We need a top 2 pick this year. We need a franchise centre in a big way. I see Horvat being the next Captain, like everyone else, but I see him more as a Trevor Linden style of leader. He will be very good in a lot of areas for a very long time. He will have the stuff inside to dial it up for the playoffs. But he will never be a guy that can carry a heavy bag full of points all season.
If you had to pick between Nolan Patrick, or Nico Hirchier, who do you grab?
Patrick's profile looks like the quintessential Canadian- and that isn't a bad thing. Looks like he can be that top line guy, hopefully in short order.
Hirchier's most interesting tidbit is he's already been exposed to a professional environment (something I like about the way the Euros go about things, a very soccer oriented model...play them as high as they can go when they are ready). "Hischier made his professional hockey debut in 2015-16 at age 16 when he skated in each of the top two leagues in Switzerland, including a 15-game stint alongside his older brother, Luca, with eventual National League A champion SC Bern."
@Dude the most likely pick we will get is fourth pick so don't get your hopes up to high. If they get the fourth don't be surprised if they pick a defense man.