More than likely the BPA at 7 will be O'Brien, and if he is passed up for "typical Bruin" Brady Martin I won't be thrilled. Take the guy with the perceived higher offensive upside with the better shot to be a top 6 NHL'er IMO. For me it would be between Eklund and JOB, Rome wasn't built in a day so I am not taking a center to just take a center.
it would be interesting to see what the consensus was on Pasta when he was drafted, honestly can`t remember
thx friend, I knew nothing about him as I do with 99% of yearly entry drafts as typically outside of whatever city I am living in , typically only watch that league + WJHC`s which is a snapshot
I'm not sure if you're comparing him to Martin but Studnicka did that as a 19 year old while Martin scored 33 in 57 games as a 17 year old so not comparable at all. People around here really seem to struggle with grasping how much harder it is for a 17 year old to score over 30 goals compared to a 19 year old. Studnicka had 18 goals in 64 games at Martin's age. There's players I like better at 7th overall than Martin but the amount of people who shit on him here despite never seeing him play is hilarious. (Not necessarily saying you fall into that category tho)
Nick f***ing Ritchie, mr big ass himself.
I'm giving McQueen the benefit of the doubt for now
I will give you a better example, Robby Fabbri at the same age had 45 goals and 42 assists in 58 games.
Wasn't Gord Kluzak a good old Canadian farm boy?
I agree with your general point but Martin does everything else very well so idk what there's not to like. Fabbri's also not a good example as he had his career derailed by serious injuries but I'm sure there are good examples out there. I'd rather they pick Eklund or O'Brien because I think they have higher potential offensively but I'll be fine with Martin if he's the pick. He's nothing like Senyshyn at all. I believe Dom doesn't think he's a reach and I put more stock into his opinion than Mackenzie's or Central Scouting.
