The Coyotes themselves were in the same position 2 years ago... Strome and Marner were drafted the same year. Matthews and Keller were drafted the same year. Kadri and OEL were drafted the same year. Dermott and Merkley. Nylander and Perlini. They haven't done anything in the last few years to show they can actually build a good team. And they certainly don't have the resources to go out and greatly improve it.
arguably one of the best posts I have ever seen
last 5 years
Zona:
3rd (Strome) Passed on Marner. Looks awful in hinsight
5th (Hayton) I still cant believe they passed on Zadina...time will tell
7th (Keller) this was a great pick in this slot
12th (Perlini) coulda had larkin, who bobby mac had at 12 with perlini at 13
16th (Chychrun) looks good so far
23rd (Joseph) too soon
30th (Merkley) He had a very good year in the AHL, huge considering he dropped off in juniors after being drafted
Leafs
1st (Matthews) obvious
4th (Marner) Have to be relieved zona took strome, because leafs likely would have taken him 4th
8th (Nylander) this was a great pic in this slot
17th (Liljegren) to soon
29th (Sandin) too soon
34th (Dermott) great pick
I actually think zona is gonna be decent this year (85-90pts)
They need to get steady tending, and Raanta can get the job done. need him to stay healthy, and 100% need Strome to step in as a top 6 guy. no more excuses after guys drafted after him like Marner,Provorov,Werenski,Rantanen etc are all impact players already