Do you think all will be impact nhl players?
Do you think there all going to be better than what a legit top 4 d would bring to this team?
Of course you don’t. Because you know there’s no chance all develop into impact nhl talent. And you know how valuable a top 4 d is
Impact ? No, obviously, we would be pretty lucky... NHL players ? All of them ? Without having the ability to really put a ceiling on those guys yet ? Yep. I do think they could be and I do think they are all on track with their current development so far.
Depends on the definition of a top-4 D... Noel has a package you rarely ever see in a prospect, Heponiemi is proving doubters wrong and producing at every level so far, Denisenko is perceived as a top-5 or top-10 prospect in the entire NHL with one of the more enticing offensive potential, and Tippett is a goal-scorer we've always needed, know the kid is dominating the OHL playoffs ?
So no, I wouldn't trade one of those kids for a Matheson or a Goligoski or a Manson... Never.
As I've said, if Ryan McDonagh is a top-4 defenseman like Goligoski, Manson or Trouba, we don't have the same definition of a top-4 D.
Depends on the D, but my ranking of the prospects is
AH
OT
GD
SN
So SN would go first then GD
It needs to be looked at from the point of view of how do we create the best possible team while we have core guys on cheap deals, especially if we are adding panarin and bob.
How close can we get to contender status?
D is then the missing piece and to build a winner and get a key piece, we should be willing to risk that a prospect could become a good nhl player.
We’d still have 3 plus this one we get this year. Not like we are hurting our prospect pool
I still don't see why you're so entilted to trading one of them away and claiming we wouldn't hurt our prospect-pool because we have a first-round pick.
The pick could be a bust, or even he could be great... The numbers are that he will probably be way worse than our current prospects.
As I've said you're clearly undervaluing our prospects, even Heponiemi at the top shows that... And I too believe he could be our best... But value-wise right now ? For our team and around the NHL... He isn't numero uno, and he shouldn't be.
You don't see how great PROSPECTS they are, even if they are only that, prospects, but they still are some of the best the NHL as to offer... They rarely go for a generic top-4 D.
Now if we're talking Trouba or Pietrangelo, I could understand... Just hope Dale sacrifices the good one and that he gets results immediately or that will be the last nail in my coffin.