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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
Treliving gets credit for great late round picks. Which I assume refers to Mangiapane. Shouldn’t that happen once in a while? Ferland, Brodie and Gaudreau were late round picks too, granted not quite as late.
I don’t know if the numbers actually prove out the idea that drafting under Treliving has improved.
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It’s not just the late late picks though. I mean the second and third rounds are no guarantee as there’s plenty of misses there. Dube and Fox were great selections. Ruzicka was a nice late find in the hundreds. Going against the grain and grabbing Pelletier was a risky move, but looks good. Wolf and Pettersen could be players down the road and they were grabbed real late. Jury is still out on Phillips. I certainly liked the dropping down and grabbing 2 extra picks to grab the guy you wanted anyway.
I mean what’s a realistic goal here in a draft? It’s finding 2 to 3 players per draft right? You’re not gonna hit em all. So, based on what I’ve seen especially with what they’ve had to work with, I like what I’ve seen. Had the Dougie trade not go through, I’m very curious as to what the 2015 draft could’ve been. Maybe 5 or 6 guys in that incredibly deep draft.
I know I’m a very hard marker on management. But I think it’s only fair to give credit where credit is due and Treliving deserves kudos on his work with the draft. It’s been very good relative to expectations.