tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5761720971433980858.post221493510632855675..comments2023-11-03T05:08:58.618-07:00Comments on Let's Go Birds: Jon's look at the roster, with a huge surprise thought Thunnexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13789566664956835210noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5761720971433980858.post-62941979309219939532013-08-29T09:29:14.112-07:002013-08-29T09:29:14.112-07:00If you keep all your 18 dmen you are really keepin...If you keep all your 18 dmen you are really keeping that logjam in place for one more year.<br /><br />You have 2 15, 16, and 17 yo dmen that seem to be on everyone's radar. It seems to be a big chance to trade one of the 16 or 17s if the other doesn't pan out like you think it would. I think the ultimate goal is to have 1-2 defensemen in each age group. Meanwhile you have 5 19+ dmen next year, still not much playing time for the younger guys and you probably have 3 20s going into the year after that (I don't think Theodore would be here as a 20), you probably keep 1 or 2 of the 20 dmen and all of a sudden you have a lot of spots for guys who have little playing time in the league. I don't really want to go through relying on inexperienced dmen again like we did a few years ago with Theodore and Hauf. I also think the 18yo would carry more value, a team knows what they are going to get.<br /><br />I'll cede to your superior wisdom on A. Forsberg :) <br /><br />It'll be exciting to see what moves, if any are made and how this hole is filled. It'll be nice to watch a preseason game tomorrow and see how they look against another team.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04143468354590711642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5761720971433980858.post-77933099656830908332013-08-29T08:55:48.762-07:002013-08-29T08:55:48.762-07:00As far as I know,you can draft any import player i...As far as I know,you can draft any import player in the draft. Never seen it done, but I suppose you could draft a 20 year old. So they could pick up a 19 one year wonder, exactly like you mentioned. And if they don't address the whole with forwards now, I would fully expect them to do something like that.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09721536267629821809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5761720971433980858.post-5748564633261136122013-08-29T08:53:28.011-07:002013-08-29T08:53:28.011-07:00By younger Dmen, I am referring to a 16 (or 17) on...By younger Dmen, I am referring to a 16 (or 17) one. I wouldnt move any of the 18 dmen at all.<br /><br /><br />Personally, I would never trade for A. Forsberg, even if his brother is here to keep him in line. Way to many chances that even his brother couldn't. Heck, from what I have heard, he couldn't do that when he was in PG (just hearsay, no real knowledge).<br />Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09721536267629821809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5761720971433980858.post-60643397188556793772013-08-29T08:48:58.508-07:002013-08-29T08:48:58.508-07:00You sir, are an idiot! j/k
Nice write up and the...You sir, are an idiot! j/k<br /><br />Nice write up and the format you used really illustrated the hole at 18 yo forward. When you said trade one of the younger defencemen, do you mean the 18yo group? I think all those 18yo are pretty good. If you are really high on Bear and think Bear/Wolf/Douglas can hold their own on a third pairing then you might be able to trade two of the 18yo defensemen. I could see trading for A. Forsberg this year with his brother here to reign him in, but the price would have to be pretty good in case he has issues here too. Do you have any specific names of who you would like to see the T-birds target? I'm not generally familiar with other teams rosters.<br /><br />I'm not sure if this is done with the import draft, but could they pick up a 19yo forward in it next year? Perhaps with the second round pick. Maybe find a guy who has been drafted in his 18 yo season due to development or late birthday and has a desire to get a year in in North America. I see the T-birds as eventually wanting to get it so they are just using their first round pick each year in the import draft so they don't have euros that are the same age on the team.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04143468354590711642noreply@blogger.com