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In Dayton, people talk about this trade on the street, by the office coffee maker, in chat rooms and as they wait in lines to pay for things at Speedway.
You can't seem to get away from it, its everywhere in hockey-mad, Dayton.
See what I did there? "Hockey mad Dayton."
Most of the opinion seems to be that General Manager Bill Corfield is being overly aggressive as he morphs the reigning CCHL champs into a cellar dweller for the next few years. A minority opinion views Corfield, a four-time Cup winner in the CCHL, as a forward-thinking executive who has consistently delivered a highly competitive team that holds most of the all-time CCHL Playoff records.
At the heart of the current debate is the latest huge trade between Dayton and Niagara Falls. Why in the world, if you're trying to rebuild for the future, why dump players like Barkov, MacKinnon and perhaps the most talented of that trio, Jonathon Drouin?
The "Niagara Falls" trade looked like this on the CCHL website's homepage two days ago...
DAY trades J. Drouin, $2M & Future Considerations to NIA for J. Bailey, J. Dickinson, T. Rattie, Jonah Gadjovich-p, Jack Studnicka-p, Andrew Mangiapane-p, CGY 3rd-18, NIA 4th-18, NIA 10th-18, NIA 11th-18, NIA 12th-18, NIA 2nd-19, NIA 3rd-19, NIA 9th-19, NIA 10th-19, NIA 11th-19 & NIA 12th-19... (Future Considerations = DAY would put waiver claim in for D. Girardi upon acceptance of this offer AND agree to take S. Doan at the 41 game mark)
Jason Dickinson, a former 1st rounder for Dallas, is currently in his 3rd season in the AHL playing for the Texas Stars. Dickenson, 22, leads the Stars in goals and is second on the team in overall scoring. He appears to be the first to be called up in the case of an injury or trade on the NHL Stars.
Jonah Gadjovich, a 2nd rounder of Vancouver in 2017, is back for his 4th season on the OHL's Owen Sound Attack. His offensive production almost tripled last season and he's off to a fast start again this season with 9 points in the season's first 8 games. The 19-year-old is likely 2-3 years away from the NHL.
Jack Studnicka, just 18 years old, the Captain of the OHL's Oshawa Generals, is progressing nicely so far. Doubling his offensive output last season from the prior year, he's off to a strong start with 15 pts. in the first 12 games of the season. The Bruins drafted him 53rd overall in the 2017 draft and look for him to make a serious case for an NHL job next training camp in Beantown.
Andrew Mangiapane, 21, drafted by the Flames in the 6th round in the 2015 draft, Mangiapone had two brilliant seasons in Barrie of the OHL, and has transitioned well at Stockton in the AHL. If he can continue his solid play and above average offensive production, the Flames will have to give the diminutive forward a shot at some point. Though early in the AHL, he's tied for the AHL lead in scoring with 11 points in 7 games.
Five picks in the 2018 draft...
Six picks in the 2019 draft...
An anonymous Corfield Conference GM had this to say...
"I imagine the fans are just shocked at what's happened to their championship team. But if you browse through Dayton's prospect list, compared to what it was just 90 days ago, the impact and return of moving everybody out seem to be very, very promising. The Musicmen have over 60 draft picks in the next two drafts. They appear to be a possible lottery team."
"Give these kids a couple more years, Dayton's going to be just fine and they won't be down for long..."
Another anonymous GM had this to say: Runners-up Georgetown faced the same issues as Champions Dayton did as the season approached - a roster full of potential UFAs in critical positions and a shallow prospect pool. Yet Georgetown decided to go all out and have really only given up one big prospect in Samuel Girard as they've built up during the season. Interesting contrast between these 2 clubs who faced similar circumstances and went in widely disparate directions.
ReplyDeleteYes, that's right...
ReplyDeleteGEO has gone a different path than DAY has this year, no question about it. For Dayton, there were just too many holes to fill at one time. I struck out trying to land a top six LW and fill my other holes on the 3rd line. Dubnyck cratered the last 25 games for MIN and that hurt his final numbers. Elliot wasn't the answer either.
Preseason schedule went well for us but when I went up against the better teams, I struggled. Virtually no prospects to trade for help, most of my picks were already moved.
0 picks in the 2017 CCHL Entry Draft...
0 picks in the 2016 CCHL Entry Draft...
Yes, we bought a few late rounders, but probably no players of real consequence.
It was time to sell everything for maximum return and rebuild this sucker...