Fitz should trade for Taylor Hall right now!
GDT: 2024 NHL Draft Lottery - May 7th 2024, 6:30 P.M ET
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Better Call Sal
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The one in 2022 was down at the Stone Pony, which was cool, but the event was kind of all over the place and no one quite knew where to watch the pick. I wonder if they'd consider going back there again or returning to Championship Plaza.
I think too many people went in banking on Slafkovsky, and it killed the mood for that group. I was totally fine with Nemec because we needed a player like him just as much as we did a big winger. I know many people wanted Wright, but I didn't think it made sense for us to go in that direction honestly.
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Nemec is going to be everything I thought Larsson was going to be. Larsson is still solid just not the gamechanger we had hoped for and sorley needed. I think he's closing in on 1,000 games. Anyone but, Chicago but they have Taylor Hall!
Better Call Sal
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Larsson may not have become what he was predicted to be offensively, but he is still an absolute horse defensively. He's only missed one game over the last 4 seasons too.
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if the devils don't win I hope they throw the sharks a bone and get 1OA. anyone but chicago really. and montreal. and columbus. and
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Devils will win the lotto tonight! It's in the stars...
At first, I claimed 1OA..... however top 3 is still a win!
At first, I claimed 1OA..... however top 3 is still a win!
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Wasn’t that at some bar instead of the arena itself? I feel like they’ve gone away from the arena draft gatherings in general.
I’d say that reaction was an accurate barometer of HF lol
Same theory, or San Jose wins because they have zero high end talent and the league wants parity
Scouts had Ty smith as an excellent skater as well
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Lars was the first time I cared about a pick and we got the guy I wanted. Was so thrilled.
I think had he been in a better situation maybe there was more offensive upside there but he never had as much IQ as was tauted during the draft. We were hoping for some non-violent Pronger or Lidstrom-lite (Pietro-esque, maybe) which was way too optimistic.
I think had he been in a better situation maybe there was more offensive upside there but he never had as much IQ as was tauted during the draft. We were hoping for some non-violent Pronger or Lidstrom-lite (Pietro-esque, maybe) which was way too optimistic.
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i am fine with the draft position as is. there should be a fitting piece available.
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Better Call Sal
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No, that was the inside venue at the Stone Pony. When I tell you that event was kind of all over the place, I mean it.
We showed up thinking they'd have something on the summer stage for all the people outside, but it was shut down in the far corner. So my buddy and I went inside where a band was performing, and you could probably only fit a few hundred people in that area tops. We had no idea where to watch the pick when it happened. And I think they had trouble getting it up on the TV in that area when the draft had officially started.I later found out they had TVs up by the outdoor bar area to show the pick too. But it certainly didn't look that way when we arrived.
This was only in 2022 and we didn't have a first round pick last year after the Timo trade, so I wouldn't be shocked if they put another draft party together this year with us drafting in the top ten potentially.
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He was never quite the same after that PK subban hit.
As others said - he still carved himself a good career. We wanted a Dman that year - the only other guys in the first round that have had good careers are Brodin and Hamilton.
So yea - he never hit expectations, but i'm still proud of him.
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ugh what a dud he turned out to be. i get that in weird HF thinking hes not a bust since he carved out an nhl career but he is absolutely a draft bust at #4
i assume untouchable until after the lottery results.
Better Call Sal
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"Weird HF thinking" lol the guy is a very solid defensive defenseman still to this day (and only 31 years old if you can believe it). There are way worse flameouts that have been picked that high compared to Larsson.
Yeah, he didn't amount to the expectations that were put upon him in his draft year, but he eats minutes, rarely misses a game, plays rock solid defense and we traded him straight up for Taylor Hall so we cashed out at the right time. I'll give you that his offensive skills were underwhelming given what scouts proclaimed he could become, but he's absolutely a strong player in his own end. Probably a guy we wouldn't mind having on our blueline right now all things considered. Maybe not in Lindy's system though.
For me it was the Pierre Turgeon draft, where we finished second (again) by a point or so, this time to Buffalo. We drafted Brendan Shanahan, who in retrospect was not a bad selection at all. I thought we'd nailed it but the last games of the season saw us pass Buffalo.
I was too young for the brouhaha about Pittsburgh hiring local hot dog eaters to play so they'd tank worse than us and finished 1 point worse than the Devils who were still apparently trying 'til the end in '84. I was a fan but obscenely young. Of course Pittsburgh won the Lemieux sweepstakes and we took Kirk Muller. It was such an obvious tank job by Pittsburgh it was a scandal at the time, and even with that, they barely finished below us. The rest is history.
Come on, it’s fair to say that Adam Larsson at #4 overall was a disappointment, even if he’s had a good career and it worked out for us in the end.
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In my first and only attempt today... walking out now.
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The lock symbol is there for a reason. It's a sure thing, folks!
