2012 Entry Draft

[aapbolt]

If you have to choose between Reilly, Reinhart...who do,you take, provided Dumba is not there. Plus who at 19? Wilson or Aberg or Poilloit? Then BPA with our 2nd rounder or are there two or three we should look for there?

[Goboltz56]

Goaltender Oscar Dansk is coming to play major junior next season. I wonder if that raises his draft stock?

[pete]

Somewhat, yes.

[pete]

I kind of poo-pooed RawCharge's first pick in the SB Nation Mock Draft, but they took Pouliot at 19, which wouldn't have been a bad pick at 10. Steal, in that position.

[chad]

If you're looking for a pattern, Murray/Yzerman takes a player slated to go about 5-7 slots behind where they take him in the first, per all the prognosticators.

They also fancy pure skill, which is obvious now, plus guys they think will develop into something they may not be close to now.

Right now, my guess is Pouliot (assuming Rielly is gone).

What stops me though is, as Pete kind of mentioned, the risk factor. They said last week that when taking Vladdy, their thought was even if Vladdy never turned out to be a scorer, he'd be a fine defensive player.

They have two firsts, though, so they can take a risk with one of them.

If they play it safe and Reinhart is still available, I can definitely see that then go with someone like Koekkek at 19. Scouts love Reinhart, though, especially Edmonton, so I think he's gone by 10 anyway. I could see Ceci being a safer pick than Pouliot, too. Finn at 19 is sticking in my head for some, conservative reason. If they want to swing for the fences, they'll take Jankowski there. Someone will Blake Wheeler him.

If Dansk is coming over, I'd feel better about taking him at 19. I don't like GT in the first round. Development probability is too low.

[chad]

Originally Posted by pete

I kind of poo-pooed RawCharge's first pick in the SB Nation Mock Draft, but they took Pouliot at 19, which wouldn't have been a bad pick at 10. Steal, in that position.

I may have been in John's ear on that one.

[chad]

Woodlief just took a dump on Collberg in his chat today. Said he shouldn't go before 3rd round.

[aapbolt]

What about Trouba at 10, Lindholm at 19 and Brady Vail at 40?

[pete]

Trouba at 10 would be solid and Lindholm at 19 would be a GREAT pick.

[Sean]

Bob McKenzie has almost all the Dmen out by pick 10. Trouba, Reilly, Dumba, Reinhart, all out by his 10 spot. Maata and Ceci the only two left. Has Grigorenko at #12 though.

Vasievski at #24, Subban at #25.

Guess I shouldn't say pick 10. Just his player rankings. Not a mock.