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PlusOne wrote on Fri, 23 July 2021 21:57

CrudeRemarks wrote on Fri, 23 July 2021 21:45

PlusOne wrote on Fri, 23 July 2021 21:23

Adam wrote on Fri, 23 July 2021 21:08

addicted2oil wrote on Fri, 23 July 2021 20:56

Holland and co. Love being the smartest guys in the room
and reaching for a guy ahead of where he should go rather than taking a guy who has fallen in their lap. The goalie would have made too much sense to have a potential home-grown star goalie ready to step in when old man Smith is done


This is my concern. This is Draft #3 for Holland here and the third time that he bucked all the scouting reports and decided our guys know better than everyone else. Three years in a row where we leave a bunch of guys ranked higher on the board to get the guy we sneaky like.

I don't like that. I don't have confidence that our scouting staff are way smarter than everyone else.


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Ranked #37 by ELITEPROSPECTS.COM
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Ranked #21 by MCKEEN'S HOCKEY
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I took out the bottom and top three. Leaves a median and average of 23. I think we can debate the intelligence of trading down and skipping out on a goalie but I dont think this was a reach.

Is there a difference though between reaching and ignoring the highly touted prospect that fell to you and fits a position of need? I guess they are different things but also both attributes of Oilers management.


I am 100% on board with judging and critiquing the decision to move down. In fact, I look forward to the Perry, Barzal, etc following of Wallstedt's career.
I also look forward to the media and pop pop brigade spinning it as a win regardless of how any of the players involved pan out.



Right after Minny made the pick, I was seeing Korpisalo ‘available’ tweets.

This friggin team man.

No need to keep the Rogers stickers on the helmets, they surely get funding from
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Welcome to Oil Country Xavier.



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