That’s kinda true
But 14 & 20 are in the same group talent-wise
Guys like Konecny get picked in the 20s and guys like Girgs get picked in the teens just about every year

We aren’t talking about the super high end talent from your examples at the point we will be choosing
I’ll take the playoffs
- jdfitz77

The fact of the matter is I believe this year is successful no matter if we make the playoffs or just fall short. Either we get the playoff experience and maybe surprise a team like Washington/Columbus or we at least took a huge step forward and have a crack at the lottery.

You could be right, you could be wrong. If we win two more games we have Dylan Strome instead of Jack Eichel. If we lose two more games we could of had Clayton Keller instead of Alex Nylander. If we lose 5 more games maybe we draft Pettersson 5th overall or maybe Botts goes with Mittelstadt still. At the end of the day it depends on the ability of the scouting staff, but these guys have given me reasons to believe the past few years. The higher you draft, the better the chance you get of getting your guy.
- Pegullaville

Playoff experience matters

Make the playoffs this year

Gets the young guys playoff experience, learn what it takes to win in the post season. So when they add more pieces to the puzzle they are ready guns a blazing.

They have 4 1st round draft picks in the next 2 years.

There is no tanking.

They aren't getting a top 5 pick.

It's time to start winning.

The fact of the matter is I believe this year is successful no matter if we make the playoffs or just fall short. Either we get the playoff experience and maybe surprise a team like Washington/Columbus or we at least took a huge step forward and have a crack at the lottery.
- Pegullaville

Playoffs is stil an important step on the road we need to make
Might as well do it now

Playoff experience matters

Make the playoffs this year

Gets the young guys playoff experience, learn what it takes to win in the post season. So when they add more pieces to the puzzle they are ready guns a blazing.

They have 4 1st round draft picks in the next 2 years.

There is no tanking.

They aren't getting a top 5 pick.

It's time to start winning.
- Stripes77

This

You are honestly the biggest creeper I have ever encountered on the internet.
- BeadyEyedDouche

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Playoff experience matters

Make the playoffs this year

Gets the young guys playoff experience, learn what it takes to win in the post season. So when they add more pieces to the puzzle they are ready guns a blazing.

They have 4 1st round draft picks in the next 2 years.

There is no tanking.

They aren't getting a top 5 pick.

It's time to start winning.
- Stripes77

Vegas says hello

Vegas says hello
- Pegullaville

They still had guys like Neal, Fleury and even Derek Engelland that had plenty of playoff experience.

Imagine -John Lennon

Vegas says hello
- Pegullaville

Yeah, none of those guys had playoff experience.

Vegas says hello
- Pegullaville

Enabling

Vegas says hello
- Pegullaville

That team had veterans on it that had playoff experience

Fleury
Neal
Bellemare
Reilly Smith
Karlsson
Perron
Marchessault
Eakin

Etc

Your move

This team has

Pomminville
Scandella
Hutton
Sheary

That team had veterans on it that had playoff experience

Fleury
Neal
Bellemare
Reilly Smith
Karlsson
Perron
Marchessault
Eakin

Etc

Your move

This team has

Pomminville
Scandella
Hutton
Sheary
- Stripes77

I was trying to say the same thing and do less work.

That team had veterans on it that had playoff experience

Fleury
Neal
Bellemare
Reilly Smith
Karlsson
Perron
Marchessault
Eakin

Etc

Your move

This team has

Pomminville
Scandella
Hutton
Sheary
- Stripes77

Certainly wouldn’t hurt our young stars to get some Playoff experience

I can’t believe anyone would think it’s better for us to miss

It’s not like we’d miss & be picking top5

I was trying to say the same thing and do less work.
- buffalofan19

I stopped checking but more than half their roster had playoff experience

I was trying to say the same thing and do less work.
- buffalofan19

U did
Stripes just gets bonus points

They still had guys like Neal, Fleury and even Derek Engelland that had plenty of playoff experience.
- buffalofan19

We have Scandella, Pominville, Sheary, Hunwick, Wilson, Sobotka. Does that give us a better shot then Toronto at winning the cup ? Playoff experience matters but it isnt paramount. The Caps won the cup last year due to good goaltending, and Kuznetsov and Ovi having two of the best individual performances of the past 10 years. I wouldn't discount Toronto winning the cup this year becuase 3 quarters of that team has less then 14 games of playoff experience. But Toronto might win the cup this year becuase their top 9 forward group has enough talent to field its own All-Star team.

Certainly wouldn’t hurt our young stars to get some Playoff experience

I can’t believe anyone would think it’s better for us to miss

It’s not like we’d miss & be picking top5
- jdfitz77

Winnipeg (Laine) and Carolina (Svechnikiov) and New Jersey (Hischier) and Flyers (Patrick) all say hello

We have Scandella, Pominville, Sheary, Hunwick, Wilson, Sobotka. Does that give us a better shot then Toronto at winning the cup ? Playoff experience matters but it isnt paramount. The Caps won the cup last year due to good goaltending, and Kuznetsov and Ovi having two of the best individual performances of the past 10 years. I wouldn't discount Toronto winning the cup this year becuase 3 quarters of that team has less then 14 games of playoff experience. But Toronto might win the cup this year becuase their top 9 forward group has enough talent to field its own All-Star team.
- Pegullaville

There’s certainly benefits to it
Especially since no one in our “core” going forward has made it yet

Those benefits outweigh a few draft spots in the teens
Once it gets to that point, the talent is so close that you’re just as likely to get the guy at 20 that you’d have picked at 14
If someone scoops the guy u had your eye on, that sucks
But there wil be a half dozen or so guys still available that we had extremely closely rated

lissin u guys
im just here to tell it like
it is

ROR is the best player the Sabers ever had
yea i said it
he is really good at faceoffs
he scores 60 points evry year
and he is a natral leader
why is it i can see it but you guys cant

oh well i guess
theres always boss34 to agree with me
im bartending tonite
if anyone wants manhattens
well i am actually just a bar-back
im not allowed to make drinks
- BeadyEyedDouche

You forgot ppl..

We have Scandella, Pominville, Sheary, Hunwick, Wilson, Sobotka. Does that give us a better shot then Toronto at winning the cup ? Playoff experience matters but it isnt paramount. The Caps won the cup last year due to good goaltending, and Kuznetsov and Ovi having two of the best individual performances of the past 10 years. I wouldn't discount Toronto winning the cup this year becuase 3 quarters of that team has less then 14 games of playoff experience. But Toronto might win the cup this year becuase their top 9 forward group has enough talent to field its own All-Star team.
- Pegullaville

The guys that matter for this team have zero playoff experience

Eichel
Skinner
Reinhart
Risto
Dahlin
McCabe
Bogo


ZERO playoff games played

Winnipeg (Laine) and Carolina (Svechnikiov) and New Jersey (Hischier) and Flyers (Patrick) all say hello
- Pegullaville

Should i list all the guys in the 20s who were better picks than guys in the teens?

You forgot ppl..
- mhp

Bc he’s NOT READY

Should i list all the guys in the 20s who were better picks than guys in the teens?
- jdfitz77

Heiskanen and Dallas also says hello. I bet the list of top 15 picks who had success in the NHL is a lot longer then the list of picks 20 and over that did. Unless you include all the Euros selected prior to 2000 that would of went top 5 today if scouting today was the same as it was back then.

Imagine -John Lennon
- washedup20

"I slapded dat b!tch!"
-also John Lennon.

Positivity. Let's all say it.