Man, people are realllly hyping this draft class, and I still don’t see it.
Good? Yes. 2015 good? No.
That top 9 in 2015 has been pretty good. Then there is that pre-Barzal interlude and then back to frequent goodness. Funny that.
It seems almost every year starts with some praise, then tapers as people view the usual suspects repeatedly, then bounces back late in the scouting cycle. The conversation seems to run from "it's a great/deep draft" to "maybe this isn't as great/deep as we thought" to "I wonder if this isn't a good draft" and then finally to "this draft is fine". I await the pundits reporting that anonymous team guys (scouts/AGM's/GM's) are "starting to wonder about the quality of the draft". That usually happens mid-season, when some viewing fatigue sets it.
Seems like an extremely forward-heavy draft this time around.
Seems like an extremely forward-heavy draft this time around.
That is fine with me. With Dahlin,Joki,Samuelsson, Pilut, Risto,Montour,Johnson and Borgen all in the organization and all 25 and younger we are set with D for awhile. What we need are more top 6 impact forwards now that Nylander is gone. With Olofsson graduating to the big club, besides Cozens there are not many quality forwards in the prospect pipeline.