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1 hour ago, Alflives said:

I'm wondering if with Valk signing, maybe they would trade McCann?  Would we want him back?

nah. We could have had Pasternak with that pick. Not blaming Jim, going for the C made sense at the time but damn. 

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18 minutes ago, S'all Good Man said:

nah. We could have had Pasternak with that pick. Not blaming Jim, going for the C made sense at the time but damn. 

We could've had Pastrnak, so could've 25 other teams. If JB picked him, he would've been destroyed by people wondering why they wasted a 1st round pick on a guy that was 165 lbs or so when drafted and a euro instead of a good Canadian kid like McCann.

 

I know you're not blaming him, but I'm sure there are a few that do. It just goes to show how difficult it is to draft a gem as you just don't know how their play will translate to the NHL. The hindsight game is never fun and I'm sure Boston may be feeling the same pain in the year we got Boeser because they had 3 1sts in a row.

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2 hours ago, theo5789 said:

We could've had Pastrnak, so could've 25 other teams. If JB picked him, he would've been destroyed by people wondering why they wasted a 1st round pick on a guy that was 165 lbs or so when drafted and a euro instead of a good Canadian kid like McCann.

 

I know you're not blaming him, but I'm sure there are a few that do. It just goes to show how difficult it is to draft a gem as you just don't know how their play will translate to the NHL. The hindsight game is never fun and I'm sure Boston may be feeling the same pain in the year we got Boeser because they had 3 1sts in a row.

oh for sure, just goes to show how close you can come to really good players or not just by one pick. And who knows, McCann may yet develop into a very good player. 

 

I do wonder though, had Jim been hired a year earlier and had his full scouting team in place what decision he may have made. One thing I really like about Benning is how he goes to Europe and scouts guys in person as a GM. 

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9 hours ago, S'all Good Man said:

oh for sure, just goes to show how close you can come to really good players or not just by one pick. And who knows, McCann may yet develop into a very good player. 

 

I do wonder though, had Jim been hired a year earlier and had his full scouting team in place what decision he may have made. One thing I really like about Benning is how he goes to Europe and scouts guys in person as a GM. 

 

Mccann got us Gudbranson. JB made a good pick.

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15 hours ago, Alflives said:

I'm wondering if with Valk signing, maybe they would trade McCann?  Would we want him back?

No. Lol. 

When teams sign these depth players it doesn't mean anything, don't look into it. 

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