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Generally people attribute the draft picks to the GM. he was a Dubas pick etc.
i dont pretend to know shit about people behind the scenes, and nobody on these sites do, some just pretend harder than others.It’s not that hard to have connections to the inside especially when an organization has so many people employed on the inside. The NHL circle is a small one but the sheer number of people around them is significant. I’m one degree of separation away from Dubas and that isn’t super uncommon.
Iv seen a lot of Mock drafts go
Leafs – Mckenna
SJ – Reid
Van – MalhotraIf it does, would you offer Knies for #4 to try and grab Stenberg #4?
I really like knies, but I think his value at the moment is a bit higher than his actual value or on ice impact. He can still get better of course.
Tough call.But Stenberg should go 1 or 2 imo
His draft record isn’t that good overall but if the rumor is that he only made the good picks and none of the bad ones it’s rather convenient. I guess Benning picked Hughes too then.
Better than doing nothing is still not as good as hiring the best people possible. It’s another typical Maple Leafs hire.
Meanwhile, Tampa Bay got Jack Pridham fresh off a Memorial Cup for a 3rd round pick. That’s “doing something”. Guess the Leafs can’t trade and sign the kid after they fired his dad.
Generally people attribute the draft picks to the GM. he was a Dubas pick etc.
i dont pretend to know shit about people behind the scenes, and nobody on these sites do, some just pretend harder than others.San Jose seems like a logical landing spot for Rielly.
They only have 3 D signed for next season and 1 rfA?Its just what could the Leafs extract from SJ?
I think its something reasonably decent, I dont think he is a cap dump.San Jose would be pretty retarded to take Rielly, even if they do need guys on D. They’d be likely to attack the UFA market before they add pylons like Rielly.
Also, Rielly can’t play D and San Jose needs guys to prevent goals and Rielly causes goals against rather frequently.
I don’t care where he ends up but I’d say Seattle is a place he would land because it’s close to Vancouver without being a terrible team.
Vince Dunn for Morgan Rielly is the type of trade that the Leafs might be able to get away with. Just take a bad expiring contract and give Rielly a new place to go to.
tifwiw, but its out there that Brackett didn’t want to take Juolevi, that was Bennings pick.
Also wanted Boldy over PodkolzinI guess if you are not he GM or have final say, you can only give you input.
Overall lots of changes. better than doing nothing
His draft record isn’t that good overall but if the rumor is that he only made the good picks and none of the bad ones it’s rather convenient. I guess Benning picked Hughes too then.
Better than doing nothing is still not as good as hiring the best people possible. It’s another typical Maple Leafs hire.
Meanwhile, Tampa Bay got Jack Pridham fresh off a Memorial Cup for a 3rd round pick. That’s “doing something”. Guess the Leafs can’t trade and sign the kid after they fired his dad.
tifwiw, but its out there that Brackett didn’t want to take Juolevi, that was Bennings pick.
Also wanted Boldy over PodkolzinI guess if you are not he GM or have final say, you can only give you input.
Overall lots of changes. better than doing nothing
Sounds like the leafs are hiring Brackett
not sure how I feel about that, rep seems good, but mixed results
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Judd Brackett as Assistant General Manager, Player Evaluation
Freddie Hamilton as Chief of StaffSan Jose seems like a logical landing spot for Rielly.
They only have 3 D signed for next season and 1 rfA?Its just what could the Leafs extract from SJ?
I think its something reasonably decent, I dont think he is a cap dump.Sounds like the leafs are hiring Brackett
not sure how I feel about that, rep seems good, but mixed results
Leafs are talking to Judd Brackett to be an assistant GM.
He ran the last 5 drafts for the Wild.
2021 – Wallstedt 20th overall. Looks to be a solid goalie but still a rookie. Carson Lambos played 1 game, drafted 26th overall. Might be a late bloomer but hasn’t produced much yet.
2022 – Ohgren 19th overall. Traded for Hughes. Yurov 24th overall, 73 games played.
2023 – 0 NHL games so far.
2024 – Zeev Buium 12th overall. Only has played 76 NHL games so far, traded for Hughes.
2025 – 0 NHL games so far.Prior to working the the Wild, Brackett was with the Canucks from 2008 to 2020, first as an amateur scout from 2008-2015.
2008 – Cody Hodgson 10th overall. Not a terrible player but not anywhere near the best pick at 10th.
2009 – Jordan Schroeder 22nd overall. Same as Hodgson, not terrible but not the best pick. Kevin Connauton 3rd round.
2010 – Only had 4th round pick or lower. Only one player played one single NHL game.
2011 – Nicklas Jensen 29th overall (Rakell went 30th). Frankie Corrado 76 NHL games.
2012 – Brendan Gaunce 26th overall (Skjei 28th, Pearson 30th). Ben Hutton 147th overall 575 games.
2013 – Horvat 9th overall. Shinkaruk 24th overall. Horvat was a home run, Shinkaruk was a strikeout with Theodore going 26th, Hartman 30th.
2014 – Virtanen 6th overall. Huge bust. Jared McCann at 24th was a good find. Demko 36th overall was also a good find. Forsling in the 5th round. A steal had he not been traded.
2015 – Boeser 23rd overall. Pretty good. Gaudette 149th overall played 367 games.Then as the Director of Amateur Scouting from 2015-2020.
2016 – Juolevi 5th overall. Bust. Keller going 7th and M. Tkachuck going 6th overall and playing on the Knights with Juolevi. Nobody else in this draft played more than 64 games.
2017 – Petersson 5th overall. Not a total bust but not what you want from a 5th overall pick.
2018 – Quinn Hughes 7th overall. Steal of the draft.
2019 – Podkolzin 10th overall. Hoglander 40th overall. Both okay NHLers but nothing great.
2020 – 0 NHL games played by any draft picks.Considering Vancouver has been pretty much dog shit for years now, his drafting didn’t exactly help pull them out of a rebuild as they are still deep in it. His drafting in Minnesota looks like it has some highlights but again, nothing that screams elite drafting either. Not exactly a part of a drafting system that has produced a Cup winner either. Don’t really see how this guy is any kind of improvement over what they currently have running the draft or his work being worthy of a promotion.
Hopefully he doesn’t get the job.
