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eVANder

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Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 28, 2022 at 1:11 p.m.
Thread: Fly Baby Fly
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>eVANder</b></div><div>I was debating whether to go a 1st or 2nd and a 3rd. For some reason the first seemed too rich to me given the prospects included for a rental. Interesting note though on the draft pick value chart, I can see that given the 1st would be late in the round.</div></div>

I’ll be interested to see how it shakes out. Sakic has been pretty conservative at the deadline recently so this might be the time he decides to push all his chips in, like you said. Avs aren’t the only team with few/no blue chip prospects either. Some of teams rumored to be involved with Chychrun (Boston, NYR) may have to go the quantity-over-quality route to get a trade like that done. Should be an interesting next couple of months.
Forum: Armchair-GMDec. 13, 2021 at 12:00 a.m.
Thread: What if 2015 went differently
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>eVANder</b></div><div>4 game winning streak. Canucks are a wagon.</div></div>

Lol.

So you asked the question. What if it had been different.

Well. Chabot, unlike having a direct path to playing time in Ottawa, toils in the minors for another couple of years before either he or Krug is traded.

Barzal, not a big goal scorer, more a creator and playmaker, skills are wasted and development slowed on 3rd line in Boston for years with terrible wings and playing a checking role.

Connor is an upgrade over Debrusk.

And who knows how every draft and offseason goes after that. Maybe they lose out on MaCavoy the next year as someone else takes him because their draft in 2015 was altered by Bostons picks. Maybe Boston finishes higher in the standings and drop in the draft.

Bottom line, nobody knows, they could be better off, they could be worse. 🤷🏻‍♂️

It’s funny that non-Bruins fans obsess about it more than Bruins fans do tho.
Forum: Armchair-GMDec. 13, 2021 at 12:46 a.m.
Thread: What if 2015 went differently
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>eVANder</b></div><div>"Obsess" is strong but I'm sure bruins fans are thinking about it more this season. Either way it's hard not to wonder. Did the same thing with Canucks a couple of days ago, looking at their picks over the years. Just missed on Nylander, Pasta, Shea Theodore and Tkachuk. Interesting to think about. Emphasizes the value of first round picks and how they can setup or tank a franchise.</div></div>

Most Bruins fans don’t give it a second thought. Just the ones that complain about everything. This team will win 6-1 and 20% of the fan base will complain about who didn’t score, the goal they allowed, who they beat. Etc etc. Those are the “fans” that whine about a draft from 6 years ago. The real fans are only focused on the next game on the schedule. Yesterday is gone.