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You have been granted the magical opportunity to make the selection for Detroit at 6 overall in the 2019 NHL Draft. But the game isn't about who you choose... it's about what you're basing your selection on.
Post the 3 most important assumptions you're carrying with you, for how you make your draft board.
This "intellectual luggage" might include evaluations of other Detroit players or prospects, who you're targeting in free agency, your plans for the front office this summer, or any number of other things.
But you need to list your top 3 factors.
I only have 2 stipulations that everybody must abide by:
1) You have to pick at #6. You can't trade up or down, because that introduces a whirlwind of other variables that are too unpredictable to really debate.
2) You can't just trash the whole organization. There's plenty of justified frustration over the years, but I don't want this devolving into, "Trade everybody, fire everybody, blow it all up."
So tell me what 3 beliefs/factors/assumptions you're carrying along for prioritizing your pick at 6. I'll post mine to get things started:
#1 I still believe that Zadina will eventually approach PPG NHL winger status. Maybe a little bit short of that, but I'm banking on the kid being a first line player, despite a slow start.
#2 I like both AA and Rasmussen...on the wing. I can see both helping with face-offs and other spot duty, but I think they shine best when not at center.
#3 I think Yzerman will join Detroit in some capacity this summer. I don't view this as a cure-all, but I do expect the Wings to become a bit more aggressive (and maybe a bit more savvy) in the trade market. (Ideally to land a defenseman, but we'll see what happens.)
So what's your trio of trunks? Your cache of carry-ons? Your body of baggage? What leads your list for what you base your draft board on?
Post the 3 most important assumptions you're carrying with you, for how you make your draft board.
This "intellectual luggage" might include evaluations of other Detroit players or prospects, who you're targeting in free agency, your plans for the front office this summer, or any number of other things.
But you need to list your top 3 factors.
I only have 2 stipulations that everybody must abide by:
1) You have to pick at #6. You can't trade up or down, because that introduces a whirlwind of other variables that are too unpredictable to really debate.
2) You can't just trash the whole organization. There's plenty of justified frustration over the years, but I don't want this devolving into, "Trade everybody, fire everybody, blow it all up."
So tell me what 3 beliefs/factors/assumptions you're carrying along for prioritizing your pick at 6. I'll post mine to get things started:
#1 I still believe that Zadina will eventually approach PPG NHL winger status. Maybe a little bit short of that, but I'm banking on the kid being a first line player, despite a slow start.
#2 I like both AA and Rasmussen...on the wing. I can see both helping with face-offs and other spot duty, but I think they shine best when not at center.
#3 I think Yzerman will join Detroit in some capacity this summer. I don't view this as a cure-all, but I do expect the Wings to become a bit more aggressive (and maybe a bit more savvy) in the trade market. (Ideally to land a defenseman, but we'll see what happens.)
So what's your trio of trunks? Your cache of carry-ons? Your body of baggage? What leads your list for what you base your draft board on?