AustonsNostrils
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Grant McCagg's Draft Review
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Isn't this the guy who went all out when someone had Buchnevich ranked relatively high and who had Mike McLeod like 4th overall?
Seems like his aim is to hype a large fan base's draft up so that their fans would buy his stuff.
Seems like his aim is to hype a large fan base's draft up so that their fans would buy his stuff.
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VictorLustig
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Kudo Shinichi
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Whats the issue? The habs had a great draft.
Elias Pettersson
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It's ok. Filip Zadina will be filling up the habs net for years to come
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Grant McCagg is unintentionally funny and you shouldn't pay for that but it's not a stretch to say the Habs had a great draft. They had a lot of picks and for the most part picked guys with high ceilings.
Madic
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How, conceptually, do you have a "great draft" already? It's a crapshoot by nature, hard to predict even by actual paid scouts, and impossible to examine this laughably early. If this seems like a giant sneer, it really is. Some of you people here need to give your head a shake, too funny.
Trafalgar Sadge Law
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People pay for this moron's stuff?
Two things.
Firstly, I guess you can't burn a source. Not like he's going to shit on one of his few sources in the league in Trevor Timmins. But, what can you expect for a guy who thinks Mark Bergevin is a better GM than Dave Poile.
Secondly, is there a dumber business model for a prospect service to constantly insult one of the biggest potential client basis you have (The Leafs fanbase). I mean, I get being a Habs fan and disliking the Leafs, but its pretty stupid to continually bash Leafs fans when they might be the most deep pocketed fan-base who might buy your product.
On a related note. Grading a draft as Craig Button said, is one of the most self-serving endeavors you can do. You can pretty much grade anyones draft against a published scouting service just by looking at who they drafted and at what spots (relative to the draft guides rankings).
Firstly, I guess you can't burn a source. Not like he's going to shit on one of his few sources in the league in Trevor Timmins. But, what can you expect for a guy who thinks Mark Bergevin is a better GM than Dave Poile.
Secondly, is there a dumber business model for a prospect service to constantly insult one of the biggest potential client basis you have (The Leafs fanbase). I mean, I get being a Habs fan and disliking the Leafs, but its pretty stupid to continually bash Leafs fans when they might be the most deep pocketed fan-base who might buy your product.
On a related note. Grading a draft as Craig Button said, is one of the most self-serving endeavors you can do. You can pretty much grade anyones draft against a published scouting service just by looking at who they drafted and at what spots (relative to the draft guides rankings).
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Well, they didn't draft a McCarron-type player in the first round, so at least they are learning...
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Probably the biggest Timmins/Habs apologist out there, and that's saying something.
I have no problem with his open hatred of the Leafs, perhaps its a bit unprofessional but that doesn't irk me. The issue (if we're discussing his service) is the circle jerk he has with the Habs and their scouting department, it's ridiculous to read.
I have no problem with his open hatred of the Leafs, perhaps its a bit unprofessional but that doesn't irk me. The issue (if we're discussing his service) is the circle jerk he has with the Habs and their scouting department, it's ridiculous to read.
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It doesn't really irk me, it is just insanely stupid. I wouldn't tell a potential customer that I hate them.
WeThreeKings
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He actually was on our boards and insulted us all. Then he rage quit the entire forum when we didn't pick Kotkaniemi in our mock draft.
Riggins
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He's a definite Habs shill. But he is worth following for Habs fans around draft time because he knows Timmins. He can sometimes call the picks before they happen or at least say who it won't be. Except the year he fell in love with Michael McLeod.
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It looks like a great draft by the habs because of the players they took and where they were rank in scouts list (such as Bob Mckenzie's one).
Obviously the opinion could change in 1 year, but as of now it looks great.
The concept is not hard to grasp...
I REALLY liked the Habs draft. I think they have 4-5 really good NHLers from this draft.
I'd say this is a bit debatable.
Kotkaniemi (-2 to where McKenzie had him, with Zadina and Tkachuk still on the board ahead of him)
Jesse Ylonen (-2 from the spot McKenzie had him, still had McBain, McIsaac, Wilde, McLeod left)
Alexander Romanov (-45 spots, too many to list)
Jacob Olofsson (+16, top guy left on McKenzie's board was McBain)
Cam Hillis (+5, top guy left was Lauko)
Jordan Harris (-5 spots, top guy was still Lauko)
Allan McShane (+28, top guy left was Demin)
That doesn't look like they really did that great if you are comparing it to Bob's board. Now, I don't think Bob's board should be the primary source of judging a draft, but, you guys had the first small reach of the draft (with 1 and 2 being projected), and would never have made any of the picks you did, if Bob's board was the primary source of picking.
He is already a bit of a joke to start with but the real sign that he is a hack is the fact he always pins a tweet for Bobby Mac about his draft guide thing.
It's like he knows that his credibility is already questioned so he needs someone trusted to 'vouch' for him.
It's like he knows that his credibility is already questioned so he needs someone trusted to 'vouch' for him.
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Not sure what the point of this thread is. Pretty much everyone knows McCagg is a hack-- what's the point of "dunking" on him?
