don't understand the drafting for a need now. They need the help now!.... when you're drafting players they're 18 years old.... they usually take 1-3 years before their even in your lineup and probably another couple years before they're actually making an impact.

always best to draft BPA.
- Mungo

How'd that turn out for EDM?

I get the BPA thing but the problem is that it has the ability to not provide balance over the long term. Sure it's all good the draft three 40 goal scorers in a row but if you have no D or goaltending where will you be?

They don't need help now...they need help 3 -5 years from now that has to be the mentality. Provide the balance and the results will come. Our D prospects are better but they are much weaker than our forward prospects looking ahead. We need to start drafting and filling some holes on D...and it needs to happen soon.

If we can have a highly competitive team, with a new look roster, a great youth movement with all the cupboards stocked on the farm in 3 years then I will gladly take 3 more years of being a below average team in order to get where we need to be. Hybrid Rebuilds don't work and unless you have those foundational cornerstone players (which we lack apart from our aging sedins), we need to do a refresh here and plan for the future. Immediate aches and pains for future gains my friend.
- Codes1087

I think everyone would be willing to sacrifice poor hockey now for a bevy of talent later. Unfortunately, many teams fail to acquire that talent even though they pile up players and prospects.

I think at the end of the day that most of your players will not reach their potential and that the ones who will reach their potential need to be surrounded by vets and get a chance to be in a competitive environment in order to be successful.

I haven't been a fan of all of this mgmt's moves but I respect that they have been insulating their youth and are trying to give them the experience of playoffs or at least the push towards playoffs.

That doesn't mean that I don't support moving some vets for assets but I'm not convinced that tanking for 3 seasons is any more of a guarantee of success than trying to be competitive while developing youth.

Not like JM or JV are bringing anything of value right now that others cant. So why get them to UFA status for no reason. Not like 3-4 months of Jr. is going to kill them.
- mauryballstein

You're not wrong I just think that with all the injures they don't wantto get caught with their pants down like in the Torts year where we had 8 starters out in Jan and no one to really step in and replace.

Good morning,

A mixed bag from Monday's game and a bronze medal for Brock Boeser, in the new blog:

http://www.hockeybuzz.com...onze-For-Boeser/194/73754

Did you see that game last night? That was one of the worst NHL hockey games I've ever seen, we are not making the playoffs.
- LeftCoaster

Somebody has too and IMO it's still a crap shoot. All teams not named LA have looked brutal in this division at times and while right now I would agree the nucks are struggling, I would have a hard time betting on Ari/Edm/Cal/SJ. Anhiem is tough to call.

are you seriously that nitpicky to correct me at a difference of an inch and two pounds?? BTW, I know exactly how tall and heavy he is, I rounded up to see if you would actually use that as a defense (and you did!!! thats shameful) trust me it doesn't strengthen your point - my argument is that he has no problem handling himself in the league given his size and he's proven it so don't throw back your claim of him being a winger for life (you don't know that) and we're also not talking about defensive awareness (although he is one of the only players on the team at a 0+/- which is impressive given the rest of his team.) By all means humor me more!!!
- Brooks_Light

Hmm. .. I guess that you can learn something new every day.
Today I learned that a foot is 11 inches, who would have thought. .....