OrrNumber4
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Preferred Outcome for the Pens Pick
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I disagree about not drafting for a positional need at least this year. 1st overall is pretty set it's Macklin Celebrini, but the top 10 otherwise so wide open, you go for a need (defence). Of course Sharks need depth in every category, but if you have a chance to draft a position that you don't have any depth and it's close ranking wise, you go for it.
EDIT: Also, I don't want it to sound like it's absolute truth but I'm more of a balanced approach first type of fan towards drafting. When you have at least 2 prospects with potential in every position C, LW, RW, LD, RD, it's easier to see go forward from that.
EDIT: Also, I don't want it to sound like it's absolute truth but I'm more of a balanced approach first type of fan towards drafting. When you have at least 2 prospects with potential in every position C, LW, RW, LD, RD, it's easier to see go forward from that.
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Grinner
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Give me 9 C's if they are the best available player. Give me a team that has a Thornton, Marleau, Couture, Pavelski, Hertl in the top 6.
OrrNumber4
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I think when you go for a positional need over BPA (and not just at the draft), you need to have high confidence that the player you are targeting will be the answer to the future.
Let's take a thought experiment. Say that BUF offers Byram to the Sharks for future considerations. Suppose these things are true:
1) The Sharks believe Byram is a future Norris-caliber defenseman
2) Byram's injuries are more severe than the Sharks realize; he's really a second-pairing guy
3) It will take 2-3 years for the Sharks to realize this
In some ways, it's still a great trade: you get a young second-pairing dman for free! But the real harm is that for 2-3 years, the Sharks will likely not spend any assets or capital acquiring a future superstar defenseman, because they believe they already have one.
In real life this isn’t true unless the cap space used on the player limits you from making such a move. We had a Norris defenseman and still went and got Karlsson so while it may not be the age group, it’s the same sort of thought process.
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What a race. Wings-Pens on Thurs is gonna be intense.
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This is like one of those races parents put their babies in where half just sit there or go the wrong direction.
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Yeah, that's about if for the Flyers. Red Wings with a 2-1 loss with 43 SOG, Caps with 23 SOG. Damn.
Should be a good one. Wings really need to win that.
Should be a good one. Wings really need to win that.
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Hatrick Marleau
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How far could we trade up using the Pittsburg pick and the Two seconds and if it gets us into the top 8 would you do it?
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I would probably if we are drafting Celebrini with our own pick. If you can add Celebrini + top defencemen from top 8 that would improve us by mile.
Depends on how late the PIT's pick is. If it's too low and the prospects likely available for that pick isn't great, I would do it to trade up and get someone of quality. I know we still have a lot of holes, but I would rather have 1 good player than 3 average players.
Cursed thought --- utah gets the 1st overall pick
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I have the Red Wings jersey on tonight. Along with a Caps cap and a Flyers boxer. A pair of Kraken slippers doesn't hurt. Lots of things need to go the right way. In a day of being a Sharks fan.
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Both WSH and DET are losing and PIT winning. After today, PIT would claim the last playoff spot and they'll be controlling their own destiny. WSH, DET, and PHI will be ranking below PIT so it won't matter what they do if PIT keeps winning.
Our (PIT) pick is much less interesting. There won't be anyone worth clamoring for that low.
Our (PIT) pick is much less interesting. There won't be anyone worth clamoring for that low.
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The best the Penguins can do is reach #14 in the league (maybe #15, not sure about tiebreakers). If they flop out in the first two rounds, that would give us pick #19.
A quick glance says the worst the Penguins can finish is #22 (I think). I would have to check to see who plays whom over the next week to see whether there are any impossible scenarios where someone can't actually pass Pittsburgh because. That gives us pick #11, but is pretty unlikely.
Assuming they don't go deep in the playoffs, I think we pick around #19.
A quick glance says the worst the Penguins can finish is #22 (I think). I would have to check to see who plays whom over the next week to see whether there are any impossible scenarios where someone can't actually pass Pittsburgh because. That gives us pick #11, but is pretty unlikely.
Assuming they don't go deep in the playoffs, I think we pick around #19.
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If the Penguins lose in the first two rounds they’d actually give us pick 17 since they’d have the least amount of points among all playoff teams. That being said they do have a really tough last 3 games and if they lose at all they will not control their destiny anymore.
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I am fully ready for the Pens pick to be 32nd overall and the sharks to be picking 3rd overall
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