Out of Town Thread Part XIX

[The Great Weal]

Anything can happen.. until R3-R4 where the better teams win.

Let's see what happens with St.Louis. They seem like a team where anything can happen. I mean they were last place on January 1.

 

[OldCraig71]

Marchand, Bergeron, McAvoy..... Three players Habs could had drafted.... Instead, we got White, Urquhart, Sergachev (Drouin)..... Thank you, Trevor Timmins !

The Bruins also missed out on Barzal, Chabot, Connor and Boeser in one round of one draft. I would call that an extreme fail, wouldn't you?

 

[The Great Weal]

The Bruins also missed out on Barzal, Chabot, Connor and Boeser in one round of one draft. I would call that an extreme fail, wouldn't you?

It's why I can't even call them an excellent drafting and developing team. They are still pretty damn good and MUCH better than us in that department.

 

[Whitesnake]

The Bruins also missed out on Barzal, Chabot, Connor and Boeser in one round of one draft. I would call that an extreme fail, wouldn't you?

It absolutely does...yet....they are where they are. And despite all those misses, most of their important players still comes from the draft. Tough to call for an extreme fail to a team that will be seeing their 3rd Cup Finals in 9 years.

 

[The Great Weal]

It absolutely does...yet....they are where they are. And despite all those misses, most of their important players still comes from the draft. Tough to call for an extreme fail to a team that will be seeing their 3rd Cup Finals in 9 years.

Not a single top 10 pick is a key player for them. The saying that you need top 10 picks to be successful in the future is absolute bullshit.

 

[jaffy27]

Not a single top 10 pick is a key player for them. The saying that you need top 10 picks to be successful in the future is absolute bull****.

True.....they trade those away (Thornton, Kessel, Seguin)

 

[The Great Weal]

And that's what I keep saying all along. It helps tremendously, but you don't have to. Yet, Washington, Pittsburgh and Hawks develop the way they did because of top picks. But Boston does it without them.

Washington also drafted Holtby, Carlson and Kuznestov outside the top 10. Pittsburgh had Letang, Murray, and Guentzel all in the third round. They also had 4 top 2 picks where 2 of them are generational players. I doubt that will happen again. Chicago drafted Keith, Seabrook, Crawford, Byfuglien, and Hjalmarsson outside the top 10.

 

[OldCraig71]

It absolutely does...yet....they are where they are. And despite all those misses, most of their important players still comes from the draft. Tough to call for an extreme fail to a team that will be seeing their 3rd Cup Finals in 9 years.

Chara was traded for and Tim Thomas was not drafted but a free agent signing if we are looking at their cup win and both of those guys were incredible adds. Bergeron, Marchand, and Pasta are great draft picks though and I also have always admired how the Bruins have integrated extra valuable pieces in and out of their lineup. It seems like they can suffer injuries and still have guys come out of nowhere and contribute. It comes down to more than just drafting, its also their development that is admirable. The Bruins are a much better-managed team than ours.

 

[Chili]

Building through the draft baby!

Most years, we can look at the Cup winner's roster and say just that.

 

[WeThreeKings]

Let's see what happens with St.Louis. They seem like a team where anything can happen. I mean they were last place on January 1.

Don't really qualify because before the season started people thought they were a potential top team due to adding ROR.

 

[The Great Weal]

Don't really qualify because before the season started people thought they were a potential top team due to adding ROR.

While I think ROR was ridiculously underrated here and is a great player, you cant ignore Binnington. They suddenly went from the worst team in the league to 12th.

 

[ECWHSWI]

Not a single top 10 pick is a key player for them. The saying that you need top 10 picks to be successful in the future is absolute bull****.

how many more can you name ?

 

[The Great Weal]

how many more can you name ?

My point is that overall drafting is far more important than getting top 10 picks.

 

[ECWHSWI]

My point is that overall drafting is far more important than getting top 10 picks.

you don't have a point if the smartest thing you can say about it is "top 10 picks needed - BS blablabla".

 

[The Great Weal]

you don't have a point if the smartest thing you can say about it is "top 10 picks needed - BS blablabla".

I literally talked about who the caps, pens and hawks drafted outside the top 10. Not my fault you are too lazy to read it.

 

[ECWHSWI]

I literally talked about who the caps, pens and hawks drafted outside the top 10. Not my fault you are too lazy to read it.

look, if you want to have this endless debate where you tell everyone (who already know it) drafting high is not everything, you go ahead.

and if you want to talk about the Ovi Caps, Malking/Crosby Pens or Kane/Toews Hawks, to prove some non existent point that other picks are also important, to some ghost who may have said hick picks are everything, you go ahead.

 

[WeThreeKings]

While I think ROR was ridiculously underrated here and is a great player, you cant ignore Binnington. They suddenly went from the worst team in the league to 12th.

In the same way we couldn't ignore the Hamburglar when Ottawa went on their run, sure.

 

[ArtPeur]

I switched to the game after 1 minute played. I almost thought the League had given the Blues a free goal

 

[peate]

Good 1st, don't let up.

 

[sheed36]

This series is likely going to a game 7. Seems like the B's will have had half the summer off before they start the finals.

 

[Chili]

Brian Burke showed the officials angles on the ot goal that should not have counted from game three, showing why they didn't see the hand pass. Agree with him, the fix is with off ice help for the refs.

 

[JianYang]

While I think ROR was ridiculously underrated here and is a great player, you cant ignore Binnington. They suddenly went from the worst team in the league to 12th.

Yeah, stl is definitely Cinderella. This is a 25 year old rookie with no NHL experience in binnington.

Maroon looks relevant, and they are doing it under a coach who isn't known to be any sort of wizard.

 

[peate]

That was fun. Good game

 

[bsl]

My point is that overall drafting is far more important than getting top 10 picks.

Is it? Based on one team this year? Far more important.no. I would say you need both.

 

[The Great Weal]

Is it? Based on one team this year? Far more important.no. I would say you need both.

Yes it is. Caps don't win without Holtby and Carlson. Pens without Guentzel and Letang. Hawks without Keith and Seabrook.