Draft Poll: June 11th Who would you pick?

[topfiverecords]

Trade up

[Reggie Dunlop]

Whichever player is the safest pick.

[Moneyhands23]

Can we add an option of "just make the pick"

No tradezies

[Super-Rye]

Originally Posted by GioforPM

Why? The Flames don't typically pick D in the first round any more than any other position. when they do it's turn out not too bad: Macinnis, Gauthier, Morris, Phaneuf, hopefully Valimaki. One superstar and a bunch of solid NHLers.

Big misses on Biotti and Erixon but that's about it.

Matt Pelech was also drafted as a defenseman and was a pretty big whiff in the first round.

Those results are so old it's barely relevant anymore. The Flames hadn't taken a lot of D in recent drafts but still in the last 6 years they've drafted Andersson, Fox, Valimaki, Kylington. Fox was an absolute stud pick in the 3rd round, it's just too bad he only wanted to play for New York.

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Insert Chaz from Wedding Crashers gif here.

[slash&burn]

This year is so tough to predict but I think if a right shot forward with good speed and motor falls to 12, Flames pick him up. So Lysell.

[Heavy Jack]

Lysell for me; He’s Swedish and dynamically offensive RW RH shot who is apparently a super loyal team player to which ever team he is a part of. Sign me up!

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DNA talks Sillinger

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by Super-Rye

Matt Pelech was also drafted as a defenseman and was a pretty big whiff in the first round.

Those results are so old it's barely relevant anymore. The Flames hadn't taken a lot of D in recent drafts but still in the last 6 years they've drafted Andersson, Fox, Valimaki, Kylington. Fox was an absolute stud pick in the 3rd round, it's just too bad he only wanted to play for New York.

When I was looking back for some reason I recalled Kent Manderville as a D but it says he was a C. I must be getting old.

[FlamesAddiction]

Just based on what I read, I am torn between Sillinger and McTavish. I went with Sillinger just because I took the time to watch his videos more.

I really don't have a strong opinion on any of the players on that list though.

[Sandman]

I think they pick Svechkov or L’Heureux. McT and Sillinger will be gone by the time we pick.

[bdubbs]

Svechkov wasn't on the list so I picked Sillinger.

[Samonadreau]

Mock drafts:

Bleacher report: Carson Lambos

Tankathon: Jesper Wallstedt

Sporting News: Fabian Lysell

NHL.com: Cole Sillinger

[Sandman]

Originally Posted by bdubbs

Svechkov wasn't on the list so I picked Sillinger.

Sillinger was my pick too.

[Savvy27]

I went with Sillinger. Lucius and McTavish would be my others. Kind of hard to explain but Lysell doesn't do it for me. I love the description of the player, but his highlights aren't as exciting and enticing as I was hoping for.

Sillinger has the shot and he's put up numbers everywhere he's played. There do seem to be some good picks available, so if the Flames do end up making the pick there will be a high quality prospect added.

[Snuffleupagus]

I picked Lucius but only because I doubt Mctavish will last to 12, either way the team needs a talented pure goal scorer. I also wouldn't be mad if they got Sillinger either.

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by Savvy27

I went with Sillinger. Lucius and McTavish would be my others. Kind of hard to explain but Lysell doesn't do it for me. I love the description of the player, but his highlights aren't as exciting and enticing as I was hoping for.

Sillinger has the shot and he's put up numbers everywhere he's played. There do seem to be some good picks available, so if the Flames do end up making the pick there will be a high quality prospect added.

This was me. I take highlight packages with a grain of salt anyway, but I sure was underwhelmed by his. I wanted to see just straightaway beating guys to the outside, not stickhandling though hapless defenders (which every CHL package has because, let’s face it, there are lots of bad defenders in the minors). All the plays were nice, just not mind blowing.

[Bingo]

Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina

There's the big 4 D ranked near the top, and I think there is an outside chance of a Fowler type of fall on draft day for one of them - probably not likely to the Flames but there's a chance.
If I was to wager, my target faller would be Simon Edvinsson. Who would be tremendous value. Again - I think this is only a small probability though.

So after the top group of Edvinsson, Hughes, Clarke and Power you are into the next wave that probably is just one of Carson Cuelmans or Caarson Lambros.

Then you have the wild card of the goalie who's in that range.

Every year there's something right ... always interesting.

The more recent hype seems to be around Cuelmans moving up. If that happens and you get the big four all gone, that's 5 of the 11 picks before the team going to defensemen.

That's why I went with forwards for this one off poll; you'll get this group likely, but as you say maybe even a Guenther or Johnson with one more surprise.

[Bingo]

Originally Posted by Moneyhands23

Can we add an option of "just make the pick"

No tradezies

Do you mean don't trade it out right? I'd agree with that to some degree.

But don't trade down? If anything this poll and grouping shows that is likely the play if there's a team two to four spots back that would offer up a second.

I'd be fine with Lucius and a second for example.

[the_only_turek_fan]

I voted Lysell but now feel like changing to Sillinger. Sandman has me convinced.