Confirmed with Link: Avs Sign Oskar Olausson to ELC

Perratrooper

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yeah it’s unfortunate how many first round picks we’ve lit on fire over the years, particularly in the 15-32 range.

Hopefully the flashes were seeing from UDFA and late picks such as Prisch and Jed continue
 

Tommy Shelby

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Yea he's now in that pile of Avalanche wasted 1st rounders, right next to Martin Kaut.

Joey Concushon
Duncan Steroids
Fatso Bleackley
Tyson Slowst
Heartin Kaut
Alex Newjost
Justin Scarron
Oskar Onlyshot

I'd say the pile is looking more like a heap after 15 years.
Won't be shocked to see Gulyayev added in couple years
 

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Joey Concushon
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Fatso Bleackley
Tyson Slowst
Heartin Kaut
Alex Newjost
Justin Scarron
Oskar Onlyshot

I'd say the pile is looking more like a heap after 15 years.
Won't be shocked to see Gulyayev added in couple years
At least Newhook and Barron were utilized to get excellent value in trades.
 

Slowdive

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At least Newhook and Barron were utilized to get excellent value in trades.
I remember Barron in Juniors. I was impressed but he never took the next step either and now he is on his third NHL team. It's so difficult to project players. They can dominate in Juniors but some never adapt to the NHL. That being said I'm not sure what Colorado ever saw in Seimans.
 

McMetal

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People have been passionately fighting for him in the summer prospect polls for years, and I have been baffled as to why. Literally every year since he went to the OHL in his D+1 season, he has underperformed expectations and fallen short of key development milestones. And every year he's fallen further behind. Olausson over Ivan this summer looks particularly foolish. I wrote him off years ago.
 

expatriatedtexan

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People have been passionately fighting for him in the summer prospect polls for years, and I have been baffled as to why. Literally every year since he went to the OHL in his D+1 season, he has underperformed expectations and fallen short of key development milestones. And every year he's fallen further behind. Olausson over Ivan this summer looks particularly foolish. I wrote him off years ago.
Nobody wants to plant another gravestone in Avalanche First Round Cemetary.
 

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