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Bedsy_Burner

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Forum: Armchair-GMFri. at 11:33 a.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMFri. at 11:28 a.m.
Thread: Marner Bedard Combo
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>exo2769</b></div><div>Woaf! $12M. People in TOR are crazy. Just because TOR overpaid for Nylander doesn't mean Marner needs to be overpaid too.</div></div>

I was just looking at Paul Kariya's stats earlier for fun and realized that he had very similar production in the years leading up to him hitting the same age as Marner is right now, and then he started to decline and never hit 100 points again. Now, they are different players and this is a different time, but I have a feeling that any team who gives Marner the money he is projected to get, is going to regret it. It's going to become a problem and he will become a pariah. I REALLY don't want CHI to be the team that gives ANY of the upcoming UFA's the money they are commanding, unless it's McDavid, maybe, but even that could become an issue.
Forum: Armchair-GMFri. at 8:38 a.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMThu. at 5:42 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMThu. at 3:37 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMThu. at 1:51 p.m.
Thread: Hawks Fans or we feeling about taking Levshunov over Demidov
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>LivingAnew</b></div><div>Outstanding post, Bedsy/Garak; thank you. You and I have discussed this; I also am not WOWed by Levshunov and think Rinzel is better. Lev is good; just don't see him as a #1 defenseman.

Frankly, I don't think he's the best defenseman in the draft, either... If I had to pick one D at this draft, it'd be Buium. IMHO, U of Denver doesn't win the national championship this year without him. Even though we're stacked (relatively so, anyway) with good LD prospects in the system, I'd be okay with Buium as our pick. Or Silayev, too, if they want to really roll the dice. Can always trade from strength, too, to get a good RD. Perhaps, too, our future #1 won't even come from this draft.

I just don't know about Demidov's skating style and how it may or may not lead to injuries. If all that commentary is wrong, Demidov is the one for me, too. I just gotta trust the Hawks on that.

Crazy as it sounds, I wouldn't mind Sennecke as the #2 OA pick, either. The only thing that folks seem hesitant about with him is that he lacks top-end speed. But if that can be improved, he could become elite... Again, IMO. Even Bedard isn't a speed burner (not that he's slow; just not elite in that way)...

If a dramatic draft trade or two comes from the Hawks, too, I trust the brain trust of Hawks to put the odds in the best long-term favor of the pipeline. They've done well in the last couple drafts; I expect they'll do well in this one, too. I'm gonna be glued to my TV on draft night (tomorrow!)

GLTA!</div></div>

Mind you, Buium plays the Right Side almost exclusively for Denver.

I'd roll the dice on Parekh before Levshunov, if it were up to me. But yeah, I have Buium over both. Silayev is fine, not super impressed with anything about him outside of his size and skating.

Demidov's skating is fine. I watched at least 10 of his games this year. The knocks shouldn't be knocks. I think people see the way he uses his feet to maneuver around the O zone and get confused by it, it's unconventional and different from most "by the book" skaters. But it is effective and allows him to pull off the magic that he is able to pull off. I don't foresee any problems coming from it.
Forum: Armchair-GMThu. at 1:31 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMThu. at 1:06 p.m.
Thread: Hawks Fans or we feeling about taking Levshunov over Demidov
I see Levshunov's ceiling is as an adequate first pairing RD, IF everything goes right. Not a #1 D, not a star D, and not a top 20 in the NHL D. I went into the season thinking he was "it" if we didn't win the 1st overall pick. I buckled down, got myself a big10+ subscription, and watch a ton of his games. His overall performance was just fine, but his performance against the best teams and players in the NCAA left a lot to be desired. Well rounded doesn't make you worth the 2nd overall pick, it makes you a safe pick in the 8 to 15 range. And I don't even believe he is as "well rounded" as people make him seem. Picking at 2nd overall, we should be looking for the best player available, and I don't believe Levshunov even belongs in that discussion.

Demidov has real potential to be a superstar. The next Pasta, Panarin, Kane, Kucherov, Marner, Kaprizov, etc. And he is defensively responsible, and he is a leader. What is so maddening about this debate isn't whether or not Levshunov is a good young RD, because he is, it's that there is even a debate to begin with. Yes, we need more depth at RD... So, go get Emery, Elick, Badinka, Kleber, Brunicke, etc., in the late 1st or 2nd round. Or even Hensler, next year.

Rinzel already seems like a strong candidate for a top 4 RD, too. Rinzel is JUST BARELY a year older than Levshunov, and he was also a freshman this year, and he was also a #1D for one of the best teams in the NCAA, and he looked more dominant, confident, engaged, and competitive, than Levshunov, and we got him at 25th overall... Yes, we need good defensemen, but we don't need to blow a 2nd overall pick on one when there is a someone available who is clearly the better player by such a wide margin.

I think there is way too much hype around Levshunov, and a lot of it is just people seeing what they want to see.

I'm team Demidov, and I believe that every team who passes on him is going to regret it. Quite possibly even San Jose.