I'm saying he trades the pick or takes someone he could have traded down for.
- Scooby_Doo

Brown Dubois Tkachuk are fine at 5. Money in the bank. I would only spend to move up to 2nd overall.

I think the vast majority of us want Dubois, which makes this comment understandable (I'm just guessing, unless you know something about tkachuk I don't). I'm personally pretty happy with either.
- neem55

Tkachuk is the consensus number 4, not Dubois. Personally I don't care who we take, I trust Benning to pick correctly

I'm saying he trades the pick or takes someone he could have traded down for.
- Scooby_Doo

it is all so speculative. If JB sees something in a player that others have pegged as going later, are there any scouts on other teams seeing the same thing as JB?

If you really like a player that is media consensus as being a few picks later than you are picking do you trade down? what happens if you trade down and that player you coveted gets snatched before your pick?

Can't wait for draft day.

I wonder if there has ever been a study conducted with respect to how much bloodlines have any impact or affect (if any) on a second generation's player's overall quality. Is it really something tangible or simply a fallacy.

In recent days there seems to have been some merit to it, however, with the likes of second generation players like Max Domi, Mathew Tkachuk, Nylander, Mantha, Kapanen, Reinharts, etc, not to mention previous NHL'ers like Brett Hull, the Sutters, Folignos, Mark Howe, Z Parise, Paul Stastny, who all had fathers who were decent to very good NHLers.

Hence, would bloodlines really be something to keep in mind when drafting? or as indicated, is this simply fishing for any sort of tangible connection?

I wonder if there has ever been a study conducted with respect to how much bloodlines have any impact or affect (if any) on a second generation's player's overall quality. Is it really something tangible or simply a fallacy.

In recent days there seems to have been some merit to it, however, with the likes of second generation players like Max Domi, Mathew Tkachuk, Nylander, Mantha, Kapanen, etc, not to mention previous NHL'ers like Brett Hull, the Sutters, Folignos, Mark Howe, Z Parise, Paul Stastny, who all had fathers who were decent to very good NHLers.

Hence, would bloodlines really be something to keep in mind when drafting? or as indicated, is this simply fishing for any sort of tangible connection?
- Zogg

They do it with horses? I am not comparing them to horses but what is the difference if its people.

They do it with horses? I am not comparing them to horses but what is the difference if its people.
- thundachunk

Well, it's like the Legend Terry Funk used to say.
" if you take an idiot Horse and breed it with an idiot horse, you get an idiot horse".

But I never took the Funker as genetics professor.

I wonder if there has ever been a study conducted with respect to how much bloodlines have any impact or affect (if any) on a second generation's player's overall quality. Is it really something tangible or simply a fallacy.

In recent days there seems to have been some merit to it, however, with the likes of second generation players like Max Domi, Mathew Tkachuk, Nylander, Mantha, Kapanen, Reinharts, etc, not to mention previous NHL'ers like Brett Hull, the Sutters, Folignos, Mark Howe, Z Parise, Paul Stastny, who all had fathers who were decent to very good NHLers.

Hence, would bloodlines really be something to keep in mind when drafting? or as indicated, is this simply fishing for any sort of tangible connection?
- Zogg

Great insight.

Tough to make the genetic connection obviously but coming from 'good stock' is a factor. You can bet on it.