Flames 2013 Draft Discussion

[trumpethead]

Originally Posted by 3 Justin 3

Hopefully someone takes him right before us then. His point totals went through the roof this year, but enough of these manlet prospects. We need guys over 5'10". One or even two manlets on a team is fine, but not anymore.

What the hell is a manlet?

[expatflame]

nm wrong thread

[kyuss275]

Originally Posted by trumpethead

What the hell is a manlet?

short guy at the gym who packs on way to much muslce for his size.

[Get-Iggy-With-It]

I know picking one of Monahan or Lindholm is the most sensible choice, but after reading about Darnell Nurse he is really growing on me. Big, fast, mobile two-way defenceman who plays tough every game and isn't afraid to drop the gloves.

6'5 195 who will likely grow and definitely add muscle. Supposedly he is just a freak, but has a great work ethic.

A top pairing of Brodie - Nurse would be a nice foundation for our team moving forward.

Edit: great article about him here as well:

http://www.hockeysfuture.com/article...f-nurses-game/

[Yoho]

Originally Posted by Get-Iggy-With-It

I know picking one of Monahan or Lindholm is the most sensible choice, but after reading about Darnell Nurse he is really growing on me. Big, fast, mobile two-way defenceman who plays tough every game and isn't afraid to drop the gloves.

6'4 195 who will likely grow and definitely add muscle. Supposedly he is just a freak, but has a great work ethic.

A top pairing of Brodie - Nurse would be a nice foundation for our team moving forward.

So would any of the centers ranked ahead of him

[trackercowe]

Originally Posted by moon

Sorry if he has been answered but does Washington winning their division put them ahead of St. Louis in the draft or is it just straight points?

Isn't it just where they finish in the playoffs, and then when they get knocked out in the same round it becomes straight points I believe.

[Get-Iggy-With-It]

Originally Posted by Yoho

So would any of the centers ranked ahead of him

Fair enough. I wouldn't be upset if we ended up drafting Nurse at 6 though. I have a feeling he's going to be a stud dman

[The Original FFIV]

Originally Posted by Johnny Rotten

The Hockey News has Barkov going sixth and Monahan seventh...for what it's worth. From reading elsewhere, I'd be surprised to see Barkov drop to sixth.

Can someone post their top 30 for those of us not fortunate enough to have a copy yet?

[expatflame]

Originally Posted by Get-Iggy-With-It

Fair enough. I wouldn't be upset if we ended up drafting Nurse at 6 though. I have a feeling he's going to be a stud dman

Phaneuf 2.0?

[T@T]

Originally Posted by trumpethead

What the hell is a manlet?

manlet = Martin St. Louis

[getbak]

Originally Posted by moon

Sorry if he has been answered but does Washington winning their division put them ahead of St. Louis in the draft or is it just straight points?

Yes.

30th goes to the Stanley Cup champ
29th goes to the other Conference champ
28th goes to the higher ranked losing Conference finalist
27th goes to the lower ranked losing Conference finalist
26th - ? go to the remaining Division winners in reverse points order
? - 15th go to the remaining teams eliminated in the first two rounds of the playoffs in reverse points order


For example, the same thing happened last year, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia both had more points than Florida and Boston (in fact, only two playoff teams had fewer points than Florida), but the Panthers and Bruins picked 23rd and 24th.

[Canada 02]

Originally Posted by moon

Sorry if he has been answered but does Washington winning their division put them ahead of St. Louis in the draft or is it just straight points?

Cup winner
Cup loser
Conference losers
Remaining division winners
Remaining teams ranked by points
14 non-playoff teams

So yes, Washington would be placed after the Blues, unless the Blues make it to the final 4, and the Caps do not

[Arsenal14]

What we need to hope for in the playoffs is that the Blues, all six division winners and any other teams ahead of St. Louis go out in the first two rounds (not likely) but it would make St. Louis' pick 19th or earlier and Pittsburgh's 25th.

[albertGQ]

I'd actually be ok if the Pens beat the Blues in the finals

[MrMastodonFarm]

Originally Posted by albertGQ

I'd actually be ok if the Pens beat the Blues in the finals

So the Flames pick 29th and 30th??

[MrMastodonFarm]

So we're at the 5th spot now?
-4th if Carolina wins their last game
-6th if someone behind us wins the draft lottery

?

[3 Justin 3]

Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm

So we're at the 5th spot now?
-4th if Carolina wins their last game
-6th if someone behind us wins the draft lottery

?

We're 6th right now. Only 5th on NHL.com because we've played our extra game over Carolina.

When Phoenix wins the lottery we'll be 7th.

[albertGQ]

Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm

So the Flames pick 29th and 30th??

Yeah. I like both teams

I think the move from 23 and 29 to 29 and 30 is worth it for me to enjoy all four rounds of the playoffs.

We probably have the 6th pick and if we get Monahan. I'm happy

[Saqe]

I think there is a pretty distinct difference betweeen Lindholm and Barkov (possible 5th or 6th) as prospects. There isn´t much difference between FEL and SEL in gameplay but Barkov is a year younger and has produced like a 1 line center. He is definately 1C material at this moment, although he might be an early bloomer.

[PlayfulGenius]

I like the idea of picking a player like Barkov who is 11 months younger than many in the draft...to me, that suggests an extra year of development potential over the others