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I just don't like these "little mistakes" that Dorion is often guilty of. It's like when we rushed to sign Andy to an above average contract when there was no pressure to do so. Or when we traded Hoff only to see him get flipped for a better return.strange place to pick a bone with a signing imo
You guys do know that Seattle only need two goalies ?
I doubt they pick unproven goalies and if they do there are probably better options out there
I mean I’m taking players like halak , varlamov , georgiv korpisalo maybe holtby ? That’s just off the top of my head
Being upset about that is ridiculous its in 3 years and its 800 K, he will be 27 do you think he would have signed if they didnt do that? He was in a unique contract situation you should probably look into. He has played NHL games.I guess we'll see in 3 years how this pans out.
EDIT:. Wait? How is it "unbelievable" to question the logic of giving a prospect goalie with zero nhl games a one-year deal three years from now? Thats a bit rich, man.
Daccord, a 7th round pick, is another example of why it's far smarter to wait until the latter hours of day 2 before taking a goalie.
We've spent a 2nd and two 3rds to add Sogaard and Merilainen to the organization the past two drafts. Would have been far smarter to hold off an take some goalies with our late round picks when it's very rare for player selections to pan out.
We actually spent less draft capital to add Murray and Daccord than those two guys
I don't know. I think it's more important that you add a goaltender with qualities you covet rather than just any goaltender in the 6th or 7th round.
I guess it remains to be seen whether you actually end up with better goaltender prospects in the end.
I really do think goalies are a crap shoot for the most part. I'm open to being convinced otherwise.
There are different philosophies and teams have different strategies but no team is taking a goaltender just for the shake of taking a goaltender.
I don't know. I think it's more important that you add a goaltender with qualities you covet rather than just any goaltender in the 6th or 7th round.
Well, I remember hearing something interesting during the draft coverage (it may have been Mann) who said that they planned on taking a goalie in every draft from now on.
I remember thinking it was a bit odd because how many goalies can you have in your system, but I guess with European goalies it's more flexible.
No one knows with goalies. They bust the most frequently any position in the first couple rounds, but offer the best risk/reward trade-off in the later rounds.
If I were running the Sens draft I'd significantly discount goalies in the first 2-3 rounds but spend at least 1 pick from rounds 4-7 on a goalie every year.
Being upset about that is ridiculous its in 3 years and its 800 K, he will be 27 do you think he would have signed if they didnt do that? He was in a unique contract situation you should probably look into. He has played NHL games.
People freak out here all the time over sub $1M overpayments on players. This is a gamble on a goalie prospect three years from now. His numbers are good but nothing that screams surefire NHL goaltender. (Go backwards in the AHL stats a few years and look at guys with similar stats then and where they are now). Imagine that 800k turns into the difference between signing Tkatchuk or losing him three years from now.
If Joey pans out I'll eat crow, but i think it's more likely the team eats that $800k. I don't mind gambling on Joey, I just don't think it was 100% necessary to get him to sign.
Just the principle. If this $800k was the difference between signing joey to term or possibly losing him, okay pay it. I just don't think it was.Daccord is pretty much a guaranteed backup goaltender. We don't know where he will land though.
You may or may not be familiar with the Daccord family. Joey's dad is a leader in the goaltending community.
Do you really think 800k is going to get in the way of signing Tkachuk? Feels like alarmism.