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I do believe Briere will use at least 5 of those 7 picks in the first two rounds for prospects. Some of those picks can be stashed in Europe as they develop- KHL in particular. Two MHL goalies are ranked in this draft class- Andraeyanov and Frolov. Kurban Limatov is a LHD with good size in the MHL also.
What are your thoughts on Roger McQueen and whether he’s worth the 6th overall pick? Just reading what people on TSN and others with knowledge have said about him, he’s got tremendous upside. I love his size, but my fear is the injury history. Doing drills at the combine is one thing. Getting through an entire season healthy is another.
Pass on at 6. What’s he actually DONE when healthy that screams “This is a future number one center”? I know the tools. I know about his frame. But it’s all in flashes. Then add the back injury. Then add fact he’s a late year birthday first-time draft candidate. Not at 6. 16 yes.
Not in this case. He missed much of this past season, and he’ll be 19 on Oct 2. (He missed the cutoff for last year’s Draft by two weeks). Not his fault, but he’s nearly a year older than some other prospects in this year’s Draft. That would be one thing if the injury was the only concern. But he’s been good — not great, not dominant with any regularity — the last two seasons when healthy. He’s a much-hyped project in a Draft that doesn’t have much superstar talent. He’s all about tools and vital stats (height, weight). Will it come together in a meaningful way? Maybe and maybe not. There is as much bust as superstar potential here. I’m not taking that level of risk in the six spot.
He is younger than Jet by a 6 weeks. Don’t see that being a bad thing. Though get what you are saying.
Flyers need potential difference makers over safe players at this time. Whether he is a diff maker who knows. Taking the next 3rd line player won’t help much going forward to me.
They need to hit a home run no matter the pick. That is a fact. Anything less more staying in the same spot they have occupied for years.
They could easily try to move up. Do they try to move up from 22 or 31, or higher in the second round? I have no clue, but with the picks this would be the year to do it.
This is probably the most excited I’ve been as a Flyers fan in quite some time. This could be the start of something really good for this organization. What is it, seven picks in the first two rounds? That’s an unbelievable opportunity. Not to mention, they have an extra first rounder in 2027 as well.
So Briere was in Miami to personally scout the Russian prospect hopefuls. Feel pretty good about my prediction on him using at least 5 of his first 7 picks. Very confident he will draft one of the Russian goalies. In the future, the player will only sign the ELC when he is NHL ready. Russian players just are not interested in playing in the AHL for long periods of time. Need to learn from the Kolosov experience and not make the same mistake twice.
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