thestonedkoala
Going Dark
- Aug 27, 2004
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The reason many Wild fans are expressing angst over this pick is because of Flahr and Co.'s history of head scratchers in the top rounds such as Bussieres, Lucia and even Zach Phillips. Fans questioned the wisdom of these selections at the time and time has proven their concerns correct. On top of that, most of our draft picks, in general, going back to 2011 have had little to no impact in the NHL to this point outside of Brodin and Dumba.
This is pretty much it; I still remember picking Kurtis Gabriel and the outrage over that pick.
Plus given how many draft picks this team has spent on veterans that haven't worked out, we are still trying to restock the cupboards.
Also, wasn't it mentioned that his gap control is poor along with some skating issues?