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Fine with the Olofsson pick as well. First time I’ve felt that way this draft.

Well, the Habs didn’t get him but at least I get to watch Akil Thomas dominate here in Los Angeles now

My top 3 wish list would be Akil Thomas Jared McIsaac Serron Noel

Quite honestly he better be more than a 60 point center. That’s a rather safe assessment.

Based on their point totals last year, Svechnikov would have had 40 points in the NHL. Zadina would have had roughly 30. The Tkachuks and Kotkaniemis would have gotten something in the 20s. It’s not the end all be all of what their future brings but if that supports evidence that Svechnikov was clearly ahead of the pack, I think it supports that there actually was slight separation between Zadina and the next batch. Clearly there’s more to it since some other teams passed up on Zadina as well.

We’ll see if that turns out to be the case. Right now, Zadina is definitely the better player statistically. Long term, we needed a center. I wish Zadina ended up getting picked outside of the division.

I would do Pacioretty, 2nd Round, Shaw for Muzzin and Kempe Edit: If I knew with 100% certainty Pacioretty was leaving at the end of the year anyway

Go Zadina Go

I’m being misunderstood. I don’t agree with everyone that Pacioretty needs to be traded, and I didn’t agree last trade deadline when everyone and their cousin knew Pacioretty would get moved. This cycle has continued and Pacioretty still hasn’t been moved. Eventually, if Pacioretty is still on the team and fans and media keep clamoring for him to be dealt, it’s going to get to his head. If it comes down to that, it will be best to move him simply because of the circus surrounding his name. Everyone else sees the smart move being to trade him and yet everyone has been disappointed with other Bergevin moves as of late. Why didn’t we trade Galchenyuk for a center or a LD if it’s so guaranteed that Pacioretty will be traded for the perfect pieces of our puzzle? If this keeps up, I will eventually agree that Pacioretty should be moved, but once again it will be because of the circus act that follows him around, in addition to the fact that he’s an expiring contract.

Yes, but there have been hockey reasons to trade him for some time now and Bergevin still hasn’t. Meaning he may just want to keep him. If Pacioretty is on the rumor mill forever, it’s going to eventually get to his head.

Muzzin makes sense but I’m not believing any of these rumors. The more people (fans/media) talk about it, however, the more Pacioretty may simply have to be dealt, once again for non-hockey related reasons.

O’Reilly for Pacioretty = bad trade by Buffalo O’Reilly + 31st for 3rd = bad trade by Montreal O’Reilly for Pacioretty & 2nd = bad trade by Buffalo

My reasoning for being alright with Danault being dealt is a bad one. I’m tired of seeing him in the top 6. I admit it’s not the greatest reason nor do I think the team will actually move him.

I’ve been thinking about trade proposals involving Danault the past few days, such as one that I came up with involving King’s prospect/3rd line center Kempe coming back the other way. The problem is that right now he’s the only legitimate “pure” center we have who is capable of playing in the top 6. If we trade him, it should be for a center but we lose one going the other way as well.

My top 10 picks since I have nothing other than free time... 1) Buffalo Sabres: Dahlin 2) Carolina Hurricanes: Svechnikov 3) Montreal Canadiens: Zadina 4) Ottawa Senators: Hughes 5) Arizona Coyotes: Tkachuk 6) Detroit Red Wings: Boqvist 7) Vancouver Canucks: Kotkaniemi 8) Chicago Blackhawks: Wahlstrom 9) New York Rangers: Dobson 10) Edmonton Oilers: Ty Smith