Comments on: Wednesday Afternoon Links

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 05:15:00 +0000

For the anthem either of Cummings or Hanson would be great. I remember him doing it as a rocker & Jennifer doing it smokey.

1st pick, BPA. Players drop as some have dark horse picks. I’d like a center but if there’s a kid that looks like he’s be a great D you go with it. Personal preference is Landeskog but I doubt he’ll drop to #7.

By: Luke Miguez

Luke Miguez — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 22:42:00 +0000

Philadelphia better be ridiculously happy that the cap is moving up if they’re forced to sign Bryzgalov for 7M/year.

I’m interested in a scenario where the Islanders decide to take Couturier and Ottawa takes Strome. Winnipeg then has to choose between Zibanejad (a centre) and Hamilton and Murphy methinks (both defencemen). In that scenario would we go with Hamilton as the BPA?

By: Kyle Kosior

Kyle Kosior — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 20:50:00 +0000

I like USA Today’s assessment, Strome along with Murphy offer intriguing risk-reward possibilities. I think Strome is the safer bet, however.

By: Tim Bonnar

Tim Bonnar — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 19:52:00 +0000

Strome or Couturier are the two guys I am looking for at number 7.
This is an odd draft. some say Couturier won’t have a chance of making it out of the top 5 while others predict a slide to 10. If Couturier is available at 7, I think he is lands in Winnipeg.

The True North people, they aren’t looking for “flash” they are looking for hard workers and character guys and as nice as it is to land a flashy scorer, a hard working set up man for Kane works well too.

If Couturier is gone at 7 and I think he will be, Strome is an exciting player to add to the mix. That said, you can rest assured that the True North people won’t be picking him if they actually believe his is the most likely bust of the bunch.

By: Drew Mindell

Drew Mindell — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 19:21:00 +0000

Winnipeg was scheduled to host the NHL Entry Draft in 1995. I think we all remember how that turned out.