I caught myself doing the same mistakes a few times. Being mad at the Lehkonen selection and jumping out of joy for the DeLaRose and Fucale picks.
Prospect Info: Gianni Fairbrother a.k.a. Giovanni Fairbrudder
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I caught myself doing the same mistakes a few times. Being mad at the Lehkonen selection and jumping out of joy for the DeLaRose and Fucale picks.
Funny, I did the exact same thing lolI caught myself doing the same mistakes a few times. Being mad at the Lehkonen selection and jumping out of joy for the DeLaRose and Fucale picks.
Stive Morgan
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Clearly not if they're making picks like Cichy, Crisp, Pezzetta, Staum, Henrikson etc.
I know they're not all gonna be diamonds but every year there's at least 1 WTF pick that looks bad even at the time.
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HuGort
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Why? Both put up similar numbers in their draft years. 40 point in 69 games for Brook. 36 point in 60 games for Fairbrother. Both same size from same WHL league
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When i say ready i'm talking about playing like solid top 4. I like Mete and imo he's our best LHD but ideally he would either play on a 3rd pairing or in the AHL. If he ever blossom into a solid top 4 i don't think it will be before another 2-3 years. We really need top acquire a top 4 LHD this season.
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No. He’s older (born end of September) but he’s 18 and this was his first year of eligibility.
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More like another Lyle Odelein. Physical defender with a big shot. Handles the puck ok. Skates well.
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Sign me up! I forget who we were playing against but it was playoff time. Odelein popped the puck into the face of a player who was obviously taking a run at him. He was called for it and left the ice while laughing his ass off.
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I wasn't originally sure if this was the guy that Stive Morgan had pegged as the Wyatt Wylie of this years draft. Good to see that it was; I don't pay much attention to Everett since Scherbak and Hart left mainly due to Constantine being so f***ing boring.
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I find Mckeens been very accurate on their rankings the last couple years, compared to the other rankers i mean
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Those are just stats, they are very different players. Brook went a round higher than Fairbrother because he demonstrated superior puck skills. Some even had Brook as a late 1st rounder which is something that nobody ever considered with Fairbrother.
There is a reason that Brook had already played with the U17 and U18 teams at the time of his draft as opposed to not playing in either like Fairbrother. Brook was also 9 months younger yet was the highest scoring defender on his team as opposed to 9 months older and 3rd on his team amongst defenders as in Gianni's case.
I think this was a good pick but I was aware of Brooks upside when we took him just as I am aware of Fairbrother's offensive limitations. Just another example of how stats can be misleading.
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Excuse me, Mike Cichy is the Polish Gretzky! He has the highest PPG amongst the players with 100+ games (EP has a couple over him, but they are missing gp while still having points) in the PHL.
Seriously though, I think sometimes they fall in love with a player tools after 1-2 of the best games and become partial. It happens all the time with HF scouting people, so why not the pros?
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@Stive Morgan Who would you take, Fairbrother or Wyatt Wylie?
Maybe they will be on the same pairing next year?
Maybe they will be on the same pairing next year?
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I remember this fight. Tyszka had just return from his concussion and got in this fight. So I guess Habs saw this and said "screw Tyszka, we want Fairbrother." So they didn't sign Tyszka and drafted Fairbrother.
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I like the Odelein comparison. He gets into fights to defend his teammates, most times against bigger guys and often wins. He's a fight/month, strong character guy with enough offensive and defensive skills to play long minutes. Not an easy guy to play against... something the Habs need.
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I think people might be sleeping on him. Love what Stive had to say. Fairbrother might really explode next season with a bigger offensive role. He didn’t produce that much less than Lassi Thomson. He’s got an edge and is a very good skater. He can hopefully be what we wanted Dalton Thrower to be.
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