JotCast | PHR Live Chat: 2024 NHL Draft

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Gabriel Foley

8:37

Well don't hold your breath, this is the final year that the NHL Draft will be centralized. Starting next year, staff will stay in their home market - ala NFL Draft!

The Donny V

8:37

Solberg Trotz is your GM!

UncleMike1526

8:38

I think Gbear ended it. LOL

Gbear

8:38

Greentree maybe? Beaudoin a very Trotz type player.

Gabriel Foley

8:38

Greentree DOES feel very Trotz!

8:39

I like that. Chernyshov is what my heart wants here, though!

The Donny V

8:40

Russians haven't panned out all that well in Nashville so I do wonder if they are a little skeptical to go that route

Boz

8:40

Side note. Why has NO team congratulated FL on winning Stanley Cup?

Gabriel Foley

8:40

Ha, they're spiteful! All rooting for a McDavid Cup, maybe?

Gbear

8:41

TROTZ TOOK A FORWARD!!! :0

The Donny V

8:41

Surin? Hmmm... what do we know Gabe?

Gabriel Foley

8:41

Wow another shocker!

8:42

Surin is a very exciting player. High, high energy and knows how and when to disregard his position. And man he isn't shy, showing confidence in diving into the corners or into board battles. But on puck he can be a bit quick to act. He's got good hands and a quick shot but needs to slow down his decision making and look for the right choice instead of the first choice. Luckily, hes one of the youngest in the class, so plenty of time!!

The broadcast just compared Surin to Alex Radulov - I love that comparison.

Gbear

8:42

A center with some size and skill. I'll take it!

Zakis

8:42

We won't have to put a wellness check on Gbear now!

Josh Erickson

8:42

That pick puts the Smash in Smashville, man.

Gabriel Foley

8:43

Love it Josh - yes!

KRamadan

8:43

EJ Emery or Solberg make sense here?

Gabriel Foley

8:43

I'd have to think those are the favorites. I was almost certain Emery was the pick here, but with Solberg around... I don't know.

Cbj4life

8:44

what other moves will the jackets make ??? Shouldn’t we have a coach by now ??

Gabriel Foley

8:45

Ha, no kidding - can we excuse Waddell early for interviewing?? I imagine Columbus will be okay to wait until Day Two now. They say the First Round is the competition, the Second Round is the test. It's about the fall on Day One, the scouting on Day Two - and both Waddell and Columbus' scouting team has a strong track record of finding hidden gems.

Gbear

8:45

Please, we don't another Radulov. Preds need to have a Russian mentor around once this kid comes over. Rads could've used that.

Gabriel Foley

8:45

That wouldn't be a bad thing at all. Tough time to lose Afanasyev!

Oh sounds like Toronto could be making a trade! Savvy

UncleMike1526

8:45

They just said the price on the Preds G is completely off the hook.

Josh Erickson

8:45

We have a trade to announce

UncleMike1526

8:45

Emery was a combine hero. Do those ever pan out?

Gabriel Foley

8:46

Anaheim moves up!

Toronto sends Pick 23 to Anaheim for Pick 31 and 58

Look for Anaheim to be looking defender here... Emery and Solberg once again!

matt

8:46

The NFL one has former Players Annoucing days. Picks and Outside. Only minus to MLB no Trades In it and not on TV all dsys.

UncleMike1526

8:47

Toronto needs to be in on cheap help and salary cap dumps. More picks helps

Gabriel Foley

8:48

This one will be interesting. Who is going to join Sennecke?

Gbear

8:48

Trotz was true to his word here. Thumbs up! The Poile era is over!!!

Gabriel Foley

8:49

Wow good pick Anaheim! They get Stian Solberg, who becomes the second Norwegian ever taken in the First Round... just a few picks later!

Gbear

8:49

A Viking becomes a Duck!

The Donny V

8:50

I gotta agree Gbear, I feel good about this era so far... I am quite upset about the Afanasyev trade but that's cause I love the player and person that Egor is so it's kind of a bias, but I am excited about this kid so far, I just did a tiny bit of looking and am liking what I read so far

Gabriel Foley

8:51

Solberg's a beast of a defender. He filled all roles asked of him this year, showing the ability to move the puck in transition, shut down opponent's transition, or throw heavy hits. He's got NHL games in him!

Woooo - we have another trade!

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