soooooo... 10000000 bucks says galchenyuk and grigorenko haunt us for the next 20 years since theyre both in the division
- DarcyTucker16

Probably not.
Great pick Burke!

I hope this means Schenn is gone.

Enjoy playing against him 6x a year
- broadstreet11

Rather him than Crosby and Malkin...

Because...?

...He was ranked lower on Mackenzie's mock draft? The ISS had him at 8? You personally watched all the top 30 prospects and ranked them independently.

I'm really not trying to be a jerk, but most people are just passing off second-hand knowledge as their own, then getting indignant when pro scouts and GMs don't go along with this second-hand knowledge.
- Leeman4Gilmour

Agree

Probably not.
Great pick Burke!

I hope this means Schenn is gone.
- Fakepartofme

Schenn, Kadri, Armstrong and a 2nd 2013 for Bobby Ryan

Probably not.
Great pick Burke!

I hope this means Komi and Phaneuf are gone.
- Fakepartofme

Fixed

Schenn, Kadri, Armstrong and a 2nd 2013 for Bobby Ryan
- cor99

Nah forget that.
We dont need Ryan.

PP quarterback

Now we can move Phaneuf
- mfreedman

The thing is Phaneuf is not the quarterback of the PP. They need someone to pass him the puck so he can release that shot.

Because...?

...He was ranked lower on Mackenzie's mock draft? The ISS had him at 8? You personally watched all the top 30 prospects and ranked them independently?

I'm really not trying to be a jerk, but most people are just passing off second-hand knowledge as their own, then getting indignant when pro scouts and GMs don't go along with this second-hand knowledge.
- Leeman4Gilmour

There is no way he was ranked @ #1....

i wonder if la and nj make a deal ...


lou and dean are talking ......

The thing is Phaneuf is not the quarterback of the PP. They need someone to pass him the puck so he can release that shot.
- acresd

.. and miss the net by 4 feet. he needs help with that?

Galchenyuk

Holy (frank) calm down.
- weirdoh

yes

Because...?

...He was ranked lower on Mackenzie's mock draft? The ISS had him at 8? You personally watched all the top 30 prospects and ranked them independently?

I'm really not trying to be a jerk, but most people are just passing off second-hand knowledge as their own, then getting indignant when pro scouts and GMs don't go along with this second-hand knowledge.
- Leeman4Gilmour

uhm.. I'm not saying i cant believe he was his 1st pick because of his skill.. there is no doubt he has a lot of skill, im just surprised he was his 1st choice because we have many defenders who are pretty similar to him (Gards, Blacker, Franson, etc).. he must know he's going to make a deal with a defensemen for a forward for having a defensemen 1st on his list

Galchenyuk
- habsalltheway!!!

Atleast reilly played 18 games this year

Lets Hope Reilly doesn't take an arrow to his knee. I hope burke makes that a team rule just like the wearing of no ball caps during a picture is a rule.

I'm officially on the Fire Burke Train, Time to warm up my twitter account.

Galchenyuk
- habsalltheway!!!

Schenn, Kadri, Armstrong and a 2nd 2013 for Bobby Ryan
- cor99

Ya, I would take a flyer(pun intended) on JVR for a lesser package as well

The thing is Phaneuf is not the quarterback of the PP. They need someone to pass him the puck so he can release that shot.
- acresd

ya but he needs to hit the net also.

Lets Hope Reilly doesn't take an arrow to his knee. I hope burke makes that a team rule just like the wearing of no ball caps during a picture is a rule.

I'm officially on the Fire Burke Train, Time to warm up my twitter account.
- Leafsfan9329

i hopped on tonight.

what a freakshow.

A mea culpa from Atomic Wedgie:

After being a real know-it-all and condescending all afternoon, I must admit: I was wrong.

Wearing Zubaz pants right now would be pretty darned comfortable.

I'm not too bothered, as this surely means Burke's got a line on an established NHL forward.

I'd say the odds are very good that he's had some discussions about Bobby Ryan. Maybe he thinks he's got a shot at Parise.
- Leeman4Gilmour

Maybe Burke is an idiot...

Maybe we didn't need to get smaller & weaker..

Maybe we already have a bunch of offensive Dmen that are career minuses...

Maybe if he could he already would've made a trade... maybe we already would have 20 tall centers... that score.. alot of maybes all the way around... and no progress.

I'm not, Faksa is safe, but low ceiling. Teravainen is tiny.
- Feeling Glucky?

I'm not concerned with height being the most basic definition of size. Therre are a lot of guys who are over 6'1 who are just too soft, or simply not strong enough.

If a guy under 6 feet, like Teravainen is willing to become an animal in the gym in order to supplement an awesome skill set, then it's worth it.

uhm.. I'm not saying i cant believe he was his 1st pick because of his skill.. there is no doubt he has a lot of skill, im just surprised he was his 1st choice because we have many defenders who are pretty similar to him (Gards, Blacker, Franson, etc).. he must know he's going to make a deal with a defensemen for a forward for having a defensemen 1st on his list
- peddy-93

you can never have enough d Franson+ to van for lu????

Lets Hope Reilly doesn't take an arrow to his knee. I hope burke makes that a team rule just like the wearing of no ball caps during a picture is a rule.

I'm officially on the Fire Burke Train, Time to warm up my twitter account.
- Leafsfan9329

ya but he needs to hit the net also.
- dmnted

well he at least has a 5% chance the way his shot is. could be worse. It could be like Souray's