on March 2, 2026, 15:50:46, in reply to "That seems overly harsh on the drafting side of things."
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He needs to hit on another star player with all this capital they’ve had, so I agree it hasn’t been exceptional. But I certainly wouldn’t say bad.
Moore and Nazar are at least decent picks for where they were selected, though admittedly I’m a bit worried about Nazar (and my decision to pick him for the new jersey I bought).
Vanacker and Nestrasil look like really good last 1st round value as of now.
Even if they don’t pan out, Kantserov and Lardis are steals based on where they were drafted and what they’ve done since.
Rinzel is as far along as you’d expect a raw late 1st round defenseman to be by now.
Vlasic was good 2nd round value and Crevier and Kaiser were late round steals.
And I wish they took Demidov but it’s way too early to write off Levshonouv. Also Demidov has 12 goals in 59 games this year, good assist numbers but he’s not exactly playing like the mega prospect that they thought he would be when he got called up last year.
Korchinski looks like a bad miss though. Previous Message
For the amount of assets they’ve acquired they should be better.
He lucked into Bedard.
I’m intrigued by Frondell and Kantserov but outside of that it’s not looking great. It looks like they have missed badly with Levshunov (especially with how Demidov has looked).
He’s been great at tearing down and acquiring assets. His ability to identify talent and acquire talent has left a lot to be desired.
Guys are still young but they’re gonna need to kick it into gear and his other acquisitions have been pretty meh.
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