Gurglesons
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If we were to miraculously get the first pick, who would you pick?
For us? Lafreniere obviously. He’d step right in on Sid or Geno’s wing.
If we were to miraculously get the first pick, who would you pick?
Scouts have done that to black/bi-racial players for years. Every time I see some reports on players, they go to these weird areas for their critique. Hell, I used to see it from my own coaches about me and my team mates would be like "what? are we talking about and watching the same person?"I haven’t seen any of these criticisms and most I’ve listened to say Byfield has potential to be better than Lafreniere.
The rumored laziness / attitude BS also comes off as coy racism from scouts tbh.
Scouts have done that to black/bi-racial players for years. Every time I see some reports on players, they go to these weird areas for their critique. Hell, I used to see it from my own coaches about me and my team mates would be like "what? are we talking about and watching the same person?"
Byfield is going to be the better player imo than Lafreniere.
I remember for our work party, we had a group that were huge basketball fans, they picked me literally because I am black.Or compare said player to Wayne Simmonds...clearly only for the style of game they play. Clearly.
If we were to miraculously get the first pick, who would you pick?
Scouts have done that to black/bi-racial players for years. Every time I see some reports on players, they go to these weird areas for their critique. Hell, I used to see it from my own coaches about me and my team mates would be like "what? are we talking about and watching the same person?"
Byfield is going to be the better player imo than Lafreniere.
I don't know about that, Jake is also a W, to add another young W, you're then hoping this team drafts some C to take over Sid & Geno at some point. They're going to be 33 and 34yrs old. I would love Lafreniere if he was a C, but I would take Byfield all day.For us? Lafreniere obviously. He’d step right in on Sid or Geno’s wing.
I don't know about that, Jake is also a W, to add another young W, you're then hoping this team drafts some C to take over Sid & Geno at some point. They're going to be 33 and 34yrs old. I would love Lafreniere if he was a C, but I would take Byfield all day.
I think I would be ok with college bound prospects, etc, giving the team time to develop and slowly bring in guys, it's going to be a dark time for sure, but I think if you build a team by committee you're going to have less of those issues because then you can draft those "cornerstone" types and have a solid team to bring that player up and into.Honestly, there are going to be some dark days after Crosby and Malkin.
Talking about rebuilding while we still have those two playing at an elite level reminds me of Jerry Krause trying to set up the Bulls after Jordan and Pippen in '98. Appreciate what you have and put the best team possible around them, because you're not gonna replace those two, not even close. Rebuild with youth afterwards.
When you have generational talents, you do everything you can to max them out and everything else is back burner.
Byfield is a guy that needs time to grow into that body of his, he's got so much talent, but that size, if he stayed that extra year, you'd benefit so damn much from it. Imagine a team drafts him, keeps him in Juniors another year and with the pandemic year and training, he's reporting to his first pro year at 6'4" and 220+ of a solid physique ready to tear the NHL up.Byfield is very raw, I would not play him as an 18-year-old... then again, I would because he is too good for juniors. He is VERY young (18 in August). So he has no immediate impact for the Pens IMO.
That being said, I am a big Drysdale fan and maybe I am jumping the gun by saying he could slot right into our third pairing.
Fresh hype reel for Marco Rossi - who had the highest PPG of this draft class
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Honestly, there are going to be some dark days after Crosby and Malkin.
Talking about rebuilding while we still have those two playing at an elite level reminds me of Jerry Krause trying to set up the Bulls after Jordan and Pippen in '98. Appreciate what you have and put the best team possible around them, because you're not gonna replace those two, not even close. Rebuild with youth afterwards.
When you have generational talents, you do everything you can to max them out and everything else is back burner.
I think I would be ok with college bound prospects, etc, giving the team time to develop and slowly bring in guys, it's going to be a dark time for sure, but I think if you build a team by committee you're going to have less of those issues because then you can draft those "cornerstone" types and have a solid team to bring that player up and into.
I really am not worried about when Sid, Geno, and Letang call it a career. The fact that we've seen them this long at the level they've been at? It's a blessing, mate.
If we're somehow in a position to draft Byfield and he pans out, those dark days largely disappear. I'm not saying do it because of that per se, but the dark days aren't inevitable if somehow you draft a guy like Byfield could be, even if they mightn't be quite as bright as they've been.
If we lose against the Habs, I hope it becomes the "OMG OMG OMG WE GOT LAFFY!" thread.
With Crosby and Malkin getting up there in age, would it be smarter to take Byfield?
Idk, I'd just move Zucker to RW and keep Lafreniere on LW. I don't see an issue with Guentzel-Crosby-Zucker and Lafreniere-Malkin-Rust.
But in reality, we should be hoping the Penguins aren't even in a position to get 1st overall.