2024 Draft - 4th Pick: Albin Sundin (D)

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[Old Boys Club]

Another overager. Last 8 years or so they waste 5th rounders onward on overage hail marys.

 

[Shizuka]

These kind of 5th - 7th round picks seem like 'reward' picks for scouts to select, as opposed to an eye to development. Pretty much a waste. They did find Desharnais with a 7th and he took a long route to the Oilers.

 

[CycloneSweep]

Another overager. Last 8 years or so they waste 5th rounders onward on overage hail marys.

Like at least draft overagers who are good not overagers who are still struggling in junior.

 

[Hollywood55]

Cool last name

 

[Old Boys Club]

Despite never hitting on non-1st round picks, Oilers scouts believe they are the smartest in the room. Why draft a fresh 18 year old when you can draft guys already passed over once or twice that put up <10 pts a year?

 

[joestevens29]

Another overager. Last 8 years or so they waste 5th rounders onward on overage hail marys.

I mean it’s Hail Marys anyways at that round

 

[TheNumber4]

Can't find video on this guy either lol. Oh well hope and pray the Oilers saw something here.

 

[Spawn]

These kind of 5th - 7th round picks seem like 'reward' picks for scouts to select, as opposed to an eye to development. Pretty much a waste. They did find Desharnais with a 7th and he took a long route to the Oilers.

Its interesting Desharnais is absolutely the best example of it working out for the Oilers and all we really got out of that pick was about a 100 games of a 3rd pair d-man 7 years after being drafted and now he's a UFA.

Oh well. I guess for every 100 or so of these wasted picks one of em will turn into a Parayko right?

 

[Spawn]

I mean it’s Hail Marys anyways at that round

I think the thing with a lot of the overrage picks the Oilers make is that they never actually seem to be actual hail marys. The upside on these guys very rarely seems like its high and best case scenario you end up with a bottom pair/bottom line guy years down the line who might get a cup of coffee in the NHL in their careers.

It's like being down 7 with one play to go in the 4th quarter and punting the ball away.

 

[McDNicks17]

Saw a tweet from Kristian Huselius saying Sundin had a great playoffs and he expects him to compete for Frolunda's 1st or 2nd pair next year.

 

[ManByng]

I mean it’s Hail Marys anyways at that round

Exactly and you never know when you might find another Desharnais or Wanner or Kemp, right? I have never been all that concerned about picks in the later rounds anyways because we kinda suck at them!

 

[tiger_80]

These kind of 5th - 7th round picks seem like 'reward' picks for scouts to select, as opposed to an eye to development. Pretty much a waste. They did find Desharnais with a 7th and he took a long route to the Oilers.

They have had some luck with later picks lately. Skinner, Mcleod, Desharnais, also Kesselring became a full time NHler. It is the failure of the top picks to develop that's been hurting the team: Jay-Poo, Broberg and Holloway (both getting better), Bourgault.

 

[Eye of Ra]

Ronnie Sundin - Stats, Contract, Salary & More

Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Ronnie Sundin, 1970-10-03 Ludvika, SWE Sweden. Most recently in the undefined with Frölunda HC. Complete player biography and stats.

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Has the bloodlines. His dad was a good player.