So, does this ranking make you question whether Dermott was the right pick then at 34? What did Shanny/Hunter see in him that others didn't? I only ask because Pronman's opinion is quite generally a good opinion and he doesn't seem to be a fan of Dermott.
Do you know where Merkley/Roy ended up in Pronman's rankings - I don't have access?
At the time I didn't mind the 2nd trade-down but yeah Dermott wouldn't have been the guy I picked, just based on what I've read about the draft. Since then though I've sort of learned to give Hunter & Dubas the benefit of the doubt. They clearly had a plan in regards to how many times they wanted to pick and who they wanted to pick. I think that everyone knows that I was on #TeamSprong for picks in that area and while I still think Marner/Sprong/Bracco would have been freaking amazing I'll live with what we've got.
That's kind of where I'm at. I'll live with Dermott and Dzerkials, but will always wonder what if, depending on how Merkley and Roy perform. (And I guess You'd be doing the same with Sprong).
The first trade down was potentially great as it could have ultimately netted us Merkley/Roy at 29 and Bracco at 61. Instead we traded Merkley/Roy for 34 and 68 (Dermott and Dzerkials). I can understand if the Leafs all felt that Merkley=Roy=Dermott, then yes, of course you do the deal as Dzerkials is a bonus. But I'm not sure based on the rankings if that equation is correct.
I don't know if I'd look at the equation exactly like that. It's more like would you have rather picked one guy with a 43% chance of becoming a regular NHL player or had two draft selections that that each carried a 32-33% of becoming regular NHL players (values from Scott Cullen). Given what we know about Dubas I'm sure that's how he looked at it.
Yes...of course they obviously feel that the chances of Dermott + Dzerkials > Merkley or Roy were pretty high, so that's why they probably did the deal.
Do you know where Merkley/Roy ended up in Pronman's rankings - I don't have access?
Merkley was 44th and Roy 48th. Dermott was included as an honourable mention.
Hmm...this doesn't help with my being miffed at the 2nd trade down - quality prospects were obviously available at 29. I personally haven't seen any of these guys play, so I value a guy like Pronman's opinion a lot, so let's hope that Dermott plus Dzerkials don't let us down.