Jack Eichel is a fantastic prospect. would be #1 any other year.
- RogerRoeper

Over rated.....

Nobody is going to give up a top 5 pick for Kessel. He may be worth a top 5 but, it is more a problem of scale in relation to cap, age of a team and rebuilding priorities.

Which top 5 drafting team gives up their first round pick for Kessel?

Buffalo,
Edmonton,
Arizona,
Carolina,
....insert name of team that gives up their #1 pick for Kessel
- spatso

Toronto..... two of em ....

I assume you're getting the new PGA Tour when it's out? I sure in hell will be.
- Tee-Dot

i will take a serious look at it. i havent played a golf game in a long time. so probably

Over rated.....
- orienbrady22

You watch a lot of Boston U games i take it?

You watch a lot of Boston U games i take it?
- Lee Denault

Just like everyone else on here that is certain he will be great....

If the Leafs have to pick 6th or 7th, I'd consider moving down in the draft, to 10 or 11 and get an asset, then see if Rantonen is still available. It looks like the top 5 are pretty much set in stone, looking at the needs of most of these teams.
- PrinceLH

I can see Rantonen going at 7 as it stands. If that's were we are, then take him and run.

Nobody is going to give up a top 5 pick for Kessel. He may be worth a top 5 but, it is more a problem of scale in relation to cap, age of a team and rebuilding priorities.

Which top 5 drafting team gives up their first round pick for Kessel?

Buffalo,
Edmonton,
Arizona,
Carolina,
....insert name of team that gives up their #1 pick for Kessel
- spatso

Arizona. They can't score goals and need a quick turn around because they're bleeding money when they win, just imagine when they lose. Edmonton would take JVR and Bernier in a heartbeat too, another team that can't sit on their hands anymore either.

Just like everyone else on here that is certain he will be great....
- orienbrady22

like the pro scouts and such who actually do watch him play?

Toronto..... two of em ....
- orienbrady22

Ancient history. Burke said he thought they would be mid first round picks. I believe he was confident in his expectation.

Just like everyone else on here that is certain he will be great....
- orienbrady22

What a great leg to stand on!

Arizona. They can't score goals and need a quick turn around because they're bleeding money when they win, just imagine when they lose. Edmonton would take JVR and Bernier in a heartbeat too, another team that can't sit on their hands anymore either.
- JohnFergusonJr

no one is trading a generational 1st pick. stop.

Over rated.....
- orienbrady22

I agree. I'd go Don Cherry on this one and take McDavid, Strome and Marner over him.

i will take a serious look at it. i havent played a golf game in a long time. so probably
- Lee Denault

Same here. Golf is my most enjoyable online gaming experience... just relaxing, drinking some beers, and shootin' the poop with the boys. No super-duper fierce competition and no 14-year old punks having sex with our moms.

no one is trading a generational 1st pick. stop.
- Lee Denault

These generational talents seem to be coming annually. Wasn't MacKinnon a generational talent too?

These generational talents seem to be coming annually. Wasn't MacKinnon a generational talent too?
- JohnFergusonJr

and was the pick traded?

Same here. Golf is my most enjoyable online gaming experience... just relaxing, drinking some beers, and shootin' the poop with the boys. No super-duper fierce competition and no 14-year old punks having sex with our moms.

- Tee-Dot

thinking that had something to do with the exchanging of a game today

like the pro scouts and such who actually do watch him play?
- Lee Denault

He will be good, Strome and Marner will be better....

they are trying to take hitting out of hockey til kids are 18 years old......

This world is being run by hippies.

Arizona. They can't score goals and need a quick turn around because they're bleeding money when they win, just imagine when they lose. Edmonton would take JVR and Bernier in a heartbeat too, another team that can't sit on their hands anymore either.
- JohnFergusonJr

Maybe Edmonton. They need a goalie, they want young D. It would have to be a very good package. But, there are rumblings that they might trade Hall or Eberle. Can't see them dealing either of those players and then do a deal for Kessel.

and was the pick traded?
- Lee Denault

Was he really a generational talent or just a really good prospect that got hyped to the moon so people would give a poop about the draft? I'm not saying McDavid isn't a great prospect but he's not a generational talent either. He's what the Leafs need but he's not Sidney Crosby or Stamkos or even Tavares.

Also, I was talking about acquiring another top 5 pick so that doesn't automatically mean 1st overall. It could be 3rd or 4th, which is what Kessel should be able to get you in return.

https://www.easports.com/...-tour/features#load-times

is that a picture of a guy about to tee off with 2 F16's flying over a beached Warship on fire?

Was he really a generational talent or just a really good prospect that got hyped to the moon so people would give a poop about the draft? I'm not saying McDavid isn't a great prospect but he's not a generational talent either. He's what the Leafs need but he's not Sidney Crosby or Stamkos or even Tavares.

Also, I was talking about acquiring another top 5 pick so that doesn't automatically mean 1st overall. It could be 3rd or 4th, which is what Kessel should be able to get you in return.
- JohnFergusonJr

why not?

why do you already say that he will never be an nhl star?

Now you say - oooo why do you say he will be??

100+ points in 40 gp

Was he really a generational talent or just a really good prospect that got hyped to the moon so people would give a poop about the draft? I'm not saying McDavid isn't a great prospect but he's not a generational talent either. He's what the Leafs need but he's not Sidney Crosby or Stamkos or even Tavares.

Also, I was talking about acquiring another top 5 pick so that doesn't automatically mean 1st overall. It could be 3rd or 4th, which is what Kessel should be able to get you in return.
- JohnFergusonJr

Maybe another year, but not this year. Too many great young players, too much emphasis on cap control. At least 10 teams will be trying to shed big contracts come this June. Not a good year to be trying to move an expensive player.

i think someone needs a crash course on how hard it is to acquire top 3-5 picks.

never mind 2 of them in the deepest (same) draft in years

pipe dream, and not in the least bit attainable.

why not?

why do you already say that he will never be an nhl star?
- Lee Denault

Because it's not easy to be that good, that quickly?