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The 2015 NHL Draft - June 26 & 27

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Skinner wasn't rushed at all.

You don't really understand what rushing a player is, do you?
 
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Rolex said:
Poor Skinner...the concussions changed him
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Yup. Without the concussions, he was better than Taylor Hall. Prior to the concussions, there was no doubt in my mind he was the better of the two players.
 
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GGpX said:
Barzal to me looks like someone who'll do really well at Junior but won't have it translate as well in the NHL. I think his ceiling is a second line center. I'm a bit along the lines of what Craig Button thinks about him.

Crouse has all of the tools to be a first line winger, except that before Bennett got there, he wasn't scoring that much. I think the scoring will come. If the scoring was already there, I think he'd be the unanimous #3 pick. Is he a gamble, yes, but around the 10th pick, I'd think long & hard about taking him. Not at #5, though.
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Hm, any specific reason?

I think I'd rather go with the guy who's production is already there in most cases.
 
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I just think that Barzal looks good because of the Junior competition. I just don't think his game will translate into high-end NHL success.
 
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GGpX said:
I just think that Barzal looks good because of the Junior competition. I just don't think his game will translate into high-end NHL success.
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Late 1st round pick, slim chance to be any NHL impact player there, maybe better luck finding a potential top 4 d-man this year.
 
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nbhab said:
Late 1st round pick, slim chance to be any NHL impact player there, maybe better luck finding a potential top 4 d-man this year.
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No chance he'll still be there late 1st. There's a lot of rankings that have him as a top-10 pick, which I don't agree with.
 
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Mitch Marner has 12 points in 3 playoff games.

Jesus. Those remind me of the statline of the Saint John Sea Dogs when Charlie Coyle. Zack Philips and Tomas Jurco were killing their first round competition. They had something like 16 points each in a four game sweep.

And they were in their final years of Junior.
 
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ISS posted their top-30 for April:

http://www.isshockey.com/iss-hockey-top-30-for-april/

1 McDavid, Connor C 1/13/97 L 6.00.75 195 Erie OHL
2 Eichel, Jack C 10/28/96 R 6.02 196 Boston University H.E.
3 Strome, Dylan C 3/7/97 L 6.03 185 Erie OHL
4 Hanifin, Noah LD 1/25/97 L 6.02.75 203 Boston College H.E.
5 Crouse, Lawson LW 6/23/97 L 6.04 215 Kingston OHL
6 Marner, Mitchell C 5/5/97 R 5.11 160 London OHL
7 Rantanen, Mikko RW 10/29/96 L 6.03.5 211 TPS Turku FinE
8 Barzal, Mathew C 5/26/97 R 5.11.25 175 Seattle WHL
9 Provorov, Ivan LD 1/13/97 L 6.00.5 201 Brandon WHL
10 Zacha, Pavel C 4/6/97 L 6.03 210 Sarnia OHL
11 Werenski, Zach RD 7/19/97 L 6.02 206 Michigan BigTen
12 Konecny, Travis C 3/11/97 R 5.09.75 175 Ottawa OHL
13 Connor, Kyle C 12/9/96 L 6.01 177 Youngstown USHL
14 Bittner, Paul LW 11/4/96 L 6.04 204 Portland WHL
15 Meier, Timo RW 10/8/96 L 6.01 209 Halifax QMJHL
16 Svechnikov, Evgeny RW 10/31/96 L 6.01.75 199 Cape Breton QMJHL
17 Greenway, Jordan LW 2/16/97 L 6.04.75 222 USA Under-18 NTDP USHL
18 Merkley, Nick C 5/23/97 R 5.10.5 191 Kelowna WHL
19 Chabot, Thomas D 1/30/97 L 6.01.5 180 Saint John QMJHL
20 Zboril, Jakub LD 2/21/97 L 6.00.75 184 Saint John QMJHL
21 Carlo, Brandon RD 11/26/96 R 6.05 196 Tri-City WHL
22 Ek Eriksson, Joel C 1/29/97 L 6.01.75 180 Farjestad SweJE
23 White, Colin RW 1/30/97 R 6.00 183 USA Under-18 NTDP USHL
24 Kylington, Oliver RD 5/19/97 L 6.00 180 Farjestad SweE
25 Harkins, Jansen C/LW 5/23/97 L 6.01.25 182 Prince George WHL
26 Larsson, Jacob LD 4/29/97 L 6.02 191 Frolunda SweJE
27 Bracco, Jeremy RW 3/17/97 R 5.09.25 173 USA Under-18 NTDP USHL
28 Senyshyn, Zachary RW 3/30/97 R 6.01 192 S.S. Marie OHL
29 Roy, Jeremy RD 5/14/97 R 6.00 188 Sherbrooke QMJHL
30 Carlsson, Gabriel LD 1/2/97 L 6.04 183 Linkoping SweJE
 
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Bunch of d in late first range, Roy seemed to have fallen and that Swede Kylington is supposed to be good prospect isn't he?
 
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I say we end up with Larsson or Eriksson.

Swedes are so low maintenance, rarely complain, give their best efforts every game. That's why Babcock loves them....he often said it during his interviews how easy they are to coach
 
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If we end up trading down and getting a second round pick, I'd be very interested in Filip Ahl.
 
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