The Oilers are closest to the Dub, even having a WHL affiliate club, so it would make sense that the Dub would be their best opportunity to get some steals in the draft. The Oilers should absolutely take advantage of this opportunity, which they have been doing to great success recently.
I don't see why it's a dumb idea to draw from the prospect pool you know best. And you can't argue that the strategy has been negative.
Can you really going to use that against him though? He was 8th in team scoring as a 17 year old. Everyone ahead of him was 21-24 years old.Wow Tyler Pitlick the same guy who couldnt score in college?
I think it is more based on the type of prospects that come up through the Western League.
The Western League has been long known for producing skilled, hard nosed, physical players and the benefit of having them in your "backyard" is scouting them from the time they were in Peewee/Midget.
This is no different than Detroit Red Wings obviously employing talented scouting staff in Sweden???
The Oilers are closest to the Dub, even having a WHL affiliate club, so it would make sense that the Dub would be their best opportunity to get some steals in the draft. The Oilers should absolutely take advantage of this opportunity, which they have been doing to great success recently.
I don't see why it's a dumb idea to draw from the prospect pool you know best. And you can't argue that the strategy has been negative.
Marincin - to turn into an Edler type who is rangy, lengthy and really good with his stick. Basically, an all-around skilled and dependable defenseman who can skate, pass, shoot, play some PP and play some PK. I know they are a dime a dozen, but this guy is oozing potential and just growing into his body.
Sorry if I'm misunderstanding this, but are you saying that Edler-type defensemen are a dime a dozen?
If so:
I meant compared to Hall.
So does anyone have any info on any of these prospects? Most people on the Oilers board haven't seen these guys play. I was hoping someone here had.
This is assuming other teams don't watch the Dub as much, which is patently false seeing as the WHL is one of the biggest suppliers of talent to the NHL. So drawing from the prospect pool they know best because of their location really doesn't mean much. Why would the Dub be the best place to get steals?
The Oilers selected players they liked, which is obviously the best way to go. They happen to play in the WHL (Pitlick and Marincin wern't scouted in the WHL, they played there after being taken).
It's not really a strategy at all. They aren't saying "Lets concentrate on the Dub", they may have better WHL scouts than other teams, but that doesn't mean they scout the league more. After all, their Top 3 picks wern't even from the Dub.
Because we can't make a thread about prospects in the prospects forum?Shouldnt this be on the Oilers board? They probably have a prospect thread right?