Tough choice now. Lots of reasons to pick guys like Jankowski, Sieloff, Kulak, Knight etc., but the standout for me was Bill Arnold. Not purely for stats, because we all know that Gaudreau helped him in that category, but because he improved in all of the small areas of the game over his time at BC. Faceoffs, defensive zone, skating, leadership, tenacity. The guy might not be more than a 3C, but he could be a championship calibre 3C if he continues to improve and adapt to the NHL game.
I've liked Arnold a lot more than people did last year too. Ranked 18th out of all of our prospects? Criminal. The guy is a winner. I'll take a guy who's a proven winner over someone that has "upside" any day of the week.
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If we can't fall in love with replaceable bottom 6 players then the terrorists have won.
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