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Originally Posted by Crown Royal
I don't understand why so many people think trading pick #19 for Kuemper is such a terrible idea. Do you all not remember the last time a draft was hyped like this? Picks 17-22 were Lazar, Mueller, Rychel, Mantha ad Gauthier. mid-late first round picks are ridiculously overrated by people.
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This draft is legitimately different. I'm using HockeyProspecting to look at the players you listed, and the NHLe's are staggeringly different.
Lazar in D-0: NHLe of 21
Mueller D-0: NHLe of 12
Rychel in D-0: NHLe of 31 - he busted
Mantha in D-0: NHLe of 28 - awesome pick
Gauthier in D-0: NHLe of 23
Zary in D-0: NHLe of 37
Amirov in D-0: NHLe of 32
Bourque in D-0: NHLe of 31
Perreault in D-0: NHLe of 30
Mysak in D-0: NHLe of 28
Foerster in D-0: NHLe of 32
This is a very strong draft (unless you're looking for defencemen). I understand why people will be upset - but at the same time, you have to weigh contract values.
Kuemper at 30 signed for 2 years at 4.5M while being a better goalie than Markstrom Vs. Markstrom at 30 signed at probably 5 years worth $6M while not being as good as Kuemper? There's a value conversation to be had there.