Quoting: TZ11
Zellweger was a great pick. Imagine a Zellweger-Drysdale pairing. Two elite skaters with great offensive upside. And Pastujov was selected in the 3rd round anyways. Pastujov is one of the biggest steals. He should've been drafted in the first round imo. His skating is far from great but that is something that can be improved rather easily compared to other parts of the game.
And we've got quite a few good goal scorers in the prospect pool now. Perreault, Pastujov and McTavish all have the potential to be Top 6 forwards. And Comtois is exactly that already.
This Draft was great for us tbh. Yes, LD is the best position on the Ducks roster and is good prospect-wise as well but it's still an awesome pick nevertheless. Maybe GMBM will trade Lindholm (he won't but it's just theoretical) and Zellweger is supposed to help fill that hole.
I don't really think LaCombe will live up to the expectations of some. I think his ceiling is a good 3rd pairing Defenseman. Zellweger and Thrun both have Top 4 potential imo.
(Btw: I'm not disagreeing with the take that GMBM should be fired. He should've been gone a while ago. Let's just hope his contract isn't extended.)
Agreed. By the way I cooled off since yesterday and your right. Few of thoughts I wish to put in.
Ya looking into the picks, great picks all together. Looks like the ducks got great prospects at the end of the day (also it’s hard to judge them now since you never know with these things, and won’t know until 5 years from now). I like McTavish as a Kessler to Zegras Getzlaf. Solid pieces moving forward. Pastujov will look amazing too if he continues to light it up in the transition to the NCAA.
As far as the draft team, ya GMBM may be the lead man, but it really comes down to Mr. Madden and his scouting team.
I’ll just disagree on Lacombe, I feel this will be a big year for him and expect he will sign after this season. I liked the numbers he put up with the Gophers and hope he will progress nicely on a Minnesota team that will largely keep their core this year. (Also I’m hoping McLaughlin signs after his season with the Gophers, I would hate to lose him for nothing since he can sign as a free agent after this year)
Now on a final thought for GMBM. I agree it may be time to move on from him. The team could use a new voice with the player turnover we are experiencing with the team. But having said that, as a fan, l should give Bob the respect he has earned. This guy was part of the management (AGM) that took that mean Ducks team to the Cup in 07. He’s had us in 2 Western conference finals as a GM, not to mention he accumulated multiple division titles in the regular season. This guy is the type of GM that was right there putting a tough team that gave the Kings and Blackhawks a tough out during their prime years. He truly built teams that made me a proud Ducks fan for over a decade. The rebuild was meant to happen. Hoping after the year (which looks like a turn over year) he gets a different position within the organization. At the end of the day, not a bad advisor to have around.