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He is still under contract for the next two seasons.And no contract extension for Raftis
He is still under contract for the next two seasons.And no contract extension for Raftis
I don’t speak for raftis but maybe he wanted to claim croskery before another team like London or Kitchener got him first- and if croskery ever does change his mind and doesn’t want to go to soo- they have a trade waiting to happen.
0 chance he de commits from BC though. Also weird to do it in the second round. Would’ve made more sense taking a pick like that after round 6 or 7 when the talent probably drops a little bit.
to be fair cali hasn't committed to an ncaa school but he also have signed a BCHL or USHL card either. it’s very late in the game, maybe he has a handshake deal with a tier 2 team and just waiting to announce itwow! Raftis sure showed them by potentially bombing the 18 year old group in our next contending window lol. this won't be a popular idea but if we have no players coming from the first 3 rounds of this draft, Raftis should be packing his bags. that's the kind of nonsense you'd expect from a first year GM and is entirely unacceptable imo.
i've been highly critical of the way he's managed his draft picks for years but this should be the straw that breaks the camels back if Cali doesn't sign.
no question committed to schooling then, good for him.Ryder Cali has committed to Harvard.
Someone need to be held responsible.. it’s simple
Is this GM know for taking flyer picks? How much preparation does he put into the draft? Does he listen to his scouting team?
Easily the worst draft class of 2024
I’ve been trying to say for a while and was shouted down by a few, but the staff is not nearly as good as it was pre-raftis. rafts hired his best friend as a head scout after maybe 2 years of scouting experience
Is this GM know for taking flyer picks? How much preparation does he put into the draft? Does he listen to his scouting team?
Easily the worst draft class of 2024
got Martin and Hayes in '23, may have just pushed his luck in'24It’s the worst for the Soo in last 10 years, I believe.
They didnt do the work. Part time GM flies in and out as he pleases. Glorified scout.
He’s cost the team so much, so many mismanaged assets it’s unreal. Longest tenured GM with nothing to show.
got Martin and Hayes in '23, may have just pushed his luck in'24
It’s the worst for the Soo in last 10 years, I believe.
They didnt do the work. Part time GM flies in and out as he pleases. Glorified scout.
He’s cost the team so much, so many mismanaged assets it’s unreal. Longest tenured GM with nothing to show.
2020 Saginaw selected Adam Fantilli. Round 2 was Matthew Jovanovic. Injuries kept him from ever playing a game for us. First pick to suit up was 4th rounder Ethan Klein and even he didn’t last long. Did get Oke out of that draft. So it’s not a death blow but you have to knock it out of the park on the next draft.can anybody think of another team EVER that walked away from the first 3 rounds with NOTHING?
all the raftis stans can choke on this one. your boy blew it. anybody seen fischy?
welcome to the darkside.
2020 Saginaw selected Adam Fantilli. Round 2 was Matthew Jovanovic. Injuries kept him from ever playing a game for us. First pick to suit up was 4th rounder Ethan Klein and even he didn’t last long. Did get Oke out of that draft. So it’s not a death blow but you have to knock it out of the park on the next draft.
Or hayes either really lol. 2 brothers already in the league that were starsYou didn’t have to do ANY work to draft Brady Martin haha
Or hayes either really lol. 2 brothers already in the league that were stars
Flint definitely would have drafted Hayes. Good kid for not saying that he would only go to Flint and a select few othersfair, although that pick raised some eyebrows as you'd be hard pressed to find a draft ranking with hayes that high. i give raftis credit for that one.
problem lies in the fact that he hasn't set that draft class up for success and it smells like an early exit already.
Raftis is the laughing stock of the CHL right now.
Speaking from experience (2016 draft Sarnia 1st went NCAA, no 2nd, 4th didn't report, 5th never became OHL player) it has a trickle down effect.the difference is saginaw was wise enough to rebuild and accumulate a war chest of assets. the hound organizations arrogance may have cost us our next competitive window.
thr next draft doesnt really help us build around our '07s. this year should be a firesale of every player 2006 and older. and our parachute GM needs to go. he's finally run out of coattails to ride.
Time for some new blood in the head office.
Totally agree with above post from JoeSchmo! Let's see what Mr. Lukenda's next move is. How can you as a seasoned GM come away from a draft without your first 2 picks willing to report? Very ill-prepared on the part of the GM and his staff.