Confirmed with Link: Isaac Ratcliffe traded to Nashville for future considerations

[BringBackHakstol]

what happened to Ratty, he looked good on his call up last year ?

No he didn't.

 

[deadhead]

Maybe trying to develop all of them into try-hard grinders is a stupid idea.

Yes, because Ratcliffe and Bunnaman showed the kind of skill suited to wide open hockey!
Maybe the upside for most of Hextall's picks were try-hard grinders b/c that's what he drafted.

 

[FLYguy3911]

Ratcliffe was playing on the first line in the NHL last year while Frost was in the AHL.

 

[Beef Invictus]

Yes, because Ratcliffe and Bunnaman showed the kind of skill suited to wide open hockey!
Maybe the upside for most of Hextall's picks were try-hard grinders b/c that's what he drafted.

Nah, that's isn't all he drafted. It's how they've treated everyone though. At all career levels. They abhor skill.

 

[tucson83]

You’ve got to get some big hits & avoid complete early whiffs.

But fans tend to overrate the success rate of draft picks.

That’s why I bristle at the idea of a complete burndown that revolves around trading the good young players you manage to have for picks.

Questionable investment strategy trading good money for scratch off cards.

Of course, as players get old and/or are on expiring contracts, trading them for picks makes more sense.

they just dont want to be patient and that's the problem, because of the salary cap and draft rules/lottery its so much harder to get stars, no one wants to understand that.

 

[kudymen]

even if giroux is still here, the c has to be stripped off of him and given to some else that can listen. The fact that half of fanbase wants fletcher/av's head because we lost the second round pretty much says that's all hextall worshipers on here. we dont that briere, carter, gagne type of players on this team accept lindblom. What i understand is that you want to push all young players and have no vets because you think having an all rookie team will win cups and if they dont meet your expectations, it's the coaches fault, it's fletches fault. that's why oilers were bad because they expected young players to carry them and it was a recipe for disaster because they werent good players only when they got mcdavid

#Authenticbot v 0.83

 

[Magua]

Am I allowed to take my victory lap now? The last Flyers prospect ranking I ever did here had Ratcliffe 14th. The mainstream opinion had him neck & neck with Farabee/Frost. I posted that we need to trade him ASAP if that really is the consensus.

But did you see him toe drag Anthony Salinitri in juniors?!

 

[VladDrag]

Ratcliffe was playing on the first line in the NHL last year while Frost was in the AHL.

But this team doesn't have a development problem.

 

[Beef Invictus]

they just dont want to be patient and that's the problem, because of the salary cap and draft rules/lottery its so much harder to get stars, no one wants to understand that.

Literally everyone understands this stuff and you just pretend they don't.

 

[tucson83]

Literally everyone understands this stuff and you just pretend they don't.

everyone attacking the coach, the fo, blow it up etc? is that your definition of understanding?

 

[Magua]

I wonder what it must feel like to have pudding sloshing around in your cranium. Does it make funny noises when you whip your head back and forth? Would you stop being a fan of pudding if you were made of pudding?

 

[AndHeMissedTheNet]

Dave Scott at the post-TDL presser gonna be like "yeah, Chuck's got me fired up with that trade for Future Considerases, we think that guy is gonna be a big piece of our future. I had never even heard of him a week ago!"

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

Pudding? Vanilla pudding should be banned.

 

[Beef Invictus]

everyone attacking the coach, the fo, blow it up etc? is that your definition of understanding?

The coach is doing a bad job. The front office is doing a bad job. The way to maximize drafting success is to sell off valuable players to maximize your drafting chances. And yes, we are all aware this mess they've made will take a long time to fix.

Are we supposed to praise people doing a terrible job?

 

[Tripod]

The coach is doing a bad job. The front office is doing a bad job. The way to maximize drafting success is to sell off valuable players to maximize your drafting chances. And yes, we are all aware this mess they've made will take a long time to fix.

Are we supposed to praise people doing a terrible job?

In the end, we want Mgt that has a plan, sticks to it, and makes good deals more than poor ones as nit every move will be a win. But as a seller, you SHOULD have leverage.

Instead, we have......this crap.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Dave Isaac gently weeps.

 

[Deadpool8812]

Other GMs know they can take advantage of Chuck because he has a history of losing trades