Kevin Musto
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I wish my team had Judd BrackettSame here. I might have to switch allegiance.
I wish my team had Judd BrackettSame here. I might have to switch allegiance.
unless his role has changed he doesn't scout Europe or Canada. Besides this wasn't some smart out of the box pick that everyone else missed, the guy was ranked mostly in the top-half of the draft, he fell just like Rossi did for the last draft.I wish my team had Judd Brackett
Interesting. I'd prefer he stay in the SHL for at least next season and face better competition.
After Luleå brought back Lassinanti on a multi-year deal he started getting next to no games. I would assume they would enter the next season witb those expectations.Interesting. I'd prefer he stay in the SHL for at least next season and face better competition.
Oilers are going to regret passing up on Wallstadt.
He was a perfect fit... Best player available and Team positional need.
I think the Oilers did the right thing drafting a forward with that pick.
Wallstedt would be at least 4-5 years away from making a real impact. Mcdavid is 24 now? So he'd be almost 30 by the time Wallstedt starts hitting his stride. They don't need a Wallstedt in order to win now, they need someone more proven and someone who can jump in now. The forward doesn't require as much time, he can help the team out faster than that and fills a need at the same time.
I'm hearing it will be much sooner than that. More like 2-3 years away.
That would be an incredibly tall order. One of his comps was Carter Hart, who's going on 23 now and is still pretty hit or miss. Certainly not leading his team to any Cups. Vasilevski, who is regarded as much better, was in his D+5 year before he became the full time starter in Tampa. It would be naive, at best, to expect Wallstedt to be an impact player in 2-3 years.
I think the Oilers did the right thing drafting a forward with that pick.
Wallstedt would be at least 4-5 years away from making a real impact. Mcdavid is 24 now? So he'd be almost 30 by the time Wallstedt starts hitting his stride. They don't need a Wallstedt in order to win now, they need someone more proven and someone who can jump in now. The forward doesn't require as much time, he can help the team out faster than that and fills a need at the same time.
Godda make excuses as to why “my team” didn’t draft him.Also find it very suspicious that all of a sudden there's 'character concerns' about a player who has already been in the spotlight for 4 years. You'd think you'd have heard about those concerns a little earlier if that was indeed the case. I find it silly, if not outright disturbing, how people all of a sudden have started throwing out those type of accusations all willy-nilly nowadays.
I'm hearing it will be much sooner than that. More like 2-3 years away.
Knight was mentioned above. Games in his D+2, and looks to be challenging for the starter position in the upcoming season.Seems unlikely. I think Price, Hart, and Vasilevskiy are the only goalies in the last 15 years to step into the NHL 2-3 years after the draft.
Hopefully he does for Minny, but its a long shot IMO.
Different times, and Hart was not at all the same level of prospect as Wallstedt. Spencer Knight would be a better comp as he's the most recently highly drafted goalie to play in the NHL. He already got games in his D+2 season and probably ends up as a starter next year in his D+3 season.
Wallstedt already played 24 games against men in one of the best leagues in the world this past season and did well. Would be very surprised if he's not an NHLer 3 years from now. Like Knight he might end up getting some games already in his D+2 season.
Minny had the best draft imo. A steal to get this guy so late.