columbia wrote:Columbus fired 4 scouts after the draft:
http://www.kuklaskorner.com/index.php/p ... franchise/
Looks like CP woke up!!!!!!!!

Greg malone will have a new job soon...........
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columbia wrote:Columbus fired 4 scouts after the draft:
http://www.kuklaskorner.com/index.php/p ... franchise/
joker10277 wrote:columbia wrote:Columbus fired 4 scouts after the draft:
http://www.kuklaskorner.com/index.php/p ... franchise/
Looks like CP woke up!!!!!!!!![]()
Greg malone will have a new job soon...........
Nizzy wrote:I just have a bad feeling why Shero didn't draft Forsberg.
That feeling of like 15 years down the road about why he drafted another Letang and we will be watching Forsberg net 30 a year beside Backstrom.
DontToewsMeBro wrote:There are 30 #1 D-men in the league (probably half that actually). Are there that many 30 goal scorers? Just sayin'.
DontToewsMeBro wrote:There are 30 #1 D-men in the league (probably half that actually). Are there that many 30 goal scorers? Just sayin'.
tfrizz wrote:Just looked at the Pens' center prospects... depressing. Actually, outside of defence it's pretty poor.
http://www.hockeysfuture.com/teams/pittsburgh_penguins/
pekkasteele wrote:tfrizz wrote:Just looked at the Pens' center prospects... depressing. Actually, outside of defence it's pretty poor.
http://www.hockeysfuture.com/teams/pittsburgh_penguins/
Strange rating on a fiew of them, Morrow a "C" while Sneep, Bortusso and Strait is a "B"? OK for Strait and Bortuzzo maybe, but having Sneep higher is strange to me.
tfrizz wrote:Just looked at the Pens' center prospects... depressing. Actually, outside of defence it's pretty poor.
http://www.hockeysfuture.com/teams/pittsburgh_penguins/
Froggy wrote:On one hand, it looks bad having no center prospects, but on the other hand, do we really need center prospects?
Corvidae wrote:Froggy wrote:On one hand, it looks bad having no center prospects, but on the other hand, do we really need center prospects?
I'd feel a little more comfortable with like... one center prospect. At least in case of more injuries or even an UFA departure.
Froggy wrote:Is it really worth using a high pick for a hypothetical situation? And if it's not a high pick, do you think it's likely to be a decent fill in for Malkin or Crosby anyway?
I think the more likely scenario if there is an injury, or something is that everyone steps up one spot, and if we need a fill in, it's either going to be a call up, or dime a dozen fa signed for the 3rd or 4th line.
mikey287 wrote:At above: You add to your prospect pool as it makes sense. It makes sense to be deep in every position at all times, ideally. Sometimes you get an opportunity to really stack a position in your system (such a D-heavy draft, like 2012 was) and you don't pass up on that because it doesn't make sense. Depth transcends the position that its in. Having 6 potential top-4 d-men is better than having 4 potential top-4 d-men and two longshot forwards. Odds are, you're gonna get a few d-men that pan out there and having an extra one or two to trade without doing damage to your organization is where you pick up forwards that are further along in their development and more of a sure thing than drafting Forsberg - who has a very good chance of not being that good. The other way just doesn't make sense. Drafting a forward to put in it in the pile with the other forwards that are three or more years away because you need more forwards that are three or more years away just say that you did it, doesn't help your organization if you're leaving better talent on the table...
Corvidae wrote:If "Troll Face" isn't enough to note sarcasm, along with suggesting a RW at the end of a discussion about centers... I just... I just don't even know.
steelhammer wrote:mikey287 wrote:At above: You add to your prospect pool as it makes sense. It makes sense to be deep in every position at all times, ideally. Sometimes you get an opportunity to really stack a position in your system (such a D-heavy draft, like 2012 was) and you don't pass up on that because it doesn't make sense. Depth transcends the position that its in. Having 6 potential top-4 d-men is better than having 4 potential top-4 d-men and two longshot forwards. Odds are, you're gonna get a few d-men that pan out there and having an extra one or two to trade without doing damage to your organization is where you pick up forwards that are further along in their development and more of a sure thing than drafting Forsberg - who has a very good chance of not being that good. The other way just doesn't make sense. Drafting a forward to put in it in the pile with the other forwards that are three or more years away because you need more forwards that are three or more years away just say that you did it, doesn't help your organization if you're leaving better talent on the table...
I guess the problem here is that that Forsberg was BY FAR the consensus for being the better talent. He was the #1 European ranked skater at both the midterm and final rankings. Pouliot was the #12 ranked NA skater and actually fell from #10 in the midterm. It doesn't seem like they picked the player who was rated the highest, but rather the (type of) player that they prefer. Heck, they likely could have traded down and still got him.
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