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He was on track for 45 points. Do people really not value that? Is he currently the third most productive UFA on the market

I believe there are three UFA who put up better points per game than Kahun

How much should you pay a defensively sound 45 point player who can play all the forward positions?

If it is over 4.1

Kahun put up 45 points and has decent defensive metrics. Surely he is worth $2.5 - 3 million for a few years

When is the next time Adams will be available to explain this decision?

I'm glad we cut our second line RW to put the money towards Johansson

Man this is baffling

Button really likes Quinn. He had him pegged at 7th overall I think

Damn. Wouldnt have minded doing that ourselves

Analytics should inform decision making, not drive it

Correct. Although the point of the comment could be that he played against teams second lines due to Rossi playing the top line

Eichel - Reinhart - Olofosson Dahlin - Quinn Pretty good powerplay options at least

Muscles / conditioning is the easiest thing for a team to work on with a player. Skating to me seems to be also up there as a fixable trait - you only need to get it to average for the rest of their skill set to excel

Steve Ott, Adam Mair, Matt Ellis, Mark Weber all worked really hard too. If you can get your Pasta or Stone on Eichel's wing. That's better than a Bozak in 2C.

At worst we picked the number 12 guy at position 8. This isn't really all that much of a reach. Other teams passed on them too (notably Detroit and NJ)

It can be a valid criticism. If someone lives the perfect hockey player lifestyle such that there is nothing they could do to improve their fitness, lifestyle, practicing, gym routine, eating etc. etc. then the only way they improve is through ageing and experience. I'm not saying you dont pick them because they're near their potential, but they could be seen as a safe pick. They'll probably play in the NHL because of it, but maybe they'll top out as an average 2nd line centre because they dont quite have that x factor. In comparison Quinn basically never went to the gym until like last year. Also worth remembering Adam's comment about dreaming on players and imagining where they could be not just where they are

There was a concern that Rossi is too polished - like he is much closer to his max than other players are because he is such a professional

I would have gone with Perfetti personally

Yeah they said if he was 4 days older he would probably be a 3rd /4th round pick

His rise has been meteoric recently. Let's hope that trend continues

There is the rogue pick

lol wtf was that video

They've been linked to the two d-men in most mocks. NJ the wild card

Perfetti dropping