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1. Fowler is the fastest from point A to B, Gormley is the best skater, agility and skating aren't the same. Need look no further than Niedermayer for proof of this. Gormley has a good long, clean stride that is effortless, although I'd be lying if I said Fowler wasn't a world class skater.

2. Gudbranson can't hit the net to save his life, hence the low goal totals in his OHL career.

3. There is no consensus on who the best defenceman is...So your argument is wrong.

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bills09 wroteCOLONimo none of the big 3 defencemen are franchise defencemen

Kulikov would go top 5 in this draft

Well i guess the words "franchise Defenseman need to be clarified" It may be tossed around too loosely. When i think Franchise defenseman I think of Pronger, Doughty, Keith, Chara, Lidstrom, Nieds etc. And most recently I personally feel that Meyers is and will be a franchise d-man. Were any of these players forecasted as franchise d-men? What is the main difference between a #1 d-man and a franchise D-man?

basically what im saying is i think their all overrated, none of them will be a true number 1.
decent players but weak draft year for defencemen compared to years past.

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bills09 wroteCOLONimo none of the big 3 defencemen are franchise defencemen

Kulikov would go top 5 in this draft

1 month younger Evander Kane goes #1 ... IMO

If the 2009 draft were re-done I doubt Kane would be going top 5...Taylor Hall is the superior player, even last season (at a younger age), ditto with Seguin (considering he's a 92 birthdate). If anyone has a claim to that spot it's the young Brayden Schenn, and imo he doesn't even get top 2 in this draft.

As for Billy, if Tarasenko doesn't go top 5 Kulikov doesn't have a shot in hell...

mr. bruin wroteCOLONI gotta back Nick up on the Gormely thing. He sent me this before anyone was discussing it.

just a quick honest comment.
pick Gormley and laugh; it makes no sense for him to fall... he's a virtual lock for top 5 real life... the complete Dman... & its not like you have the most name-filled blue-line

You are an idiot, do you even understand what is being argued here?

Kareem, i don't have an argument.... I made a statement that is not fallible.


the statement " IN MY OPINION X IS TOP RANKED" does not make fucking sense

So & so is top ranked, top ranked is a fact (ex, according central scouting Gormley is the top ranked dman)
However, you cannot make an opinion out of something that is a fact, whether the fact be true or false (ex, In my opinion, TSN has Gormley as the top ranked dman) there is no opinion there, simply a false fact (they have Gudbranson).




I did not judge or comment on you & billy like Gormley... I do too

bills09 wroteCOLONbasically what im saying is i think their all overrated, none of them will be a true number 1.
decent players but weak draft year for defencemen compared to years past.

Save for 2008 and 2003, this years defence crop is arguably as good as any in the last decade...

facey wroteCOLONKareem, i don't have an argument.... I made a statement that is not fallible.


the statement " IN MY OPINION X IS TOP RANKED" does not make fucking sense

So & so is top ranked, top ranked is a fact (ex, according central scouting Gormley is the top ranked dman)
However, you cannot make an opinion out of something that is a fact, whether the fact be true or false (ex, In my opinion, TSN has Gormley as the top ranked dman) there is no opinion there, simply a false fact (they have Gudbranson).




I did not judge or comment on you & billy like Gormley... I do too

What the hell are you talking about...

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facey wroteCOLON

bills09 wroteCOLONimo none of the big 3 defencemen are franchise defencemen

Kulikov would go top 5 in this draft

1 month younger Evander Kane goes #1 ... IMO

If the 2009 draft were re-done I doubt Kane would be going top 5...Taylor Hall is the superior player, even last season (at a younger age), ditto with Seguin (considering he's a 92 birthdate). If anyone has a claim to that spot it's the young Brayden Schenn, and imo he doesn't even get top 2 in this draft.

As for Billy, if Tarasenko doesn't go top 5 Kulikov doesn't have a shot in hell...

your getting me wrong, im just saying imo I think Kulikov has a higher ceiling than the big 3 defencemen in this draft class.

mr. bruin wroteCOLON

bills09 wroteCOLONimo none of the big 3 defencemen are franchise defencemen

Kulikov would go top 5 in this draft

Well i guess the words "franchise Defenseman need to be clarified" It may be tossed around too loosely. When i think Franchise defenseman I think of Pronger, Doughty, Keith, Chara, Lidstrom, Nieds etc. And most recently I personally feel that Meyers is and will be a franchise d-man. Were any of these players forecasted as franchise d-men? What is the main difference between a #1 d-man and a franchise D-man?

Pronger, Doughty, and Niedermayer were forcasted as franchise defenceman, Myers was considered the project defenceman with franchise upside. Lidstrom is not the best example as he was drafted at a time were most Euro's didn't come over, and scouting was not as widespread, thus there was little hype surrounding Euro's even if they had franchise potential.

Keith is the only player on your list who came out of nowhere, so to speak.

bills09 wroteCOLONyour getting me wrong, im just saying imo I think Kulikov has a higher ceiling than the big 3 defencemen in this draft class.

I would disagree with that statement, Fowler has as much, if not more offensive upside. Gudbranson has the size, leadership, grit package that scouts love, and Kulikov can't match. Gormley is the most comparable to Kulikov, smart all around player with the ability to score goals.

in all regards billy... i think your out to lunch with that comment.

He was the 5th dman selected in a decent draft year for defence (great year for canadian forwards)... and this year is loaded with very nice dmen, definitely the best group of americans EVER, I guess you could argue its a weak year for european defence-men...

but i highly doubt Kulikov breaks top 10 in this draft... these are 3 pretty kick ass dmen, and there are a few others knocking on the door.

and I seriously doubt that b.schenn goes above e.kane in any draft, no matter who is picking... goal #'s and impact are notably different

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bills09 wroteCOLON Kulikov would go top 5 in this draft

1 month younger Evander Kane goes #1 ... IMO

kulikov top 5 and kane #1.. ah,draft time, so entertaining would love to be part of this 1st round lol.

Its getting hot in here...the prospect passion is just boiling. I would lay money that a pick in the 10-20 range will probably turn out to be jsut as good as anyone in top 5 and maybe better. Heck throw in the odd second rounders too. Fuck, why did i pay so much for a draft pick. making me sick now...

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bills09 wroteCOLONimo none of the big 3 defencemen are franchise defencemen

Kulikov would go top 5 in this draft

1 month younger Evander Kane goes #1 ... IMO

wow, I don't think so at all. #3 imo

MSP4LYFE wroteCOLON
What the hell are you talking about...

go back and read what I wrote... i simply made a quip about the comment " IMO gormley is top ranked" ... the statement doesn't make sense



back to prospects:

& often the best player is either top 5, or somewhere in the middle of the first... but its all about the odds... u paid for an increased chance @ a franchise player....and 3 years of reasonable cap hit.

go check out Evander's #'s again guys.... they were insane, and he was WJC and played AWESOME...

facey wroteCOLONin all regards billy... i think your out to lunch with that comment.

He was the 5th dman selected in a decent draft year for defence (great year for canadian forwards)... and this year is loaded with very nice dmen, definitely the best group of americans EVER, I guess you could argue its a weak year for european defence-men...

but i highly doubt Kulikov breaks top 10 in this draft... these are 3 pretty kick ass dmen, and there are a few others knocking on the door.

and I seriously doubt that b.schenn goes above e.kane in any draft, no matter who is picking... goal #'s and impact are notably different

You overrated Kane so much it's sickening...I will bet 100$ dollars that MSP proves to be a better player than Evander Kane.

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MSP4LYFE wroteCOLON
What the hell are you talking about...

go back and read what I wrote... i simply made a quip about the comment " IMO gormley is top ranked" ... the statement doesn't make sense



back to prospects:

& often the best player is either top 5, or somewhere in the middle of the first... but its all about the odds... u paid for an increased chance @ a franchise player....and 3 years of reasonable cap hit.

go check out Evander's #'s again guys.... they were insane, and he was WJC and played AWESOME...

Jesus, that's what your complaining about...It's called a typo smart ass, obviously what I meant to say is that "IMO Gormley is the best defenceman."

Kadri > Kane

facey wroteCOLON

MSP4LYFE wroteCOLON
What the hell are you talking about...

go back and read what I wrote... i simply made a quip about the comment " IMO gormley is top ranked" ... the statement doesn't make sense



back to prospects:

& often the best player is either top 5, or somewhere in the middle of the first... but its all about the odds... u paid for an increased chance @ a franchise player....and 3 years of reasonable cap hit.

go check out Evander's #'s again guys.... they were insane, and he was WJC and played AWESOME...

He played on a stacked Vancouver Giants team...Not to take anything away from him, but fucking Casey Pierro Zabotel broke 100 on that team. He was a third liner in the WJC, very good, but still only a third liner, and was very underwhelming on Atlanta this season, although IMO he was rushed and poorly developed.

Besides he's not the only one to put up big numbers...Taylor Hall has put up insane numbers his entire OHL career, and won the Mem Cup MVP twice. Seguin dominated as a 16/17 year old, and Brayden Schenn has a longer track record of sucess in junior than Kane (08 WHL ROY). Similarly, MSP has put up unheard of numbers as a youngster in the SEL. I can expand this argument to include the likes of Kadri, Connolly and Tarasenko. Evander Kane could be a great player, but by no means is he a lock, or a superior prospect to any of the afformentioned guys.

well... the Giants were actually that stacked.. but in many ways not... CPZ lead the CHL in scoring did he not? and yet Evander scored 48 goals in 60 games as a 17 year old... burst onto being the teams #1 weapon...

The only other guy in the top 10 in last years draft who is ALMOST 2010 eligible is Schenn.. who was picked after Kane IIRC... so if they were both 2010 eligible why would that change? because you consider Kane rushed now? he got injured... but damn did he look good @ WC (as an 18 you'll note... in fact, he's 18 until training camp).

Kane played on the WHL line in WJC with Sonne & Benn... and it was our best 5v5 line (benn & kane were insane IIRC)... but your right... he didn't tear apart juniors again like Hall or Schenn... or Kadri or Seguin... is there any doubt that he would have ?


ps -> he knocked cooke the fuck out.