LGR4GM Posted June 17, 2014 Report Share Posted June 17, 2014 Final Media/Scout Top 10 for 2014 Aaron Ekblad tops the OHL list with 13 first place votes. There is a write up on each player done by the scouts and an honorable mention list. http://ohlprospects.blogspot.ca/2014/06/final-mediascout-top-10-for-2014.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted June 17, 2014 Report Share Posted June 17, 2014 Buffalo needs some luck and get that 1st pick. I'll still hold onto hope of the miracle happening where we get both of them. Things are going my way right now, so let's just keep that going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted June 17, 2014 Report Share Posted June 17, 2014 I'll still hold onto hope of the miracle happening where we get both of them. Things are going my way right now, so let's just keep that going. NYI win lottery and we finish last, draft McDavid and Eichel... that scenario would be the hockey gods blessing of a lifetime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trettioåtta Posted June 17, 2014 Report Share Posted June 17, 2014 NYI win lottery and we finish last, draft McDavid and Eichel... that scenario would be the hockey gods blessing of a lifetime. Payment for No-goal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted June 17, 2014 Report Share Posted June 17, 2014 Payment for No-goal? and the 2006 injury bug of death. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drnkirishone Posted June 17, 2014 Report Share Posted June 17, 2014 Am I alone in thinking the panthers shy away on a Dman first overall? If the panthers keep the pick I think they are passing on ekblad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted June 17, 2014 Report Share Posted June 17, 2014 Am I alone in thinking the panthers shy away on a Dman first overall? If the panthers keep the pick I think they are passing on ekblad You're one of the few. They need an anchor and want help now. Ekblad will be on an NHL roster this season. Or they keep the pick I'll be shocked if it isn't Ekblad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X. Benedict Posted June 17, 2014 Report Share Posted June 17, 2014 Am I alone in thinking the panthers shy away on a Dman first overall? If the panthers keep the pick I think they are passing on ekblad It's either Ekblad or they trade out, IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewookie1 Posted June 17, 2014 Report Share Posted June 17, 2014 Send Ehrhoff to Anaheim with a 2nd rounder for the 10. Use a 2 and a compliance buyout to acquire a 20s 1st. Offer Calgary the 10 and 2? for the 4th overall and grab the remaining top 4 guy. Or just keep 10 and 2? and take Barbashev or Ehlers and Demko unless you think he could fall to our remaining 2nd rounder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drnkirishone Posted June 18, 2014 Report Share Posted June 18, 2014 You're one of the few. They need an anchor and want help now. Ekblad will be on an NHL roster this season. Or they keep the pick I'll be shocked if it isn't Ekblad. I get they need a top defenseman. But history is not on the side of selecting them 1st. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huckleberry Posted June 18, 2014 Report Share Posted June 18, 2014 I think I want Reinhart. He's a center, not a winger; he can do one pullup; he's on the ice for 84% of his team's goals. That's it for me. Yeah i went to the Reinhart camp after combine to , but not for the pullups, but more for the fact he looked alot more balanced than Bennet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted June 18, 2014 Report Share Posted June 18, 2014 Yeah i went to the Reinhart camp after combine to , but not for the pullups, but more for the fact he looked alot more balanced than Bennet. Bennett wants his other t. :lol: @Sportsnet Sam Bennett on #NHLDraft: Would be special to go No. 1 http://ow.ly/y9PoC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBorn Posted June 18, 2014 Report Share Posted June 18, 2014 Am I alone in thinking the panthers shy away on a Dman first overall? If the panthers keep the pick I think they are passing on ekblad FLA says if they keep their pick, they select Ekblad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKnowPhysics Posted June 18, 2014 Report Share Posted June 18, 2014 FLA says if they keep their pick, they select Ekblad Is there a quote or source or something on this that I missed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudacek Posted June 18, 2014 Report Share Posted June 18, 2014 I've heard that from unsourced "insiders" but never from anyone reliable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drnkirishone Posted June 18, 2014 Report Share Posted June 18, 2014 FLA says if they keep their pick, they select Ekblad and the aves where undecided on mackinnon and however many more draft lies have been told thru the years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted June 18, 2014 Report Share Posted June 18, 2014 and the aves where undecided on mackinnon and however many more draft lies have been told thru the years. The Avs came out and admitted