Dbrownss
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I'd say drafting Kostin was supposed to make up for the 2018 pick...and it still might since Kostin was considered a high pick untill his surgery ended his season. I dont think we can really shrug off losing a potential 11th but given the prospect depth, it can be absorbed...unless another Barzel pops up.Well, the premise of the deal for the Blues was that gaining Schenn and losing Lehtera would make the Blues MORE competitive immediately and give our prospects time to bring up the rear. That premise seems to be failing b/c of the general collapse of the rest of the roster and the coaching and the team. The Blues, who gave up very good prospects for the immediate impact veteran and trading a boat anchor are going to miss the PO's. The Flyers got the prospects, got the boat anchor and are going to make the playoffs. IF DA had known that the entire team was going to go to ____ in a hand basket, he probably doesn't make that trade. Schenn will need to maintain his excellent play and extend with the Blues to make this deal even remotely palatable.
Notwithstanding, it's hard to deny that most of us would be licking our chops at the idea of Bill Armstrong having an 11OA pick. If there is one guy who has been exemplary with the Blues, it seems to be BA. It's a kick in the groin to have the worst regular season in years and then not even have your first round pick.
One of our posters immediately objected to the Schenn deal in the draft thread...saying that trading our firsts away year after year was killing the team. I won't name him here but the Philly deal wasn't roundly applauded by everyone when it was executed and was only ameliorated by the Reaves deal.
that's what Ive heard...but we always hear about the drop off then a year later....we're asking "how the heck did he drop"?Sense seems to be in this draft that there is drop off after top 8 or so and not huge difference between picking 11 and 25.