Hockey Buddha
Darnell Nurse
- Aug 24, 2005
- 2,499
- 12
Like many others, I didn't know too much about this pick, but he addresses a team need with his size and offensive abilities. Great pick if he has top nine potential as well. The WCHA route is a good one for players who are going to take a little longer to develop, and as Stu put it, "He's still growing into his body."
I'm liking this draft more, the more I learn about the Oiler's selections in rounds 2-6. Stu and the scouting staff take a different approach in the later part of the draft and turn over all kinds of stones that other teams do not in the later rounds, often finding and selecting the hidden gems. Only time will tell if they are NHL material, but the selections are well considered imo.
I'm liking this draft more, the more I learn about the Oiler's selections in rounds 2-6. Stu and the scouting staff take a different approach in the later part of the draft and turn over all kinds of stones that other teams do not in the later rounds, often finding and selecting the hidden gems. Only time will tell if they are NHL material, but the selections are well considered imo.