I left a when you said Dumba earlier when I asked who they plan to get b/c my brain is fried and didn't realize that is an actual name on the draft sheet thought you were calling me a dumb@$$, I sowwy and for that I shall most likely be perceived as ....
- JoeRussomanno

Way to be joe

Once again I completely understand. My only issue is when have the Flyers ever been right on selecting a defenseman? Now when it comes to forwards they are legit.
- stveshdy

Maybe thats why they had pronger scouting in the front office?????? god im begining to sound like EK

Ever hear of Joni Pitkanen?
- aightwebang17

good pick

UMMMMM M WTF

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pitkanen and sbisa weren't bad picks, imo.
- OrangeBlack27

Both those players are role guys. Nothing better than a second pairing. Thats still two players out of many. I don't even know who they consider at this pick so it may very well be a forward that they love.

Saw a post from a guy named chris botta. He said that he thinks that ryan winds up a flyer and nash a ranger. Fwit boom

Way to be joe
- bigmookalookie

did you tase yourself yet?

UMMMMM M WTF

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Draft 2012 flyers first round pick,powerfull defensman
- Philly1980

Bryz has been very quite this offseason. Is that even his account?

UMMMMM M WTF

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- Philly1980

Prob fake account?

Bryz has been very quite this offseason. Is that even his account?
- stveshdy

yep

Prob fake account?
- funmaster18

nope

Prob fake account?
- funmaster18

That's his account. My Twitter won't refresh so I don't see it yet.

This going to be the topic of tomorrow's blog, but to answer an earlier question, it is very hard to find NHL-ready defensemen in the Draft. Even players who are as highly touted as Adam Larsson last year often end up as healthy scratches in the playoffs of their first NHL season.

Ryan Murray is said to be NHL ready or very close. Cody Ceci is also believed to be very close. Griffin Reinhart is likely going to take longer -- perhaps a few seasons longer -- to emerge but may have a Shea Weber-like upside in the long term.

There are plenty of "safe" defense picks in this year's draft, who have 3rd-4th defenseman NHL potential and could be ready in 2-3 years but don't have huge upside at the NHL level. Matt Finn is one example who could be available in the Flyers' current range, along with Olli Määttä and Ludvig Byström. There are also some players likely to be available beyond round one who are pretty safe projections to develop in time into decent 4th-5th defensemen, such as Ville Pokka (compared by one scout to Toni Lydman) and Mikko Vainonen (a Nicklas Grossmann type with better foot speed).

Then there are the riskier, swing-for-the-fences types with higher offensive and/or physical upside but greater potential to miss the mark entirely. The two big names here are Matt Dumba and Slater Koekkoek, with the next step down being Derrick Pouliot and Dalton Thrower. Sleeper types who fit this profile include Jordan Schmaltz and Esa Lindell.

Both those players are role guys. Nothing better than a second pairing. Thats still two players out of many. I don't even know who they consider at this pick so it may very well be a forward that they love.
- stveshdy

sure, not saying they're franchise guys, but it's a tossup between pitkanen and ryan whitney (who went the next pick) as who was the best dman in that first round in 02.

and second pair is good value where they took sbisa at 19.

Bryz has been very quite this offseason. Is that even his account?
- stveshdy

it's a verified account. looking at the replies he gets, i'm not sure why any celebrity/athlete would want a twitter account.

hahahaha hes a (frank)ing riot

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did you tase yourself yet?
- JoeRussomanno

Lol, ill wait until I hit the academy in late jul altho i have been oc sprayed

That's his account. My Twitter won't refresh so I don't see it yet.
- Scoob

Odd thing for him to post then, no? I saw it. He tweeted a couple things.

This going to be the topic of tomorrow's blog, but to answer an earlier question, it is very hard to find NHL-ready defensemen in the Draft. Even players who are as highly touted as Adam Larsson last year often end up as healthy scratches in the playoffs of their first NHL season.

Ryan Murray is said to be NHL ready or very close. Cody Ceci is also believed to be very close. Griffin Reinhart is likely going to take longer -- perhaps a few seasons longer -- to emerge but may have a Shea Weber-like upside in the long term.

There are plenty of "safe" defense picks in this year's draft, who have 3rd-4th defenseman NHL potential and could be ready in 2-3 years but don't have huge upside at the NHL level. Matt Finn is one example who could be available in the Flyers' current range, along with Olli Määttä and Ludvig Byström. There are also some players likely to be available beyond round one who are pretty safe projections to develop in time into decent 4th-5th defensemen, such as Ville Pokka (compared by one scout to Toni Lydman) and Mikko Vainonen (a Nicklas Grossmann type with better foot speed).

Then there are the riskier, swing-for-the-fences types with higher offensive and/or physical upside but greater potential to miss the mark entirely. The two big names here are Matt Dumba and Slater Koekkoek, with the next step down being Derrick Pouliot and Dalton Thrower. Sleeper types who fit this profile include Jordan Schmaltz and Esa Lindell.
- bmeltzer

Don't forget Morgan Rielly in that Dumba category.

This going to be the topic of tomorrow's blog, but to answer an earlier question, it is very hard to find NHL-ready defensemen in the Draft. Even players who are as highly touted as Adam Larsson last year often end up as healthy scratches in the playoffs of their first NHL season.

Ryan Murray is said to be NHL ready or very close. Cody Ceci is also believed to be very close. Griffin Reinhart is likely going to take longer -- perhaps a few seasons longer -- to emerge but may have a Shea Weber-like upside in the long term.

There are plenty of "safe" defense picks in this year's draft, who have 3rd-4th defenseman NHL potential and could be ready in 2-3 years but don't have huge upside at the NHL level. Matt Finn is one example who could be available in the Flyers' current range, along with Olli Määttä and Ludvig Byström. There are also some players likely to be available beyond round one who are pretty safe projections to develop in time into decent 4th-5th defensemen, such as Ville Pokka (compared by one scout to Toni Lydman) and Mikko Vainonen (a Nicklas Grossmann type with better foot speed).

Then there are the riskier, swing-for-the-fences types with higher offensive and/or physical upside but greater potential to miss the mark entirely. The two big names here are Matt Dumba and Slater Koekkoek, with the next step down being Derrick Pouliot and Dalton Thrower. Sleeper types who fit this profile include Jordan Schmaltz and Esa Lindell.
- bmeltzer

any chance koekoek is available at 20?

it's a verified account. looking at the replies he gets, i'm not sure why any celebrity/athlete would want a twitter account.
- aightwebang17

you're sensitive aren't you, sir?

any chance koekoek is available at 20?
- aightwebang17

yes

you're sensitive aren't you, sir?
- OrangeBlack27

yes, comes from my mother's side of the family.

hahahaha hes a (frank)ing riot

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- Philly1980

Lmfao

Lol, ill wait until I hit the academy in late jul altho i have been oc sprayed
- bigmookalookie

oc is for sissies, that F%*^()&(&)*(&&%&$% tear gas chamber in basic was a m(^*&^$%&$^&$%$&^ wait I think you had both too iirc