Staios made a bunch of deals to get a chemistry and identity on this team. He left value on the table with Jensen/Chych for sure, and likely overpaid Amadio.
He prefers players over picks, character and responsibility over skill, and cares more about getting his desired roster makeup than protecting assets.
I'll reserve judgement for now.
But if jensen sucks while chych kills it, if ullmark walks, if Joseph explodes, or if the Yakemchuk pick gets the Lee/Kopitar treatment, people are gonna be calling for his head.
I dont know if he did leave value on the table with Jensen and Chychrun i think there were a few factors at play. I am confident he tried to move Chyc at the deadline and the value wasnt very good. Then he tried to get a RHD in free agency and no one would come here at a price that made sense so he was stuck. Chychrun didnt have the value that I think alot of people believe he did or else he would have been moved earlier or for more. Ottawa had to address a glaring hole. It was circumstantial, a circumstance that Dorion put this team into.
I think the Amadio deal is fine he is making 8th forward money and they are getting him for his prime years. He is a versatile player I think theres very little risk with him. He has a great stick great hockey IQ.
As for your last sentence its 100 percent true if all his moves back fire it was a massive fail and he did a terrible job. I think its only fair to reserve judgement on all these decisions. I am there with you, I like the motive and the ideas behind them but like you I question the execution. I think in theory it should work this teams biggest issues were consistency/leadership and hockey sense/smart hockey players. Which he did address. However I personally I still dont see a team with an identity. When you watch the playoffs the teams that go the deepest are either very fast or very heavy/hard to play against. I dont see a team with either of those traits.
Its kinda like when Dorion added Debrincat to a team that had Giroux and Batherson. Skilled right handed wingers that arent overly fast or physical. It was a redundant add.
Perron and Amadio are kinda similar right handed high iq skill forwards that are neither overly fast of physical. I would have liked them to target a fast or physical forward instead. Losing Joseph also hurts the team speed.
So again like you I will reserve judgement. But I do like the moves for the most part just would prefer for this team to try and have a roster that fits the type of identity that Green will implement. After listening to Corrado it seems like he wants a team that plays heavy.
So I do think guys like Ostapchuk will not only make the team but probably play a pretty prominent role. Id also like the team to go get another forward that plays that way. Hopefully Nick Cousins he's kinda the only free agent that will play to that identity.
As for Yakemchuk, he was my second choice out of who was left when they picked. I think he does come with some risk. I think some teams are going to look idiotic for passing on Buium. Its debatable but he might have had the best draft season of any player. He was simply phenomenal. He's got it, not sure if anyone has listened to his Spitting Chicklets interview but man he didnt come from much. Made it against all odds really; being from an immigrant family from southern California. 4 hours of driving a day to play hockey doing homework in his moms van while his dad works 70 hour weeks with an HVAC company. Boy is he also confident but not cocky. I just dont know how he dropped to 12.
Anyways I am very happy they didnt pick Parehk personally. Yakemchuk over him all day for me but anyways no one knows just my opinions after following this draft class.
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