it would be MacKinnon before the draft, actually. Well they did the "if the draft were today we would draft MacKinnon line." That was six days before the draft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudacek Posted June 18, 2014 Report Share Posted June 18, 2014 I've already posted my love for Barbashev, but another guy I think is worth trading up into the high mid-first for is Kevin Fiala. He's a bit of a dark horse, but something about this kid screams Joe Sakic - not style so much, but in that he is a skilled competitor who has been underrated in the draft because of average size and lack of spotlight. I think he will have a better career than a lot of the guys that go ahead of him. And it wouldn't surprise me if he's a surprise top-ten pick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted June 18, 2014 Report Share Posted June 18, 2014 Send Ehrhoff to Anaheim with a 2nd rounder for the 10. Use a 2 and a compliance buyout to acquire a 20s 1st. Offer Calgary the 10 and a 2nd? for the 4th overall and grab the remaining top 4 guy. Or just keep 10 and 2? and take Barbashev or Ehlers and Demko unless you think he could fall to our remaining 2nd rounder. Had to read it a couple of times to understand, just a thought if we have the 2nd overall pick dont say 10 and 2 for 4. Anyways, in this draft Ehrhoff is worth 10th overall straight up IMPO. He is a top 2/3 defender with a reasonable cap hit. That #10 pick is a big old ????? so while I would do a similar trade, I wouldn't add stuff to an Ehrhoff deal simply to get to #10. Hell Sekera alone got us #35 in a deep draft. I've already posted my love for Barbashev, but another guy I think is worth trading up into the high mid-first for is Kevin Fiala. He's a bit of a dark horse, but something about this kid screams Joe Sakic - not style so much, but in that he is a skilled competitor who has been underrated in the draft because of average size and lack of spotlight. I think he will have a better career than a lot of the guys that go ahead of him. And it wouldn't surprise me if he's a surprise top-ten pick. I like Fiala but not as a Sabre. He doesn't fit Timmy's mold. I think if we acquire another 1st round and also with those 2nd rounders, you should be looking at guys that are at least 6'1" 185lbs + with compete levels through the roof. Fiala would be a great fit in Detroit IMPO. They could use some speed. I agree that he will have a better career then some players who go before him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted June 18, 2014 Report Share Posted June 18, 2014 Aaron Ekblad interviews with Sabres <2:46> NHL.com goes behind the scenes with Top NHL Prospect Aaron Ekblad and his Combine interview with the Buffalo Sabres. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huckleberry Posted June 18, 2014 Report Share Posted June 18, 2014 (edited) Yeah i don't get people wanting to add draft picks for erhoff, if anything a very high 1st round pick + prospect should come back for him. edited Edited June 18, 2014 by Heimdall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dEnnis the Menace Posted June 18, 2014 Report Share Posted June 18, 2014 Bennett wants his other t. :lol: @Sportsnet Sam Bennett on #NHLDraft: Would be special to go No. 1 http://ow.ly/y9PoC he does some more pull-ups, he'll get his other t :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted June 18, 2014 Report Share Posted June 18, 2014 (edited) he does some more pull-ups, he'll get his other t :P Two pullups aren't enough? :lol: Edited June 18, 2014 by 26CornerBlitz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dEnnis the Menace Posted June 18, 2014 Report Share Posted June 18, 2014 Two pullups isn't enough? :lol: haha! fine! 1 t per pullup - OP can add the other t I guess lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted June 18, 2014 Report Share Posted June 18, 2014 Still impressed with Justin Kirkland. August 96 B-day makes him young but he is 6'3" 190lbs currently and had his first WHL season last year getting 48pts in 68games and putting up a +23. On top of that he had 10 points in 14 playoff games. http://editorinleaf.com/2014/06/16/2014-nhl-draft-profile-justin-kirkland/ Kirkland seemed to put his game all together late in the 2013-14 season, scoring 21 points in his final 21 games (and 10 in 14 playoff games). This bump in play has helped his draft stock in some eyes, making it hard to predict exactly where he will go in the draft. NHL Central Scouting’s placement of Kirkland at #67 in its final draft rankings would suggest that he will be picked somewhere from the late 3rd to 5th rounds, though Craig Button’s inclusion of Kirkland in his top 50 overall might hint that he could be picked as early as the 2nd round. http://sports.yahoo.com/juniorhockey/blog/buzzing_the_net/post/nhl-draft-tracker-justin-kirkland-kelowna-rockets?urn=juniorhockey,wp33714 This article has his birthday wrong for some unknown reason. http://thehockeywriters.com/nhl-draft-war-room-justin-kirkland/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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