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BU offseason thread - this begs some questions!

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PPGuru said:
Ottawa had been expected to take a defenseman to protect themselves in the event that they lose Karlsson. Picking Brady 4th had a bit of a ripple effect in the 1st round. I'm wondering if Ottawa took Brady as a measure to help clean up the teams personality problems?
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During the interviews with the GM & Co., they stressed character, intangibles, etc. multiple times.

The comments on Twitter from the Sens fans were pretty brutal - they can't believe the team didn't pick Zadina. That Finn that the Canadiens took at #3 really shot up the draft boards over the last couple months, so I think the fans were excited thinking they could get Zadina after all, and then to have the team not take him.... Most of the comments were along the lines of "He was right there!"

Never mind that the Coyotes passed on Zadina as well with the next pick...

I feel like Tkachuk is already going to be fighting a battle thanks to the fans reaction.
 
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Jake Wise gets picked by Chicago at #69. Gronkowski would be proud.
 
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Interesting to hear... “can’t miss at 15; now.....”

If it means 4yrs of decent play....
 
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mookie1995 said:
Interesting to hear... “can’t miss at 15; now.....”

If it means 4yrs of decent play....
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He suffered a serious injury a couple of years ago, broken collarbone I think, that stunted his growth and caused his stock to fall. Some analysts had him rated as one of the top 30 players in the draft but apparently teams were wary.
 
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So, I was reading Brady’s draft blog and a few other articles and not one of them gave me any assurance that he’ll be back playing for BU next season. Hope I’m wrong.
 
defkit said:
During the interviews with the GM & Co., they stressed character, intangibles, etc. multiple times.

The comments on Twitter from the Sens fans were pretty brutal - they can't believe the team didn't pick Zadina. That Finn that the Canadiens took at #3 really shot up the draft boards over the last couple months, so I think the fans were excited thinking they could get Zadina after all, and then to have the team not take him.... Most of the comments were along the lines of "He was right there!"

Never mind that the Coyotes passed on Zadina as well with the next pick...

I feel like Tkachuk is already going to be fighting a battle thanks to the fans reaction.
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I think him scoring only 8 goals is the "issue". Scouts love him but can he score enough will be the question.
 
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Scarlet said:
So, I was reading Brady’s draft blog and a few other articles and not one of them gave me any assurance that he’ll be back playing for BU next season. Hope I’m wrong.
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Many Ottawa fans have speculated they don't think he'll sign. Of course they all probably know as much as we do on the topic - nothing.
 
brassbonanza said:
Many Ottawa fans have speculated they don't think he'll sign. Of course they all probably know as much as we do on the topic - nothing.
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Always funny listening/reading most NHL fans (especially Canadian) proclamations about NCAA players. Pretty sure 99% of them have never seen Brady play in person.
 
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brassbonanza said:
Many Ottawa fans have speculated they don't think he'll sign. Of course they all probably know as much as we do on the topic - nothing.
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I think what is clear is that Tkachuk wants to do everything he can to make the NHL in the fall. It seems most people other than him think that is unlikely. I don't think there is really any "decision" in play here. The Senators will let him know if they think he can make the roster (likely after their development camp), and that will determine where he plays. Obviously if they think he is ready, he will sign and hopefully for him, make the roster. If they think he could use another year of development, then I think he comes back to BU. I don't think he wants to be in London or the AHL if he can avoid it. But that is just my guess.
 
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mookie1995 said:
:D

yes, mookie asked after the pick
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I hadn't seen his name on any lists. The perceived likely 4th pick for BU was to be DeBoer. Similar to when O'Connell was drafted (last year? to the year before?) in the late rounds, when nobody was really expecting it.
 
defkit said:
I hadn't seen his name on any lists. The perceived likely 4th pick for BU was to be DeBoer. Similar to when O'Connell was drafted (last year? to the year before?) in the late rounds, when nobody was really expecting it.
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This was meant to respond to your other post about Tkachuk:
I thought the same thing until I read Ken Campbell’s piece in The Hockey News (I don’t think it’s available on the web). He makes it seem like it’s a foregone conclusion that Tkachuk is going to the NHL. e.g. After mentioning the plan to have him assume a leadership role on Team USA next year, he writes, “That plan has almost certainly gone by the wayside since Tkachuk will likely be in the NHL next season.”
 
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Incoming grad transfer Max Willman, a 2014 Sabres draft pick, is in BUffalo development camp, along with Hickey.
 
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If you want next year's home schedule, it's input in your season ticket holder account in the calendar section. Nothing significant of note previously unknown other than a 5 pm game on MLK Day against Merrimack.
 
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glad to see Albie reach out and mention "friends of hockey". GQ treated that as a dirty word :) only cared for the cabinet :)
 
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