RoyalDude wrote: ↑Sun Apr 21, 2019 8:36 am
Blob Mckenzie wrote: ↑Sun Apr 21, 2019 7:47 am
Carlyee wrote: ↑Sun Apr 21, 2019 7:23 am
Lancer wrote: ↑Sun Apr 21, 2019 5:13 am
Krebs or Boldy if they are available. Soderstrom if they're not; hopefully not. Soderstrom screams a ceiling of max 4D Hamhuis without the physicality. I know the blueline is a mess, but a top-6 W or C is more valuable than a 4D. We got Woo in the 2nd round and we have Juolevi coming in, so why not grab a Dman in the 2nd? Krebs is a C but no doubt can move to W if needed, or be a trade piece for a #1-2 D if the situation was right. Maybe he makes one of the top 4 core expendable?
Woo could be Poliout 2.0 why is everyone pencilling in a guy with zero pedigree as the savior on defense.
He very well could be. That’s why they need more prospects at every position. These kids will fail 7/10 times. So if you have ten good prospects, you likely have have three decent NHL players down the road. It’s funny the same guys holding a torch for Tryamkin to return are also putting Woo and Juolevi in a future top 4 defence.
It’s like drafting for need, it’s asinine. ‘Oh we have a hole on defence right now, let’s draft Olaf. We have two wingers in the pipeline drafted in the first round so we don’t need wingers.’ That kind of stupid thinking ends up biting you in the ass. There’s STILL a massive hole on the wing three years later. And on D.
Free agent signings - Chatfield, Sautner, Rafferty, Teves, MacEwen, Keily, Stecher worst than 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th or 7th round picks? They are a couple years older than an 18 year old draft pick, more ready, more of you know what you’re getting than an 18 year old mystery teenager, cross your fingers hope they pan out. Wasn’t Tanev a free agent signing? Boesers college teammate Stecher has turned out no? Don’t count?
So far we’ve had what, 30 games combined from all the guys you mentioned if you remove Stecher? A whole bunch of 22-25 year old unknowns are what I see, hopefully some work out but it’s far from a sure thing.
I’ve never seen anybody say don’t sign college or junior free agents, get talent wherever you can. Draft more by getting more picks, sign undrafted guys who have a chance to play in the NHL, trade for some extra talent, sign free agents, etc - whatever you can do to get more talent into the system. Who cares if it ‘counts’ or not, it’s about making the team better.
I’ve never understood the argument of ‘why do we need more picks, let’s sign NCAA guys instead’. There’s a ton of competition for undrafted guys, there’s no promise you’ll get them, and they rarely become actual impact players. Get as much talent as you can and hopefully you find a few more gems than your competitors, don’t care how you do it.