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I have been a pro-Dubas guy since he got here, but these last few months have really left a sour taste.
-Completely fumbled the trade deadline by not selling more and weakening this team. As I said all season, there is 0 point in competing in March and April in the position the Penguins were in. They should have traded guys and maximized playing time for younger guys and gotten a better draft pick. We even lost a few more games in that stretch, we would have been picking between Hagens and Martone.
-The draft picks last night were bad value versus the consensus. These scouts see these guys a lot more than I do obviously, but it seems we reached on every pick and most of them, other than our #11 pick, have low ceilings. Not the kind of guys I’d go for.
-The draft didnt fall to us perfectly, but we still had 2 good options at 11 and 12. We got neither and moved back in a top heavy draft. If the Flyers really wanted #12, tell them you wanted their #1 next season and test them.
This reminds me when Toronto had 12 picks in 2020 and 0 of them have played in the NHL 5 years later. His draft has always been a red flag.
All im going to say, is that Dubas had better knock it out of the park when some of these trades. Very underwhelming couple of months from him IMO.
After reading more about our 11th pick, I get it. Seems like he is a really good player who is underrated because of his size.
That’s the tragic MO of Dubas. Small forwards and defensemen that never turn out. The Leafs under Dubas wasted so many picks on small, talented players who never turned into much.
Yea that seems to be his thing. The analytics seem to dictate a lot. Our 11th pick has a much higher % probability of becoming a star in the NHL than I would’ve guessed, but seems like he targets guys being overlooked for size.
And I say that as the Penguins just drafted a 6’5 monster lol.
Another pick Im not understanding. Dubas has been all over the place tonight with these picks. I liked Malcolm Spence better, but I dont really think we targeted the high ceiling guys.
Good pick.
Its funny, if we had traded up 2 and gotten McQueen or even selected an Eklund, I would say this has been fantastic.
After reading more about our 11th pick, I get it. Seems like he is a really good player who is underrated because of his size.
Id like Malcolm Spence at 22. Hes a Penguin fan, good size, plays well, seems like he might be more NHL ready than most guys around here. Some mocks had him in the 11-15 range.
If the Penguins had taken the Islanders guys at 11 and 12, i wouldve been happy.
Big day for the Islanders.
I told you all that this is why you dont want to win meaningless games in March and April lol. Should’ve had a top 7 pick.
I bet they traded down to get more time to trade the picks for players.
Im not angry at the pick, at the end of the day, I have no idea if he will work. I just laugh when i hear that Dubas wanted to make this team bigger and harder to play against. so much for that.
Seems Kindel is a pretty polarizing player. Some had him top 10 others had him 20+.
I stand by what I said. I think Dubas wanted a top flight player and he couldnt get it done. Thats disappointing.
I actually like the trade. 12 for 22 and 31? That’s good value.
