Beef Invictus
Revolutionary Positivity
At the time those trades were made, the expectation was the Flyers would be picking more like #50-60.
Delusional, but that was how the FO saw reality.
The big change that should come in drafting is more emphasis on speed, small and slow is no way to win in the NHL.
Torts' forecheck game needs fast forwards, especially in the bottom six ( they're bottom six players b/c they lack skill).
And if D-men are going to pinch on a regular basis, they'd better be able to get back quickly.
This was not something Holmgren or Hextall emphasized, and Fletcher only did sporadically.
TK, Sanheim, NAK and Frost in five years.
Tippett and TDA add speed, Sedlak and MacEwen have pretty good jets, but they need a bunch more.
Ideally they can start adding 6'0 200 lb types who can skate later in drafts.
There's a lot more to hockey than skating fast.