Millpond
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- Dec 5, 2015
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To be honest, I'm done with the gamble picks. The Attack simply aren't in a position to lock them up. This has been evidenced time and time and time again . How many times I've heard ' if this guy reports, he will be'....Time value of money! The 2nd Round pick this year helps the team a heck of a lot more than a 2nd Round pick does the year after - especially with the uneven birth years we've got up front as mentioned by other posters.
I don't think it's that expensive to be honest. We get a chance to bring in another top youngster to the lineup a year sooner.
As for position - maybe a goalie with one of the 2nds. Guzda is 18, so a top pick could come in an apprentice with him.
At the very least, having 2 2nd round picks should allow Dale to take a risk, something he's done in the past with multiple 2nd rounders (most recent example I can think of is 2014 - Willie Knierim was a swing for the fences pick, Gadjovich a lucky faller). If he goes for another Josh Barnes type who falls out of the first round, at least he has that other 2nd Rounder to bring in a kid who will report (but to save us all the stress, I pray he just gets two kids that will push to make the team come September and actually be here).
Trading 3 picks to add another second round pick, should in no way be an invitation to piss it down the drain .
Last year's draft yielded one roster player. Hopefully the team has done their job in player development, and can harvest two 17 yr olds from the 18 draft. Then have all three top picks report this fall. And secondly, let's see three forwards picked in those high rounds .