Apparently teams have said they aren’t phased by it and ultimately draft trends are on his side. 2012 was the last draft where only one center went in the top five and that was a brutal year for the position. Maybe there’s something of a similarity, like how Grigorenko dropped a ton(albeit for different reasons), but chances are someone bites. My best guess is Columbus, who badly need size and probably at least need a hedge at the position.
Yeah this is where I’m at on Lindstrom.
Fantilli- Lindstrom as a 1-2 punch is quite scary. That’s a matchup nightmare.
Just to be clear, the "they" that balked were not team GM's. They are just posters on a message board. A message board that continually over rates the promise of draft picks and prospects, and that rarely ever gets projected trade packages correct.
Not entirely accurate, if you assume the reported ask was accurate then the reports also said they did not feel Mtl would aggressively persue him. That seems like confirmation that they don't really like the ask.
I feel like one factor we’re overlooking is if Zegras himself is frustrated with the Ducks.
Well, nobody had Hampus on their list. Can't be sure about the other years in between.
Yeah, that is more akin to the McTavish pick though, where we thought maybe player A or player B and we went off the boards with player C.
Outside of the contract negotiation which isn't unusual there hasn't been any indication that he is unhappy. I think that narrative is a projection to try and explain why something like these trade rumors COULD be true.
I wouldn't say that. A lot of fans didn't want McT but he was talked about as a possible pick. Hampus was really out of left field when he was picked.
