#draft 15

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1. trading carl hagelin was no-one’s first choice, especially sather’s. the ONLY reason we traded hags was due to cap reasons. he would have commanded 4 million which is too much for a 3rd liner. i wish we could have kept him and stepan and fast and miller and hunwick but with him asking for that much money, it would have been impossible. etem emerson would likely only ask for 1 million while fulfilling the same 3rd line role. in addition, fast’s breakout season probably made sather feel more comfortable trading hagelin, because fast seems like he can handle a similar role.

2. i definitely think sather overplayed his hand with cam. he was offered two 2nd rounders which would have been better than what we ended up with, but at the end of the day we don’t know exactly what went down. i think the return for cam wasnt the best we could have gotten, but it’s still pretty damn good for a backup goalie.

3. The draft. I feel like we definitely skipped over some MEGA talent (especially bracco, Nikita Korostelev, and Dmytro Timashov). And i think a problem is we keep drafting size over skill which we know isn’t always smart, with McIlrath as example (also Zucc, Gaudreau, and MSL are all examples of how great small players can be.) Still, I’m a HUGE fan of Robin Kovacs and I think he’ll be a great player for us in a couple of years or so, especially if he gains muscle. I really like Saarela too, he seems like an amazing center which is something we really need. I don’t think we should have taken Gropp so early, but the Rangers traded up specifically to get him so there must be something about him they love. Overall, not an awful draft day not a great one. 

NOT EVEN A MINUTE AFTER MCDAVIDS DRAFTED