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Meltzer’s Mock Draft
I’m far from a scouting expert, but I think it is fair to point out Mike Richards at Kitchener in his first 2 seasons had significant more production then Brady Martin At Soo. Richards showed an ability to be a much more consistent play maker then Martin. I believe there is some debate whether Martin should stay at center with his playing style and ability to shoot. I just go back to this draft pick @ 6 will probably be the highest draft pick this regime will pick unless something really goes wrong. The more likely outcome is if the Flyers select again this high, another GM will be in place. Briere has to select a forward who he believes can be a first line player. Now in the end, he may believe that is the case for Martin. I would find it perplexing if Hagens or Marrtone on the board, Briere believes Martin has the higher chance to be a first line forward.
Martin didn’t immediately get promoted in the lineup, and the Soo were a pretty meh team this past year. Richards had a better team around him in Kitchener. I’m not advocating for Martin specifically but it’s not totally apples-to-apples. By the U18s, Martin looked like a legit top-10 candidate.
Running draft blog… I will update it throughout the day as soon as possible (obviously not during the drive to Atlantic City…. it’s an eternal inside joke in print media that taking a long drive is a virtually guarantee that news breaks during the drive before you can stop and write)
Marek suggests if PHI or BOS trades up, it will be for Brady Martin. Everybody looking for the next Sam Bennett apparently. I would assume Utah @ 4 would be the only possible pick in the top 5 in play to be traded.
oh please don’t give up anything for Martin. Just acquire players like him when you’re ready for the cup run
Let’s just say the Mike Richards comparisons pan out…. you build contending teams WITH that sort of player. LA might still have won their Cups without him (although he certainly helped). Martin isn’t my first preference but I won’t be upset if he’s the pick.
Still learning to navigate the site as I transition over from HB. Hoping this is a big success Bill.
Thank you!
also, i shall behave unless it becomes unhinged, which i doubt since Bill is a professional
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They weren’t able to schedule something in Buffalo, apparently, so they met in Voorhees. I don’t think it’s quite the same as Michkov situation. Also, trust me, if it was vital that it not leak, it wouldn’t have. The Michkov visit was under tight control.
Beyond the first round
It’s hard to know what’s an alt when someone initially registers, although it soon becomes obvious with their posts. Banning a fake account or a full IP ban are easier here than at HB. The problem being that Mike and I handle all content here in terms of editing for others (mostly for SEO purposes) as well as writing our own. So we’re not on the boards to monitor as much as we’d like. Not enough hours in the day, especially with the two of us juggling multiple writing gigs. But if something specific is brought to our attention, we try to address it as promptly as we can. So you guys are invaluable as our eyes and ears as well as people to let people know we’re here by word of mouth.
