GDT: DEFENSE ONLY 2012 NHL Draft | Jun 23 | 10:00a | Rounds 2-7

[JumpOceanless]

Originally Posted by DarkHorse

Wonder if the Petrov delays keep him away.
Athanasiou is still out there.

zharkov has played in na for the last 2 years. maybe something happened during interviews that is keeping teams away?

if garth gets him in the 4th, this will have been a great draft

[kuwo]

Gemel Smith is a smalish, but tenacious and hard checking speedster, who I would like to see drafted by Isles

[DarkHorse]

Originally Posted by JumpOceanless

zharkov has played in na for the last 2 years. maybe something happened during interviews that is keeping teams away?

if garth gets him in the 4th, this will have been a great draft

Missed that part. That would be nice value in the fourth.

[bluechipbonzo]

Originally Posted by PaStromey

Good to get some TV time on this kid, seems solid. Great job by Garth quieting the critics about our defensive depth.

OT - Seem's like Klatt is doing most of the work at the draft table, it seems like Garth keeps looking down at his watch, he probably has a 2 o'clock tee time.

That's because like last year, the draft is Klatt's show. The GM merely makes the announcement, while the director of scouting decides each team's draft order. Snow gets the glory (and too often here, all the heat).

I would say Klatt knows what he's doing here, and deserves praise- hope people can get over Jankowski now...we're in great hands with Trent.

Love this D strategy here...

[StrongIslanders90]

If im garth Im making sure all these D prospects spend all of Mini camp with Thompson....

[DarkHorse]

Rags working on a deal? been sitting on this pick a while.

Yup...trade with NSH

[OrangeZebra]

Zharkov gone

[StrongIslanders90]

EDM not stupid, just added to thier embarrassment of riches on Foward

[OrangeZebra]

Arthur Staple ‏@StapeNewsday
#NYR trade 3rd-round pick, No. 89, to NSH for a 2013 3rd-round pick

[DarkHorse]

Originally Posted by StrongIslanders90

EDM not stupid, just added to thier embarrassment of riches on Foward

Unless you can win with five forwards on the ice, they'd better start turning some of that into D.

[StrongIslanders90]

Ehornoffs rites costing us some spots

[CodeE]

NHL needs to take a cue from NFL in terms of drafting...

Even in rounds 2-onward when they're interviewing a recently picked kid, or in a commercial, or whatever, there's this unmistakeable "do-do-do-do-dododo-do-do" little tune and they tell you who was just picked so if you're barely paying attention, you can move your head over and see who the latest pick was.

Much better than "here are some Sidney Crosby highlights while 4 kids get drafted"

[PWJunior]

Originally Posted by DarkHorse

Unless you can win with five forwards on the ice, they'd better start turning some of that into D.

Haha, that's pretty funny.

They do have some really good young forwards. None of them will ever be as good JT (my opinion), but the are hurting on D. I think our defense corps is better than theirs right now.

[CodeE]

Marcantuoni off the board...

Pretty sure Nikolai Prokhorkin is still available if we wanna go after a european forward with potential to be a top 6 guy...

[OrangeZebra]

Ebert and Zlobin still available

[xECK29x]

Wow Kevin Roy is a small player...Anaheim is baffling 5' 8" 156lbs

[StrongIslanders90]

anyone think Zlobin is our target???

[CodeE]

Zlobin's got undeniable chemistry with Kabanov... would make Kirill VERY happy to see Zlobin in the fold.

[PWJunior]

I could see Zlobin as the pick.

[Riddick]

seriously, i dont know what happened to ebert but take him and run. leave him alone for 2-3 years. hugely low risk/ridiculously high reward.

[StrongIslanders90]

Originally Posted by Riddick

seriously, i dont know what happened to ebert but take him and run. leave him alone for 2-3 years. hugely low risk/ridiculously high reward.

i agree

[OrangeZebra]

Here we go

[SLAPSHOT723]

That would happen

[OrangeZebra]

Loïc Leduc who?

[StrongIslanders90]

Loduc

6'5 dman!!!!!! HAHAH Garth is a siko!!!!! Im loving it