We’re already going to be so thin on cap after signing Pesce and Dillon. If we also moved the pick for a top 6 wing we’d be throwing together the bottom 6 on hopes and dreams. Making the pick and getting a guy who can be an ELC contributor when we’re cap strapped is big.
Granted, I’ve only seen 2 games of shift by shifts on YouTube but I don’t think his vision is bad, in fact, I thought there was some creativity in some of his touch passes. I just thought many of his passes lacked execution. It really was my only gripe about his game. He will eventually play 25 pounds heavier and his shot will naturally turn from average to strength, at least in power. His release looked plenty quick enough to get shots through.
Who are better players that could've been taken over Nemec? What in the world??? This I would LOVE to hear. Nemec just had an OUTSTANDING rookie debut. Guy will be a bonafide true #1 dman and our true cornerstone dman. Please give me your list of better players than Nemec who were taken after him. Nemec at this point in time I have #1 in the entire draft. Dude is going to be a top 5 dman in his prime who can do it all. Holtz obviously wasn't the best choice but at the end of the day it's still early to call on him because he only had 1 full season & we developed him poorly. If he goes onto Vegas and becomes a 30 goal scorer then he wasn't a bust pick. Obviously right now he's a giant disappointment so I'll give you this one. Shakir isn't looking like a bad draft pick at all. Was it a reach of a pick? Sure but if that reach pick ends up succeeding then it's not a bad pick, it actually shows that it's a great pick because our scouts ignored the general consensus & picked who they believed was best. If that player succeeds then it's a hit. Shakir will be an NHL dman no doubt about it. Stillman yes is obviously a horrendous pick and probably Fitz only real stain next to Holtz. The whole Nemec thing is wild to me. I can't wait to hear your explanation for Nemec being a Fitz botched pick.
I look at it differently, if he hits his ultimate ceiling you look at your window differently and build around him rather than anyone else.
The shot has already quite some power, so I wouldn't call it average in that way, needs to find the shooting lanes and opportunities better though. Puck skills in general including the passing execution need some help from Larionov, yes.
That was the other thing, his general puck skills could be better but I assume growing to 6’7 hasn’t really given him a chance to feel comfortable in his body until recently, if at all. Next year might be his first year playing hockey that he didn’t grow height wise.
I liked getting Meier but boy did losing Muk sting a lot.
It sucked to lose him but the future on defense is strong without him. Luke , Nemec , Dougie , Pesce all pretty much locks for the next 4 years. Casey , Silayev , Misyul , Vilen , Orlov. Etc....lots of talent in the pipeline.
I think the timing of not moving Holtz then was unideal.
If he was then the Sharks would have taken him in the trade. I doubt Fitz was not making him available in trades.
For real. Hughes on a 2nd pairing is just borderline criminal if all these guys hit their ceiling or even close to it.
Which guy would have been a realistic elc contributor within the next 2 years. Nobody at 10 was NHL ready for this coming year (ironically Silayev is the most NHL ready player available there by far, he's just in russia under contract). At best you're getting a guy for 25-26. 1 year earlier of a guy playing through growing pains in his rookie season is not going to move the needle like you think. you're looking at best case Mercer rookie year.
Does that first alignment not have four PP defenseman? How is that going to work?
