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kehatch · 06-01-2014, 11:27 AM

Excluding the last three drafts (to early to tell on those) here are the previous 10 drafts and who was selected 4-7: Johansen, Niederreiter, Connolly, Kane, Schenn, Ekman-Larsson, Pietrangelo, Schenn, Filatov, Hickey, Alzner, Gagner, Backstrom, Kessell, Brassard , Pouilot, Price, Brule, Ladd, Wheeler, Montoya, Zherdev, Vanek, Michalek, Pitkanen, Whitney, Upshall, Weiss, Chistov, Koivu

There are two forwards on the list that are the caliber of Duchene, and they were selected in the same draft (Backstrom, Kessell). Kane is one of the better forwards on the list. I would argue he will be the third best by the time his career is up.

So suggesting that we are getting two players better than Kane, one that we haven't even drafted yet (in a weak draft), is premature. Highlight packages and scoring summaries aside.

That said, I really like Monahan. He could end up as a star. And I think we are going to get a good player at 4. I just think planning the parade is premature. If we get a Kane caliber player at 4 in a weak draft that is a win, not a failure.

06-01-2014, 11:27 AM	#5117
kehatch First Line Centre Join Date: Jul 2010 Exp:	Excluding the last three drafts (to early to tell on those) here are the previous 10 drafts and who was selected 4-7: Johansen, Niederreiter, Connolly, Kane, Schenn, Ekman-Larsson, Pietrangelo, Schenn, Filatov, Hickey, Alzner, Gagner, Backstrom, Kessell, Brassard , Pouilot, Price, Brule, Ladd, Wheeler, Montoya, Zherdev, Vanek, Michalek, Pitkanen, Whitney, Upshall, Weiss, Chistov, Koivu There are two forwards on the list that are the caliber of Duchene, and they were selected in the same draft (Backstrom, Kessell). Kane is one of the better forwards on the list. I would argue he will be the third best by the time his career is up. So suggesting that we are getting two players better than Kane, one that we haven't even drafted yet (in a weak draft), is premature. Highlight packages and scoring summaries aside. That said, I really like Monahan. He could end up as a star. And I think we are going to get a good player at 4. I just think planning the parade is premature. If we get a Kane caliber player at 4 in a weak draft that is a win, not a failure.