2018 NHL Entry Draft

PTFlea wrote:

Flo The Action wrote:

PTFlea wrote:Too many top scouts loving Thkachuk for him not to be a big time prospect, I can't shake the feeling we'll end up with him.

How many scouts loved yakupov?

The problem with scouts is that they don’t want to also look like idiots. You take the thachuk bloodline, the brother in the nhl and the father. There’s more room to make the wrong prediction. It’s easy to say you like him because everyone else will also say so.
I think there’s more room for error.

You think Jordan stall gets taken that high had he not been brother toeric and son to father?

I think scouting has likely come a long way since 06, it may have something to do with the bloodlines, but if the scouts don't consider him top 3 or 4 material, they wouldn't rank him there, right?

PTFlea wrote:Hard to argue as I don't know enough about these kids.  I must say the little Swedish dman and Hughes sound awesome.

Lagoon wrote:

PTFlea wrote:Hard to argue as I don't know enough about these kids.  I must say the little Swedish dman and Hughes sound awesome.

Boqvist is a huge project. Good prospect, but I think the Sens will stay away from that kind of development needed at #4.

Flo The Action wrote:

PTFlea wrote:

Flo The Action wrote:

PTFlea wrote:Too many top scouts loving Thkachuk for him not to be a big time prospect, I can't shake the feeling we'll end up with him.

How many scouts loved yakupov?

The problem with scouts is that they don’t want to also look like idiots. You take the thachuk bloodline, the brother in the nhl and the father. There’s more room to make the wrong prediction. It’s easy to say you like him because everyone else will also say so.
I think there’s more room for error.

You think Jordan stall gets taken that high had he not been brother toeric and son to father?

I think scouting has likely come a long way since 06, it may have something to do with the bloodlines, but if the scouts don't consider him top 3 or 4 material, they wouldn't rank him there, right?

Has it come that far since yakupov? My point is the closer we get to the top the more we have the possibility of something close to groupthink playing part of the ranking. Let alone that most of these scouts won’t lose their job if they’re wrong on him as they can safely say “well everyone else thought he was going top 5.

I think my top 5 (6 really)would be
1Dahlin
2Svech
3Zadina
4 tie:Dobson
4tie: Kotkaniemi
6: Wahlstrom

Oglethorpe wrote:

Flo The Action wrote:

PTFlea wrote:

Flo The Action wrote:

PTFlea wrote:Too many top scouts loving Thkachuk for him not to be a big time prospect, I can't shake the feeling we'll end up with him.

How many scouts loved yakupov?

The problem with scouts is that they don’t want to also look like idiots. You take the thachuk bloodline, the brother in the nhl and the father. There’s more room to make the wrong prediction. It’s easy to say you like him because everyone else will also say so.
I think there’s more room for error.

You think Jordan stall gets taken that high had he not been brother toeric and son to father?

I think scouting has likely come a long way since 06, it may have something to do with the bloodlines, but if the scouts don't consider him top 3 or 4 material, they wouldn't rank him there, right?

Has it come that far since yakupov? My point is the closer we get to the top the more we have the possibility of something close to groupthink playing part of the ranking. Let alone that most of these scouts won’t lose their job if they’re wrong on him as they can safely say “well everyone else thought he was going top 5.

I think my top 5 (6 really)would be
1Dahlin
2Svech
3Zadina
4 tie:Dobson
4tie: Kotkaniemi
6: Wahlstrom

I have zero interest in Wahlstrom.  Think Hoffman, who on his best day is not a top 5 draft pick.

My top 8 (pick 3 is dependant on which team, for MTL I like Tkachuk but would prefer Zadina for Ottawa.

Dahlin
Svechnikov
Tkachuk/Zadina
Zadina/Tkachuk
Dobson
Bouchard
Hughes
Kotkaniemi

DefenceWinsChampionships wrote:So. Who we drafting tonight? Wish I knew how to do a poll

wprager wrote:It's been strongly suggested that Tkachuk will be back at BU or in the OHL next season. Given that he's "a year older" it's a bit strange that most analysts think he still needs another year.

Lagoon wrote:

wprager wrote:It's been strongly suggested that Tkachuk will be back at BU or in the OHL next season. Given that he's "a year older" it's a bit strange that most analysts think he still needs another year.

Maybe he can find his non-existent scoring touch playing against boys in the O.

Lagoon wrote:Calgary doesn’t have any picks in the first 3 rounds tonight and they want a 1st. They said Hamilton and/or Hamonic are available. That is interesting.