Derrico

Flames now down 4 0 so it looks like the isles will pick 5th if they don't win the lottery. Dal colle has been the near consensus 5th overall ranked player. From what I've seen from him in oshawa I think he will be a good player. He is a big yet skinny kid with an unbelievable release to his shot. He had a great start to the playoffs but has been quiet the last two or three games. Will be interesting to see what the isles do.

Ok I was very confused for a second. I know the blues have not been great down the stretch but I thought they had home ice. Man that's going to be a great series. Not sure the blues even make it out of the first round and therefore we need miller signing before the draft to end up with that late first.

As others have said I will add my appreciation to you 26. I appreciate not only the gdt info but the up to the minute tweets and news in other threads. Hopefully you are up for it again next year. This should be an exciting offseason which begins in a few hours. I've enjoyed our discussions this year. I hope everyone enjoys their summer!

I like this idea

I like that comparison

A month ago the Leafs were in 5th in the east and had very minimal shot at being eligable for the lottery. If this is true then nicely done.

Leafs are going to win the lottery. You heard it here first.

Good points.

I would almost always agree with this. However, when you are not a very good team (you just ended the year in the bottom 5) and there is not 1 but likely 2 generational type players in the next draft then it's not so cut and dry. As has been said, it will be an interesting decision and I think I will be happy either way (unless Isles end up with 6th overall pick and give it to us).

Me too. I think there's no doubt he will try. Will he succeed is another question. In most seasons probably 29 of the 30 GM's want to win and improve their team. Want being the key word.

Where does Zadorov go in a 2013 Redraft? Kid sounds like he may be great some day. Going into the 2013 draft it was suppose to be deep, nice that we had 2 firsts and many seconds. Sounds like the 2015 draft is going to be similar in that regard.

Can't wait to see their rankings tomorrow!

Even with an average goaltender I would put them in the 3-10 range with the insurance policy that they are one serious JT injury away from a high probability of a top 5 pick. Although there is the slim potential Wang sells the team or is willing to spend more money (unlikely) and Snow can convince a top 4 Dman to join the team. That would obviously really help them. It is a very interesting situation.

Yep, I agree with all that. Plus they had Vanek most of the season and still stunk. Tavares was there for most of that terrible season as well. Yes they needed to upgrade their d/goaltending more than adding a great winger to play with JT. However, by losing Vanek they are going to have to improve their d/goaltending that much more as they may not have the forwards to score 4+ goals regularily to bail them out. I'll be happy taking the German Wayne Gretzky or Dal Colle this year, I'll be very happy if we get next years pick. For once, thanks Darcy.

We're getting close now boys!!!! And girls!!!

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Hahhaha, I kept checking here for the April calendar too. It will usually get to August and I'll still have my April calendar as my desktop and feel the need to change it to something else for a couple of months.

I suppose that's true. I just felt like we already had a big discussion about that point like 4 or 5 days ago. I guess we have changed his opinion a bit. At first it was 8-15, now he's not so confident and has changed it to 8-14 :flirt:

Dude, we get your stance.

If that's the situation then ya, get him in the lineup.

Guy looks like he's 40.

That makes sense but I can't see it here. We don't have to sign him this year correct? Can't he go back to NCAA? If so and we still hold his rights I don't see the benefit of burning a year on the contract so he can make the jump next year when we're all anticipating being a bottom feeder anyway.

I completely agree with this. But the way he looked in OT he was showing no ill effects of a concussion.

No way Murray is dumb enough to burn a year of his ELC by playing him this season. I'm thinking Shrader has to be right about this.

I watched the game late in the third and the overtime and Bennett was out there all over the ice. No serious injury at all from what I could tell. Although it was OT of a Game 7 so I guess he could have been playing hurt. Didn't look like it to me though. With the Petes OT win they now take on my Gens in the second round. It will be fun watching Dal Colle against Ritchie but it sounds like Ritchie may go in the 7-10 range and he is likely not high on our radar. If Kingston had won in OT last night we would have played Barrie and it would have been a Dal Colle vs Ekblad matchup. Oh well, I guess it could happen in the conference finals.