Our first round draft picks have turned out horrible for a while now. That's a big part of the problem.

Beaulieu, Leblanc, Tinordi, McCarron...

Scherbak still has a shot but still has loads to go.
- Scabeh

FISCHER

McDonagh wasn't top 10.
- BashCH

Oh right.

My bad.

FISCHER
- Symba007

TRYING TO FORGET HERE MAN!

TRYING TO FORGET HERE MAN!
- Scabeh

"Je me souviens"

McDonagh wasn't top 10.
- BashCH

i also don't put Galchenyuk into that category when both Forsberg and Teraveinen seem to have passed him by. not that it was a bad pick but when your 3rd overall pick is a 50-point winger...

FISCHER
- Symba007

yeah but Timmins had an outstanding 2007 draft. people forget that.

yeah but Timmins had an outstanding 2007 draft. people forget that.
- DoubleDown

how about the last 10 years?

i also don't put Galchenyuk into that category when both Forsberg and Teraveinen seem to have passed him by. not that it was a bad pick but when your 3rd overall pick is a 50-point winger...
- DoubleDown

Galchenyuk is still the 2nd most point producer from his draft year.

Forsberg seems to be the best of the bunch for sure but all things considered, with Yakupov and Murray being taken before him, Galchenyuk remains a good pick and a good player.

Best has yet to come for him.

Galchenyuk is still the 2nd most point producer from his draft year.

Forsberg seems to be the best of the bunch for sure but all things considered, with Yakupov and Murray being taken before him, Galchenyuk remains a good pick and a good player.

Best has yet to come for him.
- Scabeh

as long as he stays away from cocaine and strippers

as long as he stays away from cocaine and strippers
- Symba007

From what I've heard, he has slowed down on the partying during the season.

Hopefully he keeps focusing on hockey and everything will go well.

That was my point. And the org made some poor decisions with the players they have picked. Mcdonagh was the worst, but Subban and Sergachev backfired as well.

Now they decided to give 10,5 millions a year to a 30 year old goalie. You have to look at those things at some point.

They also made the decision to try to make the playoffs year after year without being a true contender. So of course, you don't get Crosby, Ovie, Kane or Toews.
- deadpoulet

They're very bad from the bottom up but their pro scouting has been the most atrocious part of this team for a very long time.

They're very bad from the bottom up but their pro scouting has been the most atrocious part of this team for a very long time.
- dt99999

I'm still shocked the guys that said Mark Streit and Ales Hemsky were a potential solution still have their jobs.

Jesus christ.

That was mostly the reporter speculating, wasn't there a story on how Lucic showed interest in playing in Montreal but couldn't pass up the opportunity to play with McDavid? He and Gallagher are buddies or something...?
- obie

I know Gally is buddy with Marchand, they train together in the summer, but not sure for hunchback

I know Gally is buddy with Marchand, they train together in the summer, but not sure for hunchback
- Xizord

Maybe that's what it was

They're very bad from the bottom up but their pro scouting has been the most atrocious part of this team for a very long time.
- dt99999

People say how much Price was a good pick at number 5, but Holtby was a 4th round pick.

And how come every guy we draft end up partying and on coke?

I'm still shocked the guys that said Mark Streit and Ales Hemsky were a potential solution still have their jobs.

Jesus christ.
- Scabeh

haha

...

I'm still shocked the guys that said Mark Streit and Ales Hemsky were a potential solution still have their jobs.

Jesus christ.
- Scabeh

Alzner.

People say how much Price was a good pick at number 5, but Holtby was a 4th round pick.

And how come every guy we draft end up partying and on coke?
- deadpoulet

Price has been and will probably still be a great player but using a top pick on a goalie is indeed stupid.

I'm still shocked the guys that said Mark Streit and Ales Hemsky were a potential solution still have their jobs.

Jesus christ.
- Scabeh

it is our stoopid GM, he isn't that bright

Alzner.
- deadpoulet

#FakeSchlemko instead of #RealSchlemko

Price has been and will probably still be a great player but using a top pick on a goalie is indeed stupid.
- dt99999

Back then it was done more often (Fleury, Dipietro...). Now, yeah, it would be pretty stupid.

You can trace back everything that happened in the last weeks of this guy. A huge love declaration commented by his GF, then another comment from him saying "Where the (frank) are you now??" than a new post calling bad names to all women. The sad thing? Pics of him and a baby.
- Not_Yan

Scabeh?

Back then it was done more often (Fleury, Dipietro...). Now, yeah, it would be pretty stupid.
- BashCH

Aside from Fleury who benefited from a juggernaut team.... not much sense in it even back then

People say how much Price was a good pick at number 5, but Holtby was a 4th round pick.

And how come every guy we draft end up partying and on coke?
- deadpoulet

Next year will be a combo of 2 of that bunch

Ryan Clowe, Jagr, Enstrom, Hartnell, Bieska, Sharp, Rozsival..

I'm thinking Jagr is finally old enough and done to sign here

I'm still shocked the guys that said Mark Streit and Ales Hemsky were a potential solution still have their jobs.

Jesus christ.
- Scabeh

Dwight King
Andreas Martinsen
Steve Ott

Gotta raise a few questions when you acquire 3 players at the deadline for a playoff push and the next year one is retired, one is in the KHL and the last one is in the AHL.