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I was thinking if they go Slaf over the C’s or someone like Nemec. Slaf seems like the perfect fit with Hughes.
2021-2022 Around The League - Part VII
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UnkleKraker
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One of those drafts where it doesn't seem like picking 1OA is that big of a bonus. Maybe Wrights game has been over scrutinized but he seems a little underwhelming for that pick.
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Shane Wright is falling victim to overscouting. He's been seen as the consensus #1 pick basically since he was 15 years old to the point where scouts are searching for anything possible to pick apart about his game.
I don't think he's going to be in the McDavid/Matthews/MacKinnon tier of #1 overall pick forwards but I absolutely think he's going to project into a ~70 point two way beast and that will be tremendous for Montreal to pair with Nick Suzuki.
I don't think he's going to be in the McDavid/Matthews/MacKinnon tier of #1 overall pick forwards but I absolutely think he's going to project into a ~70 point two way beast and that will be tremendous for Montreal to pair with Nick Suzuki.
Gonna be interesting to see what New Jersey does now.
They're already pretty stacked at Center with Hughes/Hischier and thr consensus top 2 picks seem to be two centers.
It almost never happens, but can't help but wonder if they're not the team that finally trades a Top 5 pick. I can see then either trading down to ~5th so they can draft Nemec or Jirikic... Or perhaps trading the pick outright for a young potential #1D sort.
They're already pretty stacked at Center with Hughes/Hischier and thr consensus top 2 picks seem to be two centers.
It almost never happens, but can't help but wonder if they're not the team that finally trades a Top 5 pick. I can see then either trading down to ~5th so they can draft Nemec or Jirikic... Or perhaps trading the pick outright for a young potential #1D sort.
Wright is going to be very good player and I would still pick him 1st overall, but I do think Cooley and Salfkovsky have closed the gap. Cooley is a more offensive flair Beniers and Salfkovsky is looking to be a better Rantanen. If those comparisons are right then these two are extremely good players and you have Wright who lacks top-level dynamic skill for a first overall pick. Some of it is overscouting as you mentioned, but a problem, especially in Canada you get these lads who play high-level AAA and get hyped as 13 year olds as Matthew Savoie did (he's going to be awesome).
Nolan Patrick is a perfect example of the description you're talking about, this lad was able to enter the WHL a year earlier due to a unique birthday and was hyped as the top pick for four to five years before his actual draft. I had concerns about his game when I watched him for like five years and even without the injuries, I am not sure he was ever going to develop into a top five type of player. He still will develop into a useful and good player, but this hype carried him all the way to the point that Flyers drafted him over Makar lol. That wasn't a problem of overscouting by any means, but consensus hype dating back to when he was first becoming a teenager. I do think there is some problems that plague amateur scouting and it is consensus, I feel some teams pick players 1st overall strictly because everyone has them #1 to appease the fanbase instead of conducting some risk and drafting whomever they feel is the best player available. Wright being given exceptational status will only exacerbate thing as well.
Kerfoot has always been a decent albeit frustrating player. He was always the better player of JTC and Jost.
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One of the few times a long NHL career ends and all I can muster is “good riddance.”
Dustin Brown. One of the dirtiest, laziest, and dumbest players the NHL has ever known. The league will be better off without him.
Dustin Brown. One of the dirtiest, laziest, and dumbest players the NHL has ever known. The league will be better off without him.
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Ladies and gentlemen, the new Colorado Avalanche 2nd line center.
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He already said that he has no interest to play for another team than the Bruins.
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Joe just needs to take him to a nice seafood dinner and remind him what Bourque did with the Avs after leaving the Bruins.
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dahrougem2
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Bergeron said he won't decide until the offseason and refused to talk extension with the Bruins during the season because of that very reason.
I think he comes back for one more year but that's it.
Just imagine if the Bruins management team hadn't galaxy brained the 2015 draft. They'd be set up for so long. They'd have Barzal right behind Bergeron, Connor right behind Marchand and Chabot taking over for Chara. Instead they've got a disgruntled DeBrusk who wants out, a bum in Senyshen who isn't good enough for the NHL and an injury prone Zboril who can't seem to crack a depleted defensive corps.
I would hope ownership stepped in and fired every single one of those scouts lol.
I think he comes back for one more year but that's it.
Just imagine if the Bruins management team hadn't galaxy brained the 2015 draft. They'd be set up for so long. They'd have Barzal right behind Bergeron, Connor right behind Marchand and Chabot taking over for Chara. Instead they've got a disgruntled DeBrusk who wants out, a bum in Senyshen who isn't good enough for the NHL and an injury prone Zboril who can't seem to crack a depleted defensive corps.
I would hope ownership stepped in and fired every single one of those scouts lol.
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I would be shocked if Bergeron does not come back. He's still playing well, no reason to hang them up.
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Avs have always traded for a goaler with Washington. I wonder if they have any more decent goalers left in their cupboard.
