TSNBobMcKenzie:
Is 2012 NHL entry draft class cursed? Top prospect, Slater Koekkoek, D, of PBO dislocated shoulder, If surgery req'd, he's done for year.
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TSNBobMcKenzie:
Inj prospects: Galchenyuk (SAR)/Rielly (MJ), both out with ACL tears. Ryan Murray (EVT) recovering from high ankle. Frk (HAL) concussion.
Sounds like a lot of top 2012 picks are getting injured. This might give us the opportunity to grab a higher-end prospect whose rank falls due to injury.
Koekkoek was sitting mid-round already, but I don't see him falling out of the first. It'll be interesting to see who jumps up the board because of the fallers though. Some people have Trouba available on their rankings around 15. If that happens, I hope we find a way to trade up (assuming we make the playoffs, and aren't the last seed) and snag him.
From everything I'm starting to read, I'm not so sure if I personally wouldn't just take Grigorenko over Yakupov...
While Nail seems pretty dynamic, from the sounds of it Grigorenko isn't far off and has other areas of his game that make him seem to be a little more prepared for the NHL game. Granted, I've seen very little of either so I'm just making generalizations off of stuff I read...
This is my darkhorse that scouts are still trying to get to know. To this point he only has 2 points in 7 games but has a style of game that looks very translatable to the pro level. Thick bodied Dman that can play in a variety of roles. Looks very comfortable with the puck and plays the point on the power play very well. The Oil Kings are very deep on the backend, so I’m not sure how much opportunity will be there for him, but I think he will find a way to break through once he finds some comfort on his team and in his role. Last Rank: NR
Last edited by forthewild: 12-06-2011 at 12:31 PM.
What picks do the Wild have that will get them into the 2nd round in this next draft?
We can try sneak in again with our third and fourth like the last (two?) year(s). Otherwise we'd need to be moving pieces. If Wellman finishes the year strong, we might be able to get some value out of his RFA rights, but a second would be a stretch. If we part ways with Lats, his RFA rights might be worth that. Otherwise, assuming we don't sell at the trade deadline...Bouchard?
What picks do the Wild have that will get them into the 2nd round in this next draft?
trading at the deadline we might have some bodies to move, and moving our 3rd and 4th or even two 3rds if we get one by shipping someone out, or even trading down with our 1st
plenty of ways to get a 2nd, however i do feel that he will end up a 1st round pick when all is said and done.
We can try sneak in again with our third and fourth like the last (two?) year(s). Otherwise we'd need to be moving pieces. If Wellman finishes the year strong, we might be able to get some value out of his RFA rights, but a second would be a stretch. If we part ways with Lats, his RFA rights might be worth that. Otherwise, assuming we don't sell at the trade deadline...Bouchard?
Maybe Zanon, if a team like Chicago is desparate enough to round out their bottom pairing D.
With the way Brodz is playing, he'd definitely garner interest (although I want us to keep and re-sign him).
Maybe Zanon, if a team like Chicago is desparate enough to round out their bottom pairing D.
With the way Brodz is playing, he'd definitely garner interest (although I want us to keep and re-sign him).
If we sell something at the deadline, we can get picks. Zanon probably doesn't quite get us a second, but a team like Chicago might be interested in one of our depth or longshot prospects (depth - Almond/McMillan, longshot - Haula/Graovac) packaged with Zanon for a second.
Brodziak is showing he might be worth a second + depth/longshot prospect or second + late pick. An aging team with center depth problems or injury concerns might part with a first, but I think that's highly unlikely.
Edit to clarify: I don't think we'll be sellers at the deadline. Zanon would be the only possible exception, and that's only if Falk and probably Zid are healthy, and no one new goes down with injury. Personally, I still think we should sell for picks. This draft is too big to ignore just because we have the playoffs in our sights. However, Leipold probably disagrees, and Fletcher will do as Leipold wants.
If we sell something at the deadline, we can get picks. Zanon probably doesn't quite get us a second, but a team like Chicago might be interested in one of our depth or longshot prospects (depth - Almond/McMillan, longshot - Haula/Graovac) packaged with Zanon for a second.
Brodziak is showing he might be worth a second + depth/longshot prospect or second + late pick. An aging team with center depth problems or injury concerns might part with a first, but I think that's highly unlikely.
I'm almost positive SJ would give us our 2nd rounder back for Brodz, possibly more, unless I'm not remembering their 3rd line center correctly. I just wouldn't want us to, because I like him here.
I'm almost positive SJ would give us our 2nd rounder back for Brodz, possibly more, unless I'm not remembering their 3rd line center correctly. I just wouldn't want us to, because I like him here.
Brodz is worth 2nd+ though that + is likely a minor value. We might be able to do say Brodz + 3rd for San Jose's 1st though...of Brodz + 3rd for SJ 2nd + MIN 2nd.
Out of those for D, I'll settle for Cody Ceci if we get knocked out of the first round. He seems like a good OFD, PMD.
We need a good OFD this draft in the first round, if not take a forward and fill up on D if we trade into the second round or take D with our third and 4th round picks.
I wonder if we can sign a star D out of college. It seems it's always the forwards, but never hear of a D.
Ceci would certainly be a good pickup. A lot of people expected him to make Canada's WJC team, but he was cut this morning IIRC.
If we stick around until later in the playoffs, Koekkoek might be our man. I'd like us to move back into the second round to try get Ebert at this point too. Then again, there's reasons he's falling so harshly.
