I… legit don’t know how to say it any clearer. Two successful drafts in 18 isn’t an ideal ratio. Having a player one player out of every two drafts make an impact on your team isn’t ideal. It’s easy to point to the Campbells and Nick Paul’s and say “no, see???” But I see it as their best pick outside of Hintz in the second is, who, a bottom pairing d-man in the third iLindell? Faksa in the first?
Again, just my opinion.
We know, it’s just ill informed is all.
Idk why you would lump all the different management groups together for a drafting consensus but I’ll bite.
Lindell isn’t a bottom pairing defensemen, he’s one of the best shutdown d-men in the league and has played top 4 minutes for basically his entire career. His minutes go up in critical defensive situations. Faksa was one of the best defensive C’s in the league for years too, he’s only recently fallen off. So even Nieuwendyk has draft picks that are still paying dividends for Dallas.
Nill’s 1st pick was Nichushkin, which may not have worked for us, but he’s obviously a high-end NHL player for the Avs. 2014 hurt for us, and 2015 could’ve gone better but we still ended up with a #1 C out of the 2nd round in Roope Hintz.
2016 was forgettable, but Dallas made up for it in 2017 by hitting 3 home runs - Heiskanen, Oettinger, Robertson.
2018 - Ty Dellandrea which might not be a world beater but he did score last night against Vegas.
2019 -Thomas Harley , who now is a top pairing defensemen on Dallas
2020 -Bourque was the MVP of the QMJHL his D+1 and then the AHL this year. Antonio Stranges still has potential as well
You know the rest.
I think Dallas is as good as it gets for drafting in the last 15 years. Especially for a team who’s highest pick in it’s entire existence in Dallas is 3rd overall (Miro).
If Bourque and Bichsel both pan out, that would comfortably solidify Dallas as the best team at drafting right now, imo.