Appleyard
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I think it might be more that they are crossing their arms and turning the other way every time he walks into a room if there is truth to it...
Prospect Info: Round 1, Pick 13: Jett Luchanko, C, Guelph (OHL)
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I think it might be more that they are crossing their arms and turning the other way every time he walks into a room if there is truth to it...
JojoTheWhale
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That would be immeasurably worse. Part of the job of the guys at the top is to be the adults in the room. Sheesh. The only correct option is to try to rebuild the bridge.
(I know you’re not reporting that. This is if true.)
It's f***ing baffling. The fact that this f***ing club rolled over for ONE AGENT shows how f***ing spineless and clueless they are.
GapToothedWonder
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Its working out the same as the "authentics" The only difference you don't end up with egg on your face after buying into the franchises bullshit.
You at least get the satisfaction of knowing you aren't the dumb money.
Ironmanrulez
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Ironmanrulez
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He was a leader of a bad Team last year. Same role Laughton has had the last years with the flyers! I think we got a new Laughton who, himself was seen as a Mike Richards 2.0. Now we got a Laughton who is seen as a Laughton. The flyers really drafting for shit roles and memes!
We went from Mike Richards to Laughton to someone who can be Laughton in 6 years....
What a process...
Fight4yourRight
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WolfOfBroadStreet14
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Richie was my favorite player as a kid. I remember when we drafted Laughton and touted him as the second coming, I was so pumped. Looking back it’s been a real rough ride since then.
BackToTheBrierePatch
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I don’t think it’s unheard of for a team to dislike a agent. Think that happens in every sport. But you can’t let it affect your decision on drafting a certain player.
At the very least, you can hire Bif to beat him up.
Tarpongg
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Isn’t this why “Jonesy” was hired, to glad hand agents, the NHL home office, the media, etc?
BackToTheBrierePatch
Eff Cancer
Jones is a organizational stooge. So probably not
AndHeMissedTheNet
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I feel good about this pick, and to be honest, i'm not hung up on Buium anymore. Nor do i think anyone else here should be; there's a reason why he fell to 12 in the first place.
Now, the rest of the draft, and the process of drafting for positional need at this point? Yeah that all drags their grade down big time. You have 3 1sts and 3 2nds next year. There's no good reason for that shit.
Now, the rest of the draft, and the process of drafting for positional need at this point? Yeah that all drags their grade down big time. You have 3 1sts and 3 2nds next year. There's no good reason for that shit.
I hate this argument. The Flyers choice was between Buium and apparently Jett Luchanko. That another team faced with the choice of say Buium vs. Dickinson or Parekh or whatever and went with the other guy tells you nothing about the wisdom of the choice the Flyers made.
As to your second point, I agree drafting in the later rounds for positional need is dumb. But that ignores that they did the same thing with their first round pick which is all the worst.
I think they must expect a good draft class next year or a couple of picks for trade bait.
I am interested to see what kind of year Jett has this year before I lean one way or the other.
Will be watching Guelph a lot closer now maybe I will take in a game or two when he comes to Ottawa.
TheKingPin
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Larry44
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LegionOfDoom91
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I’m not putting any faith in the collective brain trust of NHL front offices to appeal to authority. They are easily the worst managed sport of all the major four sports leagues here in NA. They leave value on the table all the time while they galaxy brain things in all aspects of the job.
Strawberry Fields
12x Calder Cup Champs
Teams in this league reach for fit in the first round all the time so "no one else wanted him either!!" isn't exactly a slam dunk argument in my eyes.
The most optimistic answer I can give is that their plan is to throw everything they've got at acquiring a 1C or a 1D in next year's draft and then sign the other one in free agency in either 2025 or 2026.
The problem with that plan is twofold. They refuse to make themselves worse next year to maximize their chances of actually pulling it off. They seem to think that next year, as opposed to this year, teams in the top-5 will magically be willing to trade their pick.
The more alarming problem is even if this is their plan, why do they restrict themselves to it by closing off every other avenue to acquiring these guys. Like the chances of grabbing Robertson or Stankoven in the 2nd are low. But even if you think you're drafting a 1C next year, there's still no reason to at least not try rather than taking a plug like Bergland.
The problem with that plan is twofold. They refuse to make themselves worse next year to maximize their chances of actually pulling it off. They seem to think that next year, as opposed to this year, teams in the top-5 will magically be willing to trade their pick.
The more alarming problem is even if this is their plan, why do they restrict themselves to it by closing off every other avenue to acquiring these guys. Like the chances of grabbing Robertson or Stankoven in the 2nd are low. But even if you think you're drafting a 1C next year, there's still no reason to at least not try rather than taking a plug like Bergland.
The trade up using the pick we got for moving down in the first to grab a defensemen makes no sense to me. You had basically the consensus #1 d fall to your laps and you passed on him for a guy you could have gotten like 10 picks later. If you really wanted him you could have taken Buium with the 12 then trade the 32 and another pick to move up to take Jett. Instead you reached on your first pick, traded the 32 to defer for another year, and then the asset you got for passing on the best d man in the draft was used to move up to draft... A lesser d man? Wtf
Tarpongg
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It’s as if the rebuild is “wait around for cap space and see if Bobby Brink can play”
I didn't like this pick at the time but Jamey Baskow really likes the pick. So now I'm confused because it's not like Jamey slobbers over every move they make.
Hexxxy
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Flyers Center depth chart is bad. Couts is in a bad way. His injury and play over the last half of the season could be the elephant in the room (+ Laughton's future). Who do we have after these two:
Frost
Poehling
Laczynski
Barkey
Rizzo
Johansen
Not good. Internally the team knows it is is defcon 1 at C. The PP is also a hidden sleeper issue here. The PP has been so bad and a player like Jett does give more options for the PP.
Frost
Poehling
Laczynski
Barkey
Rizzo
Johansen
Not good. Internally the team knows it is is defcon 1 at C. The PP is also a hidden sleeper issue here. The PP has been so bad and a player like Jett does give more options for the PP.
Curufinwe
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Surely Buium gives even more options on the PP
The top PP dman last season was Zamula…
The top PP dman last season was Zamula…
