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| Nolan Patrick |
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7 | 12.50% |
| Nico Hischier |
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8 | 14.29% |
| Someone Else |
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2 | 3.57% |
| Edmonton Oilers |
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39 | 69.64% |
| Total: | 56 votes | ||
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One Kailer Yamamoto please. I'd be okay with a Callan Foote if Yamamoto goes before the Leafs get a try.
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May 14, 2017 01:48
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Seriously how is Yamamoto so undervalued? If the Leafs get him to replace Hyman on Matthews's wing, Jesus Christ.
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May 14, 2017 02:12
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A Typical Goon posted:Nic Petan is an inch taller than Yamamoto, put up 120 points in 71 games in his draft year (Yamamoto put up 99 in 65 this year), isn't a late birthday and he only went 43rd overall in 2013, an actual good draft year. I think that's more of an argument that a player's ability to compete and succeed has less to do with their size and more to do with their individual skill level and a team's develop program. Petan had two back-to-back bonkers seasons then came back down to Earth when he was Captain. He was then immediately thrown into the Jets lineup without doing a stint in the AHL. I think Marner is an exception to the rule of Junior - ECHL/AHL - NHL because of his age situation that just happened to work out. It doesn't matter how tall/short you are if you suck in the AHL that's it. If Yamamoto didn't pan out, okay, so do a lot of picks. But I don't see the harm in trying when you're picking 18th and we don't have to just throw the kid straight into the NHL either. I think the Marlies are a good enough organization that they could get him acquainted with a larger, more physical style of hockey before expecting him to deal with NHL level defencemen.
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May 14, 2017 18:45
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