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Blob Mckenzie wrote: ↑Wed Mar 20, 2019 11:10 am So if Tampa trades away all their later picks I guess they’d still be just as good without Point, Palat, Kucherov, Cirelli etc

Skip the anomalies, how about the following looking at only the top 3 rounds
Masin, MacLeod, Yan, Spencer, Stephens

Then there is
2018 - no 1st
2015 - no 1st
2013 - no 3rd or 4th
2011 - no 4th
2010 - no 2nd

Of course let’s just dismiss the good players. If you piss the picks away you won’t get any hidden gems.

More picks = more chances.


You can a lead a horse to water.

Blob Mckenzie wrote: ↑Wed Mar 20, 2019 11:54 am Of course let’s just dismiss the good players. If you piss the picks away you won’t get any hidden gems.

More picks = more chances.


You can a lead a horse to water.

yes, you have dismissed the good players.

go back to only 2014, Bennings 1st draft, who ya got? Point. Where are Masin and MacLeod from that draft? Both taken ahead of Point. There were 78 pick above Point. Why did he not go until then?

You've lost the plot with using outliers.

Not worth my time

Shall we think about this? After all, he was one.

TSN Radio Vancouver

Gillis: As GM of a team, I think people have this wrong. It's really only the first pick that you have a lot of influence on. People have this idea that you're drafting, but you're not. Your scouts are drafting. You weigh in on the first pick, particularly if it's a top-10 pick
4:18 PM - 10 Oct 2018

Different strokes for................................

Blob Mckenzie wrote: ↑Wed Mar 20, 2019 12:18 pm Not worth my time

TRANSLATION: Call me an ambulance!

Strangelove wrote: ↑Wed Mar 20, 2019 7:03 pm

Blob Mckenzie wrote: ↑Wed Mar 20, 2019 12:18 pm Not worth my time

TRANSLATION: Call me an ambulance!

Sure. Damonberryman your thoughts?

Blob Mckenzie wrote: ↑Wed Mar 20, 2019 7:18 pm

Strangelove wrote: ↑Wed Mar 20, 2019 7:03 pm

Blob Mckenzie wrote: ↑Wed Mar 20, 2019 12:18 pm Not worth my time

TRANSLATION: Call me an ambulance!

Sure. Damonberryman your thoughts?

He's probably at a tasting event.

Just draft Krebs and get a dman 2nd round.

Demko for Montour. Shoots right. 24 years old or Virtanen for Fabbro

Gillis I think is mostly right. Most GM’s that talk about will tell you that after the first round it’s down to your scouts. Benning is one of the few exceptions and that is a product of his background and true love, scouting. But he also says that after the first 1-3 rounds he relies heavily upon his scouts.

Pierre LeBrun:

"Idea from Shane Doan who now works at NHL Hockey Ops: once a team is officially eliminated,

motivate clubs to win by rewarding most points accumulated in the standings to end of the season with the top overall pick...

a mini-derby between eliminated teams to win for the pick..."

Hockey Widow wrote: ↑Thu Mar 21, 2019 8:47 am Gillis I think is mostly right. Most GM’s that talk about will tell you that after the first round it’s down to your scouts. Benning is one of the few exceptions and that is a product of his background and true love, scouting. But he also says that after the first 1-3 rounds he relies heavily upon his scouts.

He was the boss, all final team building decisions went through him

In 6 years of drafting - only Hutton. Just putrid, disgusting really. Gillis needs to own this, the architect. He needs to stop throwing others under the bus

“Disrespectful” - Mike Babcock

We gave up a major young asset for Horvat

RoyalDude wrote: ↑Fri Mar 22, 2019 6:40 am

We gave up a major young asset for Horvat

It was for a top 10 pick.

He sucked at drafting and everyone knows it.

Why are you still flogging away on this?

Uncle dans leg wrote: ↑Fri Mar 22, 2019 6:46 am

RoyalDude wrote: ↑Fri Mar 22, 2019 6:40 am

We gave up a major young asset for Horvat

It was for a top 10 pick.

He sucked at drafting and everyone knows it.

Why are you still flogging away on this?

Hdub was making excuses for the worst drafting GM in hockey history