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Yeah I’m personally not a huge fan with the route Dubas went. I would have much rather had Eklund, but for what it’s worth, TopDown Hockey had Kindel as 8th overall, and most draft people had Zonnon in the mid-20s. Horcoff seemed like a pretty big reach, but he didn’t play a lot at Michigan so TopDown’s model wasn’t very kind to him.
Wish they would have done Eklund Kindel back to back if they were that high on Kindel. Like RW says, bottom 6 guys are a dime a dozen, would have rather swung for guys with higher upside. A lot of comparatives have Kindel compared to Brayden Point so.. hopefully that works out.
Yeah I’m personally not a huge fan with the route Dubas went. I would have much rather had Eklund, but for what it’s worth, TopDown Hockey had Kindel as 8th overall, and most draft people had Zonnon in the mid-20s. Horcoff seemed like a pretty big reach, but he didn’t play a lot at Michigan so TopDown’s model wasn’t very kind to him.
Wish they would have done Eklund Kindel back to back if they were that high on Kindel. Like RW says, bottom 6 guys are a dime a dozen, would have rather swung for guys with higher upside. A lot of comparatives have Kindel compared to Brayden Point so.. hopefully that works out.
Yeah I am of the same camp. I would very happily be wrong if he ends up being pretty good.
Yeah I’m personally not a huge fan with the route Dubas went. I would have much rather had Eklund, but for what it’s worth, TopDown Hockey had Kindel as 8th overall, and most draft people had Zonnon in the mid-20s. Horcoff seemed like a pretty big reach, but he didn’t play a lot at Michigan so TopDown’s model wasn’t very kind to him.
Wish they would have done Eklund Kindel back to back if they were that high on Kindel. Like RW says, bottom 6 guys are a dime a dozen, would have rather swung for guys with higher upside. A lot of comparatives have Kindel compared to Brayden Point so.. hopefully that works out.
Yeah I am of the same camp. I would very happily be wrong if he ends up being pretty good.
Agreed, and hopefully the pros know more than us but I highly doubt even actual scouts can surpass our collective knowledge haha. Bear and Eklund were pretty much unanimously beloved to be higher ranked prospects. Both play relentlessly. Could have had one of them and kindel if they really wanted. Everything done leads me to believe saying he wants Sid back in the playoffs is lip service and we are in some sort of lacklustre rebuild. Don’t know why he would trade down instead of taking the best players available.
I will be watching Eklund and aitchenson on a personal note to see how their careers compare. I think the isles are going to be a frickin nuisance.
Dude the isles had a great draft. It’s pretty amazing the difference between Lou and Darch…
I mean Lou def could have screwed the pooch, but they lucked into winning the 1st overall. And what was left at 16 and 17 I think everyone here would have chosen Eklund and aitchenson. A few of off the board picks from 11 to 15 worked out in their favour. Eiserman is supposed to be a pretty beastly sniper. They are going to be a pain to play thanks to their luck.
They probably need cap shenanigans for marner. Wouldn’t mind getting Nicholas Hague from them though, not that we need more LD
I’ve read a few positive reviews on the Pens draft. Pronman gave them a B+. We certainly added a lot of size….which I like.
I’ve read a few positive reviews on the Pens draft. Pronman gave them a B+. We certainly added a lot of size….which I like.
grinder probably has the biggest boner after that draft. Surprised he hasn’t come in to say some shit about it haha
It’s funny… I wanted the team to get bigger for years just like grinder. However, I wanted those guys to also be good players lol. Jesse Marshall had some good things to say about a few of our draft picks. IMO, he’s one of the best Pens analysts. I have to admit, I was a bit bummed originally with our picks because none of the “insiders” mentioned any of the players we picked. Obviously, it’s such a crap shoot.
It’s funny… I wanted the team to get bigger for years just like grinder. However, I wanted those guys to also be good players lol. Jesse Marshall had some good things to say about a few of our draft picks. IMO, he’s one of the best Pens analysts. I have to admit, I was a bit bummed originally with our picks because none of the “insiders” mentioned any of the players we picked. Obviously, it’s such a crap shoot.
Drives me nuts everywhere I read as Eklund being the biggest steal of the draft at 16 ????
It’s funny… I wanted the team to get bigger for years just like grinder. However, I wanted those guys to also be good players lol. Jesse Marshall had some good things to say about a few of our draft picks. IMO, he’s one of the best Pens analysts. I have to admit, I was a bit bummed originally with our picks because none of the “insiders” mentioned any of the players we picked. Obviously, it’s such a crap shoot.
Yeah it seems like analysts that do real deep dives into prospects are much higher on our draft than the major talking heads whose job more revolves around surface level stuff about well known names.
As I’ve said all along, I know dick about NHL draft prospects. If I didn’t spend time reading about Martone, McQueen, OBrien, Bear, and Eklund before the draft and just read Marshall’s reviews blind without preconceived biases, I’d be pretty happy with our outcome.
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