The problem is not that someone is trying to hide information.
Yeah, actually. When discussing a health issue on a message board, I'd take a doctor's opinion over 90% of other participants. I know it sounds wild, but yeah.
Passing up on Michkov AND Demidov would be a very Habs thing to do, but I don't see Iginla being favored over Sennecke. Leonard is pretty much exactly what you want from a top 6 forward in the playoffs (arguably a more desirable style than Iginla) and we still passed on him. Not to say that Reinbacher isn't a desirable player for the playoffs, but I think he, like Sennecke, brings a uniqueness in addition to style compared to others that the Habs management prefers.
This playoffs thing needs to f***ign die already man. Good players are good players, there's no "playoffs" archetype.
I would imagine medical staffs know all this, so presumably the team that picks him will have ranked him high enough above their next rated player that they believe he's worth the risk (whatever their medical staffs determine the risks to be), whether at 2nd overall or 20th. He may or may not prove to be worth the risk or the right choice, but there's no way teams aren't aware of the issues (more aware than we are because they have the full reports and presumably access to the player) and there's no way they're not including the information into their decision making process.
I do think there is some truth to it, but it shouldn't be all you look at. I mean you'd think Brendan Gallagher's style would work in the playoffs but he was dog shit in the playoffs. That being said, having a bunch of soft purely perimeter players won't really get you anywhere.
The guy at 5'10 was seen as potentially a first rounder based on his game. He grows 4 to 5 inches and suddenly he's DND.
Why would you even think that? Every serious mock draft and expert that covered the combine have them interested in Lindstrom or Sennecke. Their fanbase is also certain that they are going with a forward, some even switched from Lindstrom to Iginla after yesterday's herniated disc news.
Post draft lottery there was talk that Anton Silayev has said in an interview that Columbus and Utah has showed the most interest in him in speaking with every team.
Surely that must mean something.
Werenski/Jiricek/Mateychuk/Severson will be there for a very long time so there's really no room in that top 4. Only reason for them to go with a dman is if they trade Mateychuk for a forward, but that forward might not be better than the forward that will be available to them at 4 in this draft.
This kind of comment always makes me laugh.Surely that must mean something.
Gahd damn.
That's three whole mfers.
Because there's better players available at #5.
