Ducks 2010 NHL DRAFT

by Albert K on Jun 7, 2010 1:59 PM PDT

So apparently Jen, Arthur, and someone else will all meet up at the draft and have a good time. We fellow fans aren't so fortunate and will watch the draft from home and I'll also miss free agency since I'm going to vacation to Canada......

I'm trying to guess who Madden will pick in this year's draft and I'm assuming it's gonna be sheahan or kabanov with the first pick or skinner or etem with number 29 or 30... even a trade out with that 29 which is essentially a second round pick... damn Flyers.... so after that comes the free agents.

Like I said before I think Volchenkov is gone to the Caps and he don't wanna come out West... That leaves Zybnek of the Yotes and maybe Hamhius as real options. What I learned watching the playoffs this year was that you can't win without 4 legitimate top-4 d-man with one shutdown bruiser... I'll be the first to admit I thought Murray's moves were fantastic last year and I believed that Eminger, Boynton, Whitney, Wiz, and Sbisa were good enough of a defense... Looks like I was wrong and you fellow fans who were applauding Murray aka the Bufoon should also admit that you were excited with the shit moves Bob made last summer. So let's not speculate what we would do but let's try and predict what Murray and Madden will do and have some fun in this boring offseason so far.... Personally I see either Zybnek signing for 4 mil to 5 mil a year for 4 to 5 years... Pair him with Lubo and Sbisa with Scotty and Brooks with Mikkelson and.... never mind Festerling sucks...... The other scenario is signing Hamhius or maybe even trading for Coburn who is actually a top-4 d-man unlike Eminger or Boynton and can log some huge minutes even though he was a minus 6 or 7 this year on a deep Flyer blue line. Philly has some major cap problems and probably would consider moving a salary if we pony up a good d-prospect from our cupboard. I would give them Schultz, Mikkelson, Festerling and a 2nd or 3rd round pick. Mikkelson at this point has used up all his chances and Fester is just a normal sad dude so not much of a loss for us if we traded them.

So guys get predicting on what the "Bufoon" will do next cause even though we want to all be NHL GMs we sadly can't. :)

PS. This library computer freezes when I try to attach a poll

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Well I do not think Murray is a “bufoon” as you call him. Has he made some mistakes? Yes. Has he made some major mistakes? Hell yes. He did however make some good moves at the trade deadline and did well on the Brookbank signing so he has for lack of a better word, good mojo going right now. Hopefully he will carry forward and keep the good mojo going. However with our two first round picks we need guys that can play and not get caught up in the AHL for too long. We need another Getzy Perry type draft where these guys can move up quickly and be playmakers and gamechangers for us. The Ducks haven’t really been knocking it out of the park with the draft picks as of late. I hope we are due.

by Newport Rebel on Jun 7, 2010 9:52 PM PDT reply actions

yeah no first rounder since bobby does blow…… let’s see 06 mitera was nobody’s fault cuz his injury was a freak accident. 07 was a complete disaster even though that draft was not that good but that’s still no excuse to take a guy ranked 52nd 19th overall. 08 Gardiner a project pick who is a good player but lots of good d-men still available when he was on the board. if we didn’t need myers carlson and del zotto were still there but burke as usual blew a pick… 09 picks kyle and peter are not expected to make an impact the season after they are drafted so we’ll wait and see but i think yuo’re right… something is wrong with us drafting in round 1…. scouting college wise is the best in the league (i love you mcnab)….

by Albert K on Jun 8, 2010 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions

replace boynton with willie mitchell and eminger with henrik tallinder or lydman
mitchell-vis
wiz-tallinder or lydman
ward- sbisa
sounds solid to me

by Jonathan Teller on Jun 23, 2010 12:36 AM PDT reply actions

With Scotty now gone and 6 mil off the books I think we can be a real player for Volchenkov. It is not always about the money and will still be a tough sell but now we will have a few dollars to back it up with.

by Newport Rebel on Jun 23, 2010 1:24 AM PDT reply actions