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Royle9 · 01-03-2023, 09:05 AM

.566 with a very streaky season thus far.
I wouldn't say they're a lock to make it, Good chances maybe. But its not about making it, its about being good enough to make an impact/taking a deep run.

There are tons of examples of "Slam dunk" 1st rounders who don't amount to much of what they were hyped to be in the NHL, are you honestly certain the guys going to become a star all of a sudden?

Yakupov - Slam dunk 1st overall
Ryan Murray - Slam dunk 1st overall
Galchenyuk - Slam dunk top 3
Griffin Reinhart - 4th o/a
Gudbrandson - 3rd o/a
Puljujarvi - 4th o/a
Dal Colle - 5th o/a
Zacha - 6th o/a
Joulevi - 5th o/a
Bennett - 4th o/a - Ranked #1 N.A draft pick

This happens all the time, just because the guy was drafted 1st O/A doesnt mean he's going to be an NHL superstar. Now take into account he's been giving 3 years of development with top line minutes and talent on a pretty strong team. People drove Bennett out of town for much less lol and now all of a sudden we want to gamble 1st round picks and likely more quality assets for this guy?

Yikes.

01-03-2023, 09:05 AM	#8228
Royle9 Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2010 Exp:	.566 with a very streaky season thus far. I wouldn't say they're a lock to make it, Good chances maybe. But its not about making it, its about being good enough to make an impact/taking a deep run. There are tons of examples of "Slam dunk" 1st rounders who don't amount to much of what they were hyped to be in the NHL, are you honestly certain the guys going to become a star all of a sudden? Yakupov - Slam dunk 1st overall Ryan Murray - Slam dunk 1st overall Galchenyuk - Slam dunk top 3 Griffin Reinhart - 4th o/a Gudbrandson - 3rd o/a Puljujarvi - 4th o/a Dal Colle - 5th o/a Zacha - 6th o/a Joulevi - 5th o/a Bennett - 4th o/a - Ranked #1 N.A draft pick This happens all the time, just because the guy was drafted 1st O/A doesnt mean he's going to be an NHL superstar. Now take into account he's been giving 3 years of development with top line minutes and talent on a pretty strong team. People drove Bennett out of town for much less lol and now all of a sudden we want to gamble 1st round picks and likely more quality assets for this guy? Yikes. Last edited by Royle9; 01-03-2023 at 09:10 AM.