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Forum: Mock-DraftMar. 18 at 6:28 p.m.
Thread: Tankathon Mock - March
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>AStovetop</b></div><div>Yeah that's fair, pretty impossible to account for potential trades.

But I think Mukhamadullin has a similar ceiling to Buium and is essentially NHL ready, then they have Thrun who's shown to be a really solid 2nd pairing guy already in the NHL, then obviously Ferraro who's only 25 and a really great 1st pairing d-man when paired with a puckmoving RHD, and Cagnoni who is more and more impressive every week and could be a really special player. I feel all would be hard done by to be on the 3rd Pairing in the future.

Yeah I could really see Lindstrom go anywhere between 3-12</div></div>

Good to know; I'll try a different option for the Sharks the next time I make one of these. Catton and Celebrini would be an incredible haul.

Lindstrom at 12 would be genuinely shocking to me
Forum: Mock-DraftMar. 18 at 4:54 p.m.
Thread: Tankathon Mock - March
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>AStovetop</b></div><div>Sharks are super deep at LHD. I think they'd almost definitely trade up to get Parekh or Yakemchuk if they get Celebrini. If they're not able to, the they possibly even prefer Catton or Helenius at 11 over Buium.

I think Chicago likely take Dimidov at 2, but I'm just not super blown away by Lindstrom overall</div></div>

I didn't want to trade any of the picks for this, so everyone stayed at the spot where they landed after the lottery simulation. Catton would be a good choice for San Jose too (I have them both a fair bit higher in my rankings), but I do think Buium could be a big upgrade over the Shark's current LHD prospects.

Demidov would be a great pick at 2; I have him second on my rankings at the moment. I think Lindstrom is a lock for the top 5 though, so he'll probably end up a lot higher than you'd like if you're not sold on him.
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 4 at 3:54 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 28 at 5:55 p.m.
Thread: Yes to Zegras
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Billy316</b></div><div>He's said it many times "if i can get a player similar skill level who's NHL Ready or a Draft Pick of equal value the ill take the player "
Its why we have Dach and Newhook here

If Zegras wasnt so young and fit our build timeline then i would suggest Hughes wouldnt think about it seriously.
But the fact that its been confirmed by Hughes he inquired about Zegras tells me he's at least considering it

Most posts i was against Zegras trade if it meant a top 10 pick
Then i thought about it and whomever we take wont be better then Zegras
I mean if Silayev somehow falls to our pick then maybe i regret trading the pick
But unless that happens Zegras is the same bet plus he could make Cole a 40 goal guy today no more waiting for him to naturally progress over time

Besides we can always trade up with WPG pick
I think Tij Iginla , Berkley Catton , Cole Hutson and a few other solid guys will fall into the 12th-17th area if not further.
Depending on how many D go top 5 there is even talks of Eiserman falling down that far like Benson last year
A team like NYI would be willing to deal for Draft capital they can weaponize at the next TDL and WSH would likely do the same in the right deal

Im just saying having Zegras and Trading up on the WPG pick is a lot better then drafting in our spots
I say that as Hughes is expecting the playoffs next year as part of his natural progression
He clarified he doesnt expect Contenders that itll be youth driving the team but he wants them in a playoff spot.
I think if Zegras can untap Caufield we're Golden and if Roy can find a spot in that Trio we're gonna be in a Prime position not just a Wildcard spot.</div></div>

If Hughes is expecting to make the playoffs next year, I think he should reevaluate where the team is really at. They are still 2-3 high end pieces away from being competitive, and several of the pieces they do have need more time to develop. I would love to trade up into the top ~17, but that can be attempted either way, and I certainly wouldn't want to bet on a team in that range trading us their pick. To me, Zegras would be in the 7-12 range in this draft, so I'd be willing to trade a pick in that range to advance the rebuild somewhat, but I wouldn't be happy with trading a better prospect for him.
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 28 at 4:33 p.m.
Thread: Yes to Zegras
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Billy316</b></div><div>TBH i'd almost rather it be outside the top 10
We're just going to take a project player anyways
Dont get me wrong i love Slaf and Reinbacher looks like he makes a lot of sense for Hutson's partner in the future.
But passing on Generational Talent like Michkov or Tkachuck style players like Leonard is a hard sell

If you said we'd take BPA then i'd want that 6th OA
But given Hughes drafts players that fit his build regardless of if someone else is technically better
I think grabbing Zegras gives us value we can see and appreciate right away</div></div>

Fair enough, but if there's a project player he likes better than the consensus top prospects in this draft, he probably also likes that project player a lot better than he likes Zegras.