Waived: PDG Claimed by Nashville

[Drivebytrucker]

PDG: waste of second round pick

TSN has done the math. A 2nd round pick in the 36 to 40 range (PDG was 38) has a:

35% chance of playing 100 NHL games
11.7% chance of being a top 6 forward, top 4 defense or #1 goalie
81.7% of being a 4th liner or minor leaguer

The average pick is a 2.93 on their scale with 2 being a good minor leaguer and 3 being a fringe NHL player (50 to 200 NHL games)

PDG as already played 150 games. There was a 65% chance he wouldn't get this far.

To say he's a waste of a 2nd round pick is overlooking how hard is it to become a full time regular NHL player

 

[Drivebytrucker]

Somebody post his shootout winner against Vegas last year

Thanks for the memories PDG

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

Somebody post his shootout winner against Vegas last year

Thanks for the memories PDG

Here ya go

 

[HisIceness]

Here ya go

We won our first ever game playing in Sin City because of this. Thanks Phil!

 

[Penaltykiller17]

Favorite PDG memories were him taking up an entire aisle by standing in the middle of the aisle at Whole Foods, then running into himat my gym a week later. He was extremely friendly both times, and I wish him nothing but the best

 

[RibFrabcus]

He had some solid aspects to his game. Pretty good hands, decent offensive instincts, and physical despite his size. I always thought he would have been a real solid player if he could slow down and hold on to pucks more often. wouldn't be surprised if he turns out to be a decent 3rd liner that gets 10-15 goals per year, but also wouldn't be surprised if he's playing in Europe in 2 years.

 

[FreshSeabass]

Good bye. please don't come back.

 

[Wolfpuck]

TSN has done the math. A 2nd round pick in the 36 to 40 range (PDG was 38) has a:

35% chance of playing 100 NHL games
11.7% chance of being a top 6 forward, top 4 defense or #1 goalie
81.7% of being a 4th liner or minor leaguer

The average pick is a 2.93 on their scale with 2 being a good minor leaguer and 3 being a fringe NHL player (50 to 200 NHL games)

PDG as already played 150 games. There was a 65% chance he wouldn't get this far.

To say he's a waste of a 2nd round pick is overlooking how hard is it to become a full time regular NHL player

No he's a bum.

 

[RodTheBawd]

I think the concussions really derailed him. I forget which it was (pretty sure he had 2 or 3), but when he came back, he had completely lost the physical aspect to his game and was very timid.

 

[MinJaBen]

I think the concussions really derailed him. I forget which it was (pretty sure he had 2 or 3), but when he came back, he had completely lost the physical aspect to his game and was very timid.

Yeah, I thought I noticed the same thing that first year he was playing well. Makes me very tentative to give Ferland a big contract term, if anything. If our team is still out of it near the deadline, I'd rather sell him for futures.

 

[NotOpie]

18 of the 31 picks in that round have yet to play a game in the NHL.

You may want to temper the expectations of a 2nd round pick. Most will not pan out.

Add to the fact that 2012 was one of the more historically "bad" draft classes.

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

Add to the fact that 2012 was one of the more historically "bad" draft classes.

Yep, if you look at the NHL careers of players we could’ve drafted in his spot, the next forward drafted to have a better career than PDG to this point is... Brock McGinn.

 

[TheBigKahuna]

You knows hes going to become a 20 goal scorer now, right?

 

[Lempo]

You knows hes going to become a 20 goal scorer now, right?

We should start playing this angle up in our trade negotiations.

 

[Drivebytrucker]

Not many Ahos drafted in the 2nd

And not too many teams draft Zac Boychuk, Ryan Murphy, phillipe paradis, jeff hareema david tanabe in the 1st

 

[Breakdowns]

And not too many teams draft Zac Boychuk, Ryan Murphy, phillipe paradis, jeff hareema david tanabe in the 1st

Don't talk bad about these Canes legends

 

[Cardiac Jerks]

Yep, if you look at the NHL careers of players we could’ve drafted in his spot, the next forward drafted to have a better career than PDG to this point is... Brock McGinn.

Thank god we drafted him, too, and didn’t miss out.

On a more serious note I had expected much more from him this year. Very disappointing season for Brock.

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

Thank god we drafted him, too, and didn’t miss out

Very excited to have gotten the potential to draft the next PDG or McGinn in exchange for Jeff Skinner.

 

[TheBigKahuna]

Very excited to have gotten the potential to draft the next PDG or McGinn in exchange for Jeff Skinner.

Youre forgetting about Pu!

 

[Cardiac Jerks]

Very excited to have gotten the potential to draft the next PDG or McGinn in exchange for Jeff Skinner.

We need to keep drafting Finns in the second round because this one kid named Sebastian Aho developed into Sebastian Aho so therefore the rest will, too.

 

[Lempo]

We need to keep drafting Finns in the second round because this one kid named Sebastian Aho developed into Sebastian Aho so therefore the rest will, too.

Questionable tactics. Not even every Sebastian Aho will develop into Sebastian Aho.

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

Youre forgetting about Pu!

Shut up, I didn't forget shit.

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

You knows hes going to become a 20 goal scorer now, right?

I’m going to assume you mean 20 career goals. He’s at 14 now so he might never get there.

 

[Unsustainable]

 

[A Star is Burns]

We've done a good job this year of getting other teams to pick up the tab on some marginal players. If only we could convince someone to take Rask on waivers.