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Bedsy_Burner

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Forum: Armchair-GM13 hours ago
Thread: Draisaitl Rantanen
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>YeahRighttt</b></div><div>Very well thought out points as usual.
I’m going to admit I have trouble digesting hearing a player taken at 18 OA is likely to slot in as a 3rd line center but at the end of the day I have no say &amp; I only want the Hawks to succeed at the end of the day. So I can only hope for the best.
As far as next years FA group, smart $ says most get extended before becoming available &amp; the rest get multiple suitors as a result. I’m going to continue to look to the pipeline for the next “insert players name here” .</div></div>

I think a lot of people view the 1st round incorrectly. It is a place where you find players who have the highest chance to become NHLer's, not just top of the lineup players. Generally, you only find those "superstar" and/or "top of the lineup" players in the top 5 to 10, and even that can be a crap shoot most of the time. I don't know who is saying Boisvert projects as a 3rd line center, but he definitely has a ceiling much higher than that.

My advice, take public scouts, and scouts in general, with a grain of salt. Everyone is just watching like the rest of us and guessing as best as they can. They can be as educated or experienced as they want to be and make all the comparisons they want to make, but in the end, most of them are wrong and/or have no clue how a player will ACTUALLY develop. Listen to what Kyle Davidson says about his vision, then watch all CHI's prospects, and try to picture where they fit within that vision and how their skillsets might coalesce to form something more powerful than the sum of it's parts.

A lot of people don't realize how big of a role chemistry and time play, not only in winning games, but in the trajectory of a given players career. Does Guentzel become the big ticket free agent and get the 8 year $9M AAV deal without starting his career next to Crosby? Probably not. Does Kurashev put up 54 points last year without Bedard? Almost certainly not. Does Forsling suddenly become one of the best dmen in the league in his late 20's without struggling for years and being given chance after chance when he could have just as easily gone back to europe and never looked back? Probably not.
Forum: Armchair-GM15 hours ago
Thread: Draisaitl Rantanen
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Snowhawk18</b></div><div>It has always been my belief that next offseason is when the Hawks go big game hunting, especially with some of the players that could be available. IF Rantanen, Marner and DraisaitL hit the market, Davidson has to shoot his shot, they could be this generation’s Hossa.

Now, if those players don’t make it to FA or it becomes very apparent that the Hawks are going to miss out on the top dogs then yes I think the package offered above is definitely intriguing… especially Othmann.</div></div>

Yeah. They are definitely interesting targets, but I'm not so sure KD is concerned with "big game hunting" and "getting his Hossa". It might be longer than we think before a move like that happens, and it might not be a UFA, either, maybe even not at all. Judging from his attempt at acquiring the 4th overall pick, it sounds like he isn't afraid to spend. He could prefer his "big fish" to be much younger, in which case, they will be RFA status and it is going to cost valuable assets in trade to get that player. I think our Hossa could be a guy like Jarvis, if KD is willing to throw Carolina a strong offer. But also, our Hossa could come from within, and we don't have to spend anything but scouting time and a draft pick on them.

I think the reason that a lot of people are concerned about his draft picks being "reaches", is because he is willing to do that to get the guys who fit his vision more closely and who he sees a lot of upside in and have some defensive responsibility and skill to their game, instead of taking guys who are all upside. Which is unprecedented and goes against everything people say about "not drafting for need" and "draft the BPA". But in this age of analytics, I think those old "rules" can be disregarded a bit, because we have more information available to help make those kinds of "reaches" far less risky.

Essentially, he is breaking a lot of rules, and that is a risk in itself, but, if he is right, then he will be setting the new standard and will truly be revolutionizing what it means to be a GM in the NHL. <strong>OR</strong> we could look back in hindsight and say that KD took too many risks trying to break the rules, and didn't take enough risk by passing on certain players in the draft, and that he was just a m0ron all along.
Forum: Armchair-GMYesterday at 9:07 p.m.
Thread: Bearish
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Hawksguy81</b></div><div>And your giving me crap for not liking the Brodie signing? Bert didn't want the jab. Ancient history.</div></div>

Not ancient history. Very recent history. These right wing conspiracy theorist nut bags are not good people. So, if he is one of those, I wouldn't want it on my team or near my impressionable developing young players, and from what I understand, he is one of those people. Brodie has a long career of VERY good defensive play, and one or two seasons of some poor play. Regardless of whether he can still execute, he brings experience, knowledge, and leadership. I'd rather have that experience than a dip $hit who is pretty good at hockey filling young players minds with conspiracy theory bull$hit.

Also, there is nothing wrong with this trade. Copp with $2M retained is not a bad center to have around for a few years. Add in the 2nd round pick, and I'm good with it. Especially considering we have too many wings and not enough centers on the NHL roster, currently. And he has one less year than Bertuzzi.