2 center or d man. I’d be looking 2C where we currently pick.

D depth isn’t an issue organizationally.

Center is.

Salo. Sascha. Freij all young D. 2 are big.

Yager is our only real prospect center. Maybe Walton but he’s likely a 3 4 center.

I’d say ABW. Anyone But a Winger.

If we move up and pick 2 im having a hard time passing on Verehoff. Eventho I like the Swede and a few other potential CenterS. Hell I might take him at 1. As I agree McKenna ain’t a franchise changer.

Edited 17 hours ago17 hr by Goalie

I'm seeing more and more rankings with Chase Reid as the top D and Malhotra as the Top C. Even if we still pick at 7, there's a good chance one of Tynan Lawrence, Keaton Verhoeff or Carson Carels are still on the board.

26 minutes ago, Tony Fresco said:

I'm seeing more and more rankings with Chase Reid as the top D and Malhotra as the Top C. Even if we still pick at 7, there's a good chance one of Tynan Lawrence, Keaton Verhoeff or Carson Carels are still on the board.

Yeah Malhotra has really shot up,i saw one pundit had him at 2, and suggested he could go 1, he is having a great playoff run but that is a stretch imo..but you never know. 😊

Malhotra and Lawrence are way below Verhoeff, Carels, and Smits in upside. They fit an organizational positional need but BPA is one of the 3 d-men. I like Bjorck as much as the next guy but he is tiny. Some guys can play through that and have success at the next level but I'm not betting a top 10 pick on it. I think he's a faller in the draft, much like Perfetti was, due to size.

If I were a betting man I would think that all of the 3 d will be taken before 7, and we will then go Lawrence at 7 to fit our need for a 2C. Sorry...I don't believe Yager is that guy. If Yager proves me wrong then what a good problem we have. I'm not picking Malhotra because i think Lawrence has a higher ceiling, even though Malhotra is probably better right now.

Edited 2 hours ago2 hr by GCn20

Yeah Lawrence at 7 definitely fits the way Chevy likes to draft,but hopefully we get lucky and move up.😊

5 minutes ago, bb1 said:

Yeah Lawrence at 7 definitely fits the way Chevy likes to draft,but hopefully we get lucky and move up.😊

If we move up we have much higher odds of being number 1 or 2. Same goes for 7 or 8 with 9 having about the same odds (less than 1%) as getting number 3. Not sure how it works or why but 3 and 9 are longshots. Therefore, is we move up the highest probability is number one or two. If we get top two you take one of McKenna or Stenberg...they are a cut above everyone else. If we go 7 or 8 you look for one of the big 3 D, if they are not available then Lawrence or Malhotra. Bjorck intrigues me...but size matters down the middle in the NHL. I think Bjorck is a winger at that level.