Quoting: zyyyp
Devils moved their high 2nd round pick last year and got burned, no 2nd or 3rd the year before that, we don't have a 2nd or 3rd this year, and no 2nd in 2021... a rebuilding team selecting once in the 2nd round (at 61) across 4 years? No wonder they only have 1 elite prospect in the system. Look who they missed out on in 2019 (Hoglander, Tuomisto, Lavoie, Robertson, Fagemo, Hellison, Struble, Rees, the list goes on!) They missed out on a ton of talent last year, and there's going to be a ton of talent available in rounds 2 and 3 this year.
Yeah you're right his draft position and ranking 4 years ago do mean nothing, Nolan Patrick was ranked and drafted ahead of Heiskanen, Makar, Pettersson in 2017. Pulju's numbers in the Liiga are okay at best for a highly touted prospect, he's a '98 and he wasn't even point per game in that league. Kakko produced at almost the same rate in his draft year... 40 / 50 points in the NHL is extremely wishful thinking, it doesn't look like his game will ever translate. He might be worth taking a flyer on, but not for a 2nd round pick. No way
They’ve had second rounders in recent history but they haven’t amounted to much at least so far.
2016 selected Bastian at 42 - bad pick
2017 selected boqvist at 36 - has talent but jury is out on him still
2019 selected okhotyuk - viewed as a reach based on talent. There were more talented people picked after like puistola and dorofeyev who passed over twice (misyul picked before them as well)
2018 was the grabner trade which I never loved.
2019 our own pick and 2020 went for subban which at the time looked like a good trade and people were saying we got him for nothing.
2021 is going back for gusev which I’m assuming you like and I agree.
At the end of the day we have 3 first round picks and Id rather the devils move a second rounder than one of those first rounders. Unless you told me we could move 1 of the firsts (preferably not our own) for a high end player. Something like the 10th and boqvist for sergachev but I doubt that’s not even enough for him.
Just wondering your idea on where the devils are at and what you want them to do. Are you of the viewpoint that we aren’t competing for years to come so just move out all the veterans worth anything for picks? And then use all of those picks And see if any hit. don’t move any for nhl caliber players.
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