Draft Day: Tampa Bay Lightning big board

[ChaseSpace]

1st Round
3rd overall:
Jonathan Drouin, Halifax Moosehead
http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=118657



2nd Round
33rd overall:
Adam Erne, Quebec Remparts
http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=90359



3rd Round



4th Round


5th Round
124th overall:
Kristers Gudlevskis, Dinamo Riga
http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=49585



6th Round
154th overall:
Henri Ikonen, Kingston Frontenacs
http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=56268



7th Round
184th overall:
Saku Salminen, Jokerit
http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=43302


186th overall:
Joel Vermin, Bern
http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=34828



Transactions

[RSchmitz]

Rumor...Hedman+#3 overall for Erik Johnson and #1 overall

I might need to tap out draft day. If any of these awful rumors come true I'm going to throw up.

I could live with dealing Hedman, but only close to straight up for the #1 and without the #3 pick, keep Drouin and Mackinnon together...and then deal Connolly/Panik/the kitchen sink to reinvent our defensive line.

[ChaseSpace]

Originally Posted by RSchmitz

I could live with dealing Hedman, but only close to straight up for the #1 and without the #3 pick, keep Drouin and Mackinnon together...and then deal Connolly/Panik/the kitchen sink to reinvent our defensive line.

Jones won't be where Hedman is until 2-3 years down the road(possibly longer because Hedman was an absolute beast to start the year).

I'd rather keep Hedman and run the odds on getting Jones at #3.

[Jester47]

Yeah, Avs fans are not a fan of the deal, they actually said we aren't giving enough... It's only two spots, do they think they should getting Stammer for?!?!?

Hell, there is already a outside chance they'll land Vinny, do they want all,of out centers!!!!

[RSchmitz]

Originally Posted by ChaseSpace

Jones won't be where Hedman is until 2-3 years down the road(possibly longer because Hedman was an absolute beast to start the year).

I'd rather keep Hedman and run the odds on getting Jones at #3.

I was actually suggesting we draft mack+drouin if we are willing to deal hedman. Id prefer to not trade him at all and try to add jones to the mix. We have plenty of offense

[Alex]

Originally Posted by Jester47

Yeah, Avs fans are not a fan of the deal, they actually said we aren't giving enough... It's only two spots, do they think they should getting Stammer for?!?!?

Hell, there is already a outside chance they'll land Vinny, do they want all,of out centers!!!!

"All your centers are belong to us." - Avs fans, probably

[KyleFreadrich43]

Originally Posted by RSchmitz

Rumor...Hedman+#3 overall for Erik Johnson and #1 overall

I might need to tap out draft day. If any of these awful rumors come true I'm going to throw up.

I could live with dealing Hedman, but only close to straight up for the #1 and without the #3 pick, keep Drouin and Mackinnon together...and then deal Connolly/Panik/the kitchen sink to reinvent our defensive line.

Avalanche fans would drop a million Mentos into the Pepsi Center just on the outside chance it would blow up.

[Top Shelf]

Q: In a draft year this deep, does it really make sense to trade up when you're already at #3? Is jumping those two spots that intensely important? I'm guessing no?

[Matt]

Originally Posted by Top Shelf

Q: In a draft year this deep, does it really make sense to trade up when you're already at #3? Is jumping those two spots that intensely important? I'm guessing no?

It doesn't, SY can get maybe the best player in this draft at 3 without moving his best defenseman to move up two spots.

[aapbolt]

Unless you like Monahan, Nichushkin or Mantha better and you want to trade down to get more picks or players. Otherwise you dont move.