spndnchz Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 DR! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Crotch Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 A big Russian center at 12, followed by a big Latvian center at 14?! I love it... gonna have to make an extra big batch of borscht now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Caveman Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 Wow this guy has an awesome name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frissonic Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 i'm still in shock. two centers in about 10 minutes. and not just centers. psycho-centers. this is ... holy crap, i'm glad i'm sitting down. my head is still fuzzy from jumping up and down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKnowPhysics Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 Article: http://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/nhl/story/2012-06-20/nhl-draft-prospect-zemgus-girgensons/55722836/1 "What (Toronto GM) Brian Burke always says is that he wants players with equal parts of testosterone, truculence and belligerence," Button said. "When he says that, he could be talking about Zemgus Girgensons." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwksndmonster Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 I am so excited by these picks. Grigorenko and Girgensons are amazing names, and they're both centers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rox11 Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 Just a fleeting point, but DR is looking real good right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 Now this sounds like a Lindy-friendly pick. http://www.hockeyprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=1310 Girgensons had a quality second USHL season and has a good chance to be the highest draft selection to ever come from Latvia. Girgensons is a great do-it-all player who can create offense from his natural skill and still be a fan favorite because of his intangibles. Girgensons is an above-average skater with a technically sound stride and is pretty agile in tight spaces. His top speed isn't overly dangerous but still good meaning he will be able to skate with pros. Girgensons is a dangerous puck handler who I'd say is above-average to plus in that area as he can certainly make players miss and at times he can be a pretty flashy player. At other times, though, Girgensons can be a straight-ahead gritty type of power forward who drives the net, gets in people's faces after the whistle, and will lay out big hit after big hit. He also shows a diligent work ethic at both ends, and is very responsible and smart defensively for his age, which has garnered trust from his coach to play him in a lot of tough defensive minutes. Girgensons is pretty aware with the puck with a pass-first mentality. While I haven't seen high-end playmaking from him, he can certainly move the puck around and has pretty good vision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 Now this sounds like a Lindy-friendly pick. http://www.hockeypro...?articleid=1310 So, that would imply that long term the plan would be Grigorenko on line 1, Hodgson on line 2, and this kid on the 3rd line. If they all pan out, and that works, does that move Ennis back to a wing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabreFX Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 I missed it. What was given up for the 14th? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobody Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 I missed it. What was given up for the 14th? 21 and 42 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 I missed it. What was given up for the 14th? 21st and 2nd rounder next this year. (#42 as previously mentioned) Ooops. :doh: Missed the pick w/ the channel change and then misread the crawl. (Getting old sucks.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabreFX Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 Not bad, especially if this guy works out! Thanks for the quick replies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deluca67 Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 It was funny to listen to Pierre McGuire go Mel Kiper Jr on the Flames. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Caveman Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 So, that would imply that long term the plan would be Grigorenko on line 1, Hodgson on line 2, and this kid on the 3rd line. If they all pan out, and that works, does that move Ennis back to a wing? F that. We roll 4. Ennis, Grigs and Hodgs compete for 1-2-3. My favorite part about this pick is the potential positive impact on Grigorenko. He's now got a buddy (I presume Zegmus speaks Russian) and some competition in the weightroom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brawndo Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 Compares himself to Ryan Kessler, and Bob McKenzie compares him to Dustin Brown!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Crotch Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 F that. We roll 4. Ennis, Grigs and Hodgs compete for 1-2-3. My favorite part about this pick is the potential positive impact on Grigorenko. He's now got a buddy (I presume Zegmus speaks Russian) and some competition in the weightroom. I was wondering this myself. The national language of Latvia is Latvian, but I don't think that is the conversational language that most people there use (anyone know?)... so I assume he knows Russian (?)... If so that'd be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X. Benedict Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 Look for jersey prices to go up at Sabres Store. All this extra lettering is gonna cost us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 Look for jersey prices to go up at Sabres Store. All this extra lettering is gonna cost us. That. :lol: And don't ask Luke Adam 'how's it goin' eh?' tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X. Benedict Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 That. :lol: And don't ask Luke Adam 'how's it goin' eh?' tonight. Totally changes the profile of the competition for center, don't it? Get your head together, Lukey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 That. :lol: And don't ask Luke Adam 'how's it goin' eh?' tonight. Yeah, Lukey is gonna find center a tough spot to crack. He's looking more and more like a LW every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papazoid Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 central combine ranked him #18 overall: http://www.tsn.ca/draftcentre/feature/?id=11700 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlemagne Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 F that. We roll 4. Ennis, Grigs and Hodgs compete for 1-2-3. My favorite part about this pick is the potential positive impact on Grigorenko. He's now got a buddy (I presume Zegmus speaks Russian) and some competition in the weightroom. Hopefully it develops into a little rivalry between Grigs and Girgs. Maybe Zegmus's "brindamour" esque work ethic will rib off on Mikhail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKnowPhysics Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 Good call on Adam. He could end up being trade bait now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 Yeah, Lukey is gonna find center a tough spot to crack. He's looking more and more like a LW every day. Not if he doesn't play better than he did in Ra-cha-cha this year he isn't. Or did you mean an AHL LW? Hopefully competition's good for him, because he just got a whole lot more of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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