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Post by cb67 on Sept 8, 2014 11:21:43 GMT -4
Can not wait to watch Svechnikov this year. Still can't believe that we got this kid at 63rd...Mind = stil blown... Where was Lazerev tonight does anyone know? Nursing an injury? If he had declared interest in coming he would have went top 5 to a big market. In the last 12 months he seen KHL be a longshoreman despite dominating his own age group. We had an open spot and swung for the fences. The odd time it works out like this and you get a great player. Hitting this home run is why we should be all in the next 2 seasons. But don't think it was planned this way and we pulled a fast one....we just got really lucky. Wow lucky for sure that things worked out that way. Incredible. Do you think Dumont would have took that swing if Lazarev wasn't in the picture?
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Post by seagle on Sept 8, 2014 11:29:32 GMT -4
I am going to give Dumont more credit for this than luck
I think Lazerev was a reach at his draft spot. With Svechnikov a known commodity I think there was a plan.
Lucky that no one grabbed him? Sure!
The eagles were in this position by decisions that were made. This was Dumont's best move in what is becoming a long list.
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Post by Jack Bauer on Sept 8, 2014 11:37:02 GMT -4
I am going to give Dumont more credit for this than luck I think Lazerev was a reach at his draft spot. With Svechnikov a known commodity I think there was a plan. Lucky that no one grabbed him? Sure! The eagles were in this position by decisions that were made. This was Dumont's best move in what is becoming a long list. Lazarev was ranked by independant scouting services as a potential 2nd rounder when we drafted him. Add that in the the fact that he was committed to reporting and I don't think it was a reach at all. Svechnikov had no intention on reporting until a number of dominoes fell that went our way in terms of getting him here 1 of which happened to be Lazarev's positive experience despite his draft status falling. It was a no brainer risk when you consider we were going to be a below average team anyway and could have another decent Euro pick which we were forced to pass on due to having the 2 committed by that time. It was a risk that a lot of CHL teams take that does not always end up producing an impact player.
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