Dabura 12,232 Report post Posted May 15, 2018 Should've drafted Hossa instead of Franzen. Holland really screwed the pooch on that one, I tells ya. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChristopherReevesLegs 7,022 Report post Posted May 16, 2018 6 hours ago, Dabura said: If memory serves, the Wings admitted that they drafted mostly for size, grit, intangibles last year. That it was very much a "theme draft." I think the idea of theme drafting is kind of ass-backwards, but what do I know, I'm just a civilian. So youre saying they havent even revealed their true truculence level yet? 1 Wheelchairsuperhero reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dabura 12,232 Report post Posted May 16, 2018 15 hours ago, ChristopherReevesLegs said: So youre saying they havent even revealed their true truculence level yet? THIS ISN'T EVEN MY FINAL FORM! Srsly tho, I kinda miss Outspoken General Manager Brian Burke. GMs these days are boring. Not enough heels, and the faces are all vanilla and uninteresting. Not enough personality, not enough drama, not enough controversy, not enough shots fired. Need moar truculence. 1 1 kliq and F.Michael reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChristopherReevesLegs 7,022 Report post Posted May 17, 2018 6 hours ago, Dabura said: THIS ISN'T EVEN MY FINAL FORM! Srsly tho, I kinda miss Outspoken General Manager Brian Burke. GMs these days are boring. Not enough heels, and the faces are all vanilla and uninteresting. Not enough personality, not enough drama, not enough controversy, not enough shots fired. Need moar truculence. Srsly tho, i got to see Brian speak at an event a couple years ago, and he took questions too. He spoke mostly about his expierence in law, but the man is seriously a bonafide badass away from the cameras and hockey. It's not an act at all. He literally just does not give a flying f*** what anyone thinks about him, and hes honest AF about everything. If I remember correctly someone asked him a very specific question that was borderline a little too personal/private, and he responded "cause f*** you, thats why". He said this very non-chalantly, with no anger, in front of a room of professionals in suits. My sides entered saturns orbit. 1 Dabura reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neomaxizoomdweebie 3,083 Report post Posted May 17, 2018 7 hours ago, Dabura said: THIS ISN'T EVEN MY FINAL FORM! Srsly tho, I kinda miss Outspoken General Manager Brian Burke. GMs these days are boring. Not enough heels, and the faces are all vanilla and uninteresting. Not enough personality, not enough drama, not enough controversy, not enough shots fired. Need moar truculence. 1. Why even bother with a tie? 2. That guy has more hair at his advanced age than I have ever had in my life. (I am not bald by the way). They need to bottle his hair genes man. They could call it Burpecia. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DickieDunn 2,571 Report post Posted May 17, 2018 I saw Petruzelli when he was with the Jacks, and he was a beast in the USHL. He was #2 goalie on a bad NCAA team last year, I still have high hopes for him. I'm still not sold on Rasmussen, but he did show something this year. I still think he ends up as a winger though. The other guys? Who knows. Once you get outside the top 15-20 picks in any given draft it becomes a crap shoot. You find guys with a certain attribute that could be NHL level and hope the rest of their game rounds out enough to make it. Speed is usually easiest to judge, but a lot of teams are looking for that now so it's harder to sneak a good one in the mid to late rounds. 1 krsmith17 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LeftWinger 5,129 Report post Posted May 31, 2018 (edited) it was so funny going back and reading everyones negative reaction when they drafted Ras....glad I wasn't the only one! It's around page 50 if you wanna relive your guys first reactions! Edited May 31, 2018 by LeftWinger Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChristopherReevesLegs 7,022 Report post Posted May 31, 2018 6 hours ago, LeftWinger said: it was so funny going back and reading everyones negative reaction when they drafted Ras....glad I wasn't the only one! It's around page 50 if you wanna relive your guys first reactions! Lol'ed then. Lmao'ing now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SwedeLundin77 460 Report post Posted May 31, 2018 On 5/15/2018 at 8:47 AM, LeftWinger said: I've got a strange feeling about Ras. Considering my opinion when he was selected, I even surprise myself with it. Also, look at Pope and how long it took him to earn a deal. I'm not giving up on these kids yet. Maybe we should go back to 2014 draft thread and talk about how they're doing. 2014 Draft: Larkin - Definitely a solid choice and continues to grow and succeed and should be our 1C this upcoming season Turgeon - Has improved every season since we drafted him. If his recent health issue doesn't get in the way, should be a solid 4th line center (signed for 1 more year) Ehn - Seems to be a bust. Is a solid defensive forward with little to no offensive upside (signed for 2 more years) Perry - has regressed and only played 12 games this season, posting a losing record and poor stat-lines and is currently unsigned Vahatalo - has regressed since we drafted him and is currently unsigned Holmstrom - just completed his first season with GR and looked decent so we'll see how he does this upcoming season, but looks to factor in as a bottom 6 forward at the NHL level (signed for 1 more year) Kadeykin - has not shown much progress since having a good first season in the KHL and is currently unsigned Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krsmith17 7,191 Report post Posted October 20, 2018 @LeftWinger your boy... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neomaxizoomdweebie 3,083 Report post Posted October 20, 2018 52 minutes ago, krsmith17 said: @LeftWinger your boy... Why would you do this? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krsmith17 7,191 Report post Posted October 20, 2018 1 hour ago, Neomaxizoomdweebie said: Why would you do this? Haha why not? It was a nice goal. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neomaxizoomdweebie 3,083 Report post Posted October 21, 2018 3 hours ago, krsmith17 said: Haha why not? It was a nice goal. So are some of these: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
