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2018-19 Cup Champs!
- Mar 22, 2012
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Worst I've felt about our prospect pool in quite a while. There's some intriguing guys, but nobody that really excites me all that much. Kostin has the size and skill to be a top six NHL forward. He has a ways to go before he reaches that level, but it's definitely within his capability. That's why I went with him. After Kostin and Perunovich our pool is just littered with meh. Tucker kind of interests me because he was drafted as a tough guy Dman, and then suddenly blew up and started scoring at a ridiculous pace. Skating is something that can be improved, so I have some hope for him. Alexandrov gives me some Lars Eller vibes, and I'd definitely be happy with that for a super late 2nd. I know we supposedly have some interesting goalie prospects, but they are the least valuable commodities around. Unless they are top 10-15 in the world at their position, they're easily replaceable with a mid round pick or a middling prospect(or sometimes for free like Fleury). Our early picks from this year seem pretty safe bets to be contributors at some point, but nothing too impactful. Just more meh. A lot is riding on Kyrou, Thomas, Kostin, and Perunovich. We need all four of them to be big time impact players.