Canes owner: "We won't draft defense in the 1st round as long as I'm here"

[Egghead1999]

I mean idk how serious this was or was not. But, if they have a chance to draft a D that is head and shoulders above the F's and G's, they should do BPA and flip him if need be for a more ready F of G.

Why not just trade the pick? Ds need more time to mature

 

[Frosty415]

He also hates white jerseys


I can see this team changing logo/jerseys in the next few years

 

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While that is a silly thing to say, and "If we lose, I'll have fun" is the absolute last thing your employees should ever hear you say, I think drafting defensemen who aren't offensively gifted in the first round is about as reliable as drafting goalies. Even optimistically, it'll be a half a decade before you are getting results. By the time your first round pick is a reliable NHLer, he'll be a free agent.

I hated every time my team used a first round pick on some hulking specimen with no puck skills or real hockey sense. Even if you think you can teach defense to anyone, it's going to be almost ten years before they are the player you actually wanted to draft. The Pens drafted Brooks Orpik in 2000 and he wasn't what they wanted him to be until 2008.

He also hates white jerseys

That's too bad for him, he's not wearing colors at home and on the road.

 

[Cellee]

While that is a silly thing to say, and "If we lose, I'll have fun" is the absolute last thing your employees should ever hear you say, I think drafting defensemen who aren't offensively gifted in the first round is about as reliable as drafting goalies. Even optimistically, it'll be a half a decade before you are getting results. By the time your first round pick is a reliable NHLer, he'll be a free agent.

I hated every time my team used a first round pick on some hulking specimen with no puck skills or real hockey sense. Even if you think you can teach defense to anyone, it's going to be almost ten years before they are the player you actually wanted to draft. The Pens drafted Brooks Orpik in 2000 and he wasn't what they wanted him to be until 2008.


That's too bad for him, he's not wearing colors at home and on the road.

I wish the Penguins missed only on hulking first rounders who play D.

We basically miss on every pick we use on D

 

[Kimota]

Actually it was Rowe (the GM) who fired Gallant and then he became the head coach.

Pushed by the owner who wanted changes

 

[Kimota]

I read up on how Dundon made his money originally....gross.

https://deadspin.com/the-hurricanes-new-owner-got-rich-off-subprime-loans-1822129399

Hot damn, a genuine used car salesman but with a loan shark twist!

 

[Cellee]

Hot damn, a genuine used car salesman but with a lone shark twist!

Loan sharks don't sue you.

 

[sabremike]

Hot damn, a genuine used car salesman but with a lone shark twist!

Still a far better person than Peter the Lying Pig.

 

[KPower]

Way to completely undermine your GM and scouting department.

The canes do have scouts, right?

 

[HappySabresFan]

Way to completely undermine your GM and scouting department.

The canes do have scouts, right?

They got aho, pesce, and slavin for a reason, although with Mr. No D and his puppet Dumb Waddell at the helm I worry their input will be minimized

 

[Drytoast]

That's...kind of limiting.

And bizarre.

 

[Bjornar Moxnes]

Lol this is going to be Oilers all over again. Ironically enough it was Carolina that won against the Oilers in 2006...

 

[FinRanger]

Draft the best player available in the first round. I guess that this owner doesn't know that Dmen can score too. Thank god he is not a owner of my team.

Your post is epitome of HfBoards inability to understand basic hockey concepts.

PEOPLE LISTEN TO ME: Defence does not mean defencemen! Forwards can defend too! The GM means that he does not draft players who are touted as great defensive minded players at age 18. And I kind of agree with that. In my opinion it is better to draft skill and offence than to draft defensively sound all around players. That part of the game can be developed later.

 

[boredmale]

Just my 2 cents and their is always exceptions but best bet is to draft forwards in the top 10 but once you start getting to the 12-15 range defensemen generally have a better shot of being a star player than a forward

 

[Analyst365]

Carolina and Phoenix are so much different yet so alike. Stuck in one mode and not able to adapt to reality

 

[Syckle78]

Regardless of everything else the owner having input on draft picks is a horrible red flag.

 

[Bladerunner]

2-1 hockey games don’t sell tickets to the masses. They want action. You understand that, right? Especially in the market their team is located

Dundon saw lots of action and entertainment tonight

 

[Butch 19]

Heard about this. Given Carolina's defense group you would think they'd stick to drafting defense when possible. IMO you draft the BPA in the 1st round always.

The Kings drafted Hickey at #4 OA.

Was he the BPA? LOL...

 

[Oogie Boogie]

Yeah I hope he had a blast watching us blow a 4-1 lead haha fun times man

 

[Balthazar]

Regardless of everything else the owner having input on draft picks is a horrible red flag.

That's really the only thing people should focus on here.

 

[dma0034]

Only a matter of time before he starts icing 4 forwards and 1 defensemen. Every game is 8-6 due to odd man rushes the entire game.

 

[PecaFan]

Lots of people ragging on this guy, but I'm right there with him. For 50 years I've been watching the Canucks take slugs or merely average d-men in the first round and leave better players on the table. Herter, Wilson, Ference, Petit, Allen, Daignault, Juolevi..., on and on and on it goes.

The only exception I'd make would be for the total slam dunk 1st overall types like Dahlin.

Defencemen are incredibly hard to project and get right, much harder than forwards. In 1980, the Canucks got a better d-man in the 7th round than they did with their first round (Lidster vs Lanz).

You'll do better in the long run if you let someone else take those long shots.

 

[acor]

We won't be a serious team as long as Im here...

 

[KapG]

This guy comes across as a clown

First the jerseys, now this lol

 

[Negan4Coach]

Did you guys miss the part where I said the Hurricanes drafted:

Ryan
f***ing
Murphy
in
the
1st
round

case closed.