Vegas' worst pick and best pick?

[Jannik Hansen]

Worst picks: Nosek, Sbisa

Best picks: Neal, Marchessault/Smith

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[GeeoffBrown]

Worst: Bellemare
Best: Karlsson, 1st, 2nd, Clarkson

 

[kk87]

Does anyone have any shred of justification for why they took some guy I've literally never heard of over Mrazek?

 

[BoldNewLettuce]

I still don't understand Theodore + Stoner instead of Manson/Vatanen + 29 other defenders better than Stoner

 

[VoluntaryDom]

Many good picks, here are the bad ones.

Brickley, Thorburn, Bellemare, Sbisa, Nosek

 

[McNurse]

Worst: Sbisa
I can understand the Brickley and Nosek picks because they do need players for their farm, in saying that though there was better players available from both teams.

Best: Fluery, Methot and picking up Karlsson, Stoner and Haula for prime assets was nice

Edit: Took out Thorburn just remembered they moved up 11 spots and got a third from pick.

 

[Volica]

Does anyone have any shred of justification for why they took some guy I've literally never heard of over Mrazek?

They have their 'face' and #1 goalie in Fleury.
Mrazek makes #1 money. IF there's no team out there willing to trade for him; then you're wasting money. I sincerely doubt that this owner wants to spend a lot of money on the team for the first few years as they blow.

 

[Maplebeasts]

Bad Picks: Sbisa, Stoner, Thorburn, Haula

Good picks: Neal, Methot, Marchessault.

 

[FlyTimmo]

Many good picks, here are the bad ones.

Brickley, Thorburn, Bellemare, Sbisa, Nosek

I don't think Bellemare is a bad decision. Their options were basically Matt Read, Michael Raffl or Dale Weise. Those players are only marginally better than Bellemare. He is a well liked player and will be fine on their 4th line. I personally would have selected Raffl if I were Vegas, but by no means was Bellemare a terrible decision.

 

[Wild-Sabres]

Good: Neal, Methot

Bad: Nosek

 

[VoluntaryDom]

I don't think Bellemare is a bad decision. Their options were basically Matt Read, Michael Raffl or Dale Weise. Those players are only marginally better than Bellemare. He is a well liked player and will be fine on their 4th line. I personally would have selected Raffl if I were Vegas, but by no means was Bellemare a terrible decision.

Raffl>>Bellemare

 

[Crede777]

Best: Methot
Worst: Stoner

 

[Canucks LB]

Unreal how they took sbisa without a trade forcing them. Incredible really

 

[Stive Morgan]

Nosek and Sbisa just absolutely blow my mind. Like what

 

[MessierII]

Perron is underrated.

 

[Seedling]

Does anyone have any shred of justification for why they took some guy I've literally never heard of over Mrazek?

None. Especially when you could likely flip him to Winnipeg or have him play and win games. Heck, Philly might have bitten oh Mrazek. Same with Dallas.

 

[CrypTic]

Best: Marchessault (+ Smith for a 4th, assuming that was part of the same deal, which it probably was), Neal

Worst: Sbisa, Nosek

overall: A few good picks, mostly meh and more head-scratchers than I expected

I still don't understand Theodore + Stoner instead of Manson/Vatanen + 29 other defenders better than Stoner

I'm sure that Anaheim would have traded Vats and bought out Bieksa so that they could protect Manson if they hadn't been able to come to a deal with LV. I do question whether they had to take Stoner in order to get Theodore but maybe they did and Theodore was worth it to them.

 

[CrypTic]

They have their 'face' and #1 goalie in Fleury.
Mrazek makes #1 money. IF there's no team out there willing to trade for him; then you're wasting money. I sincerely doubt that this owner wants to spend a lot of money on the team for the first few years as they blow.

I get not wanting to spend money but couldn't Las Vegas retain and flip him for picks? That way, you're probably at least coming up even money wise since you can underpay the draft picks.

 

[FlyTimmo]

Raffl>>Bellemare

Raffl is not the same player he was a season or two ago. How closely did you pay attention to the 2 Flyers games you saw this year? Raffl is better than Bellemare, but it isn't a huge difference.

 

[hagelin1381]

I don't think Bellemare is a bad decision. Their options were basically Matt Read, Michael Raffl or Dale Weise. Those players are only marginally better than Bellemare. He is a well liked player and will be fine on their 4th line. I personally would have selected Raffl if I were Vegas, but by no means was Bellemare a terrible decision.

He's awful. Good guy, absolutely terrible player

 

[boredmale]

Does anyone have any shred of justification for why they took some guy I've literally never heard of over Mrazek?

I guess they value capspace? Although question is could they have picked up Mrazek and dumped him to another team for like a 3rd or 4th rounder(if that was the case then it was a stupid pick by Vegas)

 

[CanuckGame39]

Anyone saying Sbisa was a bad pick doesn't know jack ****.

In 2016, yes Sbisa sucked ass. Last season he progressed BIG TIME. I was hoping to keep him in Vancouver and that Vegas took Gaunce and his 1 goal in 77 games.

 

[FlyTimmo]

He's awful. Good guy, absolutely terrible player

And he will be on the 4th line. The players they could have selected are almost as bad. No big deal.

 

[McCullogh]

I think Jonathan Marchessault and Marc Methot was really good picks. Especiually the panther (why didnt Florida protect him?)

Stoner is a pick I dont like. But there are also some "unknown" players that I wish I had more knoweledge about. Any Red Wings and Hurricanes fans that can give som thougts about Nosek and Brickley?

 

[DL44]

Sbisa is a better dman than Stoner and Engelland.

Probably Vegas' fastest dman chosen as well.