Prospect Info: #129 Arseny Gritsyuk RW
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TrufleShufle
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I don't care how he winds up, I think the follow through, power and accuracy is more important.
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One of the best late round drafters I've ever seen.
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I am committed to hitting Like on every one of these that I see you post. This is the content I'm here for.
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I think Shero gets credit for giving the scouts a guide to find speedy high upside guys but I doubt he ever set eyes on Gritsyuk or Bratt before they were drafted. GM definitely has some role in the process given how Fitz has changed the players picked by the same staff.
Eh, it wasn't just the small speedy guys, he drafted Rykov, Maltsev, Zetterlund, and Rango in mid or late rounds.
If all he did was listen to his scouts then that should be a model, Fitz by comparison has been awful.
It’s likely that Fitzgerald had a greater role in the draft, especially after the first round, than Shero did while Shero was the GM.
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I can't find the video of the Devils war room from last year's draft, but when we were up in the 3rd round you see Fitz ask his scouts who do they like and one of them made the strong case for Salminen and Fitz asked if he was still on the board (which I thought was odd) and when he told he was he then said ok take him.
It seemed like Fitz went more with the scout's gut feeling than his own.
No, what I meant is that Fitzgerald probably had more of a role in the draft, especially later rounds, when he was the assistant GM. The focus on physical heavy defenseman in 2019 is along the lines of the type of blue line he’s trying to build as GM. Unclear what role he or Shero played in drafting Sharongovich or Grittsyuk.
But I recall that clip and what struck me was Fitz knew who that player was. The scout described him as the Finnish Nunber 1 center in such a way that you could tell they had discussed him with Fitz. In my view Fitz isn’t a scout and should defer more to thrn then he seems to. I’m convinced he made vanity picks with Mukhamadullin and Stillman. Hopefully they work out but it’s not great process to my eyes. I blame it on all the video scouting over the pandemic that put Fitz on par with scouts who weren’t watching the games live. With fannies back in the seats I hope Fitz acknowledges the scouts are in a somewhat superior position to him.
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Hey @Guadana next time you speak with Gritsyuk you still have do discuss his eventual NJ nickname with him. We can’t have the same mess we had with Sharangovich. Explain that the PHI mascot Gritty takes that off the table so we have to come up with something better.
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Has Sharangovich's nickname ever been officially decided? Rango? Shara? Yegor? I missed the poll if there was one... if not, we should get on it to decide it once and for all!
I don’t think so although at this point it’s been kicked around enough that I don’t think it’s confusing when you use any of them.Has Sharangovich's nickname ever been officially decided? Rango? Shara? Yegor? I missed the poll if there was one... if not, we should get on it to decide it once and for all!
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Agreed, I'm a Rango man myself, won't be mad if there are a few Shara's out there haha!
I typically go with Shara which seems easier to type on my phone for some reason but I really like Sharangoalvich even if it’s really long.
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How could I forget SharanGOALvich hahah, classic
Those longer nicknames are tough though. I still hope that in NJ Gritsyuk plays with Bratt and Hughes to form the Shrimp and Grits line.
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