 RDOilerfan
Messages: 3908
Registered: January 2016
3 Cups
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| Steve wrote on Wed, 31 May 2023 11:19 |
Scouting report says he is intelligent and good defensively, which may translate well to the NHL, but with those meager point totals you would think his absolute upside is 4th liner. This type of player should be available every year as a free agent. I think I would have been just as happy taking a flyer on a player in the draft.
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They gave up a 5th rounder to get him. A 5th rounder is what, 5+ yrs away from making it you are lucky he even makes it at all. Playing in Red Deer, just down the highway, they would have got lots of viewing so you'd think they would have an idea if he could play for them at least at the AHL level. Unless it's a pick in the first couple of rounds. I will take a live body over a draft pick. He's further along in his development so you'd have a better idea at his skill set and what he can and can't do. At 6'3, 200 you know he has NHL size.
[Updated on: Wed, 31 May 2023 11:33]
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