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Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague
Actually Dylan Guenther probably will. Pronman's #2 rated player in the draft. 6'2'', but a high-end skater with skill and a high compete level and work ethic. Maybe won't be in the league next year, but a reasonable bet to meet or exceed Garland's value in the not too distant future and do so on an ELC contract.
You never know with prospects but this seems like a huge missed opportunity. If it was Kent Johnson I'd have said I like that prospect a lot but he's a big gamble as to whether he can do what he does at the NHL - very much a "swing for the fences pick... so maybe you'd rather have a sure-fire NHLer in Garland than take that risk. But Guenther is a lot more of a sure thing.
All of which is to say that the way the draft played out made the trade a little bit worse for Vancouver, in my opinion... but it was already pretty bad.
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If Guenther is a lot more of a sure thing why did he fall to 9?
Also just because he was pronmans number 2 prospect doesn't make him a sure thing.
The athletics analytics guy has garland as a top line player by gvsa right now
Guenther is a reasonable bet to exceed that value in his ELC? Really?