[News] Flames to pick 6th in 2016 draft

[dissentowner]

I think people are drastically underrating Nylander in this thread. I am not advocating that is the slam dunk pick we should make but I think many of you have no clue how good that kids shot and skill set is.

[dissentowner]

Originally Posted by OutOfTheCube

Not a bad result -- just didn't want Edmonton to win another top pick. Also didn't want Buffalo to fall at all... It seems the second drop off will come around #9 this year, so happy to stay at 8.

Originally Posted by TOfan

Hope you're right, but you're wrong.

There is no resounding top tier defense man in this draft that the Canucks or oilers are going to make their selection on. The oilers are going to be looking for assets that will help them now, not in 2-3 years. The Canucks are on a down swing and have holes to plug everywhere. They need to take best player available.

This is a tricky one for the flames cause they are not going to get a guy at 6 who is going to help them next year (in all likelihood).

It's kind of a running in place pick. If they can use that to pick up Anderson, I would.

Are you trolling or just that stupid?

[Ashasx]

Originally Posted by dissentowner

I think people are drastically underrating Nylander in this thread. I am not advocating that is the slam dunk pick we should make but I think many of you have no clue how good that kids shot and skill set is.

I just don`t see Nylander as the type of player high on the Flames list

[Heavy Jack]

Oh god....TOfan...........BigTuna.............NOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

[Ashasx]

Originally Posted by dissentowner

Are you trolling or just that stupid?

For some reason, Steinberg was suggesting this trade before the lottery... blows my mind.

[MrMike]

Originally Posted by Ashasx

I just don`t see Nylander as the type of player high on the Flames list

But I could see him high on Vancouver's list

[JJ1532]

Originally Posted by TheOnlyBilko

Draisaitl over Bennett is still "up in the air". You can't say they "took the wrong player" between those two yet. Leon Draisaitl is very good.

Thats not what I mean. Bennett could bust and Draisaitl could turn into a PPG player, but the fact is, going back to that draft, Bennett was the top ranked player. But he slid to 4, mostly because the Oilers felt they had enough forwards of his type so went for a taller more physical player in Draisaitl. They deviated from the BPA to go with an organisational need. You can't rule out them doing it again.

[dissentowner]

Originally Posted by Ashasx

I just don`t see Nylander as the type of player high on the Flames list

He is not going to be a banger but then again neither will be Tkachuk. I have Dubois ahead of those two but even seeing a bunch of Tkachuk I still would draft Nylander over him.

[Da_Chief]

Originally Posted by dissentowner

I think people are drastically underrating Nylander in this thread. I am not advocating that is the slam dunk pick we should make but I think many of you have no clue how good that kids shot and skill set is.

I like him. I think people are put by the fact he's Micheal's son and William's brother. It's not like their father was horrendous, the dude still put up close to 700 NHL points. Williams had 13 in 22 games last year. The family is talented.

I'd gladly take him. He actually plays both ends of the ice was used on the PK as well.

[Heavy Jack]

Originally Posted by GranteedEV

Maybe Monahan cancelled out the Fata.
Tkachuk will now cancel out Tkaczuk?

We picked Tkaczuk with the first 6th overall which was my reasoning..

[Fire of the Phoenix]

Originally Posted by nik-

Additionally, can we fix the lottery properly now? This system is dumb.

There shouldn't even be a lottery IMO. Classic case of the NHL overthinking things.

[djsFlames]

Winnipeg got rewarded for finishing strong. Calgary gets a gift in the form of Edmonton and Vancouver getting shafted. But what in the #### will it take for us to get in the top 3??? Not even once ffs.

Now I'm laughing at how people were freaking out at the win over Minnesota and the subsequent Jets game. Maybe we should have been good fans instead of crapping all over that win. That's hockey karma right there..

[dissentowner]

Originally Posted by Ashasx

For some reason, Steinberg was suggesting this trade before the lottery... blows my mind.

What? I thought that T.O. guy made that up. That is terrible.

[greentree]

Landing #6 seems our fate.

I'm guessing that with the sixth pick, Flames will left with and interested in: Chychrun or Sergachev but will look to trade down just a bit, taking Brown or Jost and snagging another first.
Dubois and Tkachuk will be gone.

[Fire of the Phoenix]

I don't even mind Winnipeg getting Laine. Their fans deserve somethings for enduring so much mediocrity and losing their team for 20 years. Lesser of three evils indeed.

[TOfan]

Originally Posted by dissentowner

Are you trolling or just that stupid?

Nice touch there bud.

The flames take another small skills forward that won't help them for 2-3 years, they'll be picking 6th again next year.

[Ashasx]

Originally Posted by Heavy Jack

We picked Tkaczuk with the first 6th overall which was my reasoning..

We can't possibly strike out twice on a Tkachuk/Tkaczuk, right?

[Flames Draft Watcher]

Originally Posted by frodo_t_baggins

Would jost be too much of a reach at 6?

I think he would be a reach there. Probably more in the 8-15 range

I think we'll probably end up with one of Tkachuk/Dubois. If somehow both of them were gone I suspect we'd take the top ranked dman on our list.

[Da_Chief]

Originally Posted by Ashasx

I just don`t see Nylander as the type of player high on the Flames list

What kind of a player is Nylander in your opinion?

[djsFlames]

Tkachuk, Dubois or Nylander, I'm fine with any of the three.

Slight favor to Tkachuk cause he's more NHL ready.