[GT] June 22-23: The 2012 NHL Entry Draft!

[HighLifeMan]

Thanks.Thought so.

[ClubFlames]

What's going on with Hyka? Philly was ready to offer him a pro contract just last summer.

[sureLoss]

Originally Posted by Muta

What's with all the references to Edmonton and multiple Giordano's?

A regular Oilers poster claimed that the Oilers have multiple Giordano's in the organization.

[SuperMatt18]

Wouldn't mind Ebert if he's still there when we pick next. One bad season at 18 and the guy fell from top 10 to the 5/6 round.

[Caged Great]

Grant Besse or Carter Rigby are good ideas for the Flames. Besse is Gaudreau exactly.

Rigby is a big fighter that shocked when it became apparent that he has skill.

[Pierre "Monster" McGuire]

So far, 3 defensemen, 1 goalie, and 1 centre.

Here's hoping for a couple of forwards in the last two rounds.

[browna]

Hilarous to just hear Button downplay the link to the Pens making a big swap, given the fact that they are drafting at home, and would get a popular reaction from that.

This is the GM who went off the board to go ahead and draft Brent Krahn when the draft was in Calgary, simply because he played with the Hitmen. Now I realize that there wasn't a lot in that draft, but it was clear, even at the time, that it was more a feel good PR move for the host city than a hard hockey decision.

I remember that Saturday 12 years ago this week,cold and rainy day, and although I've never been a draft guy, could see the transparency a mile away, especially when the highly casual fans I was with at the time were gushing about the pick, only knowing he played for the Hitmen and not knowing a name of any other player around him that could've been/was drafted.

[Ashasx]

When was the last time the Flames had a pick in every round of the draft?

[Caged Great]

Erik Nystrom got drafted

[MrMastodonFarm]

Originally Posted by browna

Hilarous to just hear Button downplay the link to the Pens making a big swap, given the fact that they are drafting at home, and would get a popular reaction from that.

This is the GM who went off the board to go ahead and draft Brent Krahn when the draft was in Calgary, simply because he played with the Hitmen. Now I realize that there wasn't a lot in that draft, but it was clear, even at the time, that it was more a feel good PR move for the host city than a hard hockey decision.

Craig Button had zero to do with Brent Krahn.

[devo22]

Originally Posted by Pierre "Monster" McGuire

So far, 3 defensemen, 1 goalie, and 1 centre.

Here's hoping for a couple of forwards in the last two rounds.

yeah, I'd be shocked if they didn't take two forwards now. Hyka still available, I'd love it if we took him.

[sureLoss]

Haha, Montreal just drafted a Swedish guy named Erik Nystrom.

Nyzerman re-entered the draft? :P

[Pierre "Monster" McGuire]

Originally Posted by Ashasx

When was the last time the Flames had a pick in every round of the draft?

2003. They had a pick in all nine rounds.

[Caged Great]

Now Bertschy got Drafted

[icarus]

Originally Posted by browna

Hilarous to just hear Button downplay the link to the Pens making a big swap, given the fact that they are drafting at home, and would get a popular reaction from that.

This is the GM who went off the board to go ahead and draft Brent Krahn when the draft was in Calgary, simply because he played with the Hitmen. Now I realize that there wasn't a lot in that draft, but it was clear, even at the time, that it was more a feel good PR move for the host city than a hard hockey decision.

I remember that Saturday 12 years ago this week,cold and rainy day, and although I've never been a draft guy, could see the transparency a mile away, especially when the highly casual fans I was with at the time were gushing about the pick, only knowing he played for the Hitmen and not knowing a name of any other player around him that could've been/was drafted.

And then when the fans did chant for the Flames to draft Matt Pettinger in round 2 or 3, Calgary traded with Washington in order to get Tickle Me Elomo instead.

[devo22]

Swiss forward Christoph Bertschy just went to Minnesota ... man, having both Bärtschi and Bertschy would have been hilarious

[Pierre "Monster" McGuire]

We have the better Bertschy!

[Ashasx]

Chrisoph Bertschy was quite good at the World Juniors... would have liked him.

[Caged Great]

Besse or Rigby would be great here. Come on Flames.

[devo22]

Toronto took Ryan Rupert. Burke sure loves to draft twins ... I wouldn't be shocked if he took his brother Matt late in the 7th round.