Whos hot and whos not...

[Bengy]

who will be the top freshmen this year... ::nut::

[Greg]

The most hyped (and highest drafted) is Ray Sawada.  That's probably a good first guess.

[bengy]

what impact will both defensement have on the P.P, concidering schafer says they both ran their own powerplay last season

[mikeiker]

krantz and pokulok should bring tremendous upsides to the team, the question is , how long while it take them to adapt to the game and how they can contribute...:-D

[calgARI '07]

I'm most interested in seeing what Pokuluk is like.  Coming out of Notre Dame in Saskatchewan, we haven't heard much about him.  But he is 6'5, 220 at age 18 with decent offensive numbers.  I don't know much about him, but he could end up being the best of the bunch.

[DURO]

Pokulok broke his wrist at the end of last season with 3 games left in the regular season, he missed the playoffs and opted out of the draft, thats what i read on www.shjl.com site, the saskatchewan league

[calgARI '07]

I was under the impression that he wasn't eligible for this year's draft considering he wasn't ranked by CSB or CSS.  A kid his age with his size would have NHL scouts drooling no matter his ability.  

[DURO]

Pokulok decided to opt out of the draft, although he would have been drafted, from what i hear he decided to only wait till next year's draft which would probably get him drafted in lower rounds if he has a good year. A player drafted in the top 1-2-3 rounds has much more barganing power when it comes to contract signings than a player drafted 7-8-9. And much more scouts will be able to see him play in lynah rink rather than in Wilcox Saskatchewan... Smart move

[Greg]

I don't get it.

1. How many shots at the draft does a player have before he's an undrafted free agent?

2. If a player can just opt out, why didn't Eric "I hate French Canada" Lindros just opt out and save himself all the Quebecois madness?

[DURO]

- An 18 year old : may decide not to opt into the draft, but must sign the opt-in sheet if he wants to enter.
- A 19 year old is automaticaly entered in the draft without signing the opt-in sheet.
- Most players enter at the age of 18 but some players, decide to not opt into the draft at 18 and have better chances of getting drafted earlier in the next draft, having a year of college under their belt

[Greg]

Aha.

[Duro]

Cant wait to see what the freshmen are going to look like this year...

[Avash]

[Q]Duro Wrote:

 Cant wait to see what the freshmen are going to look like this year... [/q]


Me neither.

.......oh, you're talking about the freshmen hockey players; nevermind  ::nut::

[Bengy]

What looks as though our new incomers are really talented, some might surprise us and make early impacts...... our D will be so good...

[KyleLL]

who knows when we see these guys skate for the first time?? ::twitch::