This is one of many tweets/posts I've been seeing that are suggesting that it's almost a foregone conclusion that DeBrincat will be moved to Detroit. What are all of your thoughts on it?
I'm for it. I know a lot of people fall in love with prospects, but assuming move 17 for him I feel like the best case scenario is a DeBrincat level guy, ya know? Give me the known quantity and get us closer to the playoffs.
Agreed. Every draft is different, and hindsight is 20/20, but if you go back through the 1st round draft results over the last decade or so, it's a pretty mixed bag. Some elite players, some all-stars, some guys who are role players but not stars, and a surprising number of busts who never made it. I'm not in favor of trading the entire farm away, but a measured approach of sending a couple prospects and/or draft picks away for a guy who has a fairly proven track record of success isn't necessarily a bad thing. DeBrincat's a goal scorer, he's from the Detroit area, and he's still pretty young. Probably has a lot of hockey ahead of him if he stays healthy. I say go for it.
On top of that, we have the cap space and it's going to take a huge jump next year. Even if we give him 8 mil, that will be more like a 6 mil deal in the near future based on cap projections.
I read one rumor that it was 17, a second, and Zadina, but Ott wants to wait until pick 17 to make sure a guy they really like is still there.
Which seems a little lighter than I would guess, but man am I not ready to give up on Zadina. I know I'm in the minority, but I think he is going to sort his game it real soon. He always looks good on the ice. It's just a matter of time... I know, I know, we've all said that the years in a row... But this year will be different!