Devils won't draft Fucale. We will use our pick on the Best Forward Available
I think Fucale would be a better pick then Mantha, Carrier or Compher for the Devils. He has starting goalie potential where as 2nd line i the tops for those guys. He would be the perfect replacement for Brodeur.
I think NJ should draft Fucale if given the chance.
For Vancouver I would much prefer Mantha to Dickinson.
That was a tough prediction for me. Dickinson works hard and is very skilled. Mantha takes shifts off but is also skilled. I think they should be drafted a few spots away from each other. It is a teams preference. For Vancouver, I see Dickinson being taken over Mantha.
close to MacKinnon, Monahan & Hagg. I wanted to point out to you why this may be a real scenario.. notice the pick that won the lottery was from the Rags, not the original CBJ pick. That is in fact our luck, however, as mentioned this gives us top two line talent and we will take it
That was a tough prediction for me. Dickinson works hard and is very skilled. Mantha takes shifts off but is also skilled. I think they should be drafted a few spots away from each other. It is a teams preference. For Vancouver, I see Dickinson being taken over Mantha.
The list of available forwards isn't leaps and bounds better then Fucale plus our current prospects between the pipes aren't locks to crack anything.
If Fucale is the BPA, then we should go with that. There was this goaltender who got drafted in the 1st round a couple of decades ago and he turned out pretty "ok" for us.
The draft is a massive coin flip outside of the top #5... and even then, it's no garantee
I'd be good if Chicago took Spencer Martin that late in the first. I think Burakovsky will go higher and I think Darnell Nurse will go before Zadorov and Morissey.
The list of available forwards isn't leaps and bounds better then Fucale plus our current prospects between the pipes aren't locks to crack anything.
If Fucale is the BPA, then we should go with that. There was this goaltender who got drafted in the 1st round a couple of decades ago and he turned out pretty "ok" for us.
The draft is a massive coin flip outside of the top #5... and even then, it's no garantee
^especially from mid 1st on. Fucale might be the best goalie prospect since John Gibson a few drafts ago, and if i was drafting for Jersey and drafting mid round or below, i'd take him, espectially if the Devs have to forefeit the next draft.
Would not complain. Shinkaruk to the Jets. Domi to the Ducks...actually Domi is a great fit for the style Murray wants the Ducks to adopt...again.
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Originally Posted by LetsGOJackets!!
close to MacKinnon, Monahan & Hagg. I wanted to point out to you why this may be a real scenario.. notice the pick that won the lottery was from the Rags, not the original CBJ pick. That is in fact our luck, however, as mentioned this gives us top two line talent and we will take it
I seriously doubt Lindholm and Monahan go over Jones. Barkov maybe but the other two, no.
You are correct in your assessment. Depending how things go down, Barkov could go ahead of Jones for the Flames but I highly doubt anyone else.
As much as the Flames need a legit #1 C our need for a legit #1 D is there too... BPA for the Flames. That is Jones.
Jones & Baertschi would be a good start to a new core/direction for the Flames... It would also help us "keep" up with the youth movements in MIN, EDM, COL. The NW division will soon be one of the hardest/talented divisions in the league.
I seriously doubt Lindholm and Monahan go over Jones. Barkov maybe but the other two, no.
I agree on Monahan.. but I wouldn't be so sure about Lindholm. Everything that's been said about him screams star. Jones and Lindholm are both elite, hard to go wrong and I lean Jones too.. but I wouldn't be shocked to see a team in need of a centre go with Lindholm over Jones.
I'd be pretty happy with Edm picking Ristolainen, but if they were in that spot I'd like to see them move up to pick Barkov, Lindholm or Monahan. Need for a 2C is bigger than DMen for them.
