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2014 NHL Draft Thread

hockeylover said:
Interesting to listen to everyone at that press conference today say that our drafting needs to be better. Wonder if Morrison and co are in trouble.

Regardless, this is a pretty big pick for our organization. Need to come out with an impact player.
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Well if it was him and not Burke/Nonis recommending Biggs....then probably not safe.

Really the leafs should have the best scouting staff money can buy.
 
worm said:
Well if it was him and not Burke/Nonis recommending Biggs....then probably not safe.

Really the leafs should have the best scouting staff money can buy.
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Trade them Timmins for Morgan Reilly and a first rounder.
 
hockeylover said:
0.56...

Ouch.
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but but but he is only 18....he can still score 20 goals in the NHL!

but seriously he could be a moen (he sucked in the CHL as well) ..... not a bad player to pick in the 4th round


do not forget we also have tinordi (who i am actually less upset about - if we didnt trade up to draft him)
 
MindzEye said:
But the idea would be for us to have good scouting, no?
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In all seriousness, scouting is a place where most teams still rely on luck/connections to hire their staff. The pay is pretty low considering how much of an impact you have on a billion dollar business. Maybe things have changed in the last 10-15 years but when I worked on the sports beat, most of the scouts I talked to were barely literate and all they had was platitudes like "his windup reminds me of Doc Gooden's" blah blah blah.

There has been some innovation (ie Moneyball) but until the salaries are better, teams will be stuck largely with vocational foot soldiers with no other options.
 
yeah, why the Leafs don't just go headhunt the top 6-8 scouts and player personnel people is beyond me. Just offer them 3 times what they're getting now, it's an absolute pittance for a team like this.
 
Volcanologist said:
yeah, why the Leafs don't just go headhunt the top 6-8 scouts and player personnel people is beyond me. Just offer them 3 times what they're getting now, it's an absolute pittance for a team like this.
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I've thought the same thing about the Habs. I would go even further if I was Habs owner -- since language seems to be an issue when it comes to Habs staffing, I would start a Hockey Academy where I pluck some pretty smart university graduates, train them and promote the best of the bunch to the CH as support staff (asst GMs, asst capologist, minor league coaches). The Habs would never have to scramble for one of three available french dudes when they have to fire someone.

However, I realize that hockey is a pretty conservative business where nobody does anything new unless someone else happens to stumble upon something first.
 
We all know this shit is rigged. Shanny worked for the NHL for a few years at the shittiest job in hockey. Gary owes him a favour. Also friends with Lou. We got this.
 
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