The 2024-2025 Roster Thread

[joshjull]

They took a gamble on "potential" and it bit them in the ass.

Maybe Quinn still turns it around, but passing on more refined players for a guy that might have a slightly higher ceiling during a 10 year playoff drought wasn't the move. Also think I remember hearing Ralph liked quinn

In all recent years this is still the thing that fries me the most. Apparently under qualified decision makers thinking they knew better

Other than the pick not working out so far. I’m not sure how much it “ bit them in the ass”.

They’ve needed experienced established players for some time. No one Quinn’s age is that, regardless of what they’ve done since getting drafted.

If anything “bit them in the ass”, it was thinking Quinn was ready to be a top 6 forward. Which goes back to the GM constantly making team building mistakes. He was relying on 3 kids to be top 6 wingers.

 

[Fjordy]

How things have changed. I was pretty high on Cozens and Quinn a few years ago, and pretty low on Rossi.

It's just that some people know how to develop young players, and some don't. Some have a more or less normal GM, and some always have idiots in this position, who are hired by the same idiot owner.

 

[jc17]

How things have changed. I was pretty high on Cozens and Quinn a few years ago, and pretty low on Rossi.

To be fair, we'll never know how it would play out if they drafted differently. Maybe it would be different guys, same issues

 

[jc17]

Other than the pick not working out so far. I’m not sure how much it “ bit them in the ass”.

They’ve needed experienced established players for some time. No one Quinn’s age is that, regardless of what they’ve done since getting drafted.

If anything “bit them in the ass”, it was thinking Quinn was ready to be a top 6 forward. Which goes back to the GM constantly making team building mistakes. He was relying on 3 kids to be top 6 wingers.

I think other guys had more predictable/reliable skill sets.

Lundell and Rossi were high floor guys that I think most people had confidence would at least be contributing in a middle 6 capacity by now, and they are. People still have this perception that Rossi as a short, high scoring player was boom/bust, but it just wasn't the case

My opinion is they swung for the fences and missed guys that could have been pretty helpful right now, even if the upside wasn't there

 

[debaser66]

I also liked Rossi more than Quinn but who knows they might have become of him around here.

 

[Beerz]

Only thing holding Jack back right now is his skating.. not sure if it's injury related or lack of conditioning or just not developing it.. doesn't really matter. If he works on his leg strength and skating he is going to be a star.
He will be better than Rossi.

I really he hope he puts in that work this offseason.