A thread to discuss all things draft-related. Leafs news will obviously have its own thread.
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Connor Bedard era has begun!
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Gary just say he’s gonna take an upper decker in Bridgestone arena?
let’s get it going
The Chicago Blackhawks trade the first overall pick to the Toronto maple leafs for Alex kerfoot UFA rights 🙌🏻
THE HAWKS PICKED BEDARD, WHAT A SURPRISE!!!! /s
Do we have a draft party somewhere in Toronto?
out of left field
The pace is too slowwwwww! haha
they already gave him his jersey number rather than #23
98 is ballsy and cocky and I’m not even mad about it
Fantilli not going 2OA is crazy to me, for real.
Wooahhhh Leo Carlsson went #2 which means Fantilli to Columbus or maybe Michkov?!?!
Fantilli probably going to the blue jackets, lmao enjoy Mike Babcock.
Have they announced the Montreal and Nashville trade yet?
To MTL
Askarov and 15 OA
To NSH
5th OA
We’re going at a pick every 15 minutes, we should be done tomorrow morning.
“Adam, welcome to Colombus, but before we get started, I’m gonna need a list”
Sharks better keep his wife’s name out their fuckin mouths.
Montreal select Leonard no balls
I wonder if WSH trades up for the Habs 5th Overall for their pick and Kuznetsov?
What entrance music should they play when Treliving is making his entrance to the Leafs’ table after the Flames pick?
Mitchkov is gonna drop to 28!
Oh poor price
micing up a rookie like this is ruining his moment.
I like to imagine Price refused to say the guys name out of silent protest.
~David~
Ohh that was painful. Gotta feel for both Price and Reinbacher in that moment.
Wooooooahhhhhh now the draft gonna get spicy!!! Flyers really liked Michkov and he is only 1 or 2 picks away and Arizona is next uh oh
Well, that was tough to watch
What happened to Price there? Did he just forget the name?
Simoshev over Michkov holy shit! Michkov is either going to Philadelphia or Washington
…what? That’s not the Russian I expected. I thought he might even drop down towards us.
Jfresh had Simashev dropping to us at 28
interesting
Price was hard to watch, but what the hell is Arizona doing? That guy would have been there at 12 by all accounts. It’s wild to go that far off the board so high. It usually doesn’t work out.
where’s that one guy who said Ovi talked with Michkov to get him to Washington?
using the term “boots on the ground” when talking about a russian player is certainly something
Marner for Michkov and Konecny
Odds on the leafs trading down?