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Madden recaps 2018 draft
The only thing I foung on McLaughlin is this lengthy text, which explains his rather unusual family situation. Nothing red-flag about that though...
We added two really skilled kids in the third [round]. We missed on a defenseman we were really looking forward to, but that's all right. We got two longer term development guys there, but really talented, skilled players. We're really happy. Two goalies, obviously. We wanted to add some depth in net. Still very happy with our selection last year, but we still needed some depth there. Both kids are legitimate prospects. Two really good athletes who have performed really well on the international stage.
On Blake McLaughlin's upside
Sometimes red-flag rumors end up messing with a players' rank. In this case, we did our homework. We're really excited with Blake in the third round. He has late first/early second-type talent. Really skilled and really creative. Really competitive. He's 162 pounds, so it's going to take a while to build upon that frame, but he's a hockey player.
The only thing I foung on McLaughlin is this lengthy text, which explains his rather unusual family situation. Nothing red-flag about that though...