2014 Draft Discussion - Now an 8 hour window

[Lee]

Final Draft Results:

7 - William Nylander
9 - Nick Ritchie
10 - Jake Virtanen
11 - Haydn Fleury
12 - Robby Fabbri
16 - Brendan Perlini
20 - Alex Tuch
28 - Roland McKeown
37 - Eric Cornel
48 - Chase De Leo
88 - Connor Chatham
89 - Adam Ollas Mattsson
97 - Edwin Minney
138 - Rihards Bukarts
187 - Andrew Mangiapane

[Shoalzie]

I think we were lucky that Chuck had about 30? Picks, and Lee had quite a few, made it go faster.. keep in mind the actual nhl draft has also started as early as the 22nd-23rd

June 1st start date would be ideal imo, easy to remember too and we get at least 3 weeks and a few days

It did help to have the most active drafters hold a lot of the picks. And conversely, those who didn't care or didn't research the draft or didn't have the time to draft just trade away their picks and didn't waste other people's time.

Three weeks should be our minimum amount of time but four weeks would work to cover our bases. I think our format works and I love not having late round picks having an advantage of knowing who actually gets drafted.

[Shoalzie]

I've got my 2016 draft pick tracker ready to roll when this draft ends...any bets on who trades away their 2016 1st first? Shiv seemed to the first guy to get rid of all his picks when the next year of picks went live.

[Chuck Norris]

I think we were lucky that Chuck had about 30? Picks, and Lee had quite a few, made it go faster.. keep in mind the actual nhl draft has also started as early as the 22nd-23rd

June 1st start date would be ideal imo, easy to remember too and we get at least 3 weeks and a few days

It was 33 picks.....get it right Luke. Geeze.

[Shoalzie]

Wow!

I've got to drop a dozen or so guys this summer but considering I've hung onto some deadweight for a while, that shouldn't be a problem. As long as my best player and 90th player are better than the best player and the 90th player I had before this draft, I'm calling that an improvement. I've never had this big of an injection of young talent onto my roster since I've joined. I'm glad I could survive this season without mortgaging a lot of higher draft picks.

[Chuck Norris]

Wow!

I've got to drop a dozen or so guys this summer but considering I've hung onto some deadweight for a while, that shouldn't be a problem. As long as my best player and 90th player are better than the best player and the 90th player I had before this draft, I'm calling that an improvement. I've never had this big of an injection of young talent onto my roster since I've joined. I'm glad I could survive this season without mortgaging a lot of higher draft picks.

Yeah I used this opportunity to cut a lot of deadweight as well. Hopefully some of my late rounders get drafted earlier and I turn a nice profit. Gonna be glued to my TV for this draft that's for sure.

[kyuss]

Final Draft Results:

7 - William Nylander
9 - Nick Ritchie
10 - Jake Virtanen
11 - Haydn Fleury
12 - Robby Fabbri
16 - Brendan Perlini
20 - Alex Tuch
28 - Roland McKeown
37 - Eric Cornel
48 - Chase De Leo
88 - Connor Chatham
89 - Adam Ollas Mattsson
97 - Edwin Minney
138 - Rihards Bukarts
187 - Andrew Mangiapane

the pick i like the least here is McKeown.

two picks i like but where also easy to make at that point are Nylander and Mangiapane.

I also expect Ritchie and Tuch to go higher than where picked, which always look good at least short term.

[kyuss]

I think we were lucky that Chuck had about 30? Picks, and Lee had quite a few, made it go faster.. keep in mind the actual nhl draft has also started as early as the 22nd-23rd

June 1st start date would be ideal imo, easy to remember too and we get at least 3 weeks and a few days

It was 33 picks.....get it right Luke. Geeze.

looking forward to your lee-like list lol

[Sensfanjosh]

Not as impressive as some I'm sure but very happy with my draft...

