[jboyd919]

I really hope he just lets the kids play and let’s them go through the growing pains. Don’t clog the pipeline with bums from UFA. See what you have, and if the season is a bomb then… you have a decent shot at McKenna.

[jboyd919]

Yeah I’m personally not a huge fan with the route Dubas went. I would have much rather had Eklund, but for what it’s worth, TopDown Hockey had Kindel as 8th overall, and most draft people had Zonnon in the mid-20s. Horcoff seemed like a pretty big reach, but he didn’t play a lot at Michigan so TopDown’s model wasn’t very kind to him.

Wish they would have done Eklund Kindel back to back if they were that high on Kindel. Like RW says, bottom 6 guys are a dime a dozen, would have rather swung for guys with higher upside. A lot of comparatives have Kindel compared to Brayden Point so.. hopefully that works out.

[jboyd919]

Brownsoldier wrote:

10inchterror wrote:

Damn islanders. Wow sis they win this draft in all ways.

and we were SO close to winning the draft. It’s pretty remarkable how lucky they’ve gotten.

Yup. Woof.

[jboyd919]

victoro311 wrote:

10inchterror wrote:

There’s plenty of good players to choose from at 11 and 12. He could have had kkndle probably at 22. I thinks he’s a damn moron and completely screwed this draft

I think it was a bad pick but Dubas has historically drafted well. Not the area to call moron on

I dunno if I’d agree with that. Sandin, Knies and Robertson are really the only picks he’s hit on in Toronto and the jury is still out in Pittsburgh.

[jboyd919]

Kindel played on a line with Tanner Howe in Calgary. Pens scouts had a lot of eyes on Kindel. I’m not really a big fan of the pick personally. I wanted Eklund.

I don’t like trading back either because they could have taken Eklund who has a top 6 potential and with the 22/31 picks.. they’re more than likely going to wind up with bottom 6 guys.

[jboyd919]

10inchterror wrote:

Possible rust trade to move up with Buffalo to 9. This is some e4 stuff.

Would be sick if they could get no. 9 without trading 11/12. Would give them ammunition to get into the top 5.

[jboyd919]

superhenderson13 wrote:

Gentlemen – Im back. Took a little for me to get registered here, but glad a number of you have come over as well. Seems like HockeyBuzz is dying. Less and less blogs and less and less comments on those blogs.

Someone on HockeyBuzz posted the following trade for Pittsburgh/Chicago:

Karlsson (50% retained)
Rakell
#11

for

#3
#25

My first thought was it wasnt a terrible offer.

Can’t see Karlsson waving his NTC to go to Chicago. He wants a cup.

[jboyd919]

Brownsoldier wrote:

10inchterror wrote:

Wow jj peterka basically given away. Wtf is up with Buffalo and Anaheim just getting fleeced

I am not sure it was a TOTAL fleece job instead of just a bad reason to get rid of a good player by buffalo. When I initially saw who it was between (utah) I felt like the 4th overall pick was definitely involved. Surprisingly, it was not. Perhaps this means that They wont select Porter Martone and we can potentially trade with Nashville or someone in the 6-8 range? A new article that just came out from Scott Wheeler (draft guru guy) thinks Hagens could be available at the 5-7 range, which would obviously be easier to move up to than 4th.

Wheeler also mentioned he’s heard the Pens have talked to Chicago about moving up to the 3rd pick. If the Pens could somehow get Misa.. hooo leee sheeeit.

[jboyd919]

Buffalo is so poorly run haha

[jboyd919]

I think they need to be approved by a mod before they go under the blogs.

[jboyd919]

Martone is my pipe dream. Would love it if they could come away with Martone and Eklund/O’Brien. I think I just want to see them take 2 forwards so we can load up the forward ranks.

[jboyd919]

Sup fellas? Looks like RW hopped on with HockeyHotStove.

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