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The Hockey News breaks recaps the first day of the NHL Draft. Plus, hear THN's take on Chris Pronger's trade to the Philidelphia Flyers.
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" While the first day at NHL draft didn't have too many surprises but the biggest as as the trade of Chris pronger to the Philadelphia Flyers I'm joined by my -- and colleagues. Uruguay undated ten dot com and Ryan Kennedy of the hockey news to talk about today's events I guess guys. You look at that trade the pronger trade. I was obviously a salary dump for the Anaheim -- and the Philadelphia Flyers I think I'm making no bones about the fact that they are trying to win now. And -- as they come back to bite and a few years but they're definitely better today than they were yesterday."
" Most certainly did you just think about it Philadelphia probably hooking up with the Penguins again in the playoffs at some point next season. And you know let's give me a lot tougher for Crosby's not gonna get their points and -- big mean Chris pronger patrolling the blue lives."
" You know -- you or the flyers have I think -- six or 77 players that are up over five million dollars right now. Congress going to want to long term extension I'm thinking is going to and speaking commanding at least 79 dollars on a multi year deal. Can get all these guys and think oh while I think that's what they're planning on doing I don't that you're going to make that trade what they did basically woods visa they traded. 31 round draft picks in a row plus -- dropped -- you know going to make that happen and that's not a guy even -- is that Chris pronger for just one year you know they've they've probably have some sort of an idea some sort of a plan that they will sign him. If if they don't they come out. Very you know make -- on this trade. But what makes this a good trade is they'll they'll come -- and I'm -- you know 23 year deal probably. -- tell you one thing I wouldn't want to BA. China and opposing forward at the in the Atlantic division trying to bear down one on one on Chris pronger and then having to -- Ray Emery probably going to come out of a few games. Black and blue but let's get to the -- let's get that they order of the day of the draft I'm John did that's going first overall -- Edmonds act and that you and they're not okay a lot of surprises that there were some guys. I think that maybe we're a little surprised out on the up and downside maybe you can talk about some of the guys Brian that. You thought were surprised -- moved up a lot of it. Yeah I think."
" First the ball not some god you're going to the leads -- seven. I don't think it's a bad -- at seven I just think that -- the conventional wisdom was people who are a bit down on -- in the second half of the year. What's taveras join his London knights team. Scott -- Who was Bradenton Steve and -- Q and a bit higher than expected. Again a pretty solid talent. And you know Calvin to -- certainly going to the Islanders to rejoin John taveras there of course teammates in -- taveras left. Obviously that's sort of that's got a cool little chemistry move by Islanders GM Garth snow and you know a pretty savvy when he traded up to get the -- obviously knew we wanted to limit and on had a really solid season even after taveras lefty really kind of held that general's team together as much of the candidates. I think that's a very -- back."
" a few times that I saw it on I thought it was a very very solid player and I tried generals and contradict a lot of people forget this guy like 47 points in thirty games. Before John taveras came in and I think that's you know I'd probably be his role is diminished quite a -- Let's talk to worry about guys that maybe fell down a little bit tech guys that we thought might go a little higher that didn't go quite as high as we expect it well Jordan tree."
" Gators probably been the main one he was a top ten pick at one point. You know I know talking to a few stated that he didn't have the -- world junior and ducks certainly didn't drop a little bit coming -- that. But I mean I didn't think it would drop as much as it did all the way into the twenties there. Jon Miller is another one he's among its not the best Gator in the draft and you know the -- Mike green is the best skater. Maybe in the NHL right now or at least one of them. And that was a great pick up by the Columbus Blue Jackets those two went right in a row I was I was very surprised they -- around."
" There when -- work. I think they're a big thing about this draft is we've looked while we're almost at the first round right now. I'm in barring any unforeseen circumstances we're looking at eight Swedish players not being drafted in the first round which is a phenomenal number -- For any country. And I -- it it bodes well for Sweden and I and I think you know you're looking at the world juniors and I think Canada's got their work --"
" How -- them if they want who I beat this team and ninth in Saskatoon. Certainly and I think the is the key thing is a lot of the Swedes. Played in the elite league last year so they have experience against you know NHL aged players and and I think that's what's bearing at a news teams are going for experience and and and give that to maybe step right in in. You know a year as opposed to two or three which is ten million tends to be the that the trend with European players I think it's the fact that they're -- game ready guys."
" Well and he'd say -- they get traded we didn't see Danny they get traded. That probably won't happen for quite some time now. But will not everything tomorrow without around two or seven. I was stay tuned and look for all of your news and analysis on TH and dot com."
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