He was one of the worst defensive forwards in the league, he drove no offense, and he didn’t produce.
Ladies and gentleman... we've found our #2 C.
He was one of the worst defensive forwards in the league, he drove no offense, and he didn’t produce.
Ladies and gentleman... we've found our #2 C.
We should've did Zadina for Debrusk when he was having that big shit of a season.
Those teams that passed on Zadina knew what they were doing
Well, kinda.
I don't know if Barrett Hayton and Jesperi Kotkaniemi are exactly a big score instead. Hayton just got 15% of his career points last night. Yay.
The only team that realistically "passed" on Zadina and got a truly superior player was Ottawa snagging Brady Tkachuk.
I think that says more about the 2018 draft than anything. In hindsight, that was kind of a shit draft to sell assets for. The extra 1st and 2nd in 2019 would have gotten more mileage.
Another reason why I dont want to see Zadina traded just yet, is I would love to see what he can do under a different coach. It appears the consensus is that Blashill should and will be fired, so if thats the case lets see what Yzermans choice can do with this kid. Unless someone offers us a haul which wont happen, there is no harm in holding on 1 more year.
I really can’t caution you more to not use the phrase “will be fired”. It’s clear Yzerman lives by his own rules. I can almost guarantee that Yzerman is more pleased with Blashill than the fan base is.
Pretty sure Zadina was ranked ahead of them and they passed. I was a Quinn Hughes fan at the time but accepted conventional wisdom that we lucked out by having Zadina fall to us. That was clearly not the case.Well, kinda.
I don't know if Barrett Hayton and Jesperi Kotkaniemi are exactly a big score instead. Hayton just got 15% of his career points last night. Yay.
The only team that realistically "passed" on Zadina and got a truly superior player was Ottawa snagging Brady Tkachuk.
Pretty sure Zadina was ranked ahead of them and they passed. I was a Quinn Hughes fan at the time but accepted conventional wisdom that we lucked out by having Zadina fall to us. That was clearly not the case.
Bench’s point is can you credit someone for being smart if they made an equal to or worse decision?
You didn’t bet on the Wings to win the Stanley Cup, so you’re smart. But you also bet on the Sabres to win the Stanley Cup, so are you still smart?
I get that, my point is teams seemed to believe that Zadina was over rated and they went in another direction. Selecting Quinn Hughes would have been the move and they didn't make that move so they don't get credit for making a great selection but passing on Zadina looks like a very defensible decision.