When does Ruzicka sign and for how much?

[agulati]

He expects his contract to be done next week.

This is good to hear! Hopefully this ends up happening soon.

[Canada 02]

6'4", 99kg (220lb) center
like the sound of that

like Darryl says, he has all the tools. Hope he can bring consistent effort

[Reggie Dunlop]

No updates....

[butterfly]

Hard to believe Valimaki was drafted 16th and Ruzicka 109th. At this point who would you rather have?

[Heavy Jack]

Man depressing when you look at it like that; honestly Ruzi has surpassed Vali in terms of who I’d keep first but that’s always subject to change. Rooting for Valimaki to have a good camp!

[Enoch Root]

Originally Posted by butterfly

Hard to believe Valimaki was drafted 16th and Ruzicka 109th. At this point who would you rather have?

I would rather have Valimaki because I still think he has a chance to become an NHL defenseman, and be more valuable than Ruzicka, who's max upside is a 3rd line C.

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by butterfly

Hard to believe Valimaki was drafted 16th and Ruzicka 109th. At this point who would you rather have?

Valimaki was tracking to be an excellent NHL player until he was derailed by injuries.

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[butterfly]

Originally Posted by Enoch Root

I would rather have Valimaki because I still think he has a chance to become an NHL defenseman, and be more valuable than Ruzicka, who's max upside is a 3rd line C.

I mean, it's close enough to think about it and discuss. CP voted Ruzicka 5th and Valimaki 6th this year. I forgot they came from the same draft.

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[D as in David]

Originally Posted by butterfly

Hard to believe Valimaki was drafted 16th and Ruzicka 109th. At this point who would you rather have?

Hard to believe Sven Baertschi was drafted 13th and Johnny Gaudreau 104th.

[DoubleK]

Give him a similar deal to what Kylington got last year where he gets a huge raise if he's in the AHL.

[butterfly]

Originally Posted by D as in David

Hard to believe Sven Baertschi was drafted 13th and Johnny Gaudreau 104th.

I had no idea. Where was Mark Giordano taken?

[DoubleK]

Originally Posted by butterfly

I had no idea. Where was Mark Giordano taken?

He wasn't. By anyone.

[butterfly]

Originally Posted by DoubleK

He wasn't. By anyone.

Well, golly.

The point was comparing Valimaki to Ruzicka, not marveling at how Gaudreau turned out. Where was Theo Fleury taken? Andrew Mangiapane? Both at 166th?

[Jay Random]

Originally Posted by D as in David

Hard to believe Sven Baertschi was drafted 13th and Johnny Gaudreau 104th.

Hard to believe Nail Yakupov was drafted 1st and Mark Giordano wasn't drafted at all.

Or maybe it's just hard to believe that people put that much stock in draft position years after the fact.

[midniteowl]

Originally Posted by Jay Random

Hard to believe Nail Yakupov was drafted 1st and Mark Giordano wasn't drafted at all.

Or maybe it's just hard to believe that people put that much stock in draft position years after the fact.

Mind you, if Oilers didn't have the 1st overall pick, Yakupov wouldn't have been drafted 1st overall.

[memphusk]

Originally Posted by Jay Random

Hard to believe Nail Yakupov was drafted 1st and Mark Giordano wasn't drafted at all.

Or maybe it's just hard to believe that people put that much stock in draft position years after the fact.

Yep. I don't argue with people that Giordano was not drafted. I argue with people because Giordano was a #1 D man. Thats a job in itself. Oh and he wore the C. I wasn't the hugest Giordano fan but you recognize the work. #1.

[Jay Random]

Originally Posted by midniteowl

Mind you, if Oilers didn't have the 1st overall pick, Yakupov wouldn't have been drafted 1st overall.

True enough.

What it boils down to is that the draft isn't an exact science even if you know what you're doing. If you're the Oilers and have no clue, forget about it.

[BurningSteel]

Hard to believe there's a draft.

[Flamesfan05]

Didn’t think he has much to negotiate