10-14-2018, 08:19 PM
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#21
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Calgary
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I wanted Monahan at the time and I remember cheering when Carolina drafted Lindholm. Glad we have both but I was definitely pro-Monahan.
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10-14-2018, 08:22 PM
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#22
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Franchise Player
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I thought someone dug up an old draft poll on these 2 last year, I can't find it.
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10-14-2018, 08:26 PM
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#23
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Memento Mori
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I voted for Kodos.
Can't believe we have both.
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10-14-2018, 08:29 PM
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#24
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814
I don't think the Oilers we're an Elias Lindholm away from not being ass in McDavid's draft year. The fish rots from the head.
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Though they were very lucky to be the precise required quantity of ass. A couple of wins more and they would have watched some other team win that lottery. Lindholm might well have got them that.
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10-14-2018, 08:31 PM
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#25
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In the Sin Bin
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Quote:
Originally Posted by activeStick
Neat blurb there about the scouting staff thinking Monahan was better at passing than shooting.
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They weren’t alone either. I can post scouting reports from back then that emphasized Monahan’s playmaking and not his shooting.
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10-14-2018, 08:38 PM
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#26
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Lifetime Suspension
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I think I wanted lindholm more. And was big into moving down for nichuskin.
Thought lindholm would be the next forsberg. He’s not really that player but damn I like his play. Sick release on his shot
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10-14-2018, 08:41 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Calgary
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I had them in tiers for that draft
Tier 1: Mackinnon, Jones, Drouin
Tier 2: Barkov, Monahan, Lindholm
Only other guy I would've been fine with taking was Horvat
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10-14-2018, 08:47 PM
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#28
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Threadkiller
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: 51.0544° N, 114.0669° W
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814
I don't think the Oilers we're an Elias Lindholm away from not being ass in McDavid's draft year. The fish rots from the head.
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^ Thanks!
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10-14-2018, 09:55 PM
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#29
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Calgary in Heart, Ottawa in Body
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I wanted Monahan, because my wife and I had recently moved there and had a chance to catch a 67's game. Lindholm was my second choice, but I wasn't too keen on Barkov at all.
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10-15-2018, 04:03 AM
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#30
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Crash and Bang Winger
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That was the most I had ever researched the draft to date. I knew we were getting a great player but I flip-flopped on who I wanted so much. I remember hoping we would trade to 4 and take whoever was left from them. I also remember wanting the flames to take Nichushkin, and Ristoleinen at different times. But I was still pumped when we got Monahan, would have been happy any way it went. Except maybe had we gotten Nichushkin and his career turned out the same way.
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10-15-2018, 08:59 AM
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#31
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Franchise Player
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Wanted Barkov but didn't think he'd drop to 6. I was flip flopping big time between Sean and Elias. I think tie went to the Canadian so at the end of the day, I was happy we got Monahan.
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10-15-2018, 09:03 AM
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#32
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Franchise Player
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I wanted Barkov, but that was unlikely. Ended up on team Monahan, hoping Carolina leave him.
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10-15-2018, 09:06 AM
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#33
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Ultimately we have been a team that has been 'patchwork' at centre since the dawn of time.
We have searched high and low and far and wide for a #1 Centre sine time immemorial.
Thats Monahan.
Lindholm can play Centre but once again you're talking about utility. Is it his natural position? His best position? Debatable.
Monahan is a #1 Centre. He was the right call.
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10-15-2018, 10:46 AM
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#34
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Austria, NOT Australia
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I absolutely love that not only fans, but also people within the organization said "at least Edmonton gets none of them lol"
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10-15-2018, 11:01 AM
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#35
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I had the top 4 separated from them. I actually really thought we were going to get Drouin for some reason.
Out of Monahan and Lindholm, I had Lindholm ranked higher. I saw Nick Backstrom 2.0. Glad to have both.
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10-15-2018, 11:57 AM
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#36
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#1 Goaltender
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Was definitely Pro Monahan. Pretty cool to have them playing on the same line this many years Later.
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10-15-2018, 12:01 PM
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#37
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Franchise Player
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Ironically, the reason I was disappointed with the Monahan selection was that it just seemed so boring.
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10-15-2018, 12:44 PM
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#38
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Springbank
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Locke
Ultimately we have been a team that has been 'patchwork' at centre since the dawn of time.
We have searched high and low and far and wide for a #1 Centre sine time immemorial.
Thats Monahan.
Lindholm can play Centre but once again you're talking about utility. Is it his natural position? His best position? Debatable.
Monahan is a #1 Centre. He was the right call.
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10-15-2018, 12:58 PM
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#40
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: YYC
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Glad we took Monahan.
Think about it like this.
Let's assume Monahan puts up the exact same numbers and same production in Carolina or falls a little further. There is no way Monahan becomes available for a trade. He's a very solid player and we got very lucky we were able to draft him.
Also really stoked we got Lindholm eventually but you need a #1 C to build a forward core around. Monahan was that guy. And no way would he have been involved in a trade or trade rumours this early in his career (barring other circumstances).
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