2022 NHL Draft Discussion

[Guilt Trip]

Shanahan was around for the Nylander draft, for what it's worth.

And had a direct hand in making sure the team picked him. Subsequently, Nylander is Shanahan?s son?s favourite player.

Since Nylander is the only quality player TO has drafted outside of the top 5 in 8 years, Shanahan should be conducting the draft for TO. Of course, many Leaf fans even consider Nylander is a failure.

Many Leaf fans? Anyone who thinks Nylander is a failure knows nothing about hockey.

 

[Arn]

I would love to be as much of a "failure" at my job as Nylander is at his

 

[OldTimeHockey]

Since Nylander is the only quality player TO has drafted outside of the top 5 in 8 years, Shanahan should be conducting the draft for TO. Of course, many Leaf fans even consider Nylander is a failure.

I think writing off Sandin(22yrs old) and Liljegren(23yrs old) this early is a tad shortsighted. Many Leaf fans may not agree.

 

[bustaheims]

Many Leaf fans? Anyone who thinks Nylander is a failure knows nothing about hockey.

Agreed. I get that he's not necessarily the type of player some fans are happy with, but a failure? Dude just had a 34 goal, 80 point season. The only season he didn't produce at a 20+ goal, 60+ point pace was the holdout season.

"Many Leaf fans" need to get back to reality and relearn what a failed draft pick is - like, I don't know, Michael Del Colle, who went 5th overall in that draft, or Nick Ritchie, who a lot of those "fans" wanted the Leafs to draft with that pick...

 

[herman]

https://twitter.com/Kyle_Cush/status/1540364132825849862

 

[Kin]

Since Nylander is the only quality player TO has drafted outside of the top 5 in 8 years, Shanahan should be conducting the draft for TO. Of course, many Leaf fans even consider Nylander is a failure.

I don't think the team's President "conducts" the draft regardless of record.

 

[Bender]

Since Nylander is the only quality player TO has drafted outside of the top 5 in 8 years, Shanahan should be conducting the draft for TO. Of course, many Leaf fans even consider Nylander is a failure.

I think writing off Sandin(22yrs old) and Liljegren(23yrs old) this early is a tad shortsighted. Many Leaf fans may not agree.

I agree 100% with this. Some players still have upside like Knies and Robertson. Kind of ridiculous to expect the last 2-3 drafts to have long shots pan out immediately.

 

[herman]

Scouching on Lane Hutson
Smaht scouting report

In case you were wondering what Mitch Marner(ish) looked like as N LHD

 

[ZBBM]

Hooray for Naz and the Avs, and screw off Cooper.

Now back to our Regularly Scheduled Leafs Programming.

 

[herman]

https://twitter.com/TSNHockey/status/1541813652612960256
miiiiiight be some drama at pick 1

How does this affect the Leafs?
https://twitter.com/Kyle_Cush/status/1541807827114663936

 

[Bender]

https://twitter.com/TSNHockey/status/1541813652612960256
miiiiiight be some drama at pick 1

How does this affect the Leafs?
https://twitter.com/Kyle_Cush/status/1541807827114663936

Would love to grab Brad Lambert.

 

[herman]

Would love to grab Brad Lambert.

There are some Kapanen vibes from Lambert. All speed, no brains
Granted his current team is extremely not suited to his style, apparently.

Edit: but also
https://twitter.com/DeloreyBryden/status/1541263855216640001

https://theathletic.com/3378778/2022/06/25/brad-lambert-2022-nhl-draft-qa

 

[herman]

https://twitter.com/mckeenshockey/status/1541871052669714434

 

[herman]

https://twitter.com/Kyle_Cush/status/1542162446818975746

 

[herman]

miiiiiight be some drama at pick 1

https://twitter.com/coreypronman/status/1536330751687331840

Mmhmm, just like that time Patrik Laine was placed above Auston Matthews

 

[Heroic Shrimp]

https://twitter.com/markhmasters/status/1542494810615037953

Truly you can?t have enough generational centres.

 

[Zee]

https://twitter.com/markhmasters/status/1542494810615037953

Truly you can?t have enough generational centres.

I love how people just throw around the term "generational" like it's old hat.

 

[Bullfrog]

https://twitter.com/markhmasters/status/1542494810615037953

Truly you can?t have enough generational centres.

It's a tough challenge. Should they go for another generational centre, or maybe grab a generational winger?

 

[L K]

I go with the centre over the winger when it comes to the 1st overall pick but I don't think this debate is as absurd as the Matthews/Laine one.

Although as an aside I did not realize that his coach was former Leaf Luca Caputi.

 

[bustaheims]

Some Habs fans I've spoken to have suggested Wright's floor is like a Matt Duchene - which isn't exactly high praise but still feels like more optimistic than what I've gotten from the scouting reports on him. It's probably close to his likely outcome, but his floors feels more likely to be along the lines of RNH. In fact, this draft feels quite similar to the 2011 draft in that way. Slafkovsky probably ends up close to Landeskog, as well - a good physical winger with good offence, but not a gamebreaker. And, similar to the 2011 draft, the best player might end up being the guy who goes 3rd.