Slaf im starting to really like hes attitude and hes potentiel but i was team Wright or Nemec so hopefully Juraj proves me wrong and i know he can
Bobrov wasnt really a fan of hes work in NYR
I had Kulich over Mesar but not mad about the pick i like Filip also
The rest i like/love
I’m also skeptical of Bobrov. Great talker, knows how to sound convincing and yet, is that a good thing? Will those with different opinions dare stand up to him, given how close he is to Gorton?
Same with Martin Lapointe, another guy that appears to have inherited a position on account of past association with Gorton but whose track record is difficult to isolate.
Third thing I don’t get is how Burrows managed to keep his job.
Fourth, I was expecting more turnover in the scouting contingent. Too many scouts from the past failed administration and continuing weak coverage in Quebec where Tampa has been getting first dibs on undrafted players for years.
Fifth, I thought that the Bobrov-Lapointe duo was a stopgap for this past draft and that someone with a more proven track record was going to be brought in. Now it looks that we have 4 musketeers with Bobrov and Lapointe sitting in the stands with HuGo at tournaments.
Is Daniel Doré any good? Thought he was on his way here.
A few of our longstanding scouts left but I didn’t notice whether we poached anyone.
Scouting is the bread and butter of a development-focused management. I thought scouts became more readily available in the summer and that hirings would follow. Instead, it just looks to me that they didn’t do a whole lot to upgrade their scouting contingent but maybe I’m wrong and someone can provide a clearer picture.