is, they're not built for the playoffs. Stanley Cup parade on hold.

Which is why Evander Kane was a LW, blinders on, shoot, shoot shoot.

Agree 100% on the Kane comments.

He can push Marner or Gaudreau around

Always shoots regardless of another player being in a better position. Many shots are from bad angles or too far out. His default move was to carry the puck in, instead of Jack, ROR or another better distributor, and take a bad angle shot that missed the net and exited the zone. I liked Evander but he wasn't staying here so let's move on with what we got for him.

If they like him so much, re-sign him so we can get a first rounder. He should be energized to play in the playoffs. If he gets on a roll he can score a lot of goals. That locker room would be strong enough to keep him focused, but he will never improve his hockey sense.

This is sad, many families affected. The Saskatchewan hockey community is small, everybody probably knows someone tied to that team. There were family and friends waiting at the rink for them to arrive. I have been on team bus trips and I felt safer in the sense that there was only one white knuckle driver in nasty weather vs 17 parents driving their kids to a tournament hours away from home. My son is approaching may be playing junior hockey and on these trips in the next few years. I don't want to even think about that scenario.

Sportsnet reporting Karlsson not with Sens on this trip. Tank move?

An identity means opponents need to prepare for you. If the game is played your way, you win more often than not. You may be a quick transition team, a bull of a forechecking team, a trapping team, a kitty bar the door team or even a firewagon team. I agree that they need to develop a reputation and have teams wary of coming into their barn for a game.

Leafs fans took a hit Saturday after hyping the Jets game as a Cup preview. Jets showed them what a contender looks like. Let's kick them while they're down.

Good point, they need to use that as motivation to show up every night next season.