Damn thought Buium was the guy. Hope this kid pans out.
Big_Acanthocephala14
Interesting pick here. Why not Helenius?
morla74
Jett’s a cool ass name
allrocksnoscissor
what the fuck danny
Cody645
That announcement was fucking unbelievable, no one’s topping that
HandsomeTerrier
Fast as fuck boiiiiiii
Flyers7914
I like Luchenko a lot. Kid has wheels for days. Great passer. But Im in shock they passed over Buium for him. Shocked.
dreddsdead
Someone tell me how to feel!
Realistic-Ad4891
Someone who knows, who is this
Flannel__Friday
Oh man, Danny reach. He had better be right.
MostGloriousComrade
Rooting for him, seems like a good kid.
lilbismyfriend21
I am whelmed
job012
The fact that he is 17 shows that we are really thinking long term which is nice to see imo
SadYotesFan
Can’t really make a judgement on this because I haven’t gone out and scouted these kids
Clearly they saw something if they took him over Helenius and Eiserman
Dustyprune
This kid was a monster in the combine, that’s all i know
DH28Hockey
This is Brett Flahr’s « I’ve gotten it right time and time again before, just trust me on this one » pick. Because from the outside perspective, this might somehow top the Jay O’Brien pick
DormantCumcano
Gonna regret passing on Eiserman for years
toupis21
But…we could have had Buium. I am always team Danny but what the fuck
theLgndKllr35
Needs to be better than Buium and twice as good as Helenius for this to make sense
OMcTaters
It’s wild how much credit Briere gets all over and the everyone knows more then him about who to draft. My goodness y’all overreact
PrawnStar9797
Not a sexy pick but all things considered… he’s a center, he’s only 17, he lead his OHL team in points. Next will be a big year for him. I give the pick a B rating but that can always move up.
Narrow_Book_42069
ah yes the prototypical flyers overreaction
notabletodunk
Jesus Christ, Danny
Flyersfan68
The kid can flat out fly! Lots of skill, def has a mean offensive game and can play D really well too. He is a tireless worker and probably one of the top 5 fastest in the draft IMO
itsthefazz
Oh here comes all of the professional scouts to whine and moan
P8tr0
Imagine we pick buium and he pulls a gauthier, I aint mad, they probably talked to him to gage interest and it wasnt mutual. College kids have all the power now.
amilbarge00
I like this kid but he’s a solid tier below Buium. A 25 3rd is not enough to pass on ZB. This is a Fletcher like move.
papaieleele
In a draft full of good D, and weak on C, we reach on a C
Mugglecostanza
It’s never a good sign when the announcers say that our pick is a “nice guy who tries hard”. Oh boy……
Buium was there! He was yours… I know « time will tell » but this feels like Caufield-York all over again. But worse…
AveridgeGuy
I can’t believe we passed on Buium
brewdog214
I guess the next Scott Laughton
NowFook
I just looked up his pre draft rankings and his average rank on elite prospects is like 30th …
Wow thats a reach and super disappointing. The vast majority of scouts and outlets view him as a middle lineup player …
They better view this guy to have serious high end potential. Seems like they could have gotten Buium and then traded up if need be from 32 to get Luchanko.
StillCircumventing
Stop acting like analysts have a crystal ball
luthcrew16
Having Buium and Eiserman both available to you and walking away with neither of them is hard to feel good about
SanePatrickBateman
So Buium falls into their laps, they don’t take him
Helenius, who’s only knock is he doesn’t have high end offensive potential, and they go and draft a different center..*who also doesn’t have high end offensive upside????*
Hoping this works out, but definitely the first move from Danny that I don’t love
I thought we were taking big swings here? Jett seems like a safe pick, at best.
BothMyChinsAreSpicy
Seems more Scott Laughton than Claude Giroux. Hope we all look dumb in a few years
PwillyAlldilly
Did we just get like… Scott Laughton 2.0? I thought this guy was projected in mid 20s? I was legit hoping we’d get lucky and grab him with our later pick???
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Damn thought Buium was the guy. Hope this kid pans out.
Interesting pick here. Why not Helenius?
Jett’s a cool ass name
what the fuck danny
That announcement was fucking unbelievable, no one’s topping that
Fast as fuck boiiiiiii
I like Luchenko a lot. Kid has wheels for days. Great passer. But Im in shock they passed over Buium for him. Shocked.
Someone tell me how to feel!
Someone who knows, who is this
Oh man, Danny reach. He had better be right.
Rooting for him, seems like a good kid.
I am whelmed
The fact that he is 17 shows that we are really thinking long term which is nice to see imo
Can’t really make a judgement on this because I haven’t gone out and scouted these kids
Clearly they saw something if they took him over Helenius and Eiserman
This kid was a monster in the combine, that’s all i know
This is Brett Flahr’s « I’ve gotten it right time and time again before, just trust me on this one » pick. Because from the outside perspective, this might somehow top the Jay O’Brien pick
Gonna regret passing on Eiserman for years
But…we could have had Buium. I am always team Danny but what the fuck
Needs to be better than Buium and twice as good as Helenius for this to make sense
It’s wild how much credit Briere gets all over and the everyone knows more then him about who to draft. My goodness y’all overreact
Not a sexy pick but all things considered… he’s a center, he’s only 17, he lead his OHL team in points. Next will be a big year for him. I give the pick a B rating but that can always move up.
ah yes the prototypical flyers overreaction
Jesus Christ, Danny
The kid can flat out fly! Lots of skill, def has a mean offensive game and can play D really well too. He is a tireless worker and probably one of the top 5 fastest in the draft IMO
Oh here comes all of the professional scouts to whine and moan
Imagine we pick buium and he pulls a gauthier, I aint mad, they probably talked to him to gage interest and it wasnt mutual. College kids have all the power now.
I like this kid but he’s a solid tier below Buium. A 25 3rd is not enough to pass on ZB. This is a Fletcher like move.
In a draft full of good D, and weak on C, we reach on a C
It’s never a good sign when the announcers say that our pick is a “nice guy who tries hard”. Oh boy……
Wonder if they could’ve got him at 32 tho
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Buium was there! He was yours… I know « time will tell » but this feels like Caufield-York all over again. But worse…
I can’t believe we passed on Buium
I guess the next Scott Laughton
I just looked up his pre draft rankings and his average rank on elite prospects is like 30th …
Wow thats a reach and super disappointing. The vast majority of scouts and outlets view him as a middle lineup player …
They better view this guy to have serious high end potential. Seems like they could have gotten Buium and then traded up if need be from 32 to get Luchanko.
Stop acting like analysts have a crystal ball
Having Buium and Eiserman both available to you and walking away with neither of them is hard to feel good about
So Buium falls into their laps, they don’t take him
Helenius, who’s only knock is he doesn’t have high end offensive potential, and they go and draft a different center..*who also doesn’t have high end offensive upside????*
Hoping this works out, but definitely the first move from Danny that I don’t love
I thought we were taking big swings here? Jett seems like a safe pick, at best.
Seems more Scott Laughton than Claude Giroux. Hope we all look dumb in a few years
Did we just get like… Scott Laughton 2.0? I thought this guy was projected in mid 20s? I was legit hoping we’d get lucky and grab him with our later pick???
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