I don't think Hugo and Gorton are dumb either , but they've only been here for 2-3 years, I am happy with management but they don't have very big shoes to fill after what we've seen before them.
they had to fix and are fixing so many bad drafts and bad contracts
Just my personal list. I think he ends up as a winger, and I think he's a bit prone to tunnel vision. That combined with the back issues make me comfortable ranking the other 8 ahead of him.
In that context, the only team i would trade down with is Ottawa. So they take the Dman they want and we still end up with one of Demidov/Lindstrom at 7OA.
I'm also happy (for now) with the work Hughes and Gorton have done and i'm going to trust whomever they pick tonight because I don't think they have to pick who I want them to pick, to celebrate that draft pick. My desires for a specific player (cough cough Lindstrom) and the teams objectives don't always line up and that's OK lol.
They are doing a great job at that + Asset management , I actually love Hugo but in pro sports there's always only one thing that matters and that's results so its hard to judge them fairly right now. I like what they are doing
Catton is a bit tough to rank since he probably has the most dynamic skill outside of Celebrini and Demidov, but a lot of his offense is generated off the rush, and not so much in the offensive zone. That being said, I've seen Slaf learn to generate offense off the cycle where he looked lost doing it last year, so I feel more comfortable with it being a teachable skill.
Last year I was a BensonBoy this year from when draft talk started I said I was a CattonCad but it’s hard to think the HuGoBo Habs going for Catton at 5OA
I’m fine with not drafting at all if I can get a couple of good young assets:
When you say "people" and "needy", do you mean your wife and kids?
Hockey is played off the rush. How often do we see o-zone set ups? Catton’s hands are so so quick.
The thing with Slaf is that he's an actual monster , its a lot easier to teach a guy to cycle and protect the puck when he has 100 pounds just in his ass walking around like this
This is the easy part of their work...the tear down is always easier than the actual building.
What about the Newfie moonwalk? I’ll let @sheed36 explain it if you can’t figure it out.I moonwalk all the way to the mic and draft Demidov, without even thinking about Lindstrom.
I do agree, but rush offense can be shut down with a 1-3-1 set up, which would make it pretty valuable to have a bit more diversity in terms of your offensive style. I've really only dropped him lower than Iginla recently because I think Iginla can already do both, albeit the rush offense isn't as impressive as Catton's.
