I trust our scouting. I believe in taking the best player available. I'm not questioning any of our picks.
But reading this quote, I can't help but feel it would have been worth trading up into the late first round to get one of that second wave of defensive prospects. That's how you both take the best player available while also addressing a need.
Sometimes you have to go get your guy.
by juanthebaker
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There was a quote released shortly before/after this that GMRF said they attempted to trade some picks around for other assets and couldn’t get any deals done.
https://x.com/emeraldcityhky/status/1807139208651485357?s=46
Wonder which guys we really wanted on D
Sometimes you have to grab your guy, but also most times, more shots at the dart board is the better move
Problem is, most of those trades were probably asking for players like: McCann, Gourde, Beniers, Wright, Ect. And not ones he was willing to lose like Tanev, and other prospects.
He has to be wary of going all out. We aren’t Vegas. We didn’t make a run to the cup either year to showcase players with prospective value, for a cup run, to other teams. The only value they see are the only guys who are going to get us to the playoffs… Which is the only thing that matters right now.
He did the smart thing. IDC what anyone says. And he did get a guy that was being slept on with top 3 talent at No.8. let him cook this year. D can be drafted next year for the whole draft, likely.
Sounds like he wanted yakemchuk
That quote makes me slightly anxious. You want to hear “we got our guy, we’re really excited about him”
Not
“unfortunately sometimes the players go right before you”
Especially when it comes to the later rounds. I have full trust in our scouts, just based off of their incredible track record of finding steals in the 2nd & 3rd rounds so far. But this quote makes me feel less optimistic