There tends to be two jumps
Then it’s time to get new scouts. When 12 came up, they were totally unprepared for the board being what it was. Trading back to 13 was merely a move to buy more time that did nothing to change the situation. Taking Buium, even if it was only to trade him out later, was the move to be made. The Flyers board was off because their scouts had flubbed it once again leaving them caged in to make a weak selection. Luchanko is not a stiff but not worthy of being selected where he was. Can the scouting team.
If they were drafting for fit, why didn't they take Helenius?
They are an incompetent bunch no doubt. However, I do not buy that. You make many contingency plans. They just didn't want him for whatever reason. The agent imo being one of them.
Briere is the GM. Its his JOB to manage the draft! We see it in the NFL how Howie is communicating with his team! Its not a scout problem. Its the Orders the GM give them!
You're right in that Briere has to be more decisive. I can see him turning to Flahr, looking at their board that the scouts made and then taking a pass on Buium. Briere has to be more assertive. There's nothing in the record of Flahr and his scouts that shows that Briere should defer to them.
Whether right or wrong, I'm sure they discussed every player that might fall to them ad nauseam.
I believe that Buium's agent is Kurt Overhardt; the same agent who represents Cutter Gauthier. That had to be a part of the reason that Buium fell to the Flyers at 12. They should have been prepared for that and had a better back up plan than to trade back one slot for a player that was not worthy of that draft position. Nygaard, Jiricek, Eisenman, Hage and Boisvert were sitting there to be taken. They Flyers went a different direction and picked a guy that according to most assessments will, at best, be a third line center.
I don't take media assessments seriously, Hurts was supposed to be a backup QB. Patrick was a "sure thing." Oh well.
Fine but I don’t take the assessment s of Flyers scouts seriously. IMO Nygaard and Hage both have more pro potential. We’ll see how it plays out. I fear that the Flyers lack of ability in the FO struck again.
So what team do you work for?
Maybe it was the agent. But teams tend to make informal contact, I'm not sure it would be considered tampering unless you conspired with the agent to discourage other teams. I'd think that any team worried about the agent would have made sure they were an acceptable destination.
My point is "trust no one my friend, no one."
No, it can’t be.
