Comments on: SNOJANKS! DUCHENE MOVES PAST HEDMANTavares still No. 1, but about that bubble…

By: isles99

isles99 — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 00:30:45 +0000

considering the fact that john tavares scored more goals during his 20+ game tenure as a knight thank duchene did all season going against teams’ second best defensive pair and forwards unit…picking duchene would be simply moronic….and i dont udnerstand who made up the myth that tavares cant get us a cup…plus i get the strong impression that cb has nothing to write so he makes up this story to get us all excited until friday when there is absolutely nothing to report….snow says he has favored one player since the begg (after the world juniors)…it has to be tavares becuase duchene was not even in the conversation then…and btw, the last time we didnt pick a player because of his skating ability was zach parise….tavares will haunt you guys the same way if he isnt drafted

By: db

db — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 00:30:18 +0000

i think the most telling thing would be on the lottery day kenny morrow was very ecstatic to be picking #1 and that day garth snow said we have someone in mind we like over the other (meaning tavares over hedman because duchene was not really in the picture in april)and when we do our due diligence we will make our final decision. now why would ken morrow be so happy about picking first if the guy they wanted they could have got at 3rd. and #2 2 days ago garth snow says the guys we had ranked 1-2 on lottery day havent changed so unless duchene was #1 on lottery day then the pick is tavares. since i have never seen a mock draft on any site have duchene at #1 how could they have him at #1 in april. if snowy is telling the truth which i believe he is the pick will be tavares as it should be.

By: McLovin21

McLovin21 — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 00:08:24 +0000

I would be very interested to get Chris’ take on the quote posted by West Coast Fan(307). I think that quote strongly implies that Duchene is the pick.

By: db

db — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 00:03:26 +0000

so bd gallof has tavares at 1 cowan/hedman at 2 and duchene at 5. logan has duchene at 1. and cb has tavares at 1 and duchene at 2 and hedman at 3. which one of these bloggers is doing the wrong thing. i say its logan. tavares will be ours on the 26th. cb i need a blog to refute the logan bullcrap please hurry im drowning.

By: beaker

beaker — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 23:47:10 +0000

u cant say that duchene will get us a stanley cup. yzerman, messier, sakic all had a great supporting cast to lead. duchene is not gonna come in as a teenager and turn it around himself. i rather have a guy who eventually will put up 40 to 50 goals. u cant pass up a superstar for a guy who is a good leader. u can sign a veteran for leadership

By: jonwvent

jonwvent — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 23:29:52 +0000

CB, what ever they do with number 1 pick I believe they are in a perfect position to move up with thier later picks and go after a guy like Jordan Schroeder.I feel that Schroeders talent is getting slightly over looked as the draft nears.If they can add him with either Tavares/Duchene to go with Bailey and Okposo the recent dismal past could start to look like a very bright future.

By: jonwvent

jonwvent — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 23:13:47 +0000

My reaction would be to liken the selection of Duchene over Tavares the way Jim Devellano handled not being able to draft LaFontaine and drafting Yzerman.Wish success to them both and hopefully after 22 succesful years and 3 Stanley cups the Islanders and their fans could be proud of the selection of Matt Duchene.

By: BTBoss

BTBoss — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 22:55:49 +0000

Johnny Jet - I know Hodgson had a great World Jrs and season. But we all just don’t know if he would have out preformed Josh Bailey being that he was with the Big boys and had 96 pts his draft yr. So to say “Hodgson would have been a better pick” is just unfair.

By: West Coast Fan

West Coast Fan — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 22:52:38 +0000

From Snow’s mouth:

“Honestly, and this isn’t an indication of who we’re taking or not taking, but we can’t be concerned with public perception of what people think we should do,” Snow said. “We owe it to our fans and ourselves to draft the player who we think gives us the best chance to win the Stanley Cup one day. That’s the only consideration we have. That’s all that matters. And that’s what we’re going to do. Whichever player we pick, that’s the one we think gives us the best chance to be successful.”

By: db

db — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 22:52:11 +0000

not only did london give them a series every game went to overtime. tavares should be the pick no doubt about it.

By: fwb

fwb — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 22:21:20 +0000

Saw somewhere - mind you not Eklund but on the internet - that the Blue Jackets, who have no 2nd round pick, want one and it seems the rumors of the Islanders dealing the 26nd pick AND one of the 2nd rounders for the 16 pick is hot. The Jackets want #31, the Isles prefer #57 (last 2nd rounder) of course. A match in the middle, maybe ? The article goes on to say that Snow is pushing hard to move up and has those 2nd rounders as bait. Perhaps him and ex-Isle Scott Howson can get together.

By: nyrangersuck

nyrangersuck — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 22:07:39 +0000

This Duchene stuff is pure nonsense. People want to act like we’re comparing a Div 3 all-star against a third string HB from USC here. They’re in the same league, one had 31 goals, the other 58. Oh, he’s a better skater than Tavares. Somehow that’s supposed to translate to a more succesful NHL career when all it got him at the OHL level is an absolutely average career. I love how the same things that supposedly make Duchene great somehow don’t apply to Tavares. Duch is a winner and a leader. Meanwhile he’s running around Brampton with an A on his chest while Tavares is the captain of the gold medal Canadian junior team. Duchene is supposed to be a complete player but where are the goals? He’s going up against second and third OHL defense pairs and putting up less goals than Tavares when he was 15, putting up less goals than Tavares had in his 24 game Knights career. I understand that out of 60:00 you’re going to have 59:45 of non goal scoring action so some people tend to over value other aspects of the game. But the name of the game is to score more goals than the opposition. And when the Isles are down 3-0 like Canada was to the US in the WJC this year. You’re gonna want a player who can put the puck in the net, not one that can skate fast and block some shots. Where was Duchene and his top notch skills when Windsor was handing it to them 10-1 in the finals? London would’ve smoked Brampton easily in the playoffs if they had played. At least they gave Windsor a series.