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BS. You s*** all over Mantha at the height of his hype just to drive other people nuts. Now you're pumping him up because other fans liked the trade. It's what you do. And that's fine. Just admit it. Why can't you be a beacon of consistency and honesty? Like me! This is fine. I agree. But you still need scoring. And I don't think you realize the value of 60pts. The last full NHL season saw 29 wingers score 60 or more. Less than 1 per team. If you want one of these players you have to draft them unless you want to overpay for them in free agency (generalization). And if you draft them, guess what? They'll probably cost you a first round pick. That's the value of a 60pt winger. (Unless you're GMBM. Then you throw another 60pt winger into the deal because you're touched) Also, I personally am not playing charades or whatever. Just observing. Zadina having a good defensive game is important because it make him an all-situation 60 point winger vs a sheltered fringe 3rd line winger like Hudler. This is important. I'd be thrilled if Zadina becomes a reliable 60 pt winger. Would totally justify the pick. Statistically.

I would just like to point out that the Wings had glaring needs at every position on the roster. Not a fan of the Holland/Wright drafts but taking what they thought was BPA was the right decision.

New TSN draft thingy

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Kotkaniemi too.

I'll say this about Zadina. He's better than Barrett Hayton.

Hell lets just become a farm system for the rest of the league while we're at it.

First off, I never said or insinuated that Zadina was even in the same stratosphere as McDavid. So lets just move on from that. As far as you wanting Hughes or Dobson, I get that, I find nothing wrong with that statement. We had a glaring need on D, and instead we took BPA. My issue with your statement was this: This statement is pure hyperbole, plain and simple. Zadina was the BPA based on almost all draft rankings which I proved above. As far as you looking forward to Zadina not improving 3 years from now, I find that sad. You would rather our #3 prospect turn out to be a bust so you can use that to mock strangers on a message board, rather than hope he proves you wrong and becomes a star winger. To each their own man, but are you even a Wings fan?

$5 says we're picking a Swede.