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Forum: Armchair-GMTue. at 8:02 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMSun. at 7:14 p.m.
Thread: Who will STL draft at 16
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>mokumboi</b></div><div>Okay, well his skating is not just it needs a little work. He's plodding. And his work ethic is nothing to write home about. But again, where is the need for yet another winger? We have wingers falling out of our ears. We have one bona fide top 4 Dman in the pool. Discussing wingers for this pick blows my mind. Wingers are the easiest thing to acquire.</div></div>

Jiricek is the only solid dman likely around when we draft. Taking players like Elick, Pulkkinen, or Emery at 16 would be a major stretch. We might as well add another winger to the group. Buch, Kyrou, and possibly Snuggerud have uncertain futures here, mainly Buch. I trust the scouting staff, if there’s one thing the Blues do well it’s drafting hidden gems. Hopefully Yakemchuk falls to us because the defense drops off quickly.
Forum: Armchair-GMSun. at 10:57 a.m.
Thread: Who will STL draft at 16
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>mokumboi</b></div><div>With forwards, they take guys whose skating they can coach up. Not so with high round Dmen. The Blues only want plus skaters in D, and thus they expect more wheels when picking D. Dunn, Lindstein, Parayko, Mikko, Perunovich, Walmart, Schmaltz... sometimes the plus skaters don't work out, too. :squinty

As for MBN, he's just a total Blues player. And probably will be among the earliest to start playing in the NHL. I don't think we'll tale him, but there are bits about him that make sense. I was just giving a contrast to demonstrate how far away from suitable Greentree is.</div></div>

I agree MBN is just like Dvorsky in the sense he’s close to playing in the NHL. My thought on Greentree is STL wants a big power forward with skill, similar to Neighbours. He can work on his skating as he develops. He has similar skill, work ethic, and leadership like Jake. Some scouts compared him to Robertson, who skates like a lumberjack but has a great shot too.