Pretty happy but gave it an 8 because 10 would have meant someone very unlikely fell to #23 and that rarely happens. When you consider a lot of the teams not including the Ducks passed on the same players you get the sense the forwards were better in this draft than previously thought.
I enjoyed that the Ducks gave their pick the biggest surprise of the draft with him having no idea he had a really good chance to go 3rd. You can't help but be happy for Sennecke.
I also liked that they traded up for a guy they wanted, thats fun.
By that logic so is drafting NCAA players.For the record, I dont mind passing on Demidov. Drafting russians is gambling on so many levels.
But trading down would have made a ton of sense, nobody had him in top5-7.
By that logic so is drafting NCAA players.
So once again, where are the examples of this happening? Because I have a lot of examples of NCAA players causing issues.Nope, your logic is faulty here.
NCAA players want to play in the NHL, it's just a question of where and when.
Russians might not even want to play in the NHL and/or they might not be able to leave Russia even if they wanted.
But drafting NCAA players also carries extra risk, see Adam Fox or Danny DeKeyser.
What Russian didn’t come over?
What Russian was forced to stay in Russia (other then the ones that were in active military duty the same way an American would be forced to finish his military contract)?
Other countries have military obligations also lol.So why exclude military obligations? They are real.
And how many americans have been forced to delay NHL career because of military duties??
Russians are riskier than CHL/Euro players, I dont like gambling with top3 picks. They are harder to get here, they can use KHL as leverage when they are RFAs.
Feel free to disagree.
Other countries have military obligations also lol.
I disagree 100%. Everyone has risk and NCAA is more risky based on recent history.
I disagree 100%. Everyone has risk and NCAA is more risky based on recent history.