2015 Draft

[awaz]

People have to realize that 8 and 22 have one year left on their contracts - if they can't move them(I hope they do) then there just has to be patience involved

exactly. waiting an additional year won't hurt any of the young guys. moving 8 or 22 for less than value just to make room for young guys, will hurt the team long term I think. wait it out, at least until the TDL next year when you can get better value for them (if you can't over the summer).

 

[awaz]

Any chance we buy out a guy like McDonald?

I would say very little. I don't know what the recapture penalty is for him, but I don't think buying him out would save them much money. Just not worth it. While he's not a 5 million dollar dman, he can still be serviceable. No sense in buying him out if it doesn't save you money.

 

[chy1127]

Any chance we buy out a guy like McDonald?

Too expensive for next year. Maybe the following year.

 

[Cobiemonster]

exactly. waiting an additional year won't hurt any of the young guys. moving 8 or 22 for less than value just to make room for young guys, will hurt the team long term I think. wait it out, at least until the TDL next year when you can get better value for them (if you can't over the summer).

As I've pointed out before, if you move 8 and 22 it's because you want to get something good for them, not to clear cap space, because if you're clearing cap space than it tells me they want to do something big in the offseason and I don't think this is the time to try and do that

 

[chy1127]

People have to realize that 8 and 22 have one year left on their contracts - if they can't move them(I hope they do) then there just has to be patience involved

Right now we have 6 under contract with most of them difficult to move. MDZ is not signed and I think he is 1 guy worth bringing back. Morin would only stick if he is a top 4 player. He is probably already a top 4 with the group we have. The team had no problem sitting A Mac and Schenn this year. These 2 are expensive #7's. I have no problem with patience and letting the young guys develop. That being said, I still think Hexy finds a way to keep Morin on the roster. Its a hunch. Time will tell. September is right around the corner.

 

[flyersfan4706]

Been leaning Werenski lately. Seems like a guy the Flyers would covet.

I've lost hope that Marner will be available, but all three of Werenski, Provorov, and Barzal would be great

 

[flyersfan4706]

Button's new ranking

Craig's List - Suspenseful race for No. 3 - Article - TSN

 

[lasgop8]

Button's new ranking

Craig's List - Suspenseful race for No. 3 - Article - TSN

Would it benefit us to trade up for Marner or stay put with our two picks in round one

 

[lasgop8]

2015 NHL Mock Draft - NHL - DraftSite.com

 

[awaz]

Button's new ranking

Craig's List - Suspenseful race for No. 3 - Article - TSN

Woah, relatively big drops for Barzal and Hanifin. Doesn't seem to be a huge fan of Zacha either.

 

[chy1127]

2015 NHL Mock Draft - NHL - DraftSite.com

Hopefully TB chokes and we get a better 2nd #1. Go D and LW.

 

[flyersfan4706]

Watch Hanifin fall to the Devils and be the next Neidermayer

 

[chy1127]

Watch Hanifin fall to the Devils and be the next Neidermayer

The Devils will still suck!

 

[awaz]

2015 NHL Draft Central Scouting Service final rankings - 2015 NHL Draft

 

[awaz]

The NHL Has a Scouting Problem

Interesting article on scouting. Also increases my already substantial desire to avoid Crouse.

 

[awaz]

The NHL Has a Scouting Problem

Interesting article on scouting. Also increases my already substantial desire to avoid Crouse.

The NHL Draft: Maybe Size Does Matter | CanucksArmy

perhaps even more interesting.

 

[chy1127]

The NHL Has a Scouting Problem

Interesting article on scouting. Also increases my already substantial desire to avoid Crouse.

He is a LW. We need a LW. I like the way it plays out if we go D and then LW.

 

[awaz]

He is a LW. We need a LW. I like the way it plays out if we go D and then LW.

I really just don't see how he goes from .75 points per game against kids, to an impact player against men. Sure he's got good size and good athleticism, but that would give him a bigger advantage in juniors than it would in the NHL, and he's not producing in juniors. I wouldn't even draft him with the TB pick.

It'd be cool if Svechnikov is available for the TB pick.

 

[chy1127]

I really just don't see how he goes from .75 points per game against kids, to an impact player against men. Sure he's got good size and good athleticism, but that would give him a bigger advantage in juniors than it would in the NHL, and he's not producing in juniors. I wouldn't even draft him with the TB pick.

It'd be cool if Svechnikov is available for the TB pick.

Agreed. Hopefully its D then LW. A stud Dman should be there at 7-8. If one of the top forwards falls, then forward, D. Couse looks too iffy to go that high for us.

 

[lasgop8]

I really just don't see how he goes from .75 points per game against kids, to an impact player against men. Sure he's got good size and good athleticism, but that would give him a bigger advantage in juniors than it would in the NHL, and he's not producing in juniors. I wouldn't even draft him with the TB pick.

It'd be cool if Svechnikov is available for the TB pick.

If we get the 2nd best D man in the draft we would then have to trade one of the young defenseman for a forward at some point because we eventually will have too many playing in the minors as there is only so much room on our big club for all the defense we expect to come up.