Meh. I was against Kovy trade before the trade, but this retired deal was good and was for interests of all three sides.
We 100% should be retaining if we're dealing Toffoli imo. Up the value a little.
following up on this, the athletic put out a big piece on connelly today that, among other things, discusses a number of concerns i had previously heard through the rumor mill. also addresses how unusual it is that he team hopped as much as he did, which i didnt think was initially getting the attention it warranted. in an effort to be fair, the article is not a full tear down of the player and some parties do come to his defense, but i have largely avoided him in my draft work/board construction this year and will likely continue to do so. i do not believe we need to invite controversy to the team, especially so shortly after the mcleod/wjc thing. he is very individually talented, albeit with warts to his game, and ill hope whoever takes him has a robust plan to work through both his on and off ice issues
Top 2024 NHL Draft prospect Trevor Connelly opens up about posted image and what he’s doing to make up for it
Tri-City forward took an offensive photo as teenager and has since dedicated his time to learn from mistake.www.therinklive.com
Trevor Connelly will be an interesting one unfortunately for off ice reasons. On the surface it seems like it was a stupid teenage decision. But I've read rumblings that certain teams have already decided to avoid drafting him.
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following up on this, the athletic put out a big piece on connelly today that, among other things, discusses a number of concerns i had previously heard through the rumor mill. also addresses how unusual it is that he team hopped as much as he did, which i didnt think was initially getting the attention it warranted. in an effort to be fair, the article is not a full tear down of the player and some parties do come to his defense, but i have largely avoided him in my draft work/board construction this year and will likely continue to do so. i do not believe we need to invite controversy to the team, especially so shortly after the mcleod/wjc thing. he is very individually talented, albeit with warts to his game, and ill hope whoever takes him has a robust plan to work through both his on and off ice issues
Who will draft Trevor Connelly? Inside the NHL's evolving scrutiny of top prospects
NHL evaluators are encountering new areas of concern when judging the suitability of prospects for their franchises.
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Would stay away from him and clearly isn’t a good kid but feel like it needs to be said that it’s a pretty tame effort to be fair. Looks more like they’re trying to make it seem like it isn’t just a full tear down of the player while in reality that’s fully what it is.following up on this, the athletic put out a big piece on connelly today that, among other things, discusses a number of concerns i had previously heard through the rumor mill. also addresses how unusual it is that he team hopped as much as he did, which i didnt think was initially getting the attention it warranted. in an effort to be fair, the article is not a full tear down of the player and some parties do come to his defense, but i have largely avoided him in my draft work/board construction this year and will likely continue to do so. i do not believe we need to invite controversy to the team, especially so shortly after the mcleod/wjc thing. he is very individually talented, albeit with warts to his game, and ill hope whoever takes him has a robust plan to work through both his on and off ice issues
Who will draft Trevor Connelly? Inside the NHL's evolving scrutiny of top prospects
NHL evaluators are encountering new areas of concern when judging the suitability of prospects for their franchises.
Could trade down to pick up a 2nd rounder. Also it takes like 5 years for goalies to develop, so it’s a little late to try to develop one through the draft at this point.
Very unlikely. Shesterkin didn't have a full time NHL role until he was 25. Sorokin was 26 when he had his first full season.
Isn't there some KHL goalie that would make an impact now? Some late bloomer who has developed over the past few years and is ready to make the jump?
Yeah, lets not draft Russian goalie again and will was.. use goalie pick for younger CHLer next year(too bad he isnt available for a pick this year). He will develop faster in more competitive environment and will be ready for NHL sooner, this strategy worked for us really well before and our NY neighbors suffer because of their wrong decisions.
There are some good goalies on the market, there are some huge interesting goalies after next year(Isayev, he is insane), but every KHL goalie should start at least as a back up or even better try himself in AHL for the beginning because goalies always have issues with transition.
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