Voice from the North
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- Sep 17, 2013
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Beast once again you have said things that are true,half true and false. They have not had anybody refuse to report except Domi which turned into the following year McKeown and Bennett. You left McKeown off the first round list you posted above. O,Grady issue was not ice time as much as a hockey dad who wasn't willing to accept anything but first pairing minutes. Quine was seeing a regular shift. As for not developing first round picks I have no idea where you get that idea. They were traded for experienced players to make a deep push into the playoffs. I will grant you Burt was a bust but every one you mentioned from 2008-2014 was drafted into the NHL including McKeown who you missed. Maybe not first rounders but they were picked. I agree with you and I said so on the Ottawa page I would like them to keep their first rounders. You stated in your post many players refuse to report totally inaccurate all the players you list 10 plus 1 only one of those players have refused. Please get your facts straight and stop with the hyperbole.
Speaking of false items, the reason O'Grady was traded was because he was a consistent healthy scratch or he was playing forward. This wasn't a top 2 minutes issue. That year Kingston had a deep defence and they simply had no room to play him. Most people around the league were stunned that Kingston took a defenceman in the first round that draft year. It wasnt a good situation for anyone. In Sudbury he played 5th-6th defenceman minutes and to my knowledge there werent parent issues.