Because we have no idea who will be actually available, here’s Scott Wheeler’s #7 pick.
>Andrew Cristall — LW, Kelowna Rockets, 5-foot-10
>One of my favourites in this class, Cristall is a creative, slippery playmaker who isn’t afraid to try things and possesses a rare ability to hang onto pucks, pull eyes and bodies towards him, and then expose opposing structures to the weak side of coverage.
>Though he’s currently still nursing a lower-body injury he suffered in early January, before that, it didn’t take long watching this year’s Kelowna Rockets to realize just how much offence he creates for himself and his teammates. If this weren’t a draft that also featured Bedard and Benson, he was in the midst of one of the most productive draft-eligible seasons in recent WHL history (pacing to outproduce, for example, the 106 in 69 that 2011 No. 1 pick Ryan Nugent-Hopkins posted).
>Despite his diminutive size, he’s also a smart player off of the puck and I’ve been struck by how often he’s in the right position above the puck to hold play inside the offensive zone (I absolutely get why he was named an alternate captain). He’s as fun to watch with the puck on his stick as almost anyone in this draft. When you think you’ve got him trapped, you usually don’t. He’s just a natural creator for himself and others who manufactures offence in a variety of ways. I see clear, projectable top-six tools as a play-creating winger and I’m not the least bit worried about him doing it against NHL defences because of how hard he is to pin down.
finester39
If your A1C levels are greater than 6.5%, you’re at risk for diabetes. Happy where we’re at!
hazeamaz3
Either we get lucky and we go up a few spots, or more likely we suffer and drop.
trevallen39
I would laugh so hard if we win the lottery. All those teams above us were deliberately tanking. Columbus could say accidentally tanked due to injuries, but they still didn’t have a 1C anyway
RJ8812
Looking forward to 2 teams below us moving up
Mike_Y_1210
The 7th spot has never won the lottery so it’s due!
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Because we have no idea who will be actually available, here’s Scott Wheeler’s #7 pick.
>Andrew Cristall — LW, Kelowna Rockets, 5-foot-10
>One of my favourites in this class, Cristall is a creative, slippery playmaker who isn’t afraid to try things and possesses a rare ability to hang onto pucks, pull eyes and bodies towards him, and then expose opposing structures to the weak side of coverage.
>Though he’s currently still nursing a lower-body injury he suffered in early January, before that, it didn’t take long watching this year’s Kelowna Rockets to realize just how much offence he creates for himself and his teammates. If this weren’t a draft that also featured Bedard and Benson, he was in the midst of one of the most productive draft-eligible seasons in recent WHL history (pacing to outproduce, for example, the 106 in 69 that 2011 No. 1 pick Ryan Nugent-Hopkins posted).
>Despite his diminutive size, he’s also a smart player off of the puck and I’ve been struck by how often he’s in the right position above the puck to hold play inside the offensive zone (I absolutely get why he was named an alternate captain). He’s as fun to watch with the puck on his stick as almost anyone in this draft. When you think you’ve got him trapped, you usually don’t. He’s just a natural creator for himself and others who manufactures offence in a variety of ways. I see clear, projectable top-six tools as a play-creating winger and I’m not the least bit worried about him doing it against NHL defences because of how hard he is to pin down.
If your A1C levels are greater than 6.5%, you’re at risk for diabetes. Happy where we’re at!
Either we get lucky and we go up a few spots, or more likely we suffer and drop.
I would laugh so hard if we win the lottery. All those teams above us were deliberately tanking. Columbus could say accidentally tanked due to injuries, but they still didn’t have a 1C anyway
Looking forward to 2 teams below us moving up
The 7th spot has never won the lottery so it’s due!