They just called it a discectomy to me but they made it sound like the simplest of back surgeries so maybe it was a microdiscectomy
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If the incision is only an inch or so then they went in with a microscope. I had the same surgery, lengthier recovery because of more damage. Pretty cool though.
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"Smart, competitive players" does not sound like Lev to me.
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It might have been a while back. But that's a throwaway line everybody uses. You always want to pump up your guy after you pick him.
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Drysdale wasn't a bust. This was mentioned years ago so I believe it was pre Zegras draft where this happened.
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I know it's being talked about like a minor surgery, but if it's a discectomy, they removed the ruptured portion of the disc. That means he has less remaining disc material, some degree of a compressed disc and a tear in the wall of the disc. It's minor for most people, but it's still not ideal for a person that plays a physically demanding professional sport.
I think if a team believes Levshunov can be a difference maker offensively then they could overlook some of his weaknesses. But Madden didn't really describe him as a player who is going to put up big offensive numbers so I would infer that Levshunov is not "the guy" for them at 3OA.
Also seems to blow out of the water the Grant Mccagg comment from last week where he said that PV wasn't keen on taking a Russian. That is either clearly false or Madden is misdirecting / lying. I suspect the former. Which puts Demidov / Silayev potentially front and center for 3OA.
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A lot of the same quotes as the Derek Lee piece but a few extras. A bit interesting to compare it to 2019, but probably can’t glean anything from that, nor can you on the quick snippets on Levshunov, Silayev and Buium.
You can’t really infer anything on those comments, they’re vanilla on purpose. The one on Buium could both be interpreted as a polite non-answer on a guy they don’t love to complete praise on a guy they do.
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But surely he is still one of the 8? And Madden did leave himself an out saying something to the effect that (totally paraphrasing here) there are always a couple of guys who do better than where they are picked and the challenge is trying to find those guys. So, I'm not sure I'd infer Lev is out of contention yet.
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i think madden was referring to ritchie and larsson. maybe steel?
drysdale was a mix of bad injury luck and rushed development. i wouldn't consider him a bust
lundestrom was never expected to be more than a defensive minded C and i think he's been decent for the most part
drysdale was a mix of bad injury luck and rushed development. i wouldn't consider him a bust
lundestrom was never expected to be more than a defensive minded C and i think he's been decent for the most part
Perreault and Tracey would be my guesses.
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lol if hes calling a player still in their system and still fighting for a spot, a bust/burned by @ Tracey
Edit: not saying your guess is wrong, would just be funny if true...poor guy
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I feel like montreal might have the most obvious list out of every team in the top 10
Ya i think people are reading too far into things, i think our list is still prob pretty wide open
Madden said "moving forward" My guess is its a forward ^.^
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Don't think it would be Larsson. He was a completely logical pick at that spot, and was trending up until he injured his knee. He looked to be a better than average pick for the slot until then.
Like others have said, I doubt late round picks would be guys he'd be talking about. At that point you're just trying to get lucky anyway. There are a couple obvious selections higher up in the draft that look pretty bad in retrospect. I suppose Perreault maybe could qualify, since he was always seen as a boom or bust type. And at the time, maybe they emphasized getting shooters.
Perreault for sure b/c Madden talked about looking for a shooter with that pick. Tracey maybe not but he'll only be Duck property until they DNQ him in the next few days.
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More than that I don’t see how you could have ever said Larsson was a pick based on need. From a prospect pool standpoint they drafted Theodore with a late first and Pettersson with an early second the past two years(along with Montour with a second and another LHD with a third). It’s even worse from an NHL perspective, where the team that went to game 7 of the conference final featured two 23 year old LHD, a 23 year old RHD and a 21 year old LHD playing major roles. The absolute last thing the team needed was yet another LHD.
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"Moving forward" clearly means we are trading Zegras at the draft
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I remember Murray or Madden saying something similar in the 2021 draft. There was D Power and then eight or nine players all jumbled around.
Edit: I found the video of Murray. It should start at 1:46.
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