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When do we bring in Darren Pang as goalie coach? Well then he's a perfect fit.

One username disappears and another one comes along with a similar name. Not too hard to figure out. It's the "cool" thing to do now.

Oh I know the story.

I do it out of love Lefty. Xoxo

I don't generally follow what he posts very much.

The biggest issue I have with McTavish is that I will always think his name is missing an "A".

We all know that's not true.

Czechoslovakia was a Soviet Bloc country. So Hasek would have been a huge risk to draft. He's the new Tippett and Hague.

He brought it up at least once every single page back then. I thought it was fitting that a discussion about the 2017 draft mention it at least once. Calm down.

I am not taking sides here, but https://dobberhockey.com/2019/12/28/the-journey-redrafting-the-2017-nhl-entry-draft/ https://www.rotowire.com/hockey/article.php?id=51205 https://morning-skate.com/2021/05/06/redrafting-the-top-10-of-the-2017-nhl-draft/ Not one of these redrafts has Rasmussen in the top 10. The first 2 don't even have him going in the 1st round at all. Ouch.

It's literally from the same draft you've been fixated on for the last 3 pages. So pretty relevant I'd say.

You didn't get the joke.

I want Tippett and Hague.

I mean, yeah. He's pretty much another goalie out there.

He is the future tho.

Back then eastern europeans (part of the Soviet Bloc) weren't heavily scouted. Even then, can't miss prospects were generally considered a huge risk to draft because the likelihood they would ever reach North American soil was lower. As a result, even the best of prospects out of that part of the world, were drafted much later. Even after the fall of the Berlin Wall.

No point. Too many middle six forwards already.

Let's get him in the TV chair please.

Hot take: Wings take Wally and Bruins take Cossa What does Petro do?

This team will finish low enough to get another top 10 pick next year. At number 22, I think there's a good chance someone speculated to go top 10 is still there. This is the type of draft where I think teams will take risks and reach on some picks. If there is a falling prospect there I take him. I am not big on goalies in the 1st round, but if Cossa is there, I wouldnt hate that pick. I think a skater picked at 6 and a goalie at 22 has a better chance of working out than the other way around.

Yes.

I would prefer one of the Swedes personally, but who knows what Yzerman does.

Who knows what Yzerman does. He has surprised me the last 2 drafts. I wouldn't be surprised to see him do it this draft too. Does he buck conventional wisdom and take a goalie at 6? Possibly. Would I agree with that pick based on historical data? Nope. But I will support his pick, just as I have the last two, and hope it all works out.

1. I was pointing out that the first round picks in the playoffs were all starters, and how that might lead someone with a simple mind to conclude that 1st round goalies was the way to go. Sorry that you missed that. 2. Well then why would I bring up details that clearly debunks my narrative? Because it doesn't. If you bothered to read it, I clearly pointed out that both MAF and Varlamov, although being first round picks, were playing for teams that didn't even draft them. In other words, the Islanders and Knights got their playoff starting goaltenders without having to use a first round pick to get them. Comprende? And between Vasilevskiy and Price, only Price was drafted in the top 10. Vasilevskiy was drafted 19th. Not too far away from the Wings 2nd pick. Out of the entire NHL, only one team has found success in the playoffs with a top 10 goalie that they drafted. Montreal. That's it. If that gives you reason to think that drafting a goalie with the 6th pick is a no brainer, then I don't know what to tell you because you cleary can't handle anyone disagreeing with you, no matter how much evidence there is to support it.

Yep. Taking a player that is more likely to bust is good asset management. Why aren't you an NHL GM? https://sinbin.vegas/drafting-a-goalie-in-1st-round-rarely-wise/ https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/nhl-draft/2021/6/21/22540923/nhl-draft-myth-busters-do-you-have-to-draft-goalies-in-the-first-round After going through this exercise, I can come to a few conclusions about the best ways for a team to get a good and elite goalie: You can draft them in the first round, but only outside of the top 10. Once other prospects that have more certainty of being stars are gone, then you can start thinking of swinging on a goalie. You better be damn sure of the goalie you’re taking in the first round, especially if it’s in the top 15 or top 20. They better have otherworldly numbers in highly competitive leagues, and you better have good goalie scouts who know their stuff to identify a guy who is quick, mobile, reads play well, has good rebound control, and so on. If you don’t see a goalie that you’re sure of in the first round, don’t worry. You can wait to take someone in any of the other rounds and still have decent potential for finding a success. If you still strike out, don’t worry about it too much. Good and elite goalies are being shopped or let go by the teams that originally draft them all the time. Jonas Hiller, Craig Anderson, Mike Smith, Marc-Andre Fleury, Jaroslav Halak, Devan Dubnyk, Ben Bishop, Tuukka Rask, Cam Talbot, Sergei Bobrovski, Robin Lehner, Frederik Andersen, and Philipp Grubauer are all prime examples of that.