I didn't know he was "Detroit's guy". Was this a last second switch? From what I remember (though I didn't pay that much attention that year) I thought Svech and Zadina (in that order) were the two European forwards expected to go after consensus Dahlin. Looking back I see both were listed as North American Players by central scouting as it appears they played junior in North America. So maybe I misremember, but I do remember being surprised he fell to 6, when I expected him to go 3 or 4.
If Im remembering it correctly, Hughes was Detroits guy potentially to the extent that they told him they would pick him if he was available at 6. Zadina was not expected to be available at 6, and his drop from the top 5 made DET reconsider. I can see why they chose him, but time has not been kind to that decision.
Gonna give Van a break cause of Benning being a braindead GM
But yeah thats pretty bad. Some would say could have had Tkachuck but I got a feeling he would just end up in Florida anyways which actually would be huge for Van as Huberdeau and Weegar (especially Weegar) would be huge assets for the Canucks rn and Huberdeau would basically guarantee Van trading Miller for big assets.
Ha, if Benning had scored in the 2016 1st round the team likely wouldn't have been able to draft Hughes, or Podkolzin down the line. When looking in retrospect at how a draft class turns out, there eventually has to be a trade off when projecting theoretical outcomes
Ha, if Benning had scored in the 2016 1st round the team likely wouldn't have been able to draft Hughes, or Podkolzin down the line. When looking in retrospect at how a draft class turns out, there eventually has to be a trade off when projecting theoretical outcomes
In general to me if we look losing out on Podkolzin but having someone like Ehlers, Nylander, Larkin, Vrana, Kempe,Tuch, Sanheim would have been better
True but then they would have had say Larkin in 2014, McAvoy in 2016, and who knows for 17, 18, 19 and beyond
In general to me if we look losing out on Podkolzin but having someone like Ehlers, Nylander, Larkin, Vrana, Kempe,Tuch, Sanheim would have been better
True but then they would have had say Larkin in 2014, McAvoy in 2016, and who knows for 17, 18, 19 and beyond
No guarantee that Podkolzin pans out to be an inferior player to all of those guys. Yeah, if the scenario you suggested played out, who knows, but they most likely take inferior players in those drafts compared to whom the team actually took. Can say that with a good amount of confidence
Could be a huge value contract if Zadina gets his stuff together. If Zadina is a late bloomer, I could bet money that Tampa will pay an exorbitant price to get him.
If Im remembering it correctly, Hughes was Detroits guy potentially to the extent that they told him they would pick him if he was available at 6. Zadina was not expected to be available at 6, and his drop from the top 5 made DET reconsider. I can see why they chose him, but time has not been kind to that decision.
If Im remembering it correctly, Hughes was Detroits guy potentially to the extent that they told him they would pick him if he was available at 6. Zadina was not expected to be available at 6, and his drop from the top 5 made DET reconsider. I can see why they chose him, but time has not been kind to that decision.
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That makes sense and matches my memory too! Lol
so much revisionist history going on in this thread... a lot of fans wanted Quinn, but Holland and Co. were known to be targeting Evan Bouchard at 6. Zadina was consistently ranked top 4 in the class, so when ARI and MTL chose to address positional needs (centres Hayton and Kotkaniemi respectively) over consensus best player available, Zadina fell into Hollands lap and was considered a steal.
Hindsight is always 2020 when drafting 18 year old prospects, right now Zadina is not the 6th best player to come out of the 2018 draft, but he's still young and has shown us glimpses of what his ceiling is. I'm giving him 2 years under Lalonde's system to figure out his game before I make any final judgement on what he'll be as a player.
so much revisionist history going on in this thread... a lot of fans wanted Quinn, but Holland and Co. were known to be targeting Evan Bouchard at 6. Zadina was consistently ranked top 4 in the class, so when ARI and MTL chose to address positional needs (centres Hayton and Kotkaniemi respectively) over consensus best player available, Zadina fell into Hollands lap and was considered a steal.
Hindsight is always 2020 when drafting 18 year old prospects, right now Zadina is not the 6th best player to come out of the 2018 draft, but he's still young and has shown us glimpses of what his ceiling is. I'm giving him 2 years under Lalonde's system to figure out his game before I make any final judgement on what he'll be as a player.
So glad my memory holds true. He was the other European winger with svech then?
so much revisionist history going on in this thread... a lot of fans wanted Quinn, but Holland and Co. were known to be targeting Evan Bouchard at 6. Zadina was consistently ranked top 4 in the class, so when ARI and MTL chose to address positional needs (centres Hayton and Kotkaniemi respectively) over consensus best player available, Zadina fell into Hollands lap and was considered a steal.
Hindsight is always 2020 when drafting 18 year old prospects, right now Zadina is not the 6th best player to come out of the 2018 draft, but he's still young and has shown us glimpses of what his ceiling is. I'm giving him 2 years under Lalonde's system to figure out his game before I make any final judgement on what he'll be as a player.
" I can see why they chose him, but time has not been kind to that decision."
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