1st Round: Nikolaj Ehlers (6)
1st Round: Kasperi Kapanen (14)
1st Round: Thatcher Demko (19)
1st Round: David Pastrnak (23)
1st Round: Connor Bleackley (29)
1st Round: Julius Honka (30)
2nd Round: Jack Doughtery (33)
2nd Round: Shane Eiserman (49)
2nd Round: Dysin Mayo (54)
2nd Round: Ryan Donato (55)
2nd Round: Vaclav Karabacek (60)
3rd Round: Spencer Watson (75)
3rd Round: Aaron Haydon (81)
4th Round: Matthew Mistele (93)
4th Round: Vladimir Tkachyov (103)
4th Round: Julien Nantel (115)
7th Round: Tyson Baillie (184)
7th Round: Alexis Pepin (188)
7th Round: Nikita Tryamkin(192)
7th Round: Scott Savage (208)
7th Round: Nikkei Aagaard (210)

Bleakley was traded away as well

[The BBKL Insider]

^very strong draft IMO

i'd say your 7 picks are almost locks to eventually make the NHL.

[The BBKL Insider]

Wow!

I've got to drop a dozen or so guys this summer but considering I've hung onto some deadweight for a while, that shouldn't be a problem. As long as my best player and 90th player are better than the best player and the 90th player I had before this draft, I'm calling that an improvement. I've never had this big of an injection of young talent onto my roster since I've joined. I'm glad I could survive this season without mortgaging a lot of higher draft picks.

Yeah I used this opportunity to cut a lot of deadweight as well. Hopefully some of my late rounders get drafted earlier and I turn a nice profit. Gonna be glued to my TV for this draft that's for sure.

I really only care about Hunter Smith

sportsnet called him this years sleeper who could jump into the mid 1st. I'm not sold he'll go that early, but a late 1st or high 2nd and i'd be happy.

[kyuss]

Bleakley was traded away as well

for?

[kyuss]

^very strong draft IMO

i'd say your 7 picks are almost locks to eventually make the NHL.

which 7?

[Sensfanjosh]

The pick that became Honka and Karabacek I believe

[The BBKL Insider]

^very strong draft IMO

i'd say your 7 picks are almost locks to eventually make the NHL.

which 7?

his first 7, excellent picks

then later on i love his picks in Mayo and watson, both excellent picks.

[Lee]

This is a great year to trade down. Lots of talent through all the rounds. Hell, I can name atleast 20 other draft worthy prospects just off the top of my head.

[Lee]

Final Draft Results:

7 - William Nylander
9 - Nick Ritchie
10 - Jake Virtanen
11 - Haydn Fleury
12 - Robby Fabbri
16 - Brendan Perlini
20 - Alex Tuch
28 - Roland McKeown
37 - Eric Cornel
48 - Chase De Leo
88 - Connor Chatham
89 - Adam Ollas Mattsson
97 - Edwin Minney
138 - Rihards Bukarts
187 - Andrew Mangiapane

the pick i like the least here is McKeown.

two picks i like but where also easy to make at that point are Nylander and Mangiapane.

I also expect Ritchie and Tuch to go higher than where picked, which always look good at least short term.

Mckeown has been compared to McD in his draft year. A player that is very good in all areas but not elite in any one of them.

[kyuss]

i know that he is supposed to go in the first and that he does have the tools, but I'm talking about what I saw personally and not what the consensus is.
I thought he looked much more promising last year, looked quite a dumb player in my views this season and I think there are more chances he goes in the 2nd rather than 1st

[Sensfanjosh]

I wanted McK at 29 to be honest but you snagged him from me

[kyuss]

My turn I guess to have picks criticized:

#15 - Dylan Larkin
#18 - Ivan Barbashev
#21 - Travis Sanheim
#27 - Nikita Scherbak

#57 - Ondrej Kase

#67 - Nicolas Aubé-Kubel
#85 - Noah Rod

#94 - William Lagesson
#99 - Daniel Walcott
#120 - Maxim Letunov

#123 - Saku Maenalanen (2013)
#130 - Louis Belpedio
#137 - Juho Lammikko
#144 - Igor Shestyorkin
#147 - Logan halladay

#159 - Pavel kraskovsky
#169 - Eetu Sopanen
#178 - Elvis Merzlikins

#185 - Kasimir Kaskisuo
#196 - Olivier Leblanc
#199 - Joonas Lyytinen
#203 - Hayden Hawkey
#206 - Alexander Sharov


It was the first time ever i had a pick higher than 20 and the 1st round went exactly as i dreamt. Really happy with it.

Traded down in the 2nd when as feared my early pick prove to not be enough to grab my next target.

Had a couple of bumps down the road but got the other targets and also ended up picking up two guys i never thought would drop as far as they did (lammikko and leblanc)