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FlameZilla · 03-12-2015, 08:37 AM

1st: hard to pass on a monster RH offensive D man. Ekblad is looking like the real deal & a good pick.

2nd: it was always going to be Sam vs Sam here. I firmly believe Bennett would have been the better choice, but I thank my lucky stars the Sabres didn't see it that way. Reinhart will be good a good 2-way player, but he doesn't look like a game-breaker to me.

3rd: Oilers desperately wanted Monahan in 2013, so they drafted a similar prospect with their 2014 pick. Looked NHL ready, has NHL size and plays a position the team needed to shore up. I'm sure Draisaitl will be a decent player, but Bennett provides something they lack up Highway 2: desire.

4th: if Bennett had been selected earlier I would have been very happy with the other Sam. We massively lucked-out with Bennett, but it's about time something worked out in the franchise's favour.

03-12-2015, 08:37 AM	#19
FlameZilla First Line Centre Join Date: Dec 2005 Exp:	1st: hard to pass on a monster RH offensive D man. Ekblad is looking like the real deal & a good pick. 2nd: it was always going to be Sam vs Sam here. I firmly believe Bennett would have been the better choice, but I thank my lucky stars the Sabres didn't see it that way. Reinhart will be good a good 2-way player, but he doesn't look like a game-breaker to me. 3rd: Oilers desperately wanted Monahan in 2013, so they drafted a similar prospect with their 2014 pick. Looked NHL ready, has NHL size and plays a position the team needed to shore up. I'm sure Draisaitl will be a decent player, but Bennett provides something they lack up Highway 2: desire. 4th: if Bennett had been selected earlier I would have been very happy with the other Sam. We massively lucked-out with Bennett, but it's about time something worked out in the franchise's favour.