Axl Foley

Oh yeah. I forgot. Snuck in there during CoVid.

Steve Yzerman > Scott Lucidi

It hasn't been announced who the players are. And this better not turn out to be another Duke Lacrosse scandal. #believeallwomen should not be a thing without due process. Priests are only a Catholic thing I thought.

Like you don't.

What? Skip Bayless is another ESPN commy shill.

I never saw him as an elite scorer necessarily. I would have considered 40 a great year.

I dont think they will be able to keep him. Stop victim blaming.

Kotkaniemi at 3 was also a reach, and was based on need. 1 and 2 were obviously the 2 best players in the draft. Tkachuk at 4 was arguably equal value.

That would make me a Holland apologist actually. Ken Holland. will be in the HOF.

Why is Raymond so animated in his walk? It reminds me of A Night at the Roxbury. What 5 dmen do we have in the system that will be as good collectively as those 5?

This team was at its best when guys who could score 50 goals, weren't. Yzerman, Fedorov, Shanny, Dats, Zetterberg, Hossa...all of these guys scored less than they could have on other teams. I am more concerned with wins.

Sobotka was a wake up call for me.

Yeah? And how did those other GMs who drafted for need in the top 5 do in that draft?

He can bench Scott's mom?

Because 1-5 drafted arguably better players, or players that better fit a need, at their draft position according to prospect rankings and analysis. Zadina was projected to go higher than he did. GMs will (and should) take the BPA at their draft position if a player falls in their lap. It's unfortunate, in hindsight, that Hughes is the better player. But at the time, Zadina was considered the better prospect and picking him over Hughes would have been considered the right call at the time.

Kasper for Zegras

source?

Howie is average.

29 other GMs would have taken Zadina there over Hughes.

That's what the GM position is for.

Lyon > Panther

Copp, Fischer, and Rasmussen are forming a nice shutdown 3rd line who adds some secondary offense. Not unlike the Maltby-Draper-Kocur line of the 90s.

Gotta say that strategy of holding onto 3 goalies has paid off. Imagine where this team would be if Lyon was claimed on waivers.

The only Lyon I root for is named Alex.