LGR4GM Posted July 3 Report Share Posted July 3 Scouting season officially kicks off with the Hlinka in August. Here's a look at the early list of players to keep an eye. Note: if you don't care about the draft, just leave it be. While 2024 was the year of defense, 2025 is forwards. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted July 3 Report Share Posted July 3 (edited) I don’t wanna leave it be. Store Christmas decorations in September. only kidding. Sort of. Im not gonna dissuade conversation even if I could. Edited July 3 by Weave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kas23 Posted July 4 Report Share Posted July 4 I guess it’s never too early. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashsabre Posted July 4 Report Share Posted July 4 I’m pretty confident the Sabres draft next year will be better than the 1990 Oilers draft. This story is unbelievable. The Oilers drafted 11 players and not one of them played a single game in the NHL.😳 https://thehockeywriters.com/edmonton-oilers-1990-draft-revisited/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted July 4 Author Report Share Posted July 4 He's the #1 overall option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GASabresIUFAN Posted July 4 Report Share Posted July 4 41 minutes ago, LGR4GM said: He's the #1 overall option. So we are finally going to have an elite forward again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Flashsabre Posted August 11 Report Share Posted August 11 6 hours ago, LGR4GM said: All 3 Canadians are impressive. Ivankovic is a really good goalie at a young age. Bedard’s cousin, McKenna is a special talent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted August 11 Author Report Share Posted August 11 Quick note, Gavin McKenna won't be draft eligible until 2026. He may lead the WHL in scoring this year anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyldnwoody44 Posted August 12 Report Share Posted August 12 4 hours ago, LGR4GM said: Quick note, Gavin McKenna won't be draft eligible until 2026. He may lead the WHL in scoring this year anyways. So we don't tank for 25,we Wait for 26 😜 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted August 12 Author Report Share Posted August 12 40 minutes ago, Wyldnwoody44 said: So we don't tank for 25,we Wait for 26 😜 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GASabresIUFAN Posted August 12 Report Share Posted August 12 (edited) How about we make the playoffs? Although Charlton Trethewey is a great name. Edited August 12 by GASabresIUFAN 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two or less Posted August 12 Report Share Posted August 12 8 hours ago, LGR4GM said: Quick note, Gavin McKenna won't be draft eligible until 2026. He may lead the WHL in scoring this year anyways. 2026 draft has several big time talents. McKenna will go first, but picks 2 and 3 are likely to be super stars as well. Stacked draft. Wonder if some teams start to "rebuild" if they start off slow this season and make some players available to position themselves nicely for 2026? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two or less Posted August 12 Report Share Posted August 12 On 7/3/2024 at 4:57 PM, LGR4GM said: Scouting season officially kicks off with the Hlinka in August. Here's a look at the early list of players to keep an eye. Note: if you don't care about the draft, just leave it be. While 2024 was the year of defense, 2025 is forwards. I was bored last week and watched every available game of the Hlinka-Gretzky tournament. I'm as ready as ever for the draft. A lot of the top players projected here did not play though. Players that stood out to me- Matthew Schaefer, who's listed high on the projected list. He was one of the top players for Canada. Really liked Cameron Schmidt, tiny player but electric. Always moving and is everywhere. Reminded me of Logan Stankoven. Jakob Ihs-Wozniak was impressive for Sweden. Big body, smart player, quick release. My favorite player in this tournament was Adam Benak, also tiny, but he was everywhere. Cole Caufield vibes. Max Westergard for Finland was a nice player despite Finland having a really terrible team. He wasnt afriad to play physical, went to the net, nice shot, high compete. The best player on team USA i thought was #22 center Matthew Lansing who is actually from Buffalo. Hard working player, plays both ends, seems like a Ryan Callahan type of player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PerreaultForever Posted August 12 Report Share Posted August 12 On 7/3/2024 at 7:06 PM, kas23 said: I guess it’s never too early. No, it most definitely is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabreFinn Posted August 12 Report Share Posted August 12 Penguins might be tanking to get McKenna. Some rumours say this is Malkins last season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
French Collection Posted August 12 Report Share Posted August 12 6 hours ago, Two or less said: 2026 draft has several big time talents. McKenna will go first, but picks 2 and 3 are likely to be super stars as well. Stacked draft. Wonder if some teams start to "rebuild" if they start off slow this season and make some players available to position themselves nicely for 2026? Pens may try to get McKenna to keep that Lemieux, Crosby lineage going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two or less Posted August 12 Report Share Posted August 12 3 hours ago, French Collection said: Pens may try to get McKenna to keep that Lemieux, Crosby lineage going. That would be insane “luck” to go from Mario to Crosby to McKenna. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
French Collection Posted August 12 Report Share Posted August 12 3 hours ago, Two or less said: That would be insane “luck” to go from Mario to Crosby to McKenna. Or an expansion of the conspiracy theory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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