topshelf15
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Lol ,if u think they league doesnt place players in cities they want ,then maybe its u being naiveTake off your tinfoil hat!
Lol ,if u think they league doesnt place players in cities they want ,then maybe its u being naiveTake off your tinfoil hat!
If that were true and the roles were reversed where the Sens got 1st overall. Would you be okay with trading it for the 3rd and 5th overall?Let's be honest, that's probably what happened and it got shot down.
It’s not really an option for us. We’ve already let it slip we’re taking Laf via our President. If we stay at 1 the pick is Laf, 100%. The only question is the very small chance someone makes us that crazy good offer.We have no proof they love stutzle over QB. NYR wouldn’t trade LAF if they wanted BY but couldn’t secure that BY would be available at 3OA. They would be more likely to just draft Byfield, which isn’t nearly as crazy an idea as people suggest.
Me personally, yes. Lafreniere is very good but he isn't a Matthews tier prospect. More like drafting Hall.If that were true and the roles were reversed where the Sens got 1st overall. Would you be okay with trading it for the 3rd and 5th overall?
Another roll of tinfoil needs to be added to your hat.Lol ,if u think they league doesnt place players in cities they want ,then maybe its u being naive
Lol ,if u think they league doesnt place players in cities they want ,then maybe its u being naive
the leadership have spoken
Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk: Trading 2 picks for No. 1 'Nonsensical' - TSN.ca
“The idea of trading our third and fifth picks for the No. 1 pick is nonsensical,” Melnyk told Postmedia's Bruce Garrioch in an email. “We’re very excited to welcome our many new Ottawa Senators that will come to us via the upcoming draft.”
Meh ,there were other ways to stop the nonsense....But a closed door lottery,come on....Have the winner be excluded from picking 1st in consecutive years ,would be one...
The argument for rigging can literally be made for any scenario.Meh ,there were other ways to stop the nonsense....But a closed door lottery,come on....Have the winner be excluded from picking 1st in consecutive years ,would be one...
The league needed money,and a new TV deal... So two huge TV markets got the opportunity to get better faster
But why have any doubt ???Remove the lottery,and put in some rules about how many times u can pick 1st...The way it is now is all about the league being able to control the processThe argument for rigging can literally be made for any scenario.
Small market team wins? They need a star.
Big market team wins? League wants them to get a star and TV money.
I would do the same.Me personally, yes. Lafreniere is very good but he isn't a Matthews tier prospect. More like drafting Hall.
I think the makeup of this draft cohort is such that the drop off is more gradual than many years, and i am really high on both Byfield and Stutzle who i think would both be above average #2 picks relative to historical comparissons. Not Malkin or Eichel level, but Seguin, Barkov, ect.
At 5, again, i think we will have some elite options available.
Taking 1st OA is the safe play but i think the upside with 3 and 5 is huge.
If the Sens had the 1st OA pick I would be arguing to take Byfield 1st over Laf because not only do I think he will be the better player, I think he makes the Sens a much better team long term. I'd also consider moving those two top picks for Byfield but not for Laf, players like Byfield with size, speed & great skill are extremely rare. Which is why I doubt LA passes on him, I also think the NYR will keep & draft Laf 1st OA. I doubt we see any trades in the top 10.
What other team needs a rink and had 2 shots at first ?They needed a rink, just like Pittsburgh did when the Crosby draft happened.
What other team needs a rink and had 2 shots at first ?
Or to my knuckles....Another roll of tinfoil needs to be added to your hat.
You're obviously a 67 fan... Inside jokeRangers fan coming in peace.
Draft Stützle and Rossi.
Profit.
None zero zilch. IF the rangers move it, it will be for at minimum the 3rd ++ cause they want that centre. Also, after the 5th you mentioned primarily secondary pieces. Just not gonna happen to nab Lafreniere.
If Dorion is a mastermind, he’ll pull off something like this:
3rd+ NYI+ Brannstrom+Pinto
ridiculously steep but gets us Lafreniere and we still keep our 5th