tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412386431911254107.post6219087232177372469..comments2024-01-22T03:25:10.561-08:00Comments on Bruins 2011 Draft Watch: U.S. and Canada Juniors 2010-11 regular season roundupKirk Luedekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07079201231943829805noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412386431911254107.post-44777769529469620832011-03-27T22:12:41.448-07:002011-03-27T22:12:41.448-07:00Appreciate it, Cody. And for promoting the site an...Appreciate it, Cody. And for promoting the site and linking it.<br /><br />It will not be the "Bruins Draft Watch" for long. After the 2011 draft is in the books, it will just become "NHL Draft Watch" and be a much more generic site dedicated to providing as much coverage to the draft as possible.<br /><br />Hopefully, would-be readers who are turned off on the Boston slant will stay around a while longer. And as for the Bruins fans who read- well, guys- you know where the passion lies. In other words- don't expect too much of a change.Kirk Luedekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07079201231943829805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412386431911254107.post-27678453009799031202011-03-27T21:43:35.647-07:002011-03-27T21:43:35.647-07:00Thanks for the great work as always and for the ex...Thanks for the great work as always and for the extra info in the comments.<br /><br />I've been following this blog since the fall of 2009, and even though I am in no way a Bruins fan, it's a great place to learn more about prospects...especially players out East while I live in Canada's West.C J Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16197720724315931521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412386431911254107.post-68578051927117309652011-03-27T19:24:05.083-07:002011-03-27T19:24:05.083-07:00One last comment and a word of advice when reading...One last comment and a word of advice when reading this blog- do not get fixated on the rankings, because I sure don't! This is an art, not a science. I do my best to use multiple sources and cross-reference the various opinions to build as good a swag as we can. Bottom line- rankings are different for everyone- no two lists look alike. So, please keep the comments about the rankings to a minimum. Pretty sure I can defend each and every one, but it's time consuming and not what this site is about. Focus on the scouting reports and that's where you'll have the best insights.<br /><br />Thanks.Kirk Luedekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07079201231943829805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412386431911254107.post-42474221361156218412011-03-27T14:46:23.728-07:002011-03-27T14:46:23.728-07:00Cody- Being told that the USHL guys are a "pi...Cody- Being told that the USHL guys are a "pick your flavor" crop, where certain players will be rated differently by NHL teams across the board because there aren't really any dominant guys. Biggs is our No. 1, but Mayfield or Miller or Paliotta could be tops on other teams' lists. We just don't know. Miller's size/skill package will see him go 1st round in all likelihood and all it takes is for one team to be a believer. We're not, but that doesn't mean everyone shares our views on him. As for Gibson- he's a goalie and those guys are trending down in the 1st round given the concern about developmental curves and proof that teams can get top netminders later on without spending premium picks on them. Grimaldi is probably going to be a 1st-rounder, but he's still risky because of the size, and likely will require time to get there if at all like Nathan Gerbe did. People get very fixated on the skills with him which is fine, but teams will agonize about Grimaldi because of the physical attributes and questions about how he projects in the NHL. It's easy for us to rave about him because we don't have a stake in the game if he can't handle the physical grind. But the draft is so much more about just the skill set alone. Great kid, but he will go lower than his ability will dictate he should.Kirk Luedekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07079201231943829805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412386431911254107.post-1894773261867336262011-03-27T09:44:50.634-07:002011-03-27T09:44:50.634-07:00Thanks for that on Biggs. To read some fans say he...Thanks for that on Biggs. To read some fans say he should be a top 10 pick made my jaw drop at times. <br /><br />You put it all in perspective !Dominichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17854437371332018215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412386431911254107.post-12446726284406730582011-03-27T08:31:25.958-07:002011-03-27T08:31:25.958-07:00Interesting to see a guy like Miller listed higher...Interesting to see a guy like Miller listed higher than Gibson or even Grimaldi when it sounds like he has a ton of big question marks.<br /><br />Unfortunately I haven't seen a ton of Grimaldi, but to me he sounds like a player that some teams may gamble on late in the 1st round. Especially for a constant contending team that has the ability to gamble.C J Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16197720724315931521noreply@blogger.com