Commandant

Everything I hear is that they have dual needs, both Centre and Defence. For this reason they will go BPA. They don't have faith in Gagner as a Top 6 player and would like a centre with size to go with RNH. They also have a lot of defence prospects but no one they can look at as a surefire #1. So I think they'd like both, but they are going to have to make a choice. For that reason they will let Stu MacGregor (there head scout) tell them who is the best player out of Grigo, Galchenyuk, Dumba, Murray. If they get first overall, they'll go Yakupov just because he's so much better than everyone else. The only guy in the top 7 who I think they definetely won't touch is Forsberg.

Ellis won the award for defensive defenceman of the year in the QMJHL Both Ellis and Beaulieu made the 2nd allstar team too.

Lets remember those rankings from Bob McKenzie haven't been updated since January. In January Galchenyuk wasn't playing... his knee was a big question mark. Today that is no longer the case. I'd also say that Grigorenko's second half wasn't near as impressive as his first half this season (due to the ankle injury mostly). Grigo's a good player and I'd be happy with him, but I'd rather have Galchenyuk

Timmins results speak for themselves. Best scout in the NHL.

I want Galchenyuk. Just as talented as Grigorenko but Grigo is more a perimeter player where Galchenyuk is a lot more gritty and better defensively. The only questions with Galchenyuk were his knee, and thats been answered with flying colours at this point. He's also 6'2 205 now, so he's pretty much the same size as Grigo. However Grigo doesn't use his size as effectively as Galchenyuk who is able to play a grittier game.

Assuming the Oilers don't pass us... our lottery odds are 14.2% chance of picking 1st... 56.1% chance of picking 3rd... 29.7% chance of picking 4th...

We could lose a spot via the lottery. Bottom 3 finish guaranteed. Top 4 pick guaranteed.

Randy could easily get another AHL job. Possibly even an assistant coaching position. Heck I'd take him back in Hamilton, but I doubt he'd go after how he's been treated in Montreal.

Yeah at least one of those 4 must still be available to us, no matter what. If we can stay 3rd after the lottery 2 of them.

1 pt for Edmonton still makes Saturday interesting. They have the tie breaker and only need to tie us in pts.

Top 4 pick guaranteed. We guarantee that at least 1 of the forwards will be on the board when we pick.

TOP 3 GOING TO THE LOTTERY! WOOT WOOT Only in comparison to Edmonton, who can still catch us

Yup. One pt lost by habs or gained by wild we clinch 28th

Yes isles clinch bottom 4 spot clinched if we can lose this bottom 3 will clinch (wild)

shootout even if we win, if the isles win in regulation or OT they'll clinch too

Leafs get to OT we can no longer catch them

stupid budaj lets lose in OT though.Good news is we can no longer catch carolina. 1 pt was enough for them

leafs score 2-2 late

5on 3 now jesus christ ###### right off

who is this ref? ######

give him a penalty shot

###### off now our pp will work... hasn't worked all year but it will now.

god damn cunneyworth keeps playing the shit out of the big line and subban gorges too... ######er. I'm more worried about us right now.

where is obyrne when we need him most

stamkos scores 59 2-1 bolts over leafs we need to lose, stop blocking shots.