 RDOilerfan
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Registered: January 2016
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| Mike wrote on Fri, 02 June 2023 05:38 |
I don't hate this, regardless what the 5th rounder ends up becoming. Will be interesting to see what he looks like in training camp. A 3rd (almost 2nd) rounder drafted 2 years ago must have infinitely more chance to help the club in the next couple of years than an upcoming 5th.
If I'm the GM, ALL my draft picks for the next few years are on the table in an effort to improve the team. Both to acquire better players, and to entice teams to retain to make the $ work.
Speaking of the draft, Barry Trotz just said exactly what I've been saying forever - “I can find you 3rd line, 4th line guys, no problem,” Trotz said. “Go get me some guys that get people out of their seats.”
I 100% believe you are better off swinging for the fences in the draft on all your picks. Screw the "safe" picks. A competent GM should be able to fill out the bottom of his roster from the scrap pile no problem. So what if you get a serviceable 4th liner from a draft pick? You could have gotten that anytime for cheap anyway. Swing for the fences and get guys like Datsyuk, Zetterberg, Pavelski, Benn, Stone, Kaprizov, Gaudreau, Bieksa. Palat (4th last pick of the draft). Even the many goalies that have been picked late like Lundqvist, Rinne, Miller, Hellebuyck, Kuemper...
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I am of the opinion, the key picks are in rounds 1, 2, 3. They are the most likely to have a legit shot at making it in a reasonable amount of time. There are always going to be the exception of later round picks making it but generally they don't happen often and if they do, it takes a really long time. Desharnais is an example. He looks like a guy that might be capable to be a #6 dman. I don't know if there is more. He was a 2016 draft so it took 6 yrs. That's a long time. So I would be OK if a team used their later round picks to do trades like Grubbe. A guy taken higher, for whatever reason he isn't going to sign with his team after being drafted he's further along in his development than any 5th or lower selection. Maybe he finds a home in your organization.
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