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Especially if we have another top 5 pick that's ours.Winning McKenna with the Rangers' pick would give me a sports high like watching the team win their second of the B2Bs. The hockey world, and especially Rangers fans, would go ballistic.
Yeah, potentially having two shots at McKenna would be great. This team's gotta swallow its pride and trade guys like Rakell, Rust and EK though. And, teams like SJ and Chicago need to improve a bit for a legit shot at the Pens finishing bottom 3 imo.
I don’t disagree with your overall point but every draft is its own beast. Still better to draft 5th or 6th because someone will talk themselves into a Desnoyers or Frondell at 3OA/4OA and you can scoop up Hagens or Martone at 5OA.
I wouldn’t call it magic. He got a 1OV, 4th, and 8th overall picks. I would hope a GM would get value from those picks.
Getting a Nylander at 8 is really, really good work though. Marner is a great outcome for a 1OA, much less a 4OA. Neither were the consensus “top guy” when they were on the clock if you go off McKenzie’s poll either. Matthews I agree with you.
Was Button the one who had Frondell at 2 until this? One of those TSN guys did.
Maybe super early in the year before the season got going and he got injured. Going into the year, I believe it was Hagens, Frondell, Misa as the top 3. Then things obviously shifted.
That's Bobby Mac. We were talking about Craig Button: Craig’s List: James Hagens the early favourite for No. 1 in 2025 NHL Draft | TSN
I remember there being some talk of conditioning issues as well. He showed up the MHL this season out of shape and then wasnt giving much effort i think
It's many things. Supposedly showed up out of shape in Russia, had clear issues with coaching staff there. Wasn't productive at all. Even now it's not like he's exceptionally productive and defensively he makes Kessel look like a Selke candidate. Along with plenty of lack of discipline penalties. Any projection of him in the 1st round is based on his D-1 year.
I like O'brien more than McQueen to be honest. I'm pretty dubious of his injury. If we fall a bit I hope we draft O'brien. He'd instantly be our best prospect IMO.
I didn't see a lot of info out there on it. Most reports just said "back injury" which is always concerning. I'm backing off the Carter Bear pick as he recently suffered an Achilles tendon slice.
He missed a ton of time (McQueen), I just don't know at that high a pick if we wanna gamble with that variable hanging over our shoulders. Hagens or Desnoyers and then O'Brien would be the way I'd go if they're available.
I mean, I'd have to see who is available but I tend to agree. Hagens (obviously) or Desnoyers over McQueen. JOB, I don't know yet. I'd shift to Eklund maybe first and hope that JOB is there for the Rags pick.
