Everything after we expended a 8 OA on him is a horrid nightmare. Like watching him in the WJC and wondering if he was really as lethargic as he looked in the D zone and then coming into camp out of shape the year he was supposedly a lock for the big club, etc. etc.
I forget what event or gathering it was, but I distinctly remember a "holy shit that's a professional athlete's physique" picture, prominently featuring Pouliot's "I took the past 4 years off" moobs.Everything after we expended a 8 OA on him is a horrid nightmare. Like watching him in the WJC and wondering if he was really as lethargic as he looked in the D zone and then coming into camp out of shape the year he was supposedly a lock for the big club, etc. etc.
I remember him being touted by some a as potential Letang replacement and when I finally saw him play in game action I was like "You guys mean only all the bad parts and at half speed? Terrific."
the Staal trade worked out ok with Dumo but could have been fantastic if Shero hadn’t been so obsessed with puck moving defensemen. And just think of all the years the Pens HF site missed out defending Tom Wilson had we drafted him instead of DP.
I guess it isn't worth looking backward on, now. And that draft kinda sucked, in general.
But I mean... Forsberg was sitting right there and conventional wisdom should have made that pick obvious. But Shero had to galaxy brain things... and in Pittsburgh, no less. IIRC there was a mixture of silence and some scattered boos haha
But yeah... only top ten pick they will have this entire era and they do... that.
I guess it isn't worth looking backward on, now. And that draft kinda sucked, in general.
But I mean... Forsberg was sitting right there and conventional wisdom should have made that pick obvious. But Shero had to galaxy brain things... and in Pittsburgh, no less. IIRC there was a mixture of silence and some scattered boos haha
But yeah... only top ten pick they will have this entire era and they do... that.
Hard to get mad about a draft where we acquired
A top four D that led to a back to back Cup.
A goaltender that was the starter that led to a back to back Cup.
Sundqvist who was technically used as an asset.
Our current 3C.
Pouliot turned out to suck ass and was an off the cuff choice, but hard to fault the scouts when they pulled what else they did out of that draft.
Well drafts of 18 year olds are largely a crap shoot, but you hope for better from a top 10 pick.
1 | Nail Yakupov (RW) |
| Edmonton Oilers | Sarnia Sting (OHL) |
---|---|---|---|---|
2 | Ryan Murray (D) | Columbus Blue Jackets | Everett Silvertips (WHL) | |
3 | Alex Galchenyuk (C) | Montreal Canadiens | Sarnia Sting (OHL) | |
4 | Griffin Reinhart (D) | New York Islanders | Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL) | |
5 | Morgan Rielly (D) | Toronto Maple Leafs | Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) | |
6 | Hampus Lindholm (D) | Anaheim Ducks | Rogle BK (Allsvenskan) | |
7 | Matt Dumba (D) | Minnesota Wild | Red Deer Rebels (WHL) | |
8 | Derrick Pouliot (D) | Pittsburgh Penguins (from Carolina)1 | Portland Winterhawks (WHL) | |
9 | Jacob Trouba (D) | Winnipeg Jets | US NTDP (USHL) | |
10 | Slater Koekkoek (D) |
Everything after we expended a 8 OA on him is a horrid nightmare. Like watching him in the WJC and wondering if he was really as lethargic as he looked in the D zone and then coming into camp out of shape the year he was supposedly a lock for the big club, etc. etc.
Hard to get mad about a draft where we acquired
A top four D that led to a back to back Cup.
A goaltender that was the starter that led to a back to back Cup.
Sundqvist who was technically used as an asset.
Our current 3C.
Pouliot turned out to suck ass and was an off the cuff choice, but hard to fault the scouts when they pulled what else they did out of that draft.
Just to clarify I meant that 2012 was an underwhelming draft in general and a bit more crap-shooty than most.
The Pens did well in the later rounds. As they almost always did under Shero.
I never knew how accurate this was but I always heard Ray got the biggest say and final word in round 1 and let his scouts take over after that.
Trade rumor: Rangers interested in acquiring Evgeny Kuznetsov from Capitals
Apparently Kuznetsov is Drury's Eichel backup plan. Oof.
Except for 2006. He wanted Backstrom but his scouts were pushing for Staal.Shero himself supposedly said this. I forget where.
Seems like bullshit though. I imagine all of his picks were technically made by the scouts.
This is good shit. Say what you want about Burke's penchant for truculence, but he seems like one hell of a funny dude, and he's a great f***in' person to boot.
"The IMPORTANT thing was... I had an onion on my belt. Which was the style at the time. They didn't have white onions... because of the war."