Mock Draft

[Lee]

I'd take Stolarz Subban and Howard.

[Matthew]

I'd take Stolarz Subban and Howard.

Or Howard stolarz and one of forsberg/korpisalo

[Loki]

Is Howard gonna get the lions share of games in Detroit again this season? Mrazek didn't do so well last season.

Another option could be taking both elliott and Johnson and ending up with an 1A and 1B goalie for the same NHL team (calgary). And then a 3rd young prospect goalie w starter upside. That way he locks in 82 gp.

I'm not so sure Elliot is going to be back in Calgary, big question marks on his future

[Matthew]

Is Howard gonna get the lions share of games in Detroit again this season? Mrazek didn't do so well last season.

Another option could be taking both elliott and Johnson and ending up with an 1A and 1B goalie for the same NHL team (calgary). And then a 3rd young prospect goalie w starter upside. That way he locks in 82 gp.

I'm not so sure Elliot is going to be back in Calgary, big question marks on his future

Doesn't he have a few years left on that contract?

Either way I like Howard + stolarz + forsberg better than Elliot now.

[CasperX22]

Elliott is a Ufa.

[Loki]

Yeah he's a UFA, he was doing alright at redeeming himself until the Flames playoff run and then he blew it again.

[Matthew]

Savard would probably be a better pick than elliott anyway

[Lee]

Eliott is dog shit Savard is a way better choice

[Matthew]

Edmundson too. I thought he was like 34. Turns out he is a rookie. Oops!

[timwebb1212]

Edmundson too. I thought he was like 34. Turns out he is a rookie. Oops!

Won't lie until about a month ago I thought he was like 32. STL has so many guys with names like that in their 30s, so I understand what threw me off.

[CasperX22]

lol!

[hong57]

my neutral thoughts:

first: im a stats guy but not a corsi guy
elliot never really played more than 50g per season.. his stats are no where consistent.. his best season was with a very good blues team 5 years ago (then he fell back to earth)..
there is no reason for me to believe he will be a starter in an nhl team next season (even if he starts he may end up being back up after half of the season)

[Bruyns]

Manning, really? Like other mock as well that forward group is pretty bad. Surely Tony has better assets available than Manning as well. Goaltending is also pretty weak with 3 likely backups.

Tony really doesn't have much exposed.

[Arian The Insider]

Viktor Arvidsson - Mikhail Grigorenko - T.J. Oshie
Tomas Tatar - Carl Soderberg - Jason Zucker
Leo Komarov - Antoine Vermette - Craig Smith
Scott Hartnell - Marcus Kruger - Austin Watson

Niklas Hjalmarsson - Dmitry Orlov
Alex Edler - Ben Lovejoy
Tyler Myers - Luca Sbisa

Jimmy Howard
Anthony Stolarz

Extras/Trade Bait:
Ty Rattie
Hunter Shinkaruk
Jonathan Ericsson
Kevan Miller
Marko Dano
Roman Polak
Scott Wilson
Jonathan Bernier
P.A. Parenteau
Matt Stajan

[timwebb1212]

Viktor Arvidsson - Mikhail Grigorenko - T.J. Oshie
Tomas Tatar - Carl Soderberg - Jason Zucker
Leo Komarov - Antoine Vermette - Craig Smith
Scott Hartnell - Marcus Kruger - Austin Watson

Niklas Hjalmarsson - Dmitry Orlov
Alex Edler - Ben Lovejoy
Tyler Myers - Luca Sbisa

Jimmy Howard
Anthony Stolarz

Extras/Trade Bait:
Ty Rattie
Hunter Shinkaruk
Jonathan Ericsson
Kevan Miller
Derek Ryan
Roman Polak
Scott Wilson
Jonathan Bernier
P.A. Parenteau
Matt Stajan

Derek Ryan is not expansion eligible

[Arian The Insider]

Derek Ryan is not expansion eligible

Good catch. Fixed it.

[The BBKL Insider]

Alrighty - re-did mine. Interesting cause it changed quite a bit on reassessment.

And yes steve, it is a better team than yours.

Bernier (ANA)
Rattie (ARZ)
Kevan Miller (BOS)
Gudbranson (BUF)
Vermette (CGY)
Despres (CAR)
Lewis (CHI)
Beleskey (COL)
Watson (CBJ)
Aberg (DAL)
Sbisa (DET)
Sheahan (EDM)
Soderberg (FLA)
Edmundson (LA)
Hjalmarsson (MIN)
Orlov (MON)
Arvidsson (NSH)
Ward (NJ)
Manning (NYI)
Kruger (NYR)
Carrick (OTT)
Boedker (PHI)
Brown (PIT)
Stolarz (SJS)
Johnson (STL)
Oshie (TB)
Tatar (TOR)
Edler (VAN)
Hanzal (WSH)
Smith (WPG)

Arvidsson - Hanzal – Oshie
Boedker - Soderberg – Tatar
Smith - Vermette - Brown
Lewis – Kruger – Ward
Beleskey - Watson – Sheahan- Rattie - Aberg

Edler – Edmundson
Orlov - Hjalmarsson
Manning – Gudbrandson
Sbisa - Miller
Despres - Carrick

Johnson
Bernier
Stolarz

a lot of bad picks above. I disapprove.

[hong57]

keep in mind guys he said cap is not an issue (if that is really not an issue).. of coz we can just not trade with him after so he can't get under the cap but yes BPA sounds right

[The BBKL Insider]

i would actually switch two of my picks:

Forsberg instead of Smith from Winning.

Because of the three goalie rule i would then take Orlov over Markstrom from Montreal.

[Matthew]

I believe markstrom may be the goalie with the best chance at being a starter (possibly howard). Not so sure Vancouver re-signs a 37 year old Ryan Miller.