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Now tell me it's under $7/per. Sent from my [device_name] using http://Blueshirts Brotherhood mobile app powered by Tapatalk

I thought this had to be a joke. Sent from my [device_name] using http://Blueshirts Brotherhood mobile app powered by Tapatalk

My fantasy fall is actually Matthew Boldy who, for a top 10ish pick, has flown under the relative hype machine. But he just seems super strong on all aspects - pro shot, 2-way game, great skater, decent size, physical, great compete level. I know a center is more valuable, but he seems like a pretty complete package. So add him to the list and it's a yes. For Cozens or Dach, it's yes, also. (I'm still suspicious of Caufield for some reason.)

Man, that #82 for Dorofeyev in McKenzie's rankings is a kick in the teeth. The vast majority of it is rearranging the dining chairs, but that is a statement.

Per Craig Custance in the Athletic regarding Bruins chance of trading up: The price for Krug would also be high, but even more worth it with one more year at $5.25. Roughly the same offensive output as Trouba but nobody is going to tell me he can't play defense. Perhaps a better anchor and role model for the young D: undersized but physical, blocks shots, can move the puck, analytics out the ying-yang. A little older at 28, no ring but a vet of 4 playoff campaigns so far. No idea if availability is real, but worth exploring for Gorton. Of the three experienced defenders on the Rangers, one is regularly benched for failure to execute and needs video reminders of how he used to play, one is relegated to forward in a desperate attempt to utilize him somehow, and the third is regarded as a broken down shadow of his former self and listed on Corsica as the 131st best left-handed defenseman in the NHL. The first two could be gone at any moment. The young forwards have Zib (and to a lesser and perhaps temporary extent Kreider) to look to as someone who has a stable leadership role on the team, gets it done nightly, and is more of a peer than senior adviser. Our young D-corps needs one of the same.

I think we have to give it up on tying him to 7th overall as a judgement of his worth. At this point, it simply doesn't matter how we got Andersson or where he went in the draft. Spilled milk under the bridge. The question now is what are his abilities, real world potential (or trade value, for that matter) and can he play a meaningful role on a team that intends to be a Stanley Cup contender in a few short years.

He'd certainly be a 1D now on this team.

In a rebuild from the ground-up, what is the benchmark for having "done enough" to trade away assets? They have certainly accumulated a lot of bodies, some of pretty good quality.

The acceleration of the rebuild has been a little bit illusory, with the advent of Kakko/Hughes and all of the Panarin talk over the first half of the year. But the goal of the process is not to have a bunch of (half?) decent prospects, many playing in Hartford trying to define themselves. At some point, we have to turn that quantity into Cup-worthy quality, while hopefully keeping our best futures. I think the era of actual contention still begins on 10/1/21 and it should last for 5 years, more if we're lucky. A 7-year deal for Trouba cements a proven asset entering his prime that can help define that period and serve as a strong positive influence on Hajek, Rykov, DeAngelo, Miller, Fox, etc in the run-up to it. The next 2 years will be tumultuous, with virtually all of the veteran presence exiting one way or another. I think bringing in a piece now that immediately becomes 1D, but perhaps more importantly leads the reconstruction of the blue line while spanning all those changes to the room is well worth $7.5 per, a couple younger players who have put up mostly question marks thus far - even if they turn out to be good - and #20, which is a promising lottery ticket, but a lottery ticket just the same.

Agreed. After 2, about 3-12 blurs into a high end talent tier. Then 13-26 seems to me the next rough talent tier. In that group, BPA becomes hardly distinguishable shades of grey and you might as well go after strengths and features that you want.

I agree with Josh that he may not be there at 20. The kid is huge and physical. But who wouldn't be physical when you're a full head taller than anyone else on the ice? Looks like he is playing with peewees in his highlight reel. I think Quinn would love him. FWIW, Pronman picked Tomasino over Lavoie in that slot in his own mock draft and had both he and Hoglander rated ahead (but on the same tier).

I guess it's to drown out the boos. Not a good look for the Beanheads.

Who knew there as cheesy music for the entrance of the Cup.

Not even the Blues can play themselves out of this one.

To get out of that period with that score, Berube must have had a pre-game human sacrifice and eaten the still-beating heart.

I agree. Should have said wonder if he falls and the answer is, probably not. If, in fact, full recovery is expected then it shouldn't change much.

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Poor kid. Wonder how far he falls. Sent from my [device_name] using http://Blueshirts Brotherhood mobile app powered by Tapatalk

Me, too! (With perhaps a slightly less quirky first round.)

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I gotta think Zegras is going higher in that mix. Here's mine. 1. Hughes - NJ 2. Kakko -NYR 3. Turcotte - CHI 4. Zegras - COL 5. Byrum - LA 6. Cozens - DET 7. Dach - BUF 8. Podkolzin - ANH 9. Caufield - EDM 10. Boldy - VAN

Having virtually no basis on which to evaluate the underlying skills of a hockey player, what I have been looking at is how prospects have risen or fallen in ratings over the course of their critical draft season. Tomasino has definitely been a riser, moving largely from the mid-20's to the mid-to-late teens. (The Draft Analyst had him at 133 for their mid-season rating and 29 in April.) The descriptions remind me a lot of Chytil, without the size. Fast, skilled center that has to bulk up for the next level.

Pronman rated him 24 in Feb. and 22 in May. Did he do a new mock draft?

I've looked at an awful lot of these, and that is the highest I've seen Seider going by a good margin. Hockey News and Future Considerations both have him at 15, which is the next highest, but the rest are largely 17-22. I give Hockey Prospect a lot of cred, though, as the only ones who had Kravtsov (at 6) anywhere near where he actually went. They bumped Seider up from 11 to 10 since their February version.

I don't think Hajek has shown nearly enough offense to call him a two-way dman. So I would also put him in the mostly D category. Sent from my [device_name] using http://Blueshirts Brotherhood mobile app powered by Tapatalk