if the plan is the play Stutzle on the wing, then I agree with taking perfetti.
if the plan is to play Stutzle at center, then I think this pick is a missed opportunity to get the skilled RW that this team is sorely missing. - sensarmy_11
I wonder how tempted they will be to take Jack Quinn then or do whatever they can with their 3rd first rounder to trade up and get him
if the plan is the play Stutzle on the wing, then I agree with taking perfetti.
if the plan is to play Stutzle at center, then I think this pick is a missed opportunity to get the skilled RW that this team is sorely missing. - sensarmy_11
Really don't like that combination of picks... neither Stutzle or Perfetti project for sure at C, and now you have three LW as your best forwards. Reminds me a lot of the Hossa/Alfredsson/Havlat days, when they overloaded at RW (spolier alert: it didn't end well). At least Drysdale/Sanderson would have made the blue line rock solid.
Really don't like that combination of picks... neither Stutzle or Perfetti project for sure at C, and now you have three LW as your best forwards. Reminds me a lot of the Hossa/Alfredsson/Havlat days, when they overloaded at RW (spolier alert: it didn't end well). At least Drysdale/Sanderson would have made the blue line rock solid. - khawk
there are better options at RD in next years draft (where drysdale would likely be the 4th or 5th best dman).....i'd rather shore up the forwards now.
as for Perfetti, pretty sure he's projected as a center. he played center all throughout junior, and all the sites have him listed as a center. doubt he would be a winger in Ottawa (unless brown somehow takes 14 steps forward this year)
there are better options at RD in next years draft (where drysdale would likely be the 4th or 5th best dman).....i'd rather shore up the forwards now.
as for Perfetti, pretty sure he's projected as a center. he played center all throughout junior, and all the sites have him listed as a center. doubt he would be a winger in Ottawa (unless brown somehow takes 14 steps forward this year) - sensarmy_11
Personally I like the idea of picking up...
#3. Stutzle/Byfield
#5 Drysdale
However, rumors are the Ottawa is heavily looking into Dumba.
Meaning we could do...
#3. Stutzle/Byfield
#5 Rossi
While picking up Dumba
Didn't we establish that Detroit is taking Rossi at #4? - tkecanuck341
I think he means in the actual draft, where all signs are pointing towards the wings taking Perfetti......I think he said Detroit interviewed him 5 or 6 times already.
When the only one reporting it is Eklund, it's likely 99.9% false........with him getting lucky 0.1% of the time - sensarmy_11
I agree, although even if it's been reported once, it's still all we have to go on.
I just think having multiple plans is the best way to go depending on who everyone else takes. We are actually kind of in a win win scenario with #3. basically we take whoever doesn't get picked at #2
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there are better options at RD in next years draft (where drysdale would likely be the 4th or 5th best dman).....i'd rather shore up the forwards now.
as for Perfetti, pretty sure he's projected as a center. he played center all throughout junior, and all the sites have him listed as a center. doubt he would be a winger in Ottawa (unless brown somehow takes 14 steps forward this year) - sensarmy_11
I don't disagree about the D, but Perfetti is often listed as a C/LW, including by TSN. It's also frequently noted in prospect assessments that he regularly plays both centre and wing, including when he played so effectively with Lapierre at the Hlinka tournament. Factor in that the biggest knock on him just happens to be his skating, and it's far from clear that he will be able to handle the responsibilities of the C position at the NHL level.
It's maybe also telling that this pick is currently pulling a 65% rate of disagreement in the voting. To your earlier point, they could really use a high-end RW... I'm not sure I would have passed on Raymond.
