I'm not a fan at all of Briere's day 1. But a question I wanted to pose to everyone: do you think the NHL is a lot lower on Buium than most of the scouting services and if so, why?
Doesn't seem like anyone was too keen to make a big trade with Danny to come up and get him if the best we could do was a 3rd rounder from Minnesota. And needless to say, he was the last of all the top crop of defensemen to come off the board, which was a surprise to me. A couple guys went before him, who I think don't have legitimate #1D upside.