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Did anyone mention how bad the Bruins drafted in 2015 yet????
PTO: [NJD] G Michael Hutchinson, D Jakub Zboril, F Kevin Labanc, D Andy Welinski, 15 others invited to Devils camp
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Ghost of Murph
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Wasn't that the year they took Barzal, Connor, and Chabot? Oh wait, maybe those were the three guys that went immediately after Boston's picks.
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Only got 3 of 16.
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Hutch is a pro. Great guy to bring in for preseason to get hit with some pucks and stay on the ice late with the prospects.
I don't think Jersey needs the depth, based on the posts in this thread. But every team should have a goalie like Hutch stashed in the AHL. Someone who has NHL experience and can start a game in a pinch, but will most likely plug away on the bus without a second thought.
I don't think Jersey needs the depth, based on the posts in this thread. But every team should have a goalie like Hutch stashed in the AHL. Someone who has NHL experience and can start a game in a pinch, but will most likely plug away on the bus without a second thought.
Lost in the history books is the fact that Zboril was the one consensus pick Boston made in that 1st round. I.e. the highest rated dman at that range.
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Cost them multiple Cups in all likelihood.
Czechboy
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Good point...bs have been awful since then. Rarely make playoffs.. no superstars.... An absolute shit show!
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Nah they've been great, but not botching the 2015 Draft would have put them over the top...especially in 2019 vs. St. Louis.
AhosDatsyukian
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If they had hit on those 3 picks they could easily have won 2-3 cups in the last 7-8 years. So so sad to see
Is that shocking whatsoever?
Zboril was drafted where he was expected to.
Senyshyn was the brutal failure without reasoning by Sweeney. We all knew this from day 1.
JFK in the 2nd round was another poor selection but easily offset by Carlo.
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Devils team defense was the chief reason for the team missing the playoffs last year. While that wasn't all the fault of the defensemen on the ice, the team pretty much made wholesale changes.
If nothing else, this could add to the group in Utica. If Sheldon Keefe wants to truly make his mark, it could allow some of the younger Devils to marinate at the AHL level a bit longer.
Czechboy
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A year ago I really liked the look of their team. I think injuries and bad luck derailed everything. I don't follow them super closely but whenever I see the roster I'm also thinking 'wow'. Few D get hurt, goalies are cold (which I partially blame on the D not being 100%) and season over.
Curious how it goes... I want to be wrong! He played for the Czechs at the Worlds 2 years ago and I'd say the world's are about equivalent to something between AHL and NHL. He didn't stand out like I hoped he would.
Unless this team is unlucky AGAIN with injuries the backend is pretty set. That said, Nemec starting early is not ideal. The Habs defender as a pickup was insurance. A healthy team and this team should look pretty damn good!
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Wish I could share that optimism. Team seems to have some nice individual pieces but there doesn't seem to be much cohesiveness nor accountability from the top.
We'll see how it goes but until there is a standard in place and the team establishes a core of leaders that plays together for several years don't see much changing.
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Provides a right-handed catcher for training camp and a veteran for the pre-season. Tough to see him earning more than an AHL deal.
CanadienShark
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Everyone knew from the moment it happened that Boston totally f***ed up. So yes, shocking.
The Hockey Tonk Man
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Not really
They don’t have McAvoy in this scenario
You can play what ifs all you want but the B’s look way different in 2019 if they switch their 2015 draft up
Anywho, good luck to Zboril. Gotta think this is his last shot at playing in the nhl
Voight
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Its quite impressive that despite wasting two round picks in 2015 Boston was still able to make the finals four years later and continues to be a playoff team.
Czechboy
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I'm not a B's fan per se but it amazes me how they are always good. It's uncanny. I see them make a mistake and think 'this is going to go poorly' and then they still do well.lol
Jumptheshark
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players taken right after 3 bb picks
Mathew Barzal
Kyle Connor
Thomas Chabot
Evgeny Svechnikov
Joel Eriksson Ek
Colin White
Ilya Samsonov
Brock Boeser
Travis Konecny
Jack Roslovic
Absurdity
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It also discounts how much of a major role Coyle played on that cup run which he may have not been acquired if Barzal was drafted. That team as constructed made it to the Stanley Cup finals and there is no guarantee if said draft players would have changed said outcome. This is why revisionist history on a draft that happened 9 years ago is pointless. Bruins fans can bring up how many teams skipped on drafting Pastrnak and McAvoy, but what does that solve?
On Zboril, he has the tools but no toolbox. He can be a serviceable 7D but consistency has not been his strong suit.
So, not shocking as the poster suggested. We all knew Senyshyn was the worst imaginable draft selection at that point in the draft.
BostonBob
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I'm shocked that this has never been brought up here before. Nice job bringing it to all of our ( especially Bruin fans ) attention.
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