TBL are a far better team & further along with a ton of talent surrounding Sergachev & it cost them Droiun when they should have picked Seth Jones. Screwed up there.

Arizona is nothing special unless a blackhole siphoning compensation money counts.

Comparing players is one thing but when 1 has yet to play in the NHL & being a D for a team thats in no rush its premature.
- Nighthawk

far out that's a really good point. even one of the best gm's in the league fans sometimes

I actually wanted PLD. Didnt think he would get to Van. I figured Van would pick a D then. I did/do think that OJ could be the best overall D of that draft.

You didnt answer my question about who I like this year?
- manvanfan

I don't know who you like . You didn't answer my question what part of his game excites you?

Problem is, BPA is subjective, what we consider BPA might not be what a GM considers BPA or else we wouldn't have off the board picks like Columbus picking PLD at 3 instead of Puljujaarvi (which turns out to be the correct call after all)

And yes, I know it's a bad comparison since that draft is so recent, but still that surprised everyone when CBJ did that.
- DariusKnight

I’d always value a C vs a W & pick earlier. It would take a special winger not to.

I'm also not high on Chychrun or Sergachev, I think Sergachev has so much help that he looks better than what he is. I think what he showed in Montreal is more indicative of his actual talent/skill/production. I also think OJ ends up playing longer and while might not put up the stats that the other two do, is the better player overall. It's hard to judge defensemen when they all play different styles and have more responsibilities than forwards do. Is it fair to judge a shutdown D that barely scratches the score sheet vs a PMD that puts points on the board vs their draft position?

I'd much rather judge D-men on whether or not they help their team win. If you're breaking D scoring records but are allowing more goals than you produce and your team loses makes me rate that player down more than a D that doesn't score but prevents goals and the team is winning. Again, there's no real apples to apples comparison and you're left with subjective criteria that probably few agree with you on.
- DariusKnight

Well said Darius.

I nominate this as post of the year.

Lots of Canuck content in the new blog: Horvat's takeaways, Nilsson's gold medal and Pettersson's future plans...

http://www.hockeybuzz.com...-misses-a-medal/194/92975

I don't know who you like . You didn't answer my question what part of his game excites you?
- VANTEL

He's incredible at breakaways on NHL18. Very exciting player.