I know we want to be competitive this year, but it’s so tempting to get another high draft pick this year to really load up for the future.
Livingali3
I’m really excited on the prospects we are sitting on right now. We were never going to get a Bedard in the draft but Dougie picked some potentially elite pieces for our future.
Jawsinstl
While I think most would agree being completive is always a better thing. I just don’t see how this team can get past a first round in the playoffs. Getting in means we would be playing one of the top 2 seeds and we are not that caliber of a team. Strange things happen (Columbus and TB in 2019) but that is the exception not the rule.
Making the playoffs is a big deal though to get that money for the ownership group to put back into the team. I do love the idea of another top 10 pick. I had very low expectations coming into this year and enjoy watching the wins and shrug off the losses.
PossessionRoyal4981
Nuance be damned I’m going to be recklessly optimistic about any prospect who’s comps are Rick-Freaking-Nash and MacKinnon.
Jawsinstl
Follow up: having comps to Fleury and MacKinnon is good place to be. TBH I would’ve thought that Snuggie would have a higher listed potential. Seems like he has excelled at everything so far.
Mituzuna
Now sell some aging contracts to gain young defensemen. Please. Thank you.
CrimsonTyphoon0613
We are looking to have a really good young forward core of Thomas, Kyrou, Neighbors, Toropchenko, Bolduc, Dvorsky, Snugg, Stennberg, and Dean. Like others have, we need defense to match our forwards.
moderatelyOKopinion
Damn I was excited to go waste the last hour of my work day on this site but it requires a paid subscription 🙁 lol
SouthSTLCityHoosier
I know we are all a little pissed at Doug for these contracts on defense, but he’s assembled a hell of an amateur scouting staff. The Blues have unlocked a ton of value with mid/late first round picks and throughout the draft over the last 15 years or so. The 2019 team had a lot of home grown talent with the only top 10 pick being Petro, and when they weren’t drafting guys, they were trading picks for guys like ROR and Schenn. The pipeline is a little bare because we traded a lot of draft capital (and who cares, one of the guys won a Conn Smythe lol). It’s one of the reasons why selling at the deadline and missing the playoffs isn’t discouraging for me. The Blues absolutely need to be sellers to accumulate as many picks as possible for the scouting staff to work their magic.
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I know we want to be competitive this year, but it’s so tempting to get another high draft pick this year to really load up for the future.
I’m really excited on the prospects we are sitting on right now. We were never going to get a Bedard in the draft but Dougie picked some potentially elite pieces for our future.
While I think most would agree being completive is always a better thing. I just don’t see how this team can get past a first round in the playoffs. Getting in means we would be playing one of the top 2 seeds and we are not that caliber of a team. Strange things happen (Columbus and TB in 2019) but that is the exception not the rule.
Making the playoffs is a big deal though to get that money for the ownership group to put back into the team. I do love the idea of another top 10 pick. I had very low expectations coming into this year and enjoy watching the wins and shrug off the losses.
Nuance be damned I’m going to be recklessly optimistic about any prospect who’s comps are Rick-Freaking-Nash and MacKinnon.
Follow up: having comps to Fleury and MacKinnon is good place to be. TBH I would’ve thought that Snuggie would have a higher listed potential. Seems like he has excelled at everything so far.
Now sell some aging contracts to gain young defensemen. Please. Thank you.
We are looking to have a really good young forward core of Thomas, Kyrou, Neighbors, Toropchenko, Bolduc, Dvorsky, Snugg, Stennberg, and Dean. Like others have, we need defense to match our forwards.
Damn I was excited to go waste the last hour of my work day on this site but it requires a paid subscription 🙁 lol
I know we are all a little pissed at Doug for these contracts on defense, but he’s assembled a hell of an amateur scouting staff. The Blues have unlocked a ton of value with mid/late first round picks and throughout the draft over the last 15 years or so. The 2019 team had a lot of home grown talent with the only top 10 pick being Petro, and when they weren’t drafting guys, they were trading picks for guys like ROR and Schenn. The pipeline is a little bare because we traded a lot of draft capital (and who cares, one of the guys won a Conn Smythe lol). It’s one of the reasons why selling at the deadline and missing the playoffs isn’t discouraging for me. The Blues absolutely need to be sellers to accumulate as many picks as possible for the scouting staff to work their magic.