oilexport
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Yamamoto was a first round pick, Puljujarvi was a high first round pick, Benson and Lavoie were both ranked in the first round...
Conversely, Jones, Bear, Lagesson, Samorukov were all later round picks and were never supposed to be that 'elite' defenseman -- Holland is trying to get one of those guys. We have enough prospects to fill out the 4-6 spots, but we need more guys that have the potential to be a 1-3. That was what Holland was targeting.
I say that's a mistake. Of course we could always use more 1-3 prospects on d, but Not when we have all those options back there. Benson and Yamamoto do not compare at all with our prospects on d. It not even close. We need more forwards now, and also in the future.
It's a clear mistake in my mind. I do like holland overall. Hes been our best gm in a while. Just dont agree at all with the pick for a defencemen.
So in case people dont understand, I'm not calling anyone a bust with this pick. It was the wrong type of pick that's all.
For people to say that this pick is a bust, they are clearly wrong at this point.