You don't consider a guy like Kopitar, who is barely below a PPG for his career to be an elite scorer? Really??? And the Ducks had Selanne who scored 48 goals that year. Is that not elite? Not to mention they also had Perry and Getz, even if they weren't what they are today. I mean you say Datsyuk wasn't elite, but he had 31 goals and 97 points that year, and Zetterberg had 43 goals and 92 points, ffs. Isn't that elite?
The only team that really falls outside of the elite forward and strong d mix from the recent past is the Canes, but Staal had 45 goals that year and a hundred points, and 3 other guys score over 30 each, so its really not even them, is it?
Clearly BJ, Lawrence, Ron and I did not buy Jeff Gorton and Cam Neely enough drinks at the 2007 draft in Columbus. I remember BJ and Lawrence wanting Michal Repik in the second round and I wanted PK Subban.
Neely and Gorton even came over to our table to thank us for buying them drinks...and my response..."It's going to cost you, we get to decide the 2nd pick tomorrow."
Neely laughed and asked who we liked and we told them.
Of course they ended up making a trade with Chicago to move up to select Tommy Cross.
They should have listened, and asked us who we liked for the remainder of the 2007 draft, because next to 1996 it is the 2nd worst B's draft in the last 20 years.
I even remember telling Gorton I hated the Hamill pick, after he asked what I thought about the pick. He asked who I would have taken and I said Brandon Sutter. He said that would be wasting a top 10 pick on a 3rd line Center.
Don Sweeney never came over to thank us for the drinks we bought him. He sat at a table in the corner and waited for Neely and Gorton to be finished with us.
Clearly BJ, Lawrence, Ron and I did not buy Jeff Gorton and Cam Neely enough drinks at the 2007 draft in Columbus. I remember BJ and Lawrence wanting Michal Repik in the second round and I wanted PK Subban.
Neely and Gorton even came over to our table to thank us for buying them drinks...and my response..."It's going to cost you, we get to decide the 2nd pick tomorrow."
Neely laughed and asked who we liked and we told them.
Of course they ended up making a trade with Chicago to move up to select Tommy Cross.
They should have listened, and asked us who we liked for the remainder of the 2007 draft, because next to 1996 it is the 2nd worst B's draft in the last 20 years.
I even remember telling Gorton I hated the Hamill pick, after he asked what I thought about the pick. He asked who I would have taken and I said Brandon Sutter. He said that would be wasting a top 10 pick on a 3rd line Center.
Don Sweeney never came over to thank us for the drinks we bought him. He sat at a table in the corner and waited for Neely and Gorton to be finished with us.
