Fenian24
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When the Bruins suck we can judge their prospects when they got a bunch
the year Bruins got Swayman the Red Wings drafted 3 players in round 3 and didn’t sign one - the third Keith Petruzzelli is in Bruins camp today
in the 4th round the Red Wings took another guy who they apparently won’t sign and next pick Bruins took Swayman
although when I wrote this earlier I was told the Bruins were lucky - last thing I’ll thankfully ever read from that guy
Chicago took Cam Barker 3 and Jack Skille
the awesome Tampa 98 M Lightning over 12 years EARNED five top 10 picks
their GM Stevie Y f***ed up on all 3 lol
1 Stamkos
2 Hedman - Brian Lawton picked
Stevie
3 Drouin
6 Connolly
10 Slster Koekkoek
but Stevie is the balls even though he didn’t pick good in the top 10
I’m only discussing first round top 10
Picks
we will have to wait on Sweeney choices
I actually think Yzerman is overrated. If Brisebois doesn't take over Tampa they don't win back to back cups.
As far as the Current group goes 2015 is an unmitigated disaster, Carlo good/very good D and Lauzon is a big loss that they will feel badly this year. DeBrusk, Senyshyn, Zboril and JFK are all busts to one degree or another. That draft should have set them up for years to come.
Because Sweeney has tried to keep them competitive by moving first round picks at the deadline they have a pretty empty prospect pool. I think Beecher will be a good depth forward and I love Frederic but he is also bottom six, Sweeney just spent 20m plus on depth players and that is what he has been drafting for years. You can't miss on depth guys and spend your cap space on them when you need at least 2 top 4 defensemen and a second line center. He misjudged on Coyle badly if he thought he was going to be a top 6 forward based off one good playoff.
If he is gearing up for a run or two more with this core they are badly flawed and need significant help on D and the second line. If he is "rebuilding on the fly" then signing the players he did makes even less sense, and for the most part I liked the signings, especially Foligno and Lewington and to a lessor degree Forbort.
Stop drafting college players 3 or 4 years away from maybe signing here and start drafting CHL players or Europeans that will come over. Lysell was a nice pick, Mast was as well.