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

[jetsforever]

This could also hurt them or at least have an impact - say if the team after them wanted the BPA, who was a defenceman - then Carolina would have no bargaining power to do a pick swap since the next team would know Carolina wasn't taking that player

 

[VaCaps Fan]

Defense wins Stanley cups

 

[Hint1k]

Defense wins Stanley cups

the whole purpose of this phrase is to motivate players to do a 2nd rate job on ice.

 

[Crazy Cizikas]

Six clowns on skates juggling bowling pins would be entertaining, but it’s not what hockey fans want their roster to be.

 

[Voight]

Hindsight is 20-20. Luke Schenn or Zach Bogosian were taken in the top 5 that same year, what if you end up with one of them instead?

You take that chance.

 

[JESSEWENEEDTOCOOK]

I really hope the Canes draft a bust forward one pick before a stud dman in the next draft

 

[lomiller1]

You take that chance.

Would you rather be the casino or the gambler coming in to "take their chance"?

 

[Voight]

Would you rather be the casino or the gambler coming in to "take their chance"?

That doesn't apply here.... hes just being ignorant by saying he won take a defence man.

 

[boredmale]

Hindsight is 20-20. Luke Schenn or Zach Bogosian were taken in the top 5 that same year, what if you end up with one of them instead?

So Filatov it is.

 

[IHaveNoCreativity]

Track suits were just the first step of his 10 part action plan.

Does he actually make them wear tracksuits ?

 

[Cardiac Jerks]

Does he actually make them wear tracksuits ?

He wears tracksuits.

 

[DudeWhereIsMakar]

That team is a mess alone, always has been. Waddell isn't a great GM either.

I've always thought of the 2006 cup win an apology to Rod Brind'Amour from the hockey gods for what happened to him in Philadelphia, which brought bad luck to Eric Lindros for the rest of his career.

 

[King Mapes]

Hindsight is 20-20. Luke Schenn or Zach Bogosian were taken in the top 5 that same year, what if you end up with one of them instead?

Or you could take Filatov, Hodgson or Wilson.

Weak top 10 after the top 4.

 

[lomiller1]

That doesn't apply here.... hes just being ignorant by saying he won take a defence man.

Yes it does. Taking defensive defense-men in the hops of getting a Drew Doughty one day is going against the odds. Defensive D-men bust at a MUCH higher rate than offensives skilled forwards. Taking one is a much long shot gamble compared to taking an offensively gifted forward.

This is a couple years old now but they looked at who the Canucks would have ended up with if they drafted the highest scoring CHL forward available at every pick.
We think the Vancouver Canucks may have a scouting problem(!!!!)

hes just being ignorant by saying he won take a defence man.

He said he wouldn't draft Defense, which is not quite the same thing. Offensive players are MUCH more likely to go on to be good NHLers than defensive players are.

 

[Barry Amsterdam]

I like the approach

 

[Revelation]

I wish the caps did that the last 3 draft instead of going for Samsonov/Johansen/Alexeyev. Only Samsonov has high end potential and it's still a waste because you can always pull a Grubauer or a Copley out of your ass.

 

[boredmale]

This is a couple years old now but they looked at who the Canucks would have ended up with if they drafted the highest scoring CHL forward available at every pick.
We think the Vancouver Canucks may have a scouting problem(!!!!)

Just to point out it looks like they picked the highest scoring forward between where they picked and their next pick. In 2000 for instance Ramzi Abid had 135 points and they list him as there 71st pick while Justin Williams had 83 points but was picked with their 23rd pick, Michel Ouellett who was listed at 93rd pick had 89 points

Just going through other years Nigel Dawes would be picked ahead of Mike Richards, Kyle Wellwood would be picked ahead of Jason Pominville and Nic Petan would be picked before Anthony Mantha

 

[Johansen2Foligno]

I hope he starts drafting figure skaters so that he is able to be entertained

 

[nnynetpotato]

Six clowns on skates juggling bowling pins would be entertaining, but it’s not what hockey fans want their roster to be.

Don't give him any more bright ideas.

 

[MVP of West Hollywd]

The statement is slightly less stupid if you realize he said "defense" and offense" instead of "defensemen" and "forwards". So he might draft defensemen in the first round they just have to be good at offense. But it's still pretty stupid.

 

[ricky0034]

Someone have so much money, it simply doesn't mean anything anymore...

How I would love to see a day when HFB users would somehow manage pool that what 600+ million dollars and start their own expansion team, all managerial decisions made by simple majority in polls.

Such team wouldn't do worse than an average NHL team does currently.

"we're trading our best player to the Leafs for Ron Hainsey and a 7th? really?"

 

[5 Minute Major]

yeah

ask Buffalo about that plan

top five I can understand

but after the top 10--that is usually where the best D can be found

Ask Buffalo about it?

I did and Ristolainen, Zadorov and Dahlin didn’t agree with you.

 

[Chimpradamus]

Having convictions as a leader: dumb idea. He sounds like NYR before the cap era. "I just want big names!"

 

[canuckslover10]

I know they have changed owners but they actually haven't selected a Dman in the 1st round since this was said.

 

[McShogun99]

Imagine passing on Heiskanen or Makar to draft Patrick. That’s how big of a mistake Carolina could possibly make if they follow the owners strategy.