Quote (Hizkuntza @ 11 Dec 2018 22:46)
yeah drafts this decade have had good pickings throughout the 1st round for the most part, but there's just no way to outdraft a Matthews/Laine or a McDavid/Eichel. some luck is good too
i get what you're trying to say, but it goes both ways and not every year is crazy like matthews/laine & mcdavid/eichel, could be like yakupov/johnson/rnh/ekblad (bust or weak for a lottery pick)
It's early, but i think it's safe to say that the canucks outdrafted the 2017 lottery by picking petey over heischer/patrick.
Also being compared to proven superstars in their first few NHL games is promising too.
First 26 NHL games goal & point totals:
Elias Pettersson - (15) 30
Evgeni Malkin - (15) 30
Alex Ovechkin - (16) 29
Sidney Crosby - (12) 28
Connor McDavid - (10) 28
Patrick Kane - (7) 27
Patrik Laine - (15) 21
Johnny Gaudreau - (5) 20
Auston Matthews - (12) 20
basically, i think the canucks have a higher chance of finding gems and drafting players like (point, kucherov, gaudreau, rantanen, marner, wheeler, pasty) than winning the damn lottery
and if by slim chance the canucks ever win the lottery, i wouldn't be surprised if the lottery player is a bust like yakupov/stefan or weakkkk like johnson/dipietro/philips cos cursed af!!!
This post was edited by Secksii on Dec 12 2018 01:28am