kelownabomberfan

If we get Laine or the Puljarvi guy I hope that Armia steps up and helps with the transition to North America. I really think Armia has a lot of upside. I was reading about how he was kind of lonely and homesick playing for Buffalo's farm team, but he really seemed to come out of his shell when he got called up to the big leagues with Winnipeg and got on a line with some skill players. That Petan/Armia/Copp line was really playing some good hockey in the last 10 games. With another Finn on the team and someone to mentor for the North American game I'd like to see Armia on at least the third line next year, playing with Copp and possibly Petan or Lemieux. I also like Perrault and Dano's chemistry. I just don't know if playing them with Lowry will result in much production if they are stuck on 4th line minutes.

yup - 1983 draft. Fergie got that pick by trading Dave Christian. He took Dave Christian, and turned him into Bobby Dollas. Not one of his finer moments.

yeah you never know, Shanahan may do just that. We'll see. I doubt it, but stranger things have happened. Kind of like last year, how Connor just fell into Chevy's lap. Imagine if the same thing happened this year and Auston Matthews arrives gift-wrapped as the Leafs go with a Finn. I would probably pass out.

yes that's a great point Jacquie. If we had picked third or fourth that year we probably would have ended up with Ron Francis or Bobby Carpenter, or some guy named Doug Smith who went second overall (who?). Francis and Carpenter were good, but they were no Dale Hawerchuk.

Love it if Laine gets rookie of the year while Matthews crumples under the pressure of being under a microscope in TO. The fans there might expect the Leafs to win a game this year

I remember when Fergie drafted Hawerchuk. That was a great day.

Myers, a proven NHL d-man and a Calder Cup winner, plus a first round draft pick, just to get an unproven commodity. Sorry, but that's just dumb. Move expendable parts, not a top D-man, if you want to move up.

If there's someone that Chevy wants bad at #10 or #12, maybe worth doing.

I was thinking the same thing. I can only imagine all of the mis-spellings of Puja-alphabet if we pick him instead of Laine. Assuming that TO picks Auston Matthews. I still wouldn't rule out an offer from Arizona to get Matthews. It would have to be pretty huge.

Sweet - lets play him at LHD all year so then everyone can stop crying about why we need that bum Enstrom.

Doubt it. Teemu was picked while the cold war was still going.

so now what does Chevy do? Package up some excess baggage and wrap them up with Chicago's 22nd overall and trade up for a shot at Tkachuk or Chycrun?

I don't know. Who did we get?

Ehlers-Schief-Wheeler Connor-Little-Laine Perrault-Lowry-Dano Petan-Copp-Armia Stafford/Thorbs/Lemieux - fifth line, we only dress 3 defensemen all year

Finnish flash!!!! Laine is ours. Happy dance!!!

Yeah baby!!!!!!!!!!!!

curious to know what software they are using.

I've been playing with the draft simulator. It keeps putting Winnipeg at number 7 or 8. If that happens then I think we take Chychrun. I don't see Tkachuk still being available at the spot, but who knows.

yup I was mostly just posting with my tongue in my cheek...which I am prone to do from time to time...

Mike Kelly was a teacher. Tim Burke was a teacher. Mike O'Shea is a teacher. Lapo is a teacher. Time for a new descriptor. I like "leader", and "winner".

Probably should DI at least one OL - Bart Andrus

He was always better in a group anyway.

You have to wonder just how good this offense could be if they were able to play against no defence all year.

Nutty Numbers! Loved that album.

always be planning the Grey Cup parade. You don't want to be unprepared. Like we were in 1988.