Quoting: exo2769
I have a huge issue with the Cozens vs Dach comp. A.) Cozens doesn't play RW he plays Center for Lethbridge. YES, during his draft year there were indeed rumors that he'd be better suited for the wing position. He was never put there. Don't know what else to tell ya, Lethbridge kept him as a center and Cozens ran with it...that's it. B.) It was NEVER about who's the best center. It's about how can team Canada make the best #1 line. They clearly thought Dach's board battling would be more useful than Cozens on wing. That's it, period.
You completely forgot about Reichel in your **** session. You NEVER liked Dach and still don't despite him having played better than BOTH Hughes / Kakko. This tournament is only for kids drafted in the last two years...so what are you expecting? They had 6 players make their teams and half of them can't play due to COVID... Ever heard of COVID? It's a thing. Oh well...$HlT happens. You're complaining, BUT KEEP IN MIND...last year...the leader in representation was actually the Wisconsin Badgers with 4 players...more than ANY NHL team....so if my math is right 6 > 4. That's not bad representation. Sure the LA Kings have a lot this year. They have the best ranked farm system in the NHL. Sure COL has alot too. They've done a REALLY good job drafting. I'd say the best, but that's also because they won a couple of monster trades allowing them to get Byram. BUT to say Mark Kelley hasn't done a good job in the draft is also a joke too. You haven't even seen Ian Mitchell play a minute in the NHL and your going to suggest he's a bust? You haven't see Beaudin play in the NHL and he's a bust?
Bowman traded away Joki...ok yeah that trade was a loss. I agree. How did Joki do last year??? OH! He took a big step backward too... OK, so maybe I should cry over it then... I'm in full support of Bowman. Signed Lehner to a 1 year deal and like a rebuilding team should....traded him at the TDL...got Drew Commesso. Traded away Gus..and don't you dare sleep on Wyatt Kaiser! He's a true freshman playing on the #4 ranked UMD's TOP pair and now quarterbacking the 1st PP unit too. He replaced the Hobey Baker winner last year and as a freshman has filled in just fine. You know what else happened....THEY F'ING MADE THE PLAYOFFS...thanks to the NHL wanting big market teams. We got to learn ALOT about our prospects. Boqvist needs to gain some weight. Dach CRUSHED it. Kubalik was 3rd in Calder voting...terrible trade by Bowman I know. Every 5th round pick should be 3rd in Calder voting. What was Bowman thinking?!?!
I can only speak to on cozens vs Dach at center to simply say they both can play wing. Cozens may not have played any this past year, but that doesn’t change the fact that he can. Dach only played center in the playoffs, and if not the whole time the vast majority. I get the notion that Dach may be better with board battles but this in of itself is simply implying a rational. Besides, it’s not like a center doesn’t get involved in board battles.
Dude, that second paragraph is a mess. I LITERALLY SAID COVID HAS BEEN A HUGE DETRIMENT TO THE TEAM. IT WAS IN THE ****ING PARAGRAPH!!!!!! I absolutely understand COVID ruined chances to be, THATS WHAT I WAS ARGUING FOR! Everyone is seriously reading this horribly wrong. The hawks have had terrible luck the last five years with the cap, COVID, drafts, and prospects. Jesus Christ people read the whole ****ing thing. Btw, beaudin did play a game last year, looked decent 😉. I also like Mitchell, so take it easy. I forgot reichel? Yup, I sure did didn’t I. That adds to the unlucky message.
What is that last paragraph? I’m assuming it’s you assuming I’m saying I think this is a piss poor rebuild, which figures but makes the paragraph pointless. Having said that, let’s go point by point. Joker trade was a loss, well said. Lehner was traded, and no, that trade didn’t yield us commesso, but we managed to draft him. Here’s hoping in five years he’s the real deal. I just don’t care about the Gus trade anymore, sick of that ****. Kaiser could something, agreed, far too early to tell, but a very good start. Playoffs, yes, the hawks made the playoffs due to people dying and the NHL needing money. Agreed. Prospects showed their positives and negatives. Agreed. I’m assuming kubalik being the argument is to show your dedication to bowman? Okay. Nuff said there. Again, problem is, I think you just didn’t get what my point was. Just sheer lack of luck for the hawks these five years. Bowman blows, don’t get wrong, but so much bad luck has befallen us. I just like the lack of accountability on that front.
Sorry if you wasted your time writing all this. I get the first paragraph, but I think you really thought I was thinking something the rest of the comment.
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