firefighter7796
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Buffaloed said:Odd are he'll be a bust. He's a high risk, high reward pick.
Russian_fanatic said:I don't see a high reward pick considering many people where considering that he would be picked in the second round.
Russian_fanatic said:I don't see a high reward pick considering many people where considering that he would be picked in the second round.
Russian_fanatic said:I don't see a high reward pick considering many people where considering that he would be picked in the second round.
DownFromNJ said:Phoneix obviously saw something in him, and probably thought that if they traded down he would be taken.
Freaky Habs Fan said:I'm sure he wouldn't have been a top ten pick. There was many better player then him at the draft...
DownFromNJ said:Then why did Phoneix take him at 5? That pick could have fetched a 2nd rounder or late 1st rounder and a mid teens pick easily.
Phoneix either is really, really high on this guy, or they thought someone would pick him early.
Vipers said:Phoenix took a real risk with the kid.
If you prefer comparisons:
Wheeler: RW, 5th pick with Breck(USHSW) 30= 45+55=100 and 34pim, 6'3 or 6'4 - 185
Anderson,101st pick w/Centennial(USHSW) 30= 29+56= 85 and 34pim,5'11 or 6'0-
180
Difference: Height only? A Defenceman who make 85 points in 30 games has for sure hockey sense.
There's a lot of players doing a lot of points in the USHSW league, so offence is not a criteria to choose a player so fast. I know that this guy has potential to become a good player, but i'm not sold to him.
Personally, I think that Wheeler has been draft, really, too early.
The years he will spend at the University will tell us how good he is...not before.
ducky said:There have been some great discussions about this kid on the Phoenix board.
The comments from GM Barrett, Gretzky, head scout Draper et al have basically said they believe Wheeler will be a special player. Draper reportedly had Wheeler ranked number 2 on their list (the comment was something to the effect, we only had one player we would have drafted ahead of Wheeler but he was already taken...).
They also commented that at least one other team was interested in Wheeler and the risk of trading down and losing him was not worth it.
DownFromNJ said:Then why did Phoneix take him at 5? That pick could have fetched a 2nd rounder or late 1st rounder and a mid teens pick easily.
Phoneix either is really, really high on this guy, or they thought someone would pick him early.
And just before scoring 30 goals, he was put on waivers at the start of the season and no one picked him up. Briere going at 24 was a good pick in my opinion, it's very late 1st round, and they got a 60 point guy. I think he was one of the safest picks in the draft, he led the QMJHL in goals, assists and points, the first one to do it since Lemieux did I believe.Forsberg4ever said:1996 - 24 C Daniel Briere
I wouldn't call that a bad pick, he had over 30 goals for them a couple of seasons ago before they traded him.
1998 - 43 D Ossi VaananenForsberg4ever said:1996 - 24 C Daniel Briere
I wouldn't call that a bad pick, he had over 30 goals for them a couple of seasons ago before they traded him.
So......look at what Danny has turned out to be. A lot of good players passed through waivers before they finally paned out, example: Martin Straka.littleHossa said:And just before scoring 30 goals, he was put on waivers at the start of the season and no one picked him up. Briere going at 24 was a good pick in my opinion, it's very late 1st round, and they got a 60 point guy. I think he was one of the safest picks in the draft, he led the QMJHL in goals, assists and points, the first one to do it since Lemieux did I believe.
Foppa said:Yeah...but I mean who cares. The guy who did a mock draft by using second-hand reports on this board had him in the third round, THN had him at beginning of the second round, my Aunt had him lasting till round 4.
Where does this Dave Draper (one of the most respected and flat-out best talent evaulators in the league) guy get off telling his team this schmuck is worth a high first round pick?
/Sarcasm
DownFromNJ said:Then why did Phoneix take him at 5? That pick could have fetched a 2nd rounder or late 1st rounder and a mid teens pick easily.
Phoneix either is really, really high on this guy, or they thought someone would pick him early.