Starting to see why Ostlund/Kulich are here, and Savoie is not.
I would love to know when they decided he was the one out. It could honestly be he was the one Edmonton wanted most because…hometown kid, highest draft pedigree…and Adams was targeting a player who wasn’t traditionally “available” and had to give to get.
But I’ve wondered if Savoie was going to be in the plans since Benson fell. I’ve believed Kulich surpassed him since his 18 year old season in Roch. I’ve believed they preferred Ostlund since he was the best player at a WJC that Savoie struggled in. But…when Helenius was drafted I thought that could mean more for Ostlund’s future than Savoie since I never thought Savoie would play center at that level. We saw days later that it didn’t. Could have been any of those steps or none of them…and it kills me that we will never know because it is interesting as hell.
But I never worried about the cost of that deal. Because I still had Helenius, Ostlund, Kulich and Benson. And Rosen and Wahlberg if you want them. Just…there’s still too many guys…You know?
But I think Savoie will be a good player…probably better than some of those and not as good as others…but I’ve never minded that he was the one to go first and I was ecstatic when he was there at their pick. When Benson fell the next year it changed a bit for me